Comments on: Terrifying Telephones http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/01/09/terrifying-telephones/ Not blaming the user since 2007! Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/01/09/terrifying-telephones/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Joe Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:20:56 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=550#comment-466 It also seems that the "read and understand" step is not only a consistent theme in vtechs phones but also in industry http://www.ce-mag.com/ARG/00ARGCE262A.jpg It also seems that the “read and understand” step is not only a consistent theme in vtechs phones but also in industry

http://www.ce-mag.com/ARG/00ARGCE262A.jpg

]]> By: Joe http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/01/09/terrifying-telephones/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Joe Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:45:02 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=550#comment-465 Ha, I like the double negatives in number 6! I particularly liked the "two steps in one" approach in number 9 where it says "Do not spill liquid of any kind on the product" Last time I checked, "Spilling" was something that happened by accident! Ha, I like the double negatives in number 6!

I particularly liked the “two steps in one” approach in number 9 where it says “Do not spill liquid of any kind on the product”

Last time I checked, “Spilling” was something that happened by accident!

]]> By: Anne http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/01/09/terrifying-telephones/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Anne Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:25:13 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=550#comment-464 Uh oh, I think you've already disobeyed instruction number 1 by wondering that! Uh oh, I think you’ve already disobeyed instruction number 1 by wondering that!

]]> By: Marie http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/01/09/terrifying-telephones/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Marie Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:52:24 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=550#comment-463 Wow. There are so many things I could say...but I think my favorite is #16. a. I don't see what's particularly unsafe about putting the phone next to your ear even if you're not talking on it. b. ...but why the heck would you do that? Wow. There are so many things I could say…but I think my favorite is #16.

a. I don’t see what’s particularly unsafe about putting the phone next to your ear even if you’re not talking on it.
b. …but why the heck would you do that?

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