ohh... but then they exclude consequental damage in their warranty, so you'll have some work to do to get any more than a new propeller out of them.... damn fine print... whose idea was it to hire a lawyer anyway?!?!

I suggest mounting the hand on a post at the entrance to the field to remind people to be careful with the pins.

On a serious note, there was an article in the September RCM magazine about product liability recently (there is a lawyer who writes articles for the magazine). A manufacturer ended up getting sued by people who injured themselves due to their own actions:

http://www.rcmmagazine.com/e/env/000...oduct-092003-1

"Driving out to see Fred (not his real name) I wondered just what could have created the expression of great concern. What he told me, after a few pleas-antries, was that his company had been sued in two lawsuits, one at each end of the country and amazingly for the same reason: that in both instances an R/C modeler attempting to stop an engine put his foot into the propeller, which immediately shattered and in each case, put out an eye."
etc, etc, etc ....
"Within a matter of a few weeks, I was on my way to Philadelphia to meet with the lawyers for each component of the model. We had about seven attorneys in the room along with one .40 size model and with the remains of a shattered propeller."
etc etc etc ....

Disclaimer: Selective quotation may have skewed the intent and meaning of the article, I hereby accept no responsibility for possible misprepresentation of RCM magazine and the author of the article.



edit: mispelt "skewed"