DigitalWarrior
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The president was nearly offed by a pretzel.
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Dave Markowitz
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Drano/Liquid Plumber, etc. Mostly lye.
Ammonia.
Bleach.
Ammonia + bleach = chlorine gas.
Ammonia.
Bleach.
Ammonia + bleach = chlorine gas.
gun-fucious
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Buckets!
Large buckets and young children can be a deadly combination. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received reports of over 275 young children who have drowned in buckets since 1984. Over 30 other children have been hospitalized. Almost all of the containers were 5-gallon buckets containing liquids. Most were used for mopping floors or other household chores. Many were less than half full.
http://www.msnbc.com/local/mcallen/M289432.asp
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5006.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/trans/drown.html
Large buckets and young children can be a deadly combination. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received reports of over 275 young children who have drowned in buckets since 1984. Over 30 other children have been hospitalized. Almost all of the containers were 5-gallon buckets containing liquids. Most were used for mopping floors or other household chores. Many were less than half full.
http://www.msnbc.com/local/mcallen/M289432.asp
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5006.html
http://www.cpsc.gov/trans/drown.html
gun-fucious
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you can run mortality queries here:
http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate.html
http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/mortrate.html
lets see here. I think that I should find a hloe to hide in cause i live in a house that 2 sets of stairs, with a pool, I use plastic over paper, i own guns, i drive a car and sometimes a truck, i talk on a cell phone, I use buckets in the gerage, I have a riding mower and my back yard is a slope, I use a chainsaw, I installed my last water heater, I take baths, ..........geeeezzzz SOMEONE HELP ME 
all joke'n aside gerage doors can kill if the sensor (sp?) is not working
all joke'n aside gerage doors can kill if the sensor (sp?) is not working
Carlos Cabeza
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GODFORBID ! ! The Deadly CHAINSAW !!!!!! No honest man needs a chainsaw with more than a 24" bar !!!! Chainsaws need triggerlocks, Oh wait, they already do...........to lock them ON !!!! BBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZ !!!
Detachment Charlie
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Cows With Guns
Brian Dale
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More specifically
Thanks, Sylvilagus Aquaticus (- about falls -)
Ladders! Old ladders can wobble or break, and poor placement can hurt you (remember your 4-to-1 ratio BETWEEN the height of the top of the ladder AND the distance from the base of wall to the base of the ladder. For example, if a ladder is leaning against a wall and the top of the ladder is 20 feet above the ground, the base should be 5 feet away from the wall).
Kitchens and Bathrooms, especially slippery kitchen and bathroom floors and bathtubs. Boiling water on the stove.
These things are more dangerous because we're so used to them. It's easy to forget caution around everyday household things. That's how people die. And Yes, I've been a HazMat person and a chemist (handling dioxin every day in a testing lab), and I'm a volunteer firefighter. In the lab and on the fireground, I'm aware that it's dangerous, and I've never been hurt in a laboratory on an emergency call (or, of course, around firearms, for that matter). On the other hand, I was badly injured years ago by a moment's inattention when replacing a 9x12 inch window pane on a beautiful summer day. The worst injury I ever saw in a lab was to an employee whose hand was deeply cut by broken glassware in a sink of soapy water.
Awareness matters.
Thanks, Sylvilagus Aquaticus (- about falls -)
Ladders! Old ladders can wobble or break, and poor placement can hurt you (remember your 4-to-1 ratio BETWEEN the height of the top of the ladder AND the distance from the base of wall to the base of the ladder. For example, if a ladder is leaning against a wall and the top of the ladder is 20 feet above the ground, the base should be 5 feet away from the wall).
Kitchens and Bathrooms, especially slippery kitchen and bathroom floors and bathtubs. Boiling water on the stove.
These things are more dangerous because we're so used to them. It's easy to forget caution around everyday household things. That's how people die. And Yes, I've been a HazMat person and a chemist (handling dioxin every day in a testing lab), and I'm a volunteer firefighter. In the lab and on the fireground, I'm aware that it's dangerous, and I've never been hurt in a laboratory on an emergency call (or, of course, around firearms, for that matter). On the other hand, I was badly injured years ago by a moment's inattention when replacing a 9x12 inch window pane on a beautiful summer day. The worst injury I ever saw in a lab was to an employee whose hand was deeply cut by broken glassware in a sink of soapy water.
Awareness matters.
williamcrane
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Food! Since Americans are becoming increasingly obese, food should be strictly regulated. Maybe establish a limit of one meal a month.
Food! Since Americans are becoming increasingly obese, food should be strictly regulated. Maybe establish a limit of one meal a month.
Mikul
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Long story short:
- knives
- glass
- ice cubes
Longer:
I've only been in a position to die, or so I thought, twice in my life.
The first involved an ice cube. I swallowed a large one whole. It stuck in my throat and I couldn't breathe for almost two minutes until it melted enough to continue on it's way, albeit painfully.
The second was a large knife that landed point down in my wrist and severed an artery. I was shooting blood for distance with that one.
I've seen some nasty injuries from glass in my life.
- knives
- glass
- ice cubes
Longer:
I've only been in a position to die, or so I thought, twice in my life.
The first involved an ice cube. I swallowed a large one whole. It stuck in my throat and I couldn't breathe for almost two minutes until it melted enough to continue on it's way, albeit painfully.
The second was a large knife that landed point down in my wrist and severed an artery. I was shooting blood for distance with that one.
I've seen some nasty injuries from glass in my life.
Fly320s
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Let's just sum it up...
Everything.
Any questions?
Everything.
Any questions?
Partisan Ranger
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I don't have the exact stats on hand, but I have read in good sources that a hell of a lot of people die from improper prescription drugs and medical mistakes in general. Yet, no one tells us to avoid doctors or medicines.
TamThompson
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Did someone already mention fast-food, given that obesity is now the #1 killer in America? (NOTE: NO, I'm not in favor of suing the fast food companys. I don't support that--I think people should...GASP...be responsible about their diet and exercise!)
Best argument I can think of against registering guns is that automobiles are already:
1. Registered
2. Inspected
3. Driver licensed
4. Driver insured
And yet we STILL have lots of folks every year who will misuse an automobile as a deadly weapon, intentionally killing others with it. Why, oh why, does anyone think gun registration would be any different?
Oh, but we were talking about things that kill people.
My take? We are a war-like, aggressive species by nature. (I'm not saying that's a good thing, just stating what I've observed.)
PEOPLE WITH BAD INTENT WILL MISUSE ANYTHING THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON.
Best argument I can think of against registering guns is that automobiles are already:
1. Registered
2. Inspected
3. Driver licensed
4. Driver insured
And yet we STILL have lots of folks every year who will misuse an automobile as a deadly weapon, intentionally killing others with it. Why, oh why, does anyone think gun registration would be any different?
Oh, but we were talking about things that kill people.
My take? We are a war-like, aggressive species by nature. (I'm not saying that's a good thing, just stating what I've observed.)
PEOPLE WITH BAD INTENT WILL MISUSE ANYTHING THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON.
TamThompson
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Ohmigosh, I hit "Caps Lock" off and my post got posted and I wasn't done!
My final point:
Has anyone but me noticed the huge upswing in the sale of medieval weapons in places that ban guns? I keep hearing these stories of sword sales being up in places like UK, Aussie-land, etc. I'm sure they're way up in California and NYC, too. Take guns away, and people will use other means.
My final point:
Has anyone but me noticed the huge upswing in the sale of medieval weapons in places that ban guns? I keep hearing these stories of sword sales being up in places like UK, Aussie-land, etc. I'm sure they're way up in California and NYC, too. Take guns away, and people will use other means.
telomerase
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>I'm looking for other things that a lot of people use, without thinking about it, but we know that you have to follow certain rules.
Ethidium bromide? alpha-dCTP P32? Adenovirus with T antigen gene? Everything I can see from this computer fits that description. Except the "without thinking about it" part...
Ethidium bromide? alpha-dCTP P32? Adenovirus with T antigen gene? Everything I can see from this computer fits that description. Except the "without thinking about it" part...
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