Legal Disclaimer

You've got to be kidding, right?

Sorry, no. This is in fact a disclaimer written for another lampworker, who paid a lawyer good money to write it up for her, after some bimbo tried (and will fail, we hope) to sue her for half a million dollars because said individual sued after her glass ring broke. In a car crash. I reproduce it exactly as written, even to the verbed `impacted'.

I'd have thought it obvious that glass is a) brittle (at room temperatures, anyway) b) can break and c) can cut human flesh...but no.

DISCLAIMER

Before using handmade glass items, please be sure to read this information and to use the handmade glass items correctly and properly. Be aware that failure to obey the Precautionary Items could lead to injury! Also, failure to obey the Precautionary Items could also be a cause of product breakage or other damage, and injury related to such damage!

WARNING:

This product is made of GLASS. A glass product can break, and there is a fear that if impacted, breakage could occur, pieces could fly off or fall downwards, and injury could occur. If, in any case, breakage does occur, please be aware that broken edges are sharp, and could be a cause of cut injuries, and take appropriate care accordingly. If use of a handmade glass item is continued when a crack or other defect has occurred, and/or further attrition occurs, then there is a fear that the product's strength will be remarkably reduced, and that this will become a source of breakage, which may cause physical injury and/or damage.

If you discover a crack or other defect during use, or when the glass item has been used to a degree where it has deteriorated or where attrition has occurred, then always discontinue use! Please take precautions when using glass items in rapid heating or rapid cooling situations. Glass expands and contracts as it is heated and cooled. In the event of an extreme change in temperature, a crack or cracking may occur. Additionally, glass items will retain heat and serious burns may occur.

WARNING:

CHOKING HAZARD---Small Parts. Not for Children Under 6 years.

My thanks to `fooferaw', who has kindly released this disclaimer for other lampworker's use.