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Pondering over what is the most dangerous thing in the world, some may think of natural disasters, guns, nuclear weapons, or certain animals, such as sharks. However, one is more likely to pass away from a falling coconut than a shark. Often, the seemingly innocent or "invisible" things may end up being more deadly than the things we imagine that put human lives at the most risk. In fact, in 2021, one of the most dangerous activities, skydiving, accounted for 10 fatalities, while hunger and malnutrition were responsible for around 9 million.
Reckless and dangerous activities, such as drunk driving, or unhealthy habits, such as opioids, alcohol, and tobacco use, are often responsible for more fatalities than any living animal (except for humans). Some time ago, a user on AskReddit asked, "What is far deadlier than most people realize?" Thousands of Redditors chimed in to share ordinary everyday things and unhealthy lifestyle habits which, at first glance, don't seem life-threatening, yet may be.
Below, we've compiled some of the most interesting responses from r/askreddit that are worth giving a read. Do you know of any more dangerous things that don't seem threatening yet could be under certain circumstances? Also, which unexpectedly dangerous thing from the list surprised you the most? Let us know in the comments!
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#1
"Alcoholism. It’s all “Teehee, mommy needs her wine!” and “Look at this sunscreen bottle that doubles as a secret flask!” until your liver gives out in your mid-40s. It’s sad that our culture has made alcoholism into some type of cute joke instead of recognizing how much it can destroy your body and life, and the lives of those around you."
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
The National Institute ofHealth created a study that graded different addictive substances on a scale that included ease of addiction, physical damage of addiction, societal cost of substance abuse, availability, and others. Alcohol came in third, after heroin and meth. This needs to be common knowledge.
Sonja 2 years ago
And people don't even realize their addiction! They make excuses already and find reasons to consume and treat alcohol like medication or some kind of tool to 'endure' stressful situations better and don't even realize they are already on the slippery slope of addiction. We definitely need better education about alcohol and how the addiction begins! When the negative, physical effects are already visible, it's far too late, then you're already so deep in that there's barely anything you can still do. But the truth is: the addiction begins as soon as you can't live without. As soon as you cancel an invitation or feel annoyed you'll have to face just one day without your fix, you are indeed addicted. Alcohol is NOT a neccessity, it is NOT a fun addition that's just needed for anything. It's a drug. And if you feel there has to be alcohol at your minor niece's birthday party for you to 'endure'the day, then yes, that's addiction. Because normal people can go to a party and stay dry
Erica Knapp 2 years ago
Still happening to my sister that's literally a bottle away from a liver transplant. It's sad bc she knows what she's doing, she knows how to fix it, she knows how much it hurts me and others, yet she continues to drink. And the only thing I can do is watch.
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#2
"Being poor. You can't afford basic health care basic dental basic decent anything and your health pays for it. Not going to the dentist can kill you. Not being able to afford medication can kill you. Not being able to afford a day off to rest when you're feeling bad. Being broke doesn't just suck because you can't do "fun stuff " being broke sucks because you have to choose between your health and your immediate well being. And hard work alone won't lift you out of that deadly negative cycle."
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
Chipped a tooth over x.mas and the dentist said its going to cost €350 to get it taken out 🤯
Dana Dara 2 years ago
But in America if you’re poor you get free health insurance. And it is hands down the best insurance ever. Like you can have 12 babies for free and they get the free health care too. When you’re upper middle class, crappy health insurance is $20k a year and it covers NOTHING. Not eyes, not teeth, and the company’s are outrageous.
#3
"Touch screen consoles in cars. Mazda now disables touch functionality in their vehicles because they found that when drivers interact with the touch screen they drift the vehicle to the right. Taking your eyes off the road to press 3 buttons in three different positions on the touch screen, with a latency each time you press a button, because your seat heaters are literally burning your ass, while trying to maintain control of the vehicle during freeway traffic is God damned dangerous."
Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago
Touch screens are the worst when you need to feel for what you have to adjust. Hopefully the trend will fall out of use soon.
Theoretical Empiricist 2 years ago
Agree! I should have to spare no more than a quick glance to adjust the heat. It also seems that my fingers aren't effective with a lot of touch screens (my voice also proves a challenge for voice activated or directed anything).
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Dylan Toeback 2 years ago
Worst part of my Prius is the huge touchscreen, I try not to touch it if my wheels are moving. The worst part of it though is the glare off of it from the sun, it can be a bit dangerous Toyota!
Erica Knapp 2 years ago
Seriously! It's like that in my car too.... even trying to turn it down doesn't help.
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"Heat. Seriously. Not even "that much" of it. Few decades ago when I was in bootcamp, we were doing a 10 mile march. I'd had surgery a couple weeks before the march, which wasn't a problem for the march itself, aside from mild-moderate pain which caused me to sweat more than usual. For whatever reason (army), they forgot to set up water refill stations this day. 1 mile in, I was through all my water. 2 miles in, I was absolutely drenched in sweat. 6 miles in, I stopped sweating, but continued getting hotter. 9 miles in, I fell face-first into the dirt, completely unconscious and in a severe state of dehydration. Got rushed to the E.R., was told I was a few minutes away from never waking up. Totally messed up my insides now; I'm an old man but my guts (kidneys etc.) are done. I get migraines regularly, apparently it's an occasional side effect of a single exposure to severe heat stroke. Stay cool, drink lots of water."
Sonja 2 years ago
Yeah, because people can never get heatstroke in private situations /s
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Spencer's slave 2 years ago
I take 5 prescription meds a day, 2 of which have a warning in all capitals - AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT. When I first started on the meds I asked why the sunlight warning? Straight talking pharmacist told me, in no uncertain terms, ignoring that particular warning would contribute to me overheating, more susceptible to sunburn ie. skin cancer and dehydration. Needless to say, 10 years on those meds I'm still pale as milk, drink lots of water, use high factor sunscreen, stay in the shade and wear breathable clothes that cover me. Knowledge is power and can save your life.
Adam Denter 2 years ago
in the 90's they pushed so much water in us how did you not have enough? a recruit going down for heat stroke would result in formal marks against the drill sgts.
#5
"Quit drinking. Been an EMT for a while and work with a lot of the homeless population. Will gets calls for people who decided today is the day to finally quit drinking and do it cold turkey. As soon as the next morning people can present with delirium tremens, severe withdrawals can induce seizures and can also lead to death. A lot of these people will think because they quit hard drugs like heroin or meth cold turkey alcohol would be the same without knowing the major effects it can have on your health."
C C 2 years ago
when i was an EMT student there was a patient n the ER that was an alcoholic. i watched him over the course of several hours. he had seizure after seizure until he finally died.
Kenneth McCartney 2 years ago
Why not give him a shot of vodka, or at least librium.
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"Driving while tired. All you need is that one slow part, or that one part that lulls even a little to put you out."
Best Behave 2 years ago (edited)
That bit what you thought you caught yourself falling asleep? You did fall asleep. And you don’t know how long you were out… Don’t open the window, drink coffee etc. Stop, turn the engine off and get 20 mins (at least!) kip.
South Monk 2 years ago
This. I was tired and actually changed lanes twice. Mid to outside lane and back to mid lane. Switched with my shotgun friend when he asked me what I was doing and realized I didn't realized I switched my lanes.
Bored Lady On The Run 2 years ago
The only time that I felt sleepy while driving is when the shotgun passenger decides to get music in a slower pace. I was asking them for edm they dislike it. I tried explain it that I need the beats and base booming in my stereo to remind me not to sleep. I take their silence that they don't believe me at all.
Best Behave 2 years ago
Don’t trust music to keep you awake - it won’t. If you are feeling tired it is time to stop and sleep.
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"Going for runs on the roads at night without wearing lights or reflectors. Often times people even wear black. They think that just because they can see the car that the car can see them. It only takes one accident to change someone’s life completely."
Bluetoyou 2 years ago
Not just at night. Walking in the day too. I had a colleague who was overweight and decided to park across the street from our school and walk over. She was easily over 500lbs. So you would think would be very visible. But in the morning the sun was coming up and the glare was right in the eyes of those driving in. She literally disappeared into the glare crossing the road. I let her know she was putting herself in danger. The students all came about 30 minutes later and the glare was gone by then.
Performingyak 2 years ago
At dawn and dusk as well, all it takes is for the light to momentarily be in a driver's eyes. Don't walk/ run on the roads unless there is no alternative, and stay aware.
Just me, myself, and I 2 years ago
One of the main reasons I drive as little as possible after dark. I'm retired so I try to be sure I'm home by sunset.
#8
"Giving birth."
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
Yup, been there. Honestly, I was so sick, I didn't quite grasp that whole week. I guess that was a blessing of sorts.
Lene 2 years ago
The first 2 births I've done went perfectly well. But the 3rd one... well, I was about to die. Had an acute c-section and had my tubes tied. Not that long afterwards I get severe problems breathing. Turns out that I had internal bleeding and I had lost over half the blood in my body. And yeah, you could say that the birth didn't cause this. But if I had tried giving birth naturally I and/or my baby would have died. The odds were better with the c-section. But my anxiety has been very unstable since. I love my kid so much but darn..... I would have loved it a lot if she'd just been born normally.
#9
"Lack of sleep. Increased risk of basically everything you can think of, not to mention that accidents are far more common when you're tired. The less sleep you get, the shorter your life-span."
#10
"Bullying. Happens in workplaces all the time. We teach kids about bullying but we really haven’t got a handle on it as adults."
Best Behave 2 years ago
This is because we don’t treat the root cause of the bullying - eg the bully. We tell kids that have been bullied that they need resilience, sticks and stones, move them to another class or even school - eg it’sa problem with them. Mean while the bully is left to carry on
Dan 2 years ago
Absolutely. Most adult bullies learned at school and were never stopped
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"Ibuprofen. I see multiple comments about how tylenol/acetaminophen goes through your liver, which is true, but that often leads people to take ibuprofen or other NSAIDs without thinking much about it. NSAIDs go through your kidneys and if you dont drink a lot of water you can ruin them. I had to take naproxen after getting my wisdom teeth out and I was so nauseous that I couldnt even drink water. fast forward a day and I’m in acute kidney failure in the hospital. It can especially be a problem with sports players who will take ibuprofen before playing then get all dehydrated because of the exercise. Make sure to Drink Water if you take ibuprofen."
LottieH 2 years ago
Naproxen wrecked my stomach. I am not allowed to take NSAIDS now because of it. Can't even touch deep heat cream without having to go ER. Always eat something with an NSAID as well, even ibuprofen...Save your stomach.
MoMcB 2 years ago
Me too. Took it for a long time due to an issue with my back. Always made sure I followed the instructions, not on an empty stomach, plenty of water etc, had internal bleeding because of it. I'm also allergic to codamol, so lots of fun.
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Sonna Torres 2 years ago
Advil/Motrin/Ibuprofen are in the the top 5 reason people end up on dialysis
Steve Robert 2 years ago
Say what you will about opioids, but they do not cause damage to your organs like over-the-counter pain relievers.
Libstak 2 years ago (edited)
I am allergic to it. Finally when I went to ER the first time with a reaction I was told it couldn't be the ibuprofen it must have been something else, they did not do any tests just told me I was wrong and sent me away. I believed them, had another migraine and ended up at the ER again, different staff and told to stay away from Ibuprofen as allergies are becoming more regular......maybe they didn't realise it was 1 person 2x in 3 days and thought there had now been 2 cases in 3 days, who knows....
#12
"Garage door springs. They will kill you."
Katy McMouse 2 years ago
My garage door spring snapped, or something - I didn't see it but I heard it. I was sitting on the opposite side of the wall when it happened and the sound was so loud, I half dove to the floor like a bomb had gone off. The only thing stopping me from diving straight to the floor was the edge of the table getting in the way of my skull. I can only imagine that it might have been worse if I'd actually been inside the garage.
#13
"Constipation. As an RN, I’ve seen too many people die/almost die from bowel obstructions. If you haven’t pooped in a week, I’d be very concerned if I were you."
#14
"The Flu. I remember people saying COVID was just like the Flu and I'm here like that's still not good."
Sonja 2 years ago
Yep. People forget how dangerous the real flu is because every little sniff is called a flu nowadays. No, the real influenza virus is a devil that can kill you if you're not careful
Slmd 3 weeks ago (edited)
Not to mention, most people have been vaccinated against it while they are young, so they've never experienced the true extent of it. (Except for the poor kids of anti-vaxxers, they won't last long and will be exterminated quickly by common, and easily treatable sicknesses... how ironic, since their parents were most likely vaccinated which leads to all this.)
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"Eating a slug. Obviously it’s nasty, but kids do stupid stuff as dares or even in hazing rituals. Slugs contain parasites that will get into your brain and kill you slowly."
April Caron 2 years ago
Other critters, too… like salamanders and newts. They secrete toxins in their skin that will kill you.
Slmd 3 weeks ago
Also toads. If it won't k**l you, the poison is also very addictive. Pets get hooked on it easily if they find a dead one.
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"Water: - don’t drink enough and you die - drink too much and you die - breathe in even a little bit and you can die - drink the wrong kind of water and you die (sea water or most untreated water these days) - water moves to fast and you can die (rivers and ocean currents) - water at pressure can cut as fast as a power saw or laser, apply that to a person and they die - water in the air can hasten the breeding of any number of very toxic microorganisms."
#17
"Smoke. It's not only the fire that can kill you, and there is a very good reason you're taught to stay low escaping a fire. The 'smoke' is a hot gas layer that can melt your face off."
#18
"Stress."
April Caron 2 years ago
Well… yes and no. Hear me out… There’s good stress and bad stress. Eustress vs distress. I’m stressed. No doubt about it. I’ve moved, taken a new job, need new certifications for the new job - requiring more education (hence more time and money). So, yes, all of this has been stressful. But these were things I willingly chose. They were not done out of duress. So, I look at them as temporary hard things I’ve had to undergo to get to a place that is going to lead to more satisfaction in my life. That’s eustress. I’m motivated by it. I view these as positive changes in my life. Good stress is not on the same level as bad stress.
#19
"Shift work. The disturbance in your circadian rhythm takes years off your life."
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
My sleep cycle is still destroyed, 12 years after retiring from a night shift.
Sonja 2 years ago
And still we accept shift work and even irregular shifts at jobs that really don't need to be available 24/7. No, you don't need to be able to order stuff on the telephone 24/7. And tech-hotlines are a scam anyway. The technicians don't come to your house at night and everything they can do to help you you could do yourself if you read the instructions. No you don't need to be able to grocery shop 24/7. Just plan accordingly! And there are so many more examples. The absolute only neccessity for shift work is in the medical field. Absolutely everything else could be done at regular hours
TurquoiseTzarina 2 years ago
Police and Fire personnel are essential too.
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"Depression and other mental health problems."
scag$y 2 years ago
People with depression are 25 times more likely to commit suicide than the general population. An estimated 703,000 people commit suicide each year, with untreated depression being the number one cause. There is a great deal of support out there and I guarantee that making that first call or sending that first message, is the hardest part of the process. If this is you, please get help and support now. Good luck and *HUGS* to anyone that needs them right now.
LOL It's me 2 years ago
For a few years i was thinking i have depression, but now im starting to think it might be Schizoid personality disorder and i dont know which is worse
#21
"Trucker here. I've had two blood clots in my legs from driving long distances and having my leg pressed against the corner of the seat for hours on end. One almost killed me. Apparently it's very common with truckers. You're supposed to stop and walk around every hour and a half to keep things circulating (which almost nobody does due to time constraints). The same thing happens in gaming chairs apparently - people forget to move their legs because they're so focused on the game. You don't need to worry so much if you're younger, but if you're a gamer who's a little older, please be aware."
Cass Malone 2 years ago
That's why I take regular smoke breaks from my game. Not healthier but meh
#22
"Infections can still mess you up easily if you don't seek medication attention in time."
Yeah, okay. 2 years ago
I read years ago that before penicillin, about 60% of deaths could be attributed to infections of some sort of another, which makes sense. If you've no Tylenol or Asprin to act against inflammation and antibiotics to kill an infection, a simple cut not cleaned well enough could get nasty really fast. Even a tooth infection would do it.
Slmd 3 weeks ago
This is why they have dentists in the army, soldiers dying of mouth-related infections was really common.
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"I'm still amazed whenever I go to a cleaning products section and see bleach and ammonia just chilling together. Like, that's a WW1 chemical weapon waiting to happen."
Yeah, okay. 2 years ago
There are actual rules on where these are supposed to be on a shelf in relation to each other, and in thy warehouse, too, as well as powdered having to be above liquid (not vice versa). If you have an accident at work that misses these two and requires a Hazmat team, you are in A LOT of trouble. I think there are many businesses too that are pretty cavalier about this.
You Should Do Nothing with the Fence 2 years ago
They might have meant the way they are displayed/arranged in stores?
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#24
"Grapefruit in combination with many, MANY prescription drugs. Basically, grapefruit can affect the way your medications work. With some meds, adding grapefruit screws up the way your body metabolizes the drug, so you end up with far more than the prescribed dosage. It can also work in the opposite way with other drugs, leaving you with less than the prescribed dosage. This is especially bad if you have high blood pressure or arrhythmia."
Greg Sheldon 2 years ago
Did not know this. Looked up my medications and one IS affected by grapefruit. Thank you
Violet Jensen 2 years ago
Yeah! Metformin does it! Zoloft/sertraline, Prozac, and depression treating drugs do.
#25
"Untreated sleep apnea. You literally stop breathing, and get little quality sleep. The stress on your cardiovascular system is immense. Get tested. Period. Then wear the CPAP no matter how unsexy it is. Or maybe surgery to eliminate or reduce the problem."
Belladonna.dreams 2 years ago
I had an ex who had a heart attack and i told him to get a sleep study done. I use to count how long it took for him to take a breath in his sleep. The longest was 30 seconds and hed gasp after
#26
"Vacation. Particularly in nature if you’re not used to being in nature. There’s a book called Death in Yellowstone and talks about all the weird ways people have died there. Walking off cliffs, falling trees, falling into boiling water… there’s the obvious wildlife attacks but there’s plenty of less obvious ways. The thing is, people are relaxing for once on vacation and they put themselves in different environments than they’re used to. They have their guards down."
#28
"That If something falls in/through your body for example a tree branch fell on you and went through your body/stabbed you PEOPLE DONT REALIZE THAT THE THING THAT STABBED YOU IS SEALING THE WOUND SO IF YOU TAKE IT OUT YOU CAN DIE."
#29
"Quitting antidepressants cold turkey after regular use. Did cold turkey Prozac, olanzapine. Right now tapering lexapro(escitalopram from 20mg to 2.5mg now). And worst evil cold turkey of all time awards goes to Benzodiazpines & pregabalin (Lyrica). Took clonazepam always. Quitting these medicines cold turkey 99% of the time gives you a seizure. I had too. But guess what I'm already epileptic. So more seizures yaayyyyyyyyy!!!"
Best Behave 2 years ago
Often GPs have no exit strategy for coming off ADs. Even with low side effects drugs the physiological withdrawal symptoms can be significant. It took me months of reducucing dose and then waiting for symptoms to stabilise before reducing again. All the time without GP support so having to find my own route, with (understandably) concerned family members wanting me to stay on them.
EmKat Durand 2 years ago
The one I'm on currently is so bad to come off that even tapering it can make it incredibly dangerous. I take it for migraines as well and if I so much as miss one dose, I'm out of commission. I'm scared to come off of it at this point because I know it'll do more harm than just staying on it
Natasja de Jong 2 years ago
You can stop taking AD's but only in a very slow way and only when there is a good reason for it like heavy side effects like brain zaps & Co. And do not over do this type of medication. I got from 20mg escitalopram to 5 mg way to fast (within 4 months). You really need to take your time. For every year you taken the Meds you take 4 months to reduce 5 mg. If you cannot cut the tablets anymore ask for the med in a fluid form.
Tanya Venter 2 years ago
I did this once after thinking I can just pray and be better. I had terrible Symptoms of withdrawel. Brain shocks, black out's. I now realize I will have to drink my meds for the rest of my life. But now I have accepted it and feel ok about it as I felt shame having to drink to much medicyne.
#30
"Putting feet/legs on dash of car."
#31
"Fights. People are way too eager to prove who's the bigger badass. Hit someone the wrong way or start something with the wrong person and someone's not going home. Then if the police show up, someone's getting charged. Depending on the severity of the other parties injuries and the word of witnesses, you could be going away for a very long time. Not to mention the civil suites that may bury you in debt."
Sonja 2 years ago
People are generally unaware how easily they could die. Not just from a fight. Just fall backwards and hit your head and this could be the last thing you do. People see others fight in movies and think it's even halfway real. But getting hit with a bottle on the head will seriously injure and even kill you. Get a fist smack in your face can and will have serious consequences
Yeah, okay. 2 years ago
There have been at least two fights I can recall in our area that one person didn't walk away from, one from a punch to the head that snapped the head back and broke his neck and the other from falling back and hitting his head on the floor and dying in hospital. Just so pointless.
scag$y 2 years ago
In my city in the UK, a professional doorman (bouncer) was jailed for killing a man in the 1990s. The guy was drunk and making a scene so the doorman pushed him - didn't even hit him. The guy lost his balance, bashed his head on the kerb, and died from his injuries. It really is that easy. Our bodies are far more fragile than we think.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
King hits (aka one-punch) is incredibly dangerous and you never know when it can happen.
Slmd 3 weeks ago
Coward's punch. Also temples, which is much easier to hit.
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"Exploring abandoned places. When I was a kid I would do it all the time and take photos without any form of facial protection. Fast forward years later and I learn about how toxic certain molds can be, how many older buildings used materials like asbestos which can be in the air when places are left to rot, etc. At this point I just thank God I never had to deal with the aftermath of any of that! Also to anyone who enjoys doing this, I get it. I just want to bring awareness to the fact that if you participate a respirator and goggles should be a must! Also as a side note, be wary of scrappers and individuals looking for a place to do drugs had a run in like that during one of the last excursions I made and it’s not fun."
Valden 2 years ago
Left out how unstable abandoned buildings can be. When I was a teen, a couple of friends and I were playing around in an abandoned building. I was talking to a friend, and he was not responding. I turned around, and he was no longer behind me. I heard him yelling for help but still did see him. I look down and see his foot sticking up in the air above some floor boards. He fell through the floor into a well, and his legs were lodged in like a pair of open scissors. Luckily, with the help of my other friend, we were able to pull him out.
#33
"Mosquitos;
They killed billions of peoples throughout the course of history, by transmitting them deadly diseases. If you see a mosquito, kill it, or it might kill you."
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Ross river virus has recently been found in the southern Australian states for the first time. People need to be particularly careful around bodies of water.
Slmd 3 weeks ago
The worst thing is that it comes back every year, at around the same time you were first bitten. It's a vengeful, painful thing...
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"Just want to throw a story out here. I am a dentist. I have a colleague who had a patient that needed a root canal. The patient put it off he had a vacation coming up. He was going to Alaska in bush country to go hunting. By himself. Now Alaska bush country means you are alone. He was dropped off and his ride wasn’t going to come back to pick him up for a week or 2. Well after his ride left the tooth he needed to get his root canal on blew up. Had severe pain and was all alone no one to help him in the middle of nowhere. This was mid to late 90s so no cell phone either. Well his ride came back to pick him up. Finds a dead body. The guy killed himself. He couldn’t take the pain anymore. Pain was so bad he couldn’t wait the one or 2 weeks for his ride to come back. Shot himself left a suicide note telling his story. Moral of the story. Don’t put this stuff off. There is no pain like tooth pain."
April Caron 2 years ago
Fact: I have given birth to three babies… and I would rather do it a fourth time than to suffer with tooth pain.
Mrs Irish Mom 2 years ago
Commented already about this above but my chipped sore tooth is going to cost €350 to take out 🤯 thats crazy money
Sojourner 2 years ago
Was told 18k to fix my smile, and I literally had the thought to just end it. If I can't smile anymore, why go through life? But I'm okay.
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Cass Malone 2 years ago
I'd rather go through labor again than have a toothache again. Take care of your teeth kids
Minath 2 years ago
Toothache is the worst pain imaginable in my opinion. I have chronic pain and I'm on morphine but Toothache still beats opiates. I've had multiple bowel obstructions and twists, even had one occasion where I had 5 different twists at the same time and I would rather have that happen than have to deal with Toothache.
#35
"Energy drinks especially consumed at a young age can do life long serious damage ranging from GERD to rhabdomyolysis. It's also incredibly addictive."
scag$y 2 years ago
I don't know if this is an urban myth but anyway... A guy was admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack. Following some diagnostics, it turned out that he had just drunk a whole load of Red Bull, and that was causing his body to mimic the symptoms of a coronary.
Slmd 3 weeks ago
It might be a myth, but it's probably happened somewhere before. Red Bull is one of the worst, I've heard stories of people getting actual heart attacks from it.
Load More Replies... Minath 2 years ago
It's the only way I can get through the day without spending half of it asleep. On the plus side, everything else that is wrong with me will get me long before the effects of energy drinks will.
Slmd 3 weeks ago
Probably the reason why. The more you use something, the less effective it becomes, and you end up in a permanent crash.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 2 years ago
There was also a study that came out today in Australia that showed that men who drink 8 or more energy drinks a week have a higher chance of going bald.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Also, they have been banned for under 18s Scout camps where I live, because lots of people were bringing them and consuming a large number in a row and then being hospitalised.
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"Doing unpredictable things around semi trucks."
#37
"Get that UTI handled or get a nasty kidney infection."
CelticElff 2 years ago
Or sepsis and die. Also, UTIs present differently in the elderly with dementia-like symptoms.
TurquoiseTzarina 2 years ago
Yes and dehydration in the elderly can present with dementia type symptoms. It's important for us to stay hydrated at all ages.
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I was staying with a guy in his forties who had been a pro athlete, so was in pretty good shape. Except that he was battling alcoholism. Anyway, he developed a urinary infection and the symptoms were shocking. He could hardly string a sentence together, and when he did, it was just totally random. Obviously, I was concerned. When he soiled himself, we got him an ambulance and he made a full recovery, but jeez, a urinary infection made him do all that? Wow.
#38
"Real black licorice root extract contains the natural sweetener glycyrrhizin, which is over 50 times sweeter than sucrose. This ingredient has various pharmaceutical properties. It acts as an expectorant (facilitating removal of mucus from the lungs by coughing) and it increases blood pressure. The latter effect can become significant with a daily consumption of 50 g or more of licorice candy for as little as two weeks. Glycyrrhizin can cause potassium levels in the body to fall, triggering abnormal heart rhythms, as well as high blood pressure, edema (swelling), lethargy, and congestive heart failure in some people."
scag$y 2 years ago (edited)
I know! It's brilliant isn't it?! Who knew that you could die from licorice? Also, if you want to hurt someone, but not kill them, you could hit them with your licorice too!
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"Weed killer and lawn sprays. Lots of the chemicals have been banned in European countries. If you see the yellow sign on the lawn, you really should stay off of it for at least a week after the initial application. And proper equipment to even spray the chemicals calls for rubber boots, fully clothed, rubber gloves, eye goggles, and a proper ventilation mask. It kills me to see the summer landscaping guys out there in tank tops and work shorts and boots. Many of them may face diseases later in life due to these chemicals..."
#40
"Posted Safety Precautions. When there are signs saying something, lots ignore thinking they know better. I used to work IT for a place that makes big tractors. Different stations are restricted from using certain PPE. One day this lady was wearing the wrong gloves. Her station is only supposed to use latex. She didn’t take that seriously and wore thicker reinforced gloves. She was using the lugnut machine that tightens 12 giant lugs at once. Her glove got caught and instead of ripping the fingertip off of her latex glove it ripped her thumb off her hand. I witnessed it and her mistake haunts me to this day. They had to restrain her while two men held her hand up in the air away from her. Her wails and screams were terrifying. All because she ignored a well placed warning."
Sonja 2 years ago
Safety procedures are written in blood. If there's a safety procedure in place, be aware, something did already happen. Someone already got crippled or even killed. Otherwise there would be no safety procedure. Companies care too much for profit as if they'd implement a safety feature without being forced to do it
Stephanie Austin 2 years ago
One that makes me annoyed; fire safety doors propped open - usually with a fire extinguisher. Just keep the door shut!
#41
"Horses. They weigh 1200 pounds, they're extremely jittery, and they can crush you or kick you to death on accident. And that's just horses in general. Stallions will try to hurt you just to assert dominance. And these are animals that have been known to bite each other's throats out when they fight. Don't mess with horses unless you know what you're doing. Always be careful, even if you do."
Sonja 2 years ago
While it is true that horses can kill you, it's not true that horses will kill try to kill you. Even stallions will not attack you out of nowhere. And they definitely don't bite each others throats out when they fight! Horses don't kill each other!
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
Horses kill each other more often than you think. Have a friend that his mare kicked and killed a fowl trying to protect her fowl. Sad story.
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#43
"Moose. They make look goofy and are herbivorous, but those antlers aren’t there just for show. Plus, they are significantly bigger than people give them credit for, reaching up to 6 or even 7 feet at the shoulder, able to weigh over half a ton, and are known to be very territorial and aggressive during mating season, killing more people than bears in Alaska."
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
It isn't the moose's antlers that you should fear. A moose will not gore you, it will simply stomp you to death, especially a cow protecting her calf. And if you hit one with your vehicle, you'll knock its legs out from under it and it will land in your windshield and total you and your car. Don't mess with moose.
April Caron 2 years ago
It’s a moose-take to moose around with moose. Unless you find it a-moose-ing to become a human pancake.
MontanaMariner 2 years ago
Female moose will attack human males with a human female if the female is menstruating, animals are weird. Getting treed by a moose is a pretty awful way to die.
#44
"Standing on toilets. If you end up cracking the toilet and fall on it, the broken porcelain creates an extremely sharp edge and can slice cleanly into your internal organs or lacerate major arteries like butter. Saw some photos once and it was very graphic. Made me never stand on a toilet again."
Violet Jensen 2 years ago
Fixing things in the bathroom. Changing lightbulbs.
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SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
I read an article about a woman who died this way. She fell and the toilet bowl broke; bled out before anyone could even find her and get help.
TurquoiseTzarina 2 years ago
Someone downvoted you...why? Smh Here's an upvote for you. Happy 2023 to you and your family.
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"The gap between your car and that before you. I am seeing so many drivers out there almost touching the car in front of them while driving. I truly think this behavior is far more worse than driving fast and should be controlled a lot more often."
April Caron 2 years ago
Food for thought: Rule of thumb says leave two seconds between you and the car in front of you, right? Or 1 car length for every 10mph (~16kph). At 70mph (~112kph), it would take 245’ (~82m) to stop. Let’s say the average car length is 15’ (5m). That’s over 16 car lengths to stop. (2 seconds = 203’ or ~69m, which actually doesn’t give you enough to stop at this speed.) And before you can stop, your brain needs time to process the need to brake & react. Perception/reaction time is typically 2 seconds. 245’ + 206’ = 448’ (151m) total distance traveled between perceiving the need to stop and actually stopping. This assumes you remain in the same lane and come to a complete stop. So, a 4-5 second rule would be much safer.
Theoretical Empiricist 2 years ago
I was riding shotgun with my dad and told him if he got any closer to the car in front he should put on a condom.
Erica Knapp 2 years ago
That's hysterical!! I once saw a bumper sticker that said "Do you follow Jesus this closely?" 😂 And no I am not a fan of tailgating at all.
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"A Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) gives people a figure reminiscent of the Kardashians and is hugely popular for getting that instagram body. But a paper in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal found that 1 in 3,000 BBLs resulted in death, making it the world’s most dangerous cosmetic procedure!"
#47
"Essential oils. Do NOT put them in your food, they are not made to be food safe."
Gerald Ogden 2 years ago
LMT here... read up on the effects. SOME of them are not to be applied NEAT. And if you are using one that is ok to be used neat? Apply a small drop and wait five minutes, have coconut oil or the like handy. Had a fellow student have an allergic reaction to Atlas Cedar of all things. (The coconut oil was to dilute/remove the oil from the skin).
Rostit . 2 years ago
Snake oil. Essentials are chemicals. Natural or not it's a chemical. Essential oils are not medicine. doTERRA is a scam.
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#48
"Abscessed teeth can kill you."
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
And yet dental problems are not considered to be medical issues in the United States.
Rostit . 2 years ago
Could have fooled me. My teeth are covered in my insurance.
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#49
"Falling down. A single mild fall can easily kill you if you happen to land just right. Usually on the back of your head."
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
My brother must be immortal then. He’s always fallen on top of his head and walked away just fine. We still make sure he doesn’t fall though as we don’t want him to die
Slmd 3 weeks ago
On top of the head isn't so bad. But he might end up getting early dementia or memory loss if it happens often enough. The real problem is the back of the head, specifically the soft area where the spine meets the skull. It's in the perfect position to get hit if you fall backwards normally. This is why the coward's/king's punch is a one-hit k**l.
Load More Replies... SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
K so, I have a story to share. I was staying over at my now-husband's previous home. He'd gone to work, and I was coming downstairs. I lost my balance and fell down the last few stairs, hitting my head on the front door. There was SO much blood, like way more than I'd have imagined. Thankfully one of my hubby's housemates found me and called an ambulance. I somehow avoided injuring any of my bones, just got a couple of lacerations on my scalp. They glued one at the hospital but didn't find the bigger one. A few weeks later, my sis shaved my head for me because my scalp Psoriasis was getting pretty bad, and that's when we found this huge gash on my head that was starting to get infected.... Thankfully it's all healed up now; I can still feel the scar, it's quite an indent. I won't add a photo, but you get the idea. Scaaaary shizz.
#50
"Visine. People seem to have this idea that a few drops of visine in someone’s drink will give them diarrhea, and do it to prank each other, or get some sort of satisfaction with petty revenge. People are sitting in prison for murder for doing this. The main active ingredient is called tetrahydrozoline. Once it enters your gastrointestinal tract, it can be absorbed by your intestines and end up in your blood, causing your blood pressure and heart rate to drop to potentially life-threatening levels. It really makes me wonder how many people have died due to people copycatting that scene in Wedding Crashers."
CelticElff 2 years ago
Would kill me.My blood pressure is usually low, like 90/60. I have POTS and can pass out by standing up too fast.
Erica Knapp 2 years ago
I stopped being friends with a woman at work once bc I saw her do this!! What a terrible person. Yes I reported her and yes, I poured out that poor woman's coffee before she could get to it.
#51
"Rusty sharp objects. Ugly scaring and the best kind of blood poisoning you can have."
#52
"Throwing a single punch. Here in Australia it's been criminalised because fights in pubs and clubs are pretty common. The single punch isn't what causes injury, but falling to the ground and hitting their head on the curb can kill, especially since drunk people usually don't have the capacity to soften their fall. Think twice before you risk losing/taking a life over losing your pride for a night."
#54
"Toxic Relationships. Far too many suicides happen because of bad relationships and no other way out."
TurquoiseTzarina 2 years ago
Yeah...suicide/murder, abuse (mental/physical). None of these are worth the agony a toxic relationship can bring.
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"Leaving potatoes for too long. Produces solanine gas that can kill."
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Potatos are part of the Solanaceae family which also includes the deadly Nightshade
scag$y 2 years ago
That's rather interesting, thanks. I shall henceforth, have more respect for the humble spud.
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Natasja de Jong 2 years ago
The green parts of potato's needs to be cut away as it is poisonous too.
Stephanie Austin 2 years ago
I only learnt this recently thanks to an episode of Murdoch Mysteries :-)
#56
"Engulfment and confined spaces. With confined spaces, people usually don’t realize that O2 runs out rather quickly. Engulfment because people probably don’t think about essentially drowning in non liquids."
Chucky Cheezburger 2 years ago
"A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress and not suitable for human inhabitants. An example is the interior of a storage tank, occasionally entered by maintenance workers but not intended for human occupancy." This is the definition we use where I work.
Spencer's slave 2 years ago
You're probably getting sick of my "in NZ" comments but this is worth considering. We have an actual training course and qualification for Confined Spaces work. It's not an easy course to pass and if you do pass, you need to have someone qualified as a "spotter" to be there all the time you are working in a confined space. It takes a lot of guts to work in a dark space not much bigger than your actual body with safety gear. That said, my 6' 4" 125kg son got his quals, loved the work. His spotter was a 5' 6" guy who couldn't pass the course because he couldn't hack the space. He was the best, most observant, situational aware guy my son worked with. My son refused to have anyone else spot for him.
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"Standing under waterfalls. Edit to elaborate: loose rocks or debris from the river or stream above could fall and crush you."
#59
"Leftover rice. A really easy way to get food poisoning."
April Caron 2 years ago
Don’t leave rice sitting out for more than an hour before refrigerating it!
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
*puts away lunch for today prepared by yesterday’s dinner* (yes, it has rice)
Libstak 2 years ago
I never keep it for more than 2 days, always refrigerated until use. I wouldn't place my faith in even a microwave, though I like to think it helps.
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"Cat bites. You have to go get them flushed out at the ER."
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I got bitten by a stray cat last year and my parents said I’d be fine. Thankfully I was fine and nothing happened
April Caron 2 years ago (edited)
I was playing around with my 1 year old kitten. He got a little too aggressive and bit my hand in such a way that he barely broke the skin on my index finger with one of his teeth. It didn’t even bleed. I washed the area immediately with soap and water, but within the hour, it had developed a tiny itchy blister on it. That’s when I knew it was bad. I went straight to urgent care for antibiotics. Animal bites + blisters (even teeny tiny ones) are VERY bad. Later the lab tests came back… Capnocytophaga. Google it and look at images, but only if you don’t want to sleep. Don’t mess with animal bites! Even if they can’t fit you in, most doctors will call in an antibiotic for you. Or if you live in a country where you can buy them directly… do it! BTW… I still have a scar on my finger from where it ended up ulcerating after the blister broke.
Natasja de Jong 2 years ago
Cat's teeth are like dirty needles. So bacterias are pulled in deep into the flesh and cannot been washed out like dog bites. Therefore they you have a high risk of blood poisoning. How I got this knowledge? A good friend of mine got two nasty bites from her own cat, and got blood poisoning. She needed to be hospitalised and was treated with IV antibiotics. Luckily there was no need for an operation.
Libstak 2 years ago (edited)
Human bites, dog bites, any bite can have a whole flora of micro organisms that are toxic to the person being bitten. We have all evolved our antibiotic reactions slightly differently due to different lifestyle and environmental exposures. Just because 9 people can be bitten with no problems don't assume the same for that 10th person.
C C 2 years ago
just wut the ERs need. ppl go see ur dr. leave the ER for just that. wash well with soap and water. u can irrigate it urself. the problem w cat bites are that they create puncture wounds. puncture wound dont usually bleed that much. bleeding helps clean contaminate from the wound. thus puncture wounds have a higher risk of infection.
#61
"Trains. You can be standing away from the tracks and they can still kill you. The train could be going fast enough to create suction and pull you under. It happened to a person walking by the tracks near Ottawa many years ago. Never attempt to climb on a train car, whether it is sitting or in motion. Sitting trains can start moving at any time, and a train in motion might take a limb with it. Trains can derail. If you're near the tracks, well...you're probably dead. Anything that isn't secured is going to be acting like a diesel powered whip. A steel strap being pulled by a fast freight train will chop you into little pieces. Containers fall from trains. If one lands on you, they're going to need a spatula to clean you up. And...for those who walk on the tracks...train time is ANY time, and depending on the direction of the wind and your attention span, you won't know the train is there until it's going through your body. Tracks are for trains. Stay on the sidewalk."
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I once saw 2 guys walking on a track when one of them decided to lie down. The other guy tried getting him to stand up by using gentle persuasion but that didn’t work. Some other guy came and they both began beating the guy lying down but he still didn’t get up so they decided to carry him but he was a little to heavy for them so they carried him off the track and then fell on each other. I have no idea what happened next
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
Probably just as well that you didn't see how that played out.
Load More Replies... Amanda W 2 years ago
Don't try to cross if the signal is on, PLEASE. My high school bestie died that way, so did the other 2 people in the car with her. Just wait. It's not worth it!
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
That's why my state is attempting to eliminate all level crossings. Far too many people have died.
#62
"Ego.
I’ve seen far to many friends nearly die or extremely hurt themselves due to them wanting to rather prove a point or impress someone else or simply refuse to be labelled a chicken."
Sonja 2 years ago (edited)
Pride. People cling to their pride as if it was worth anything. But the truth is: no one cares about your pride but you yourself. And if it stops you from getting help or doing better, no one will care and step in because they 'admire' your 'honour'. Do what you need to do to help yourself or get help. You will be forgotten weather you pride is intact or not, the day after you die if you don't.
Libstak 2 years ago
Pride comes before the fall....best advice ever given to humanity, always remember it.
Load More Replies... Theoretical Empiricist 2 years ago
I'm hard pressed to imagine anything done "to prove a point" turning out well. It seems the preponderance of the "AITA" posts demonstrate this.
#63
"Holding your breath while scuba diving. To most people who don't scuba dive it may sound harmless but if you hold your breath and ascend even a little over a meter you can suffer major lung damage as a result of the gas in your lungs expanding from the lessening pressure."
alison0997 2 years ago
"lessening pressure"... It wouldn't be less pressure, it would be more pressure.
Andy-Pandy Broomfield 2 years ago
If you were descending, yes. Though ascending towards the surface would be a decrease in pressure.
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#64
"Digging and playing in holes on the beach like I used to love to do as a kid. They cave in and smother kids."
#65
"Brain eating amoeba in lakes."
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
Bear in mind that that tropical areas are moving north because of climate change. Many diseases that were previously confined to equatorial zones are now showing up in the Southeast.
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"Weirs. It's amazing how many people play around them or swim just upstream of them. Almost no one knows the bottom of them is a death trap of rotating undercurrent and almost no one knows how to escape one if you do get stuck in it. Even if you do know how to get out you'll have a hell of a time of it. If a kid gets stuck in one they're as good as dead, as is anyone who goes in to save them."
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago (edited)
A weir is a low dam across a flowing river or stream. I got caught in the bottom of one as a teen and even though I was a good swimmer, I nearly drowned.
#67
"Having any object loose in your car. If you get in a crash they all become projectiles and even a cell phone can kill you."
Robert Hicks 2 years ago
How about those stupid emergency hammers with a blade to cut the seatbelt? Having one of those flying around in a rollover should be a lot of fun.
scag$y 2 years ago
I think, in the UK, they have recently introduced a law that dogs must wear a 'seatbelt'. It's a doggy seatbelt in fact, and it clips them to the car seat, so no more flying doggos. I think there is a rumour that the doggo alliance is putting together an argument against this new law, on the basis that it denies them their 'canine right' to put their noses out of the window and flap their ears about in the wind. Although, that hasn't been confirmed as yet.
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"Sadly, gender reveal parties."
Great Pyrenees v2 2 years ago
Does anyone actually really remember or get good memories of them?
Theoretical Empiricist 2 years ago
They're remembered only when something goes terribly, terribly wrong.
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"Driving, your odds of being killed in a car crash in the US are like 1 in 103."
#70
"Canoeing. People misjudge currents all the time. 12 year old girl died here just last weekend."
#71
"Table corners, particularly low tables (you fall farther before striking the table, giving a greater impact force). For similar reasons, hard surface floors that are prone to be damp, e.g. tiled floor in a shower. This applies especially if the shower has a nice little built-up threshold between it and the rest of the bathroom. (experienced this one firsthand stepping into a shower in a hotel room)"
#72
"Not wearing your PPE in a coke (fuel) plant. My 20 year old step son has been given 3 months to live. He has a baby less than a year old. Edit to add: diagnosis Asbestosis."
#73
"Insulin, looking at drops on a table you can barely tell the difference between the therapeutic dose and a lethal one."
Theoretical Empiricist 2 years ago (edited)
That's why doses are drawn up in syringes accurate to 0.1 ml. EDIT: That should be 0.01 ml.
Suby 2 years ago
That's why a good blood sugar monitor is essential. The dose that is appropriate today because your sugar went high could kill you tomorrow if your sugar is unusually low.
Libstak 2 years ago
I manage my mums diabetes, sugar has to be checked before every dose. If it is in normal range she still get her dosage because of consistency issues but it is checked within 1/2 hr and if it has dropped she has some crackers and cheese or a biscuit. I always feel panicked when the diabetes nurse reminds me to keep the dosage consistent so i have to but you must monitor.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Just today on the news I heard that people on social media are trying to lose weight by using insulin, which is also leading to a supply shortage for those that actually need it!
#74
"Touching stuff inside a guitar amp can mess you up really bad. It holds a charge. And it all comes out at once if you touch the wrong spot."
Frank Miller 2 years ago
That's true with many electronics. Capacitors will hold a charge for eternity until they get discharged, and some of them can hold enough to kill you.
#75
"Tylenol. Its actually a lot easier to overdose on than most people realize, and it slowly destroys your liver over a period of days. Not a fun way to die to put it lightly."
Steve Robert 2 years ago
The right dose of an opioid is the most effective and safest pain reliever out there. It will not destroy your internal organs and the brain has receptors for them.
#76
"Liquid oxygen. It allows fire to reach such insane heat that it will burn through steel. Not melt. Burn."
#77
"Cows kills around 20 people a year in the US."
#78
"Oleander (Nerium) In fact, it's one of the most common ornamental plants in Southern California, planted in people's backyards and along freeways. The only problem is it's one of the most poisonous plants in the world. Toxic compounds include nerioside, oleandroside, and saponins."
April Caron 2 years ago
When my grandmother would get mad at my grandfather, she’d jokingly say, “I should make that man some oleander tea.” :-)
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
Another one of Mike Lindell's insane ideas: taking oleander extract could prevent getting Covid. Well, it actually might protect you, just not in a way you'd like. Hard to contract Covid when you're already dead.
#79
"Acetaminophen. It's rough on your liver in large doses. I know a lot of people who ignore the recommended dose and pop them like they are skittles for pain. This is incredibly dangerous."
#80
"In a single year, there are 25 more deaths caused by pens than deaths caused by sharks. Everyone has at least one pen in his pencil case, but nobody has a shark in his pencil case..."
#81
"Windows. It’s easy to think they’re more secure than they actually are, which is especially dangerous in taller buildings. Falling through a broken window has a very high risk of a major laceration. Broken glass on the floor can again mess your body up spectacularly, and on certain surfaces it’s really hard to spot even moderately sized razor-sharp pieces."
Stephanie Austin 2 years ago
It can also start wars too - The Defenestration (I love that word) of Prague, started the 30 years war..
#82
"Being tall.
Harder on your circulatory system. Greater chance for cancer."
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Tell that to my parents who “lose sleep” over me being short for my age
Thatkamloopsguy 2 years ago
Farther for your head to hit the ground. First one to be hit by falling objects. The list goes on.
#83
"Hippos. They kill more people in Africa than lions do."
#84
"Acetaminophen. It’s in so many OTC drugs and can really do a number on your liver. A lot of people don’t realize when their sick that they are taking over the recommended daily dose."
#85
"Deer - over 120 people a year die from deer directly, and another 175 to 200 from car accidents caused by deer (with some 10,000 injuries), and more deaths and injuries related to deer hunting. By the way, deer are pretty mean and terrible parents. I have seen a deer push her fawn ahead of her near the food, to see if there is a predator, then, if the fawn is ok, go out and hit the fawn to get at the food herself."
#86
"Hydraulic injection injuries. A tiny pin-prick size injury can easily lead to losing a limb or even death."
#87
"Aspirin - will kill you while you are laughing about it only being aspirin."
#88
"Birthdays, you are 8% more likely to die on your birthday than on any other day of the year."
April Caron 2 years ago
Ha! You’d think so, right? I looked up the study on this… death is 13%-14% more likely on birthdays and primarily for those 60+. Primary causes of death are related to: cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancer, and accidents & suicides (those last two are men only). So, the theory is that these are mostly older people, with medical issues, holding on to reach another milestone (their birthday). And for men… getting older can be depressing enough to be suicidal or to have careless accidents (this is where I think you’re right about the candles and liquor).
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"Peanut butter. I’ve almost choked to death more than once."
#90
"Window air conditioners."
Sonja 2 years ago
They are breeding ground for mold and bacteria if not cleaned thoroughly and regularly and if not taken care of properly. And they definitely need regular checkups to prevent that muck building up. Several molds and mildew are toxic and can cause lung issues that can kill you easily.
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