Seen on a playground in Washington, D.C. was the following warning: "Designed for Children Ages 2 to 5 Years (18 months – 5 years for Canada)." Are the Canadian children really six months ahead of American ones in terms of physical playground skills? Or are American tort lawyers or consumer product regulators that much more ferocious than Canadian ones?
Playground equipment warning label, Washington, D.C. FutureOfCapitalism.com photo. |