Alright, folks! Get ready to giggle and guffaw as we tackle the hilarious world of instruction manuals (or the lack thereof). Turns out, baby boomers are the real MVPs when it comes to reading those thick manuals that often come with new appliances—who knew? Meanwhile, Gen Z is just like, “Wait, did I even read that?” Spoiler alert: they probably didn’t! We’re counting down the top six things that even the most diligent manual readers totally skip over—think hair dryers and electric toothbrushes, because who needs a manual for those, right? So grab your coffee (or your favorite hair dryer) and tune in for a wild ride through the absurdity of appliance ownership!
Takeaways:
Looks like the boomers are reading those manuals while Gen Z is just vibing and hitting 'install' on life.
Hair dryers and office chairs don't need instructions; just plug 'em in and hope for the best!
You know you’re doing life right when you don’t need a manual for an electric toothbrush!
The real question is: who actually reads the instruction manual for a swing set anyway?
Youngsters might say they read manuals, but we all know they're just winging it with Google.
Manuals are just 40 pages of warnings and diagrams that leave us more confused than before.
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Good morning and Taste act.
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There is a new poll out asking people how much of an instruction manual they read when they get a new appliance or a new device.
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And this is one place where the youngsters may owe their elders a bit of an apology.
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Because youngsters love to complain about teaching parents and older folks how to use everything.
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The phone, the printer, the smart tv, the microwave that now has WI fi for no reason.
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But according to this poll, baby boomers are most likely to actually read instruction manuals.
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16% Of boomers say they read all of it.
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About a third say they read most of it.
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Only 5% say none.
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Meanwhile, the youngsters Gen Z aren't really sure about it.
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13% Say they're not sure how much of the manual they read.
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Not sure that's such a Gen Z answer.
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Did you read the instructions?
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Do you mean emotionally?
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No, spiritually?
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Maybe I did scan a QR code and then got overwhelmed.
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Honestly, manuals are pretty terrible.
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Now if you've looked at one, it's 40 pages of legal warnings and two kinda useful diagrams and one sentence that says do not submerge the air fryer in the bathtub.
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Now older folks may not always understand what it is they're reading, but you gotta give them credit.
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At least they're trying.
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And then the rest of us just plug it in, press a button and then get mad and google the problem and watch some guy named Trevor fix it on YouTube.
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Maybe the real generation gap at this point is not technology so much as it is patience.
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Or maybe baby boomers read the manuals because they remember when appliances lasted for 35 years and came with a phone number that was answered by a human.
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A human named Linda.
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I miss Linda.
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I do have to think though that that even the do gooders who claim to read all the instruction manuals ever, I think that even they skip reading the instruction manual for these six things.
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Well, gather round folks.
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It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.
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Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
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Here comes the fun.
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It's the morning six pack.
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These are the top six things that even the most do goodery do.
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Computers that read all the instruction manuals, they skip the instruction manuals on these items.
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Six Hair dryers.
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If you need a manual to tell you not to use your hair dryer in the bathtub, the world is better off with you dad.
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A Tesla.
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It's simple to drive.
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Sure.
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Step one, open the door.
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Step two, get inside.
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Step three, drive it until it goes boom.
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Number four, office chairs.
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Nobody reads the instruction manual for an office chair.
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Because the fun of owning an office chair is spending five hours fumbling with all those levers until your, you know, your butt sinks and you reach eye level with your computer.
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All right, Number three.
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Coffee machines.
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You know, as long as you know to where where to put all those K cups that you stole at work, that's your gold.
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You don't need an instruction manual.
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The top things nobody reads the instruction manual for.
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Number two, a swing set.
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Who cares if it collapses when your kid's playing on it?
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It'll give these youngsters a much needed toughening up.
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And the number one thing nobody reads an instruction manual for.
