Since my sanity has recently been called into question in another thread (and no, I’m not going to help you find it) and since I’m not prepared to necessarily exclude that possibility a priori, let this serve as small test (god I hope I don’t regret this).
I bought one of those toilet bowl cleaners you hang off the side. I object to them on aesthetic grounds which is really pretty comical given I don’t actually give a shit about aesthetics when it comes to “decor.” But, long story, got a pack anyway. Here it is. I figured I would read the instructions for a change (another oddity) which are here. Step one says that I’m supposed to cut along the red dotted line right? OK, here’s the back panel.
I’m pretty sure there’s no red line, dotted or otherwise.
Just for the comedy value, let’s assume that’s correct. I have to cut somewhere. Since most people are right handed and there is a nice grip provided on the side you grip with your left hand (front side facing you), my guess is that I cut from the bottom right along the curve between the two pods and then back off to the upper right.
This also leaves most of the instructions intact if you save the left portion.
OK, let’s dissect this insignificant dilemma with some extensive and clinical analysis.
I am actually going to call them. I mean, it IS a pretty glaring error. And even though I’m sure it’s not news to them, I’m always happy to take a freebie for my trouble.
Actually I was thinking of the movie trope where they are disarming a bomb, while the digital read-out is counting down and they have to decide which wire is the power wire, to cut.
The red wire should be the power wire, but hold on, they may have used the blue wire as the power wire just to throw you off!
What do you do? What do you do?
They always cut the blue wire. Don’t make me look this up on tvtropes.com, I have things to do today.