People Explain Which Household Objects Are More Dangerous Than People Know

"The two most common types of accidental death in the home are falls in bathtubs and from ladders."

Leftrightthere

Are you telling me that I should stop showering on top of a ladder?

"Dryers when..."

"Dryers when you don’t clean the lint trap."

Anti-charizard

Dryer lint is great for starting campfires! Throw some wads in your kindling and you've got an easy fire... which should be a big clue!

"If it falls..."

"Car jack. If it fails and you didn't use jack stands, and you can't bench press a couple thousand pounds..... you gonna die."

racerx21

To say the least!

Safety is cool, friends. Don't take it for granted.

"I feel like..."

"I feel like it’s surprising that most people don’t know that you can’t put out a grease fire with water."

[deleted]

Many fires start this way – and get worse because people don't know what they should do.

"When my dad was a kid..."

"When my dad was a kid, one of his good friends died by inhaling Pam cooking spray. The boy was a good, smart kid and just thought inhaling Pam would get you a little high, like sniffing a Sharpie or whatever."

"But Pam coats your lungs and very quickly suffocates you if you breathe it in. He had no idea how dangerous it was and he was dead in minutes. It was absolutely devastating for everyone who knew him."

greenoctopusink

Very important. A tragedy for everyone involved. Sorry for your dad's loss.

"Bleach..."

"Bleach and other cleaners accidentally mixed together."

Luder09

This is a big one. Never mix – the consequences can be deadly.

"Had a friend of the family..."

"Oven cleaner. Had a friend of the family use it on a warm oven and breathed it in. Messed up her lungs and died in hospital."

queensofthemeeps

That's a genuinely useful piece of information. This sounds like something I'd have done without even considering it...

"Unsecured..."

"Unsecured free-standing shelves are pretty dangerous, especially for kids who might try to climb on them."

MedChemist464

Kids get hurt or die in accidents involving free-standing shelves all the time. You don't want your child to be one of them.

"My brother's..."

"My brother's father in law died falling off a ladder. He wasn’t even high up, just fell badly. His wife (a nurse) tried CPR, but he didn’t make it. He had no other health problems."

estherloveseevie

Condolences. This is so tragic. A warning to us all.

"Anything that can..."

"Wet floors, usually bathrooms. Anything that can make hitting your head easier can kill."

Flowy_Aerie_777

Falling in the bathroom is a big fear of mine. Thanks for the reminder.

You're probably going to be much more careful now than you were before, aren't you?

Good – now get out there and warn all your friends. You can't be too careful.

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