I bought a scented candle recently. The photo below is from the top, before I have taken off the protective cover:

Really?

At some point in the development of the packaging for this candle, someone has decided that there is a need to put a warning on the lid, advising another human being that they should remove the protective cover before burning the candle.

It is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous statements ever to grace packaging of any description.

Not only is it physically impossible to light the candle whilst the protective plastic cover is in place, I cannot imagine anyone even trying to do such a thing.

How stupid do the candle makers, Baylis & Harding, think that their customers are?

Another stark example of the dumbing down of society.