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Waivers are very common for activities in which there is a risk of harm. Go riding in Wai'ipio -- you'll sign a waiver and a helmet will be offered to you. Waivers, however, are strictly construed (more so in some states than others). Things like font size can make a difference. So, if I were writing a waiver for this organization (and I am not and cannot) it would look something like this:
You are going to die. You are walking out over old lava. How do you think it got here? That's right -- a freakin' volcano spit it out here. You are walking on that volcano. Is that what you had in mind? The thing you are on is called a bench. It's as fragile as the Democrat's hold on the House of Representatives, or Meg Whitman's housekeeper. It could break. Then you will be plunged into the ocean and molten lava will probably rain down on you, just to make sure that you go to hell before you go to hell. Even if that doesn't happen, you are going to fall on your silly ass on the equivalent of hardened, black glass shards, some of which may be hotter than even Paris Hilton would prefer. If that sounds like a good idea, sign here