Bob Lutz: "I always look for the absurd in situations, especially on warning labels. When I was CEO of Exide batteries we were suddenly confronted by this California law that said all car batteries have to carry a sticker that says, WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS LEAD, A SUBSTANCE KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER AND/OR REPRODUCTIVE HARM. Now lead is an inert substance. It doesn't give off fumes or anything. I can't imagine anybody getting cancer from lead, and especially from the lead in a battery that's stowed away under the hood of a car. So I said, Let's add a supplementary label for California only that says, DO NOT PERMIT SMALL CHILDREN TO SUCK ON BATTERY POSTS."