> I bought an optical mouse made by G.E. (General Electric) yesterday. After I
> opened it, there was a tag on the wire of the mouse that said the following:
>
> WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of
> Califronis to cause birth defects or other reproduective harm. Wash hands after
> handling.
>
> I am going to return the piece of junk the next time I go back to the store...
> but.... are all computer mice dangerous, or is it something only with optical
> mice... or is this just the G.E mice?

Nope. My Saitek P880 has (well, had) a similar label on it when I bought it. I guess it's got something to do with the chemicals used to produce the cable.

Or maybe it's California.

Either way, I don't know what they changed in the manufacture of these cables, so my guess is you've been handling these dangerous cables for most of your life (in mice, keyboards, joysticks, etc.), and can be expected to drop dead at any minute.

> Anyone got any recommendations for a non-dangerous optical mouse?

If you're really that paranoid about it, you can go cordless, which will minimize your contact with the cable, but short of that, such an animal doesn't exist AFAIK.

> I hope my current mouse doesn't make my balls fall off or anything. :-)
>