Darwin and Vending Machines

Today I saw a warning label on a vending machine that asked customers not to rock or tip the apparatus. The label stated that the machine could crush and/or kill anybody who attempted to tip it. Furthermore, the warning stated that there was an anti-theft device installed, so customers couldn’t get free drinks even if they dared to rock the appliance.

It’s interesting that the risk of death is, by itself, apparently insufficient to deter potential vending machine thieves. The machine has to warn people that even if they risk death, they still won’t get free drinks, due to the anti-theft device. Granted, the probability of getting killed by a vending machine is probably extremely low, but why take even a small chance for a product worth $1.25?

I wonder what Darwin would say.