A Sure Sign Things Are Heating Up

Where were these “Too Hot to Touch” decals when we needed them? The nation might not have gotten burned out on Monica if the girl had worn one on her thong when she was flashing it in the White House.

Now that we’ve learned our lesson about touching hot objects, here’s something to help us out. “Too Hot to Touch” decals are peel-and-stick warning labels that identify objects such as appliances (e.g., a toaster) or equipment (e.g., hair curlers) or White House interns (e.g., Monica) as “too hot to touch.”

Is it getting hot in here or what? OK. Let’s use the apolitical toaster as an example. When the warning decal is affixed to a toaster that is cool to the touch, the decal remains black. Once the toaster has reached a temperature of 100 degrees or higher, the word “hot” in red letters appears against a white background on the decal. That means someone could get burned if he touched the metal. Once the toaster has cooled off, the decal reverts to black.

Thomas Stevens came up with the idea for the decals after his granddaughter burned her hand on a curling iron.

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