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[LiberalArkie]

When Isaac Asimov invented the Three Laws of Robotics, he did so primarily to support some logical puzzles within his own fiction. Still, there's something reasonable enough in this invention that it seems a fair litmus test for any technology:
1) It shouldn't injure anyone, or let someone be injured if it can be prevented.

2) It should work as directed, unless that would injure someone.

3) It shouldn't break, unless someone breaks it, or unless the only way to keep someone from being injured is to stop working.

You can see those laws at play in the design of devices as elaborate as self-driving cars and as everyday as a lawn mower. But there are some items where they just don't seem to apply...

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