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Usually, throughout our days, we do a lot of things without thinking about what we would do if the worst-case scenario were to happen. After all, even the most common activities or things can be dangerous in certain conditions.
If you need examples of this, you came to the right place—today's list is full of them. Maybe this will be pure entertainment for you, or maybe it will be a good reminder to be cautious of even the most innocent-seeming stuff in your life. Either way is good, as long as it has some kind of positive effect on your life.
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#1
Resistance bands. 3 years ago one snapped loose from a door and I lost an eye, just like that..gone. Doctor said that during surgery he found a major blood clot, I'm assuming that could have k****d me, he didn't elaborate.
Be careful with things under tension, is all I can add here 🙄.
Kenneth Smith 8 months ago
Garage doors are another. I had a spring pop on mine once and it was like a gunshot. If a piece would have hit me, it would have been a really bad day. Call me paranoid, but I will always be inside when I operate the garage door.
Forrest Grump 8 months ago
I don't think many people use garage doors as exercise equipment.
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Tiny Dancer 8 months ago
Sounds like the band saved your life by finding a potentially fatal blood clot.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
My PT nurse gave me several of those resistance ribbons to use at home. Used them for months, but didn't notice a slight weakness that escaped my inspection. It broke, slapping me across the face with a forceful snap. I threw them in the trash.
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#2
Stupid pranks.
justagirl 8 months ago
I mean, except for the one i'm rather fond of, which is sticking googly eyes on random household appliances.
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Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Not all pranks endanger people's health and safety, but too many people take them down that path.
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
IMO, there are some pranks (like switching keyboard keys) that are entirely harmless. these are small ones. A good prank is mowing someone's lawn when they're going to do so later. Harmless, and does good for them
WubiDubi 8 months ago
"It only takes about 30-180 seconds of oxygen deprivation for a person to lose consciousness. Within a minute, brain cells start dying, within three more, extensive damage becomes likely, and within five, the loss of life is basically imminent." Who wrote this c**p. You can hold your breath for a few minutes and free divers way over 5 mins.
#3
Apparently digging a hole at the beach k***s more folks than shark attacks.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
It's the sharks cleverly hiding at the bottom of those holes that get you.
Andrew Keir 8 months ago
Pesky sharks - I'm going to need a bigger bucket !
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Lowrider 56 8 months ago
Every summer there's an article about someone digging a huge hole and then it collapses on them and they die.
Kenneth Smith 8 months ago
This is another one that's absolutely true. Sand is a very, very strange substance and it is much less stable than you'd think. It has the ability to behave like a liquid at the strangest times.
SweetCheesySpaghetti 8 months ago
My friend broke her ankle when she stepped in a hole at dusk on the beach.
Upstaged75 8 months ago
It's illegal at most US beaches to dig a hole deeper than your knees. Kids die every summer when those holes collapse. Sand will cave in and suffocate you.
We, as humans, are relatively fragile beings. And while this applies to emotional fragility as well, today we’re talking more about physical form. Just think about it—some organisms can live in very extreme conditions.
For instance, archaea can adapt to a variety of environments, as they are hyperthermophilic (heat-resistant), acidophilic (can thrive in an acidic environment), alkaliphilic (can survive in an alkaline environment), and halophilic (don't fear salty concentrations). So, it's hard to destroy something that can adapt to basically anything.
#4
Hiking. Even a leisurely walk in the woods can turn deadly if you aren’t prepared. Stay on the trails, research before you go, and for the love of god take water with you.
Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
Also, if you frequently hike, take along a GPS satellite tracker. For under $100 you can be located under any circumstances.
superfluous 8 months ago
And if someone calls you on your mobile phone when you are lost, answer EVEN IF YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THE NUMBER!
Tiny Dancer 8 months ago
Good one. That was in the news recently, I believe. The person admitted they hadn't answered the rescuer's phone calls as they weren't in their contacts.
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Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago (edited)
Always sign in on the trailhead so they'll know if youre overdue. Also I rarely hike alone, I take my daughter and grandkids and we always stay on the trail. I pack energy bars, Gatorade, water, basic first aid. Also i research every trail meticulously and stay on the trail. There's an app for that called All Trails, $37/year.
Kurt Schilling 8 months ago
Fifty some odd years ago, I hiked into and out of the Grand Canyon. Young(er) and more foolish, I was. Lucky to have had good map and enough sense to not do too many things stupidly like not have the freaking key to the van sitting on the top of the canyon. Had to break into my own vehicle to get back to Flagstaff.
Irene Bucior 6 months ago
Every year here in arizona pole die hiking. Last year, a doctor! He ran out of water…rule is, when half your water is gone, turn around and come back.
Irene Bucior 6 months ago (edited)
People die here n Arizona every year by hiking without enough water. Last year, a doctor! The rule is when you use half your water, turn around and come back.
Anne Young 8 months ago
Who doesn't know to bring water when they go? Yes, cause there are stores there.
#5
Electricity. Most folks have no respect for voltage. Faulty sockets, downed wires, too close to water….
Andrew Keir 8 months ago
Especially if your skin is damp, this reduces its resistance and much more current passes through your body and your heart. "It's the volts that jolts, but it's the mills (milliamps) that kills".
Andrew Arons 8 months ago
It only takes 18 mA of electricity to stop your heart. This lesson was hammered home to us back in one of my Intro EE classes. The professor told us a story about someone who, on a dare, punctured the skin on each of his thumbs with the wires leading from a 9-volt battery. And since the internal electrical resistance of the human body is around 300 Ohms, 9/300=30 mA of current went right through his heart. Game over. Granted, the story is anecdotal and the professor could've just made it up. But the lecture was about Ohm's Law and real-life examples are a useful teaching tool. 🤪
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Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
One would hope this is common sense lol. It nope to many don’t got that 🤦♀️ ever mess with electricity!
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
I never learned plumbing, but I did learn enough about electricity to rewire my house. So glad I did because the clown who had messed with the wiring prior to me should've been pilloried. It's amazing the house didn't burn down before I made the proper wiring changes.
Tonyah Mcanelly 8 months ago
We had an incident where I live these kids were saving a dog from an irrigation ditch the kid fell in there was an unmarked overhanging wire attached to metal steps the kid was trying to save him self unaware the power company did not properly mark the high voltage area and he was killed . The farmer who own the property didn't even realize there was danger there.
Boris Long-Johnson 8 months ago
As long as you’re sensible it’s pretty sure at home voltages. Although never trust other people’s marking - I once trusted someone’s markup and didn’t check if the socket was still like after turning off the circuit. 230v is a bit of a tingle but usually not too bad - although not something I want to do again.
#6
Cleaning.
Too many people aren't aware of the kinds of deadly fumes they can create when they mix cleaners(or other things). Even if they aren't directly mixing them.
For example cleaning up pet urine from the floor using bleach. It will create chloramine gas and could k**l you. (ammonia + bleach).
"Disembodied voice" 8 months ago
Your best bet is never mixing bleach with anything other than water.
Jrog 8 months ago (edited)
Mixing ammonia and bleach from their bottles holding concentrated stuff? Sure, it's dangerous. Cleaning your pet's pee? Not even close. The ammonia content is negligible and highly diluted. Cat urine contains ~0.05% ammonia, dogs about twice that. Don't go fear mongering if you don't have the basics.
Jrog 8 months ago
Let's run the numbers. An healthy adult cat produces about 50 ml of urine per day, containing 500 ppm of ammonia -> 0.025 grams ammonia (NH₃). The reaction is NH3+NaOCl→NH2Cl+NaOH with NH2Cl being the relevant part, so if we add 50 ml bleach (from the formula it's 1:1 ratio) and ignore all the losses from dilution, evaporation, incomplete reactions etc, we have ~0.00145 moles of chloramine gas, equal to roughly 35 ml at sea level pressure. If we consider it in a small unventilated room, such a bathroom (2,5x1,5x2,7 m) the concentration would be around 3 ppm, that is enough to cause -according to the NIH- "mild mucus membrane irritation that can usually be tolerated for about an hour"
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Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
I’m ok with these lol cos I’m highly allergic to bleach or anything like that so can’t use it , n being 60 and also have certificates in toxic/hazzardous substances ie sorting them which I’m allowed to do but can’t lol from vet days via animal rescue oh I’m I’m farm born n bred , nothing like this is allowed over my doorstep ! I like breathing it’s kinda useful lol other stuff that can cause issues is paint , I can only by low odour stuff allergic to that to n as for gloss paint forget it nope gotta be satin wood n all doors n windows n I mean ALL open or my throat closes eyes steam throats also mega sore in seconds
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
You'd have to be legally blind not to be able to read the bold labels I put on chemical spray bottles. And despite the employee training, including chemical reaction explanations, there was always someone who simply wasn't paying attention on the job and would somehow confuse the bleach/water bottle with ammonia/water bottle.
Emilu 8 months ago
... okay, call me naive, but is this a thing? I've done this a fair few times. Should I be grateful I'm still alive? 😅
Load More Replies...And while that’s a rather drastic comparison, the human body is nowhere near those survival skills. In fact, simply take away the oxygen source and it won’t be long before it gives up.
It only takes about 30-180 seconds of oxygen deprivation for a person to lose consciousness. Within a minute, brain cells start dying, within three more, extensive damage becomes likely, and within five, the loss of life is basically imminent.
Again, this is quite an extreme example. It doesn’t even take so much for a person's body to be injured. Sometimes, even the seemingly harmless things or actions might do the job.
#7
Climbing ladders.
It is shockingly common that middle-aged and older people get severely or mortally injured due to falls off of ladders.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
My mum was told, rather sternly, by her GP 'once you are over 50, you shouldn't be climbing anything'. Of course mum never listens to advise when she wants something done she just does it. Hence she has fallen down the hill behind her house numerous times when picking blackberries or doing weeding and ended up with nasty gashes and bruises.
LA Murphy 8 months ago
I'm sure she just loved being patronized. She could have easily acquired gashes and bruises if she were young too. Doctor's who generalize with ageist statements without judging individual fitness are dumb. I know 75 year old's who could run/hike/climb circles around some of these fat, young people. I'm guessing your Mum is one of those people!
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Kurt Schilling 8 months ago
The last time I went up a ladder was when I was 70. I got severely scolded for even thinking of doing it. The outcomes for older people who bash their heads on hard thing is not very high. My Mom, fell hitting her head on concrete when she was 82. She almost made it to 82 and a half. A Great Aunt fell, loosing an eye at age 83, she didn't make it to 84. Pay attention, people, the old folks should NOT be allowed to do things that can lead to a fall.
Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
A friend fell off a stepladder and broke all the bones in her feet! Had to use a wheelchair for months... A middle-aged neighbor decided to trim his trees - he's still not fully recovered from the injuries he suffered 15 years ago. Ladders are scary!
Lowrider 56 8 months ago
I read about a guy who fell off a 6ft step ladder, broke his neck and died.
Upstaged75 8 months ago
Olympic gymnast Suni Lee's father is paralyzed due to a fall from a ladder.
LA Murphy 8 months ago
Tell that to the millions of people over 50 who climb/hike mountains and still work with ladders. Your balance may get worse with age if you don't do anything to maintain fitness. I still climb ladders, I'm just extra slow and careful about where I use them and limit my height.
Sudeep Sarkar 5 months ago
Yesterday there was a story of the guy who fell off the ladder and was impaled on a broom through his boom.
Evelien Stijger Martens 8 months ago
Especially if the ladder is not secured and the man on it persists in goïng up that way. He cam down way faster.
#8
Driving on flooded roads, even if the water looks shallow.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
There are warnings about this all the time in Australia, yet people still do it and end up dead. I just can't understand why you would do it.
Emilu 8 months ago
Or waste the SES' time trying to save your stupid a*s from floodwaters.
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Simeon Nevel 8 months ago
Yep.... 12 inches of fast running water across a road can sweep you uncontrollably down stream.
Andrew Keir 8 months ago
Made significantly worse by what seems to be a design fault in modern cars that, if they are flooded, the (electrically locked) doors and windows won't open. Carry a window-breaking tool.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
From the internet: A depth of 12 inches of rushing water can cause most cars to float away. Six inches of rushing water can knock over an adult and 24 inches of water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs and trucks.
#9
Air compressor - don't put it up someone's butt as a joke, they can die.
Featherytoad 8 months ago (edited)
I laughed too hard at this. "Welp, time to get up. I'm sticking an air compressor hose up my buddy's butt today."
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Joe Publique 8 months ago
Sounds like you've inflated the risk and blown it up out of all proportion.
Lene 8 months ago
I saw on Tv years ago that it's a f****h to some ppl. And I remember seeing footage of a guy at a gas station putting an air compressor down his pants and a voice-over said that he also placed the thing in his butt and that he died shortly after because his insides exploded. 😬 I think of that poor guy whenever I see an air compressor.
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Jonathan Setter 8 months ago
this might seem unlikely, but it was a workplace hazing incident years ago... i think it was in Australia
Scott Rackley 8 months ago (edited)
There's actually a video of this. Dude was horsing around at work and jabbed another dude and he fell to the floor instantly. edit: found it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZN-9sq8ILU&rco=1
John Vandyke 1 day ago
I can honestly write that I did not consider this option, and I wonder what would compel anyone in their right mind to do so.
That’s what we’re focusing on today. Such an idea was brought on by several online threads discussing what harmless-looking things are secretly dangerous. So, we collected a list of what netizens suggest are the answer.
One of the most interesting points on this topic is that food, something we can’t live without, is actually a hazard for us as well. This is due to the fact that one wrong breath can cause us to choke, which, in a worst-case scenario, leads to a person's demise.
And it’s not as uncommon as one might think. In the United States, choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury and death. So, it’s no wonder some people even develop a phobia of choking, which is called phagophobia. It’s believed that around 7% to 9% of people have that.
#10
Sleep walking. I once climbed out my bedroom window to escape the thunderstorm I was experiencing, to end up in the downpour of the actual thunderstorm outside. Thankfully I lived in a basement apartment at the time.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
My grandad's neighbour walked into a dam while sleepwalking and nearly drowned. Her family had to change the locks on the doors so she couldn't reach them.
Nils Skirnir 8 months ago
I once emptied all my dresser drawers and packed a suitcase while sleepwalking. Was a teenager and had a very stressful home life
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Hmm, you're unaware (asleep) and moving around. Who would think that's harmless?
Tiny Dancer 8 months ago
Yeah, sleepwalking is not really an "innocent" nor even a normal activity in our house.
Child of the Stars 8 months ago
My ex-husband's parents put in deadbolts near the top of their exterior doors when he was about 7 and started sleepwalking. They were afraid he'd get in the backyard and drown in the pool.
#11
Eating. One wrong breath and you could be choking a shameful death. This is my number one concern about living alone.
Tiny Dancer 8 months ago
I feel this one. Lost my hubby two years ago to a bite of pizza. Not a huge bite, just a small one. Small enough to get caught in his windpipe. His throat was scarred from battling throat cancer for 10 years. Radiation, chemo, and finally the surgery to close the hole left behind by the trach all took their toll. He was cancer-free when he died, but I still say cancer killed him. Never smoked a day in his life.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
Tragic. I am very sorry for your loss.
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superfluous 8 months ago
It is shameful to choke? Embarrassing, maybe, but I don't believe dead people care. I worry more about dying alone on the toilet, myself. Only consolation is I won't be there to be embarrassed.
Emilu 8 months ago
I don't see how this is shameful. You're not dying because you tried shoving a bowling ball up your rear end or something. My grandmother choked to death on Anzac day when she was out at a restaurant (she had Parkinson's, and so had trouble swallowing, which led to her choking).Certainly not judging her for it.
Featherytoad 8 months ago (edited)
I live alone to, and while I don't think about that very much, I won't suck on hard candy anymore, and I'm careful about using toothpicks. I've heard of people inhaling them. I've heard you can perform the heimlich with the back of a kitchen chair.
Jorie 8 months ago
I've done this myself, twice. Push yourself, with a good force, into a kitchen counter just below your ribcage. The residual air in your lungs should force the food into a place where you can cough it up.
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Charles Houghtby IV 6 months ago
really good prime rib is lethal if you're a little bit pickled.
#12
Garage door springs. Leave those to the professionals. .
Bryn 8 months ago
If you're ever near the garage door and you hear what sounds like a snapping sound, run - something is wrong with the spring.
Andrew Keir 8 months ago
With respect, by the time you have heard the sound, the bits have already passed you - I hope. It's like gunfire - the bullet arrives way before the 'bang'.
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Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Maybe..at LEAST ensure the tension is off prior to working on it. Have changed out 3 pulleys on mine.
Featherytoad 8 months ago
Just open and close the door from inside your house with the remote.
Nuku Nyara 8 months ago
Garage door springs always look scary to me, especially when my husband told me about how dangerous they can be.
What’s even worse is that choking isn’t the only way food can hurt a person. Among others are things like food poisoning, which is usually caused by germs found in eaten items. They end up there either by contamination, improper preparation, or storage, and so on. In extreme cases, such poisoning can harm one’s body (by dehydration, bacteria, or other complications) so much to, that it can be fatal.
Food allergies can be extremely dangerous, too, especially when it causes anaphylaxis. In case you didn’t know, that’s a serious allergic reaction that's usually symptomized by things like an itchy rash, throat closing, trouble breathing, and vomiting, to name a few.
#13
One that doesn't get talked about - people kayaking over low head dams. Avoid them. They are not harmless.
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
The backroller current at the bottom will not let you escape. Not just kayaks, though. Canoes, kayaks, inner tubes, swimming.
Andrew Keir 8 months ago
That water roller (a 'stopper') rolls you like you've been caught by a crocodile. The results are the same.
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Kali Chaos 8 months ago (edited)
This is absolutely true, my mate lost his father that way. Huge community philanthropist, really selfless guy. Very missed.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
They're called "drowning machines" because you can't see them until you're caught in one, and they're frequently unmarked. Anyone, not just kayakers, on the water should find out in advance where they're located to avoid them.
WindySwede 8 months ago
A good video from Practical Engineer https://youtu.be/GVDpqphHhAE
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Ellisdogs 8 months ago
Free Palestine and F*** BoredPanda for failing to report on the first ever live-sent genocide. F*ck bored panda for being pathetic cowards. If Gaza was Ukraine, you'd have reported on it daily. Free Palestine and f**k Israhell
Upstaged75 8 months ago
Get a grip dude. You chose to post this comment under something about low headed dam dangers?? What's wrong with you? If you have a problem with this site go elsewhere. No one's forcing you to be here!
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Balloons can be a deadly choking hazard for small children. If a toddler bites a balloon and a piece of it flings into the back of their throat, there’s nothing you can do to save them. No back blows or Heimlich maneuvers will help because it gets stuck in their throat like glue. All you can do is helplessly watch as they choke to death.
It’s this reason that I make sure ALL balloons are kept out of reach of my 2 year old. .
Nuku Nyara 8 months ago
A few years ago my father died by accidentally inhaling a piece of the cellophane wrapper from a package of cigarettes, he was more than likely using his teeth to rip them open when driving as I remember seeing him do it almost daily when I was a kid. He was also suffering from constant bronchitis every winter due to his constant chain smoking. His coughing got really bad one day and he drove himself to the VA Hospital ok n Seattle to get his bronchitis checked out (they would usually give him something to soothe the cough) and the VA Hospital doctors decided to keep him overnight for further evaluation and he just never woke up. They didn't find the clear plastic cellophane stuck in his windpipe to his epiglottis causing a blockage. You can say that the cigarettes killed him in the end. Since this happened, the family doesn't give candy that has clear cellophane on it to children, we take the wrappers off first before handing it over.
Tiny Dancer 8 months ago
I'm so sorry. Such an awful way to learn such an important lesson and one I've never thought of before. Through your pain, you may have just saved a life or two, thank you for sharing <3
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Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Ditto for animals, which is why I never had balloons in the house for all the years I lived with animals.
#15
Taking Tylenol. Extra strength Tylenol is 500mg and the max safe daily dosage for adults with healthy livers is 4000mg so that’s 8 pills in 24 hours. Any more Tylenol can damage the liver. Also other pain meds like Percocet have 325mg of Tylenol per pill so taking these pain meds and then taking Tylenol stacks the toxicity.
Katharina Sei. 8 months ago
Paracetamol, the active component is PARACETAMOL! Tylenol is the brand name, there are plenty of different medications with Paracetamol. Please, always have a look at the active components of the medications you take.
Ben Aziza 8 months ago
It is this stupid company oriented naming conventions that k**l... (lack of conventions I should say) Tylenol, Excedrin, Calpol,Panadol,Doliprane,Efferalgan,Dafalgan,Disprol, Hedex, Medinol, Panadol and I can legit continue with 10+ different name... Even more if I explore other languages.... ARE ALL THE SAME! They are Acetaminophen also called Paracetamol because F YOU that is why! A company can legit use any kind of meaningless "modification" from their super special "patents" like % of starches used in binding and call it a new medication... The state of heal care manufacturers around the world is dystopian... People die because they mix up these medications... All so some psychopaths can sell the same medication and make money off of it...
Lorraine R 8 months ago
I haven't taken Excedrin for years, but it used to have aspirin in it. Guess they changed to acetaminophine. BTW, I was in the hospital for surgery a couple years ago and they only gave me two Tylenol every eight hours.
Load More Replies... Emilu 8 months ago (edited)
For the record, if you have a bung liver the max is 2g/2000mg per day though ideally none if you can get away with it.
Upstaged75 8 months ago
Yeah I'm not allowed to take it at all due to a liver issue. And my mom is allergic to it.
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Learner Panda 8 months ago
Never mix medications that both contain paracetamol. It's easy to o******e without realising.
Earonn - 8 months ago
Be. Careful. With. Painkillers. Believe me, it's no joke to be in extreme back pain but having to take a bus to the hospital because your GP told you that you probably overdosed on Paracetamol and that your back pain is the least of your worries now. Thanks, liver, for riding this one out for me! I wasn't stupid or risky - I honestly didn't know.
Among the most common allergens are foods like peanuts, shellfish, and dairy. Granted, the levels of allergic reaction to it can differ from person to person—some might not get anaphylaxis, but it still hurts them in some way.
As you can see, even a thing that’s supposed to keep us alive can destroy us. That means that nothing is 100% safe in this world. So, we hope that this list will bring not only entertainment for you but also a reminder to always be cautious.
#16
Leftover rice. Unrefrigerated rice k****d a lot of people. It will grow tons of bacteria sometimes in the manner of 2-4 hours and it's not immediately visible to the eye, nose, or taste. It will cause a severe bacterial infection.
superfluous 8 months ago
Caused by bacillus cereus. Storing rice or pasta outside of the refrigerator or in deep dishes (that cool slowly) allows the bacteria to multiply. "B. cereus is a well-known cause of food-borne illness, but infection with this organism is not commonly reported because of its usually mild symptoms," https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-eating-old-pasta-and-rice-can-k**l-you
Emma London 8 months ago
I grew up in a household that left food in the pot for the whole evening to cool down before putting it to a fridge. I thought that it was something that was supposed to do. Only as an adult I learned that it was just a relic from the time where fridgerators were finicky things and placing anything warm in them not only used a lot of electricity but also could make the whole interior to jump to too warm. Nowadays the fridges are very good, so cool your food as soon as it stops being hot! Who cares it it causes some condensation.
Ace 8 months ago
There was one widely circulated case a few years ago, a student who left cooked pasta uncovered, unrefrigerated, for five days or more who died from it. It's been doing the rounds of the internet, usually massively blown up and inaccurate like this one, ever since.
Emilu 8 months ago
I remember that one and thinking "but why would you eat unrefrigerated, five day old pasta anyway?" Still though, nobody deserves that. RIP.
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Chung-Suh Ku 5 months ago
The reason why rice has been used as a staple food in Korea since long before refrigerators existed is because eating stale rice is not fatal. If you wash stale rice, even beggars can eat it.
Matthew Williams 8 months ago
Is this really true? I often leave extra rice out in the pot overnight and have it for lunch the next day. Often without reheating and never in the fridge. Done that for forty years, never had a problem. Y'all are saying I'm lucky?
Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
Only if left uncovered. The most likely thing to grow bacteria is gravy (UK definition - meat juice) - anything warm, wet and with protein. Cover stuff before it gets infected.
Joe Publique 8 months ago (edited)
This is nonsense. If cooked rice is left out at room temperature, Bacillus cereus spores (which survive cooking) can grow and produce toxins that cause vomiting or diarrhoea. Reheating the rice won't destroy these toxins, so the key is to cool cooked rice quickly (within an hour) and store it in the fridge. Covering food has nothing to do with it 'becoming 'infected', whatever TF that means. It's all about temperature at different stages of the preparation, cooking, holding, and reheating process.
Load More Replies... geezeronthehill 8 months ago
I've been advised to add salt and vinegar to any rice that I don't use right away. Seems to work, and it tastes fine.
#17
Working out too much.
As you work out, muscles are damaged and break down a bit. If you break down enough muscle you can clog the kidneys, leading to a condition called rhabdomyolysis.
It can result in kidney failure, heart rhythm issues, electrolyte imbalances, and clots. The combination can be fatal if untreated.
Charles McChristy 8 months ago
Been there. I was urinating blood closts and blood for about 2 months after training too hard.
GenuineJen 8 months ago
We LOVE him! "GJ, a 27 year-old female, PRESENTED to the emergency room..."
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Driving.
Lisa Kimberly 8 months ago
Just lost my wonderful aunt and uncle to a jerk who ran a red light on April 16th. She died almost immediately after arriving at the hospital. Uncle Cliff has injuries he could've survived but his heart was broken and passed 2 days later, hours after his daughter arrived and he was able to say goodbye. Our family is heartbroken but I also feel for the other driver who will have to live with this for the rest of his life. Is one light cycle really worth your life or someone else's? Please, put down your phones, slow down and pay attention.
Emilu 8 months ago
So sorry for your loss. Internet hugs if you want them x
Load More Replies... LA Murphy 8 months ago
I still do not understand why people like it so much. Never learned how and never want to drive. I will stick with my bicycle and the train.
Emilu 8 months ago (edited)
Don't get me wrong; I enjoy driving (I'm not a hardcore driver; I only drive auto, lol). It's just the dickheads on the road that make it terrifying at times. Admittedly, I've also been said d******d. Like in Canberra, where the roads are different to what I'm used to back home. Yes, I did go the wrong way down the road for a bit. Yes, I did judge myself harshly. Edit: Yes, the person I was heading towards probably p!ssed themselves.
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Anne Young 8 months ago
It's amazing how many drive considering how dangerous it is. No, really.
#19
Bicycling. There's a lot of nuts on the road now.
XenoMurph 8 months ago
If there's a lot of nuts on the road, lots of wheels must be falling off.
Jip van Neerven 7 months ago
I thought squirrels just got worse with hiding them properly
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Paulsible deniability 8 months ago
Not just nuts in cars, but also nuts on bikes. I constantly see cyclists blowing through red lights and ignoring traffic laws.
Remi (He/Him) 8 months ago
I hate it when crossing the street is otherwise fine, but the nutters on the bike lane try to mow you down
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geezeronthehill 8 months ago
There were always nutcases on the road. It may be better now. I gave up cycling after getting run over the 3rd time. It hurts.
Grape Walls of Ire 8 months ago
Wait, how does bicycling cause your nuts to fall off... oh, got it. Never mind.
Tim Douglass 8 months ago
My Brother-in-law was killed while cycling. The guy that hit him *may* have been trying to scare him - the witnesses weren't sure.
Emilu 8 months ago
I think cyclists are kinda brave. Not only do they have to deal with the inherent risks of no padding vs big metal things whooshing past them, they also have to deal with many drivers hating their guts (at least here) and speeding past them, cutting them off etc. Gotta say cyclists annoy me sometimes too (especially when they drive in packs so you can't pass!), but I won't endanger one trying to get past them.
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Last spring, since there was snow/ice on the rail trail I biked a loop of about 15 miles, 1/2 of which was along a state hwy I used to use prior to the trail being built. NOPE, NOPE,NOPE, never again.
#20
Swimming in a hot spring. Hot springs are a common habitat for Naegleria fowleri. Not that it’s found in every hot spring but I wouldn’t go sinking your head under water in any hot spring.
Tiny Dancer 8 months ago
For those wondering, Naegleria fowleri is a brain-eating amoeba. You're more than welcome!
Andrew Arons 8 months ago
There's an RFK joke in here somewhere but I haven't had my morning coffee yet.
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Ange Marsden 8 months ago
The hot springs I've been to all have warning signs about not putting your head under water, don't know if this is a universal thing?
Featherytoad 8 months ago
I cringe when I think of swimming and water skiing in the Illinois River when I was in my 20s.
Billo66 8 months ago
I remember swimming in the Mississippi River as a child. Proper sewage treatment wasn't a thing then and it was not unusual to see big t.u.r.d.s floating by. Early 70's
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Walking down the stairs. A slip and fall can break your neck.
Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
I'm in good shape, but being over 60 I am holding on to those handrails.
Andrew Arons 8 months ago
Closing in on 60 and I have neuropathy in my feet so I can't always tell where I'm stepping. I fell down my basement stairs while carrying a load of laundry and c*****d a couple of my ribs.
Load More Replies... Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
When I was about 8, we had a neighbor who died while stepping down the curb to get into his wife's car. He was about 40, nice man. He just slipped and hit the side of his head. He apparently died instantly.
MotherofGuineaPigs 8 months ago
I've gotten a few concussions falling on stairs - down and up... Actually I am extremely clumsy.
Auntriarch 8 months ago (edited)
Yup, my nan always said I could fall over fresh air
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Louisa Spoke 7 months ago
I slipped in the bottom step of a metal staircase. Fell on my left leg. Compound fracture of both bones in my lower left leg and 6 weeks to learn to walk again. I have a great scar. I was 55 at the time and now I’m a lot more careful.
Little Bit 8 months ago
When i was about 4 or 5 i had quite a nasty fall down the stairs. I have never felt safe on stairs since. My brother in law was killed in a freak accident a few years ago when he fell down the stairs.
#22
Alcohol.
Featherytoad 8 months ago
Freshmens getting hazed in college. The 20 something year olds doing it should know better though. Just watched a Hulu doc on this.
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Tom De Paul 8 months ago
Something not often talked about is that people without any history of alcohol abuse can develop full-blown alcoholism after having bariatric surgery. The size of the resulting stomach (1.5 -4 oz) plus the lack of food present to slow absorption is thought to be responsible.
Emilu 8 months ago (edited)
Don't do it. I have so many health issues from alcohol (random ones I'd never have assumed would be linked, like lung blood clots, neurological issues, lack of appetite) and I still can't stop. I've resigned myself to the fact I'll die from this a*******n. Please, don't do it to yourself.
#23
Taking apart a microwave.
The capacitor in there can stop your heart. .
UKGrandad 8 months ago
Why would you take apart a microwave that's still plugged in to a live socket?
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
Does NOT need to be plugged in. The capacitor stores high voltage. For how long? Who knows? Wanna try and see?
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#24
Walking while sipping something through any kind of rigid straw, then tripping.
GenuineJen 8 months ago
Or eating from a spoon. Weirdly specific, but: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/extraordinary-people/mysterious-case-wooden-spoon
margaret carradus 8 months ago
Kids running with something in the mouth. They trip and it goes right through the roof of your mouth. Horrible
#25
Sleeping.
About 450 people die annually from falling out of bed, mainly from head and neck injuries.
UKGrandad 8 months ago
The vast majority of people die in their sleep. Stay awake and you'll live for ever.
Tom De Paul 8 months ago
No you won't. There is a rare disease that prevents sleep. Although they go crazy first, they soon die from the lack of sleep. Remember too, absolute statements tend to be wrong.
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Regina Holt 8 months ago
I'm afraid of the monsters under my bed, so I only sleep in the very middle, where my feet can't reach the edge of the bed.q
Nils Skirnir 8 months ago
I had night terrors from combat induced ptsd. Would periodically throw myself out of bed. A few times over the nightstand and into a wall. Thought to get railings for the bed, but doctor said those can be even more fatal. Had bruises a few times and a concussion once. Therapy, time, and meds have helped reduce it.
#26
Woodworking.
DennyS (denzoren) 8 months ago
100% yes. It is extremely easy to get injured with the myriad of power tools and sharp hand tools you use regularly.
Kurt Schilling 8 months ago
Ya know, after 67 years of using power tools, I still have all 8 fingers and both thumbs. I've had a few close calls, but at 72 I'm still making furniture and knic-knaks with a 50 year old table saw and other older tools.
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My grandfather was a master woodworker craftsman. By the time he passed (of old age) he was missing the ends of 3 fingers & had a nasty scar that ran from his wrist to to shoulder from a circular saw that wasn't attached right. When he turned it on it just went right up his arm & embedded itself into the wall behind him. He left it there as a reminder to always double check things lol
Grape Walls of Ire 8 months ago
Yep, I have a fear of power tools after watching my dad slice part of his thumb off with a table saw.
Ange Marsden 8 months ago
So did my grandfather, he said the worst bit was having to give up golf ☹️
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Blaze Onyx 8 months ago
Especially without safety glasses! I have an uncle who is entirely blind in one eye because he hit a nail just wrong with a hammer and it flew back into his eye!
#27
Bananas. You peel one wrong, slip on the peel, and next thing you know, you’re in the ER with a broken ankle and an existential crisis about your fruit choices.
UKGrandad 8 months ago
Peel one wrong? It doesn't matter how you peel it, just don't drop it. Oh, and maybe watch where you're putting your feet when you walk.
Kali Chaos 8 months ago
Most humans peel bananas upside down, according to several primates.
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
Need to know the scale of the problem...and a banana is a berry.
Ruth Watry 8 months ago
Lots and lots of other things that will cause you to slip if you drop it on the floor (I once slipped on a piece of clothing on hardwood and broke both of my wrists).
#28
Son’s dog licking my leg while I was watching tv with his family, next morning I’m in the er with cellulitis that would have k****d me had my DIL not been a former nurse. Couldn’t remember my address or social security number when admitted.
Serena Myers 8 months ago
I would think you are just lucky or not with this one. I have been kicked by a horse that broke the skin on my shin, bitten by a dog, hamsters, mice, a rat, scratched and bitten by cats, stung by wasps and a bee (sorry bee, I didn't mean to k**l you) bitten by ants, horseflies and so on and all I have to show for it are some feeble scars.
Tiny Dancer 8 months ago (edited)
Look, I hate to break it to ya, but Mother Nature has it in for you! Don't ever go camping or you're a goner.
Load More Replies... HardBoiledBlonde 8 months ago
I have had dogs most of my life and all of them have licked me and I have never experienced anything negative from it. My cat, however, bit me once and that is an entirely different story and might be the same from a dog bite. The OP must of had health problems, an open wound or some other mitigating factor or factors. See hospital and nursing home emotional support dogs.
Anna Drever 8 months ago
I’ve been bitten a few times by our cats and I’ve squeezed the heck out of the wound to get blood flowing out, and washed well. Also used honey as a dressing and I think that helps. That said a friend ended up on antibiotics due to a cat bite so it pays to keep an eye on the wound.
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YouBetTheyDie 8 months ago
I volunteer at rescue kennels and have been licked by so many dogs in the last 15 years and they are raw fed. Only sick once (probably from cleaning up after a poorly dog not licking)
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
I've been licked by many dogs, my own dog has once in a while licked a small bleeding cut. No problems.
Auntriarch 8 months ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the reason the dog was licking her is that it could smell the beginning of the cellulitis.
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margaret carradus 8 months ago
My son got cellulitis from a tb vaccination. Still better than the disease.
What do you think ?
LilliVB 8 months ago
The major cause of death is living. If you aren't alive you can't die, can you?
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
The death rate remains the same: one per customer.
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BrownEyedGrrl 8 months ago
Those inversion thingies that you hang upside down on. Broke my neck falling off of one. Also, trying to stand up when your foot's asleep. Broke 2 bones in my foot.
LilliVB 8 months ago
The major cause of death is living. If you aren't alive you can't die, can you?
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
The death rate remains the same: one per customer.
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Those inversion thingies that you hang upside down on. Broke my neck falling off of one. Also, trying to stand up when your foot's asleep. Broke 2 bones in my foot.
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