Irresponsible tv advert for Danish Bacon (carbon monoxide)

daytona0

whitewing wrote: »

I have not seen the advert but I do agree with the OP that it may well be dangerous in terms of the bbq, as I do think people may copy the idea.

I'm going to agree too, and I'm usually labelled as a "troll" by people on here!

Haven't seen the ad, but if it could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning then it is a bit irresponsible.

Sadly two things come to mind:

1. Only an idiot would use a gas bbq in a car with no ventilation. It is borderline unfathomable... Not least because people should understand that it is going to get very toasty in there!

2. By the time you complain and it goes through the channels, the ad will be saturated and the removal of it would have a minimal effect.

pappa_golf

and what about the mere cat jumping into his rolls Royce (flat battery) and attempting to drive off without his seatbelt!

giraffe69

It's very bad.
It's dangerous
People might die
I want to complain but I can't because they ask me for too much information! GGMS.

Smodlet

How many meerkats (no cat is mere) do you know who can drive?
:rotfl: But you're right, one should always wear a seat belt. I just hope Sergei or whoever it was was stopped and fined.

I agree about the bbq though why anyone would cook in a car at all is beyond me, unless they knew they were going to die falling off a cliff.

pappa_golf

but everyone knows you keep the butter in the boot and the bread in the fridge , if the car had a fridge in the boot , it would not go over the cliff , as the mains lead would stop this.


some people are so gullible.

antrobus

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

....I even considered doing a complaint to the ASA but when I went on the website, it was asking for too much personal information.....

Well, it asks you for you name and address and email. It's not like they're asking for your inside leg measurement and sexual preferences. Putting aside the fact that you could (of course) put in any old bollox, why do you think anyone should take any notice of an anonymous complaint?

https://www.asa.org.uk/Consumers/How-to-complain.aspx

antrobus

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

...A stupid thing to show on TV because if anybody was to copy this, they'd probably be dead in minutes due to carbon monoxide poisoning....

Don't be silly. You'd start feeling sick and dizzy, you'd have difficulty breathing. Those would be big foxin clues that something was wrong. You might be inclined to do something like, getting out of the car. Or, if you car happened to be tetering on a precipice at the time, at least winding down the window.

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

....I'm just amazed that this made it onto television...

I suppose I should be amazed this has made it onto the internet. But I'm not, for some reason.

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

....A year or two ago, a couple of people died on holiday in a tent doing a similar thing, although I think it was a barbecue they'd brought in and zipped it up.....

Yup. The Bucknell Tent Death. The victim was asleep. Three hours of exposure was fatal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21059594

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

....I can just imagine maybe a group of young people going out to the beach in a car, for example, and oblivious to the dangers, maybe deciding to cook in the same way as it's raining outside.....

You would have to be very, very, very, very, very, very, stupid to sit in a car choking to death and not do anything about it. Some of us might argue that if you are that stupid, eliminating you from the gene pool was a Very Good Thing.

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Hoof_Hearted

This is the ad. I totally agree with the OP -- it is irresponsible.

http://www.danepak.com/precipice/

[Deleted User]

Don't people have bigger things to worry about rather than an advert with a sense of humour?

Plus, the engine is running and as there is no condensation inside the car you can assume the ventilation system is working as intended.

Tiddlywinks

pappa_golf wrote: »

(joke)

What a weird sense of humour you have - why is this funny?