[ben1040]

Raise your hand if you tasted a Nintendo Switch cartridge because you read the plastic was infused with a bitterant to mitigate choking hazards.

[bigstrat2003]

Back in the day when I worked desktop support, we would use a lot of canned air. And when they added bitterant to that stuff in order to keep kids from huffing it, it became almost unusable for its intended purpose because it turns out that nobody wants to have to breathe the bitter air after they clean out a PC. So, I went to the office supply store and sampled some different brands to see which ones didn't add a bitterant. The irony that their anti-huffing measure led to me (essentially) huffing canned air at the store was not lost on me.

[myself248]

We just bought an air compressor.

And ran the hose outside, because nobody wants to breathe the dust, either.

[ThatPlayer]

I learned the hard way that if you're using canned air upside down as a method to cool something down rapidly, the bitterant stays behind.

[Cpoll]

I found this out accidentally. I have a habit of holding the cartridge between my lips when I switch cartridges (my hands are occupied with the case). Then minutes later I'd notice a bitter taste when drinking water or licking my lips, and have no idea why!

[bentcorner]

Telling people not to do something is a sure fire way to get them to do it. Human curiosity is strong.

[rob74]

Case in point: in Germany, there are occasionally "Durchgang verboten" ("passage forbidden") signs next to driveways leading to e.g. an inner courtyard. These are most of the time a sure sign that it's possible to take a shortcut through the courtyard to the other side of the block. Of course, this is a country where you can be reasonably sure of not getting shot for trespassing...

[shawnz]

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wp:beans

[somenameforme]

Well.... how did it taste?

[Waterluvian]

It tasted like that time I popped a Smartie/Rocket in my mouth and began chewing casually only to realize that it was an uncoated Tylenol pill.

[waltbosz]

I thought it tasted like quinine/tonic water or maybe grapefruit rind (the ingredient in the Beverly soda from Italy). Coin batteries sometimes have a bitter taste coating which is similar to the Switch cart.

[ben1040]

I stuck just the tip of my tongue on there, and it was so bitter that it was more of a sensation than just a taste. Enough that I reflexively pulled away.

[veonik]

Well, I can say that you definitely won't want to taste it twice.

[ThrowawayTestr]

Extremely bitter

[fastball]

Which in that case is Denatonium Benzoate.

[razakel]

The brand name is Bitrex. They send samples to parent groups to demonstrate why it's a good idea to put it on things kids might swallow.

[lmm]

Kindle charging cables were a favorite among some of my friends, for similar reasons.

[ollybee]

<raises hand> .. It really was grim