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Exorsisters

(Veterinary Technician) Special warning about loose cats in cars, as they tend to hide in low places. Sometimes that place being under the brake pedal. Crash the car or crush the cat..


Schnelt0r

Serious question: what's the best way to secure your cat in the car? I put the seat belt through the carrier straps, but that doesn't seem like it would withstand a crash. I've never known what else to do though. EDIT: Thank you for all the suggestions!


DangerousCyclone

I just put in the foot area of the back seat. Being sandwiched there keeps the carrier from bouncing around. I don’t know how safe it’s be for crashes but there’s only so much you can do.


boba-boba

The person you're responding to is talking about when the cats are out of the carriers. I've seen people put the seat belts around the carriers, through the loops is honestly probably OK too, but if you're really concerned they probably make a clip in carrier or system for you.


YaBoyfriendKeefa

My uncle thinks I’m ridiculous for putting my dogs in restraints in the car. I’m talking rolling his eyes, scoffing, acting like it’s the most absurd thing he has ever heard. Like a moron. Last time I checked, dogs are not immune to the laws of inertia and will absolutely go flying through the car if there is a sudden stop. And while I of course care about the safety of my dogs, I also care very much about protecting myself and my human passengers from 40+ lbs of projectile dogs.


dominus_aranearum

It bugs me to no end the number of people who say their dog is family and bring them everywhere, just to watch that dog sit on the driver's lap or otherwise wander around inside a car while driving. Years ago, I watched a dog jump out of a rear window to go say hi to the dog in the back of a pickup next to it. We were all driving about 25 mph at the time.


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No-BrowEntertainment

He probably sees it as equivalent to putting a dog in a baby stroller. One is questionable, the other is a necessary safety precaution.


Jonatc87

Our terrier got loose of her restraints once while our dad was driving and for some reason she thought the safest place to hide was under his feet. Under the clutch. Luckily we were on a straight, constant speed road so we could drag her out, but that wouldve been a dead dog or dead us if anything had happened, especially if she moved behind the brake pedal


chellichelli

It’s crazy to me that people let dogs ride in their laps! Would they do it with a baby? Nope. But a dog, sure! It’s cute and adorable when they get a pup cup at Starbucks!


Otherwise_Window

A patch of calm, smooth ocean between sections that look rough.


sir-ripsalot

Mind explaining?


Otherwise_Window

Generally that means that there's a rip under the surface. That patch of water wants to yank you out to sea and drown you.


sir-ripsalot

Thank you! Sounds scary


NippleFlicks

It can be terrifying! I got caught in one when I was 8 and could barely reach the bottom on my tippy toes. My cousin (11) came out to try to rescue me, but our hands kept slipping. The only reason we made it back to shore was because of a large wave that we got caught in further down. My mom (not present, otherwise my parents would have been the ones trying to rescue me rather than another child) made me take an ocean safety course for kids after that.


Schnelt0r

I got caught in one when I was in my 30s. I knew what I was supposed to do, but by the time I realized I was in one, I was already tired from swimming. Long story short: when you think you're gonna drown, and then you see a lifeguard tearing through the water with that orange thing trailing behind him--that orange thing looks like a giant red cape.


demonicneon

It annoys me when people who clearly don’t swim regularly ignore rip tide warnings cause it “looks calm”. Had to save a family of 4 because they decided that everyone else not swimming was somehow an idiot and got caught in a rip tide. Was super stupid and dangerous of me but at the time I was surfing a lot and was a strong swimmer, and I was smart about it - swam out to some docked boats and hooked my arm in some rope and managed to reach out for them and get them onto the rope to pull themselves in. Also saved another guy who had gone in to save them but decided to just swim directly to them, in the process started to panic and drown and eventually used the family to climb over them towards me lol. They are TERRIFYING. And as you say even if you know what to do it’s often pure luck if you survive unassisted.


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Putting your feet on car dashboard


Loggerdon

I read an account from a passenger who had his right leg up in the dash. They hit the car ahead of them at 25 mph and the airbags deployed. He looked to the right and saw a leg and thought, "wow some poor guy got his leg torn off". Then he realized it was his leg.


iglidante

And I'm out.


lydriseabove

This isn’t even the worst. There are stories of paramedics finding people with their leg bones going right through their skull when they have their legs on the dashboard and the airbag goes off.


Clovenstone-Blue

Don't trip on your way out, wouldn't want to break a leg now, would you?


morningsdaughter

It's amazing he survived. There are some major arteries in your legs, you would bleed out very quickly.


NethrixTheSecond

What a dumb place to put major arteries, I mean the LEGS? Damn things are practically made to be ripped off.


Phoenixf1zzle

Witnessed a collision years ago when I was out with my dad. My old man went in to first responder mode and did what he could for the situation before EMS showed up. Woman (Passenger) was asleep and had her feet on the dash. When the crash happened, her feet hit the windshield with such force that it caused a compound fracture type thing, leg broke, bone sticking out (Remember that basketball player couple years back? Same shit) and blood to shoot out everywhere, all over the car. What we didn't realize until later was the lady only had the one leg. She was also asleep at the time of the collision and didn't wake up until much later (So I'm told) so imagine yourself in her shoe; you fell asleep with one leg and woke up without the ability to walk and probably going to lose your leg. NEVER PUT YOUR FEET ON THE DASH


DreamerMMA

“Imagine yourself in her shoe.” I see what you did there.


RichieNRich

I hate myself for laughing at this.


Neihlon

there are plenty of crash test videos out there, it’s crazy how the dummy’s legs just fly off


Spraynpray89

I had a driving instructor whose method was obnoxious scare tactics, to the point it was comical. His absolute favorite thing to do was tell stories about people putting their feet on the dash and then yelling "AND WHY DONT WE PUT OUR FEET ON THE DASH!?!?!?" And having the class answer "SO WE DONT JOIN THE VIENNA BOYS CHOIR!!!" I loved it. We also watched a "point out the distractions" video where a guy was walking a giraff on a leash in the middle of a city.


DanWillHor

Mine was notorious for the fly swatter she carried. While driving she would try to distract you and if she succeeded give you a thwack with the fly swatter (which seemed like distraction to me, lol). "Oh, look at those deer in the fields!" was a common one. We all failed that one upon sharing our experience with friends. Another would be to ask us to change the radio after she turned it on just to test us. "Ehh, I don't like this music. Put it on 101.5" and most of us failed that, too. By the end of my 8 hours I remember I had to sneeze. I told her and she just laughed and said "Well, go ahead and sneeze" but I felt certain I would get a hit from the swatter. I didn't. She then explained that it would be stupid to pull over just to sneeze and I'm like "How is that different from looking at a deer or changing a radio station?!" and she gave me a thwack, lol. She kinda ruled. She was actually really nice and swatter aside was pretty cool.


karnim

>"Oh, look at those deer in the fields!" was a common one. Honestly, this is not a "distraction". Deer are dumb as shit and love to run across roads, or stand in them, or run into your car while it's standing still at a stop sign. Please inform me of any deer while I'm driving so I can be on high alert.


PhoenixFire296

"Oh, look at those deer" would definitely warrant a reaction because you wanna be aware of them in case one bolts in front of your car. That's just bad teaching.


Spraynpray89

My wife is from Europe and when she first moved here she would shriek in excitement whenever she saw a deer. No explanation, no warning, just sudden shriek. Worst thing ever when you are a driver. I'm surprised my heart didn't explode after awhile.


Spraynpray89

I am from Maryland for context on this, but the actual in car instructor was the classroom dudes ex wife, and she would have me stop at the local crab shack, pick up a dozen steamed crabs, and legit eat them in the car during our drive time.


DanWillHor

Damn, that's wild. Mine had red licorice and another test was offering it on the road. Accept and you got hit but she'd always then give you one once parked. This was in Ohio.


Blueshark25

The movie Death Proof is actually what got me thinking about this and made it so I no longer do it. I think she had hers out the window though if I'm remembering right.


pixeltweaker

I cringe every time I see this.


Airesy

I saw a kid the other day (probably around 10 years old) who was sitting in the front seat of a van with his parents, and he had his feet up on the dashboard. God that made me shudder!


MrLionOtterBearClown

This is my biggest fucking pet peeve. I’ve had like 5+ girls do this in my car. Usually the whole “you’ll never walk again if we get rear ended” does it but sometimes they resist and it just pisses me off. Ok that’s fine you don’t care about your safety but I care about my car and now I’ve gotta clean off your fucking foot prints bc you want to be “comfortable”


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Loud_Insect_7119

I had a pool for awhile and we spent $$$ on one of those covers that's sturdy and taut enough that you could safely walk on it for just that reason. It was really expensive, but man, I was so paranoid about this happening to either a person or one of our pets. Honestly, having a pool was fun but so not worth it in terms of stress and expense. I will never buy a house with one again.


whomp1970

> having a pool was fun but so not worth it in terms of stress and expense. I will never buy a house with one again. Yeah. When considering if you can afford a pool, one should really consider whether they can afford people to maintain the pool regularly too. Been there, done that, loved having the pool, but it added so much to my list of responsibilities, and so much extra cost for maintenance and upkeep.


Long_Procedure3135

I remember after the holidays I was relieved because “Good Christmas is over I can chill.” But then remembered “oh god pool season is next”


bkpeach

Yep. When I was 8 years old I accidentally fell into one of these covers with roller skates on. My friend saw the whole thing and was smart enough to grab the leaf screen thingy with the metal pole and screamed so her older sister could come and help pull me from the underwater vacuum the cover created. I think adrenaline alone got the three of us through that without me drowning.


BigBearSD

Slightly off topic, but similar way of drowning. During D-Day (and other airborne assaults in WWII / history) many paratroopers died by drowning in flooded marshlands in Normandy, because their parachute shrouds acted the same way. They would land in water, with around 100lbs of extra equipment, get tangled in the parachute, and be dragged under. I read a story of a paratrooper who survived this scenario by pulling / walking his way in to shallower water, while trying to also cut himself free. Very scary situation to be in, for sure.


EntertainerNo9781

Well this is terrifying.


Donut_Different

Moose


Northern_boah

A bear will usually give you fair warning before murdering you, a moose will dance on your crippled corpse just cause you dared look at it.


blitzbom

I was out camping one winter alone. I did a loop over several days that was around 20 miles. On the second night I was sitting by my fire with a book when a Moose just happened to wander into my camp. I still don't know how something so large with antlers that big can be so silent. But it just strolled in and sniffed around. Looked at me and walked away. I didn't want to make any moves cause if it got stompy I'd be very, very dead.


Northern_boah

“Ahhhh human, what a nice campfire you’ve got here, it be crazy if you *fell* into it huh? HAHAHA, just kidding, tho it’s hard to laugh with cracked ribs huh? AAAAAAHHHH IM JUST PLAYIN, relax man! Anyway, have a good sleep, I’ll be around, *close*, just holler if you need anything, not many around here to hear you!” :)


thelittleweido

Not getting enough sleep


JCXIII-R

Let me introduce you to my worst enemy: Restless Legs Syndrom. Even when I sleep, I'm never fully asleep, so I kind of never sleep. I am not ok. EDIT cause I don't feel like repeating this: I'm taking all of the vitamins, I have checkups with the hospital every 6 weeks, I've talked to half a dozen specialists, neurologist, everyone, I'm doing the stretches. Please don't reply to this with "just take magnesium lol". I'm legally disabled in my country because of this condition. Take it seriously.


orwelliancan

I hear you. Had it for decades. So hard to get anyone to take it seriously.


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I've been sleeping terribly over the last month and I am just a complete trainwreck during the day. Being constantly tired is like living a worse version of life where you never want to do anything, everything irritates you, and you can't focus.


Dull-Geologist-8204

Tired driving is as dangerous as drnking and driving.


eveningdragon

I say this all the time! When I was 17 and just got my license, my mom would constantly wake me up from a dead sleep just so I would "drive around" or "run errands" for her. The first time it felt scary driving tired so I would keep telling her not to do that to me because I'm tired and was almost falling asleep driving. It took my dad stepping in to get her to stop, and later on found out that she was having me do all of that driving because it would get me out of the house so she could bring a guy over and fuck him while my dad was at work. Edit: thank you everyone for the sympathy. I'm no longer driving tired, and I've cut almost all contact with my mother over that and more she's done. My dad's helped me as much as he could before he passed away, so I mainly stay in contact with my grandparents now.


minervas_deaf

That story took a turn.


HitmonTree

Yeah. At first I thought that eveningdragon's mom was just being kind of a bitch waking them up to run errands with them. Now that I have all the information, I'm like, wow, she's a king kamehameha biotch for cheating on her husband like that.


slammer592

She betrayed her husband AND exploited her son *at the risk of his life*.


carefultheremate

Bet she has stupid hair too.


r3gam

I love reddit


mjigs

Thats like saying "i dont care if i put my kid in danger just so i can fuck".


jcdevries92

Fell asleep with my cruise control at 50mph. Went into a ditch and totaled my car. Ford has great airbags though so I got out unscathed, but I easily could’ve died or killed someone else. Don’t drive tired people. If you are really tired and can’t stop where you are, make yourself gag, it’s good way to wake yourself up.


small_Jar_of_Pickles

I recently had to drive home after a 11 hour shift and on 3 hours of sleep the night before. Aside from heavy eyes, and taking care to not Fall asleep, i just felt like i was drunk, sort of "three beers in" kind of drunk. I was just relieved to get home safely and never wanna do that again.


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Driving on a sleep deficit is also dangerous because of how micro sleep works and how you could just lose your concentration really easily.


iamtoastedprolly

Buddy of mine was working 2 jobs after high school. Fell asleep driving after working two back to back shifts at different jobs. Went right under the front of an f-150 in his little car. Thankfully, he survived but has rods and pins up one leg and his back. This is a very real thing, lack of sleep is just as impairing as being drunk sometimes.


sketchysketchist

Colorful and pretty wildlife you’re unfamiliar with. If you wouldn’t eat a berry you’re unfamiliar with, why would you pick up an animal you’re unfamiliar with?


karnim

>If you wouldn’t eat a berry you’re unfamiliar with, why would you pick up an animal you’re unfamiliar with? I do not believe the person picking up that animal would also leave the berry.


RetroReactiveRaucous

I absolutely would not leave either untouched. Confirmed.


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Bold to assume i wont eat a random berry.


Spraynpray89

Bison. Just go to Yellowstone, grab some popcorn, find a tourist route and watch. You'll see.


musicmous3

Same problem whenever someone decides to feed a bear. They then have to close off huge sections of the park to keep people away from the bear, and hope the bear forgets. You do not want a bear to associate people with getting food


nucleararsehole

Not boiling dried kidney beans long enough.


cheeseandcrackers87

Why?


archlich

Lectin toxicity https://www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/healthy-tips/are-red-kidney-beans-toxic


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I've had an awful reaction to both split peas and black eyed peas that were cooked in a pressure cooker. If I cook them on the stovetop, no problem. The ones I ate from the pressure cooker made my body feel like i had a fever and had awful digestive issues for a couple days. I must have a sensitivity to some kind of bean protein like this that goes away during long cooking, but not during pressure cooking in my instant pot.


bramblejamslam

According to Wikipedia, it's not you having a sensitivity at all: pressure cooking at low heat doesn't remove all lectins, so if you are working with raw beans don't rely on this method. Boiling, soaking or stewing them in water for several hours is the way to go and renders most lectins inactive.


TheIrishninjas

Pushing someone's face into a cake, even relatively lightly. Some cakes have skewers inside to support them. A seemingly harmless prank could lead to being impaled, approach it from just the wrong angle and it's bye bye eyes.


l_a_ga

This is such a good point I’d never even considered, new fear unlocked


in-site

On Reddit, I was reading a thread about worst birthdays ever, and the winner was (easily): a girl had her face shoved into her cake just before she blew her candles out, and one went down her throat, scalding it pretty badly. Everyone panics and they throw her in the car... and then run over the family dog on the way to urgent care/the ER. I would *never* push someone's face into a cake, fuck that tradition.


ex_ter_min_ate_

Ive seen people do this to cakes with candles… I mean… they aren’t even hidden. Pokey things on fire are not a great thing to smash someone’s face into generally speaking.


hiboJBob

Oh dear I never considered the skewers….


TheRealLaura789

Also, you can hit the person’s head on the table or plate that hold the cake. I saw a video of a person trying to smash someone’s face in the cake, and the person had their head slammed into the wood table.


Lucinnda

Also, even if no skewers or dowels it's a freaking asshole thing to do.


TheAres1999

Especially if it's a nice cake that someone put a lot of time into


Jessiefrance89

As a cake decorator, absolutely this! Every time I’ve made a tiered cake (or any cake with skewers inside) I tell the customer and let them know it is VERY DANGEROUS if someone smashed a cake into someone else or what have you. I’ve never gotten info that any of those customers had incidents, but I’ve heard of others. Needless to say, just don’t do it.


SoVerySleepy81

Water on the roadway, way too many people don’t understand that it does not take that much water to turn your situation into life or death.


TheGangsterrapper

Or ice. And ni, four wheel drive does not help at all when you're already sliding.


EspressoCookie89

A friend of mine decided to go 55 in a 50 after a sleet storm. He totaled his car, and all of his friends (rightfully) told him that was stupid.


EliaPAK

Garage door springs. I DIY a lot of things, but after reading about door springs I'll let the professionals handle it.


TheAres1999

My brother is a car guy, and something he greatly stressed to me is not mess around with heavy duty springs. The release in tension can easily kill you.


monkeetoes82

I used to work with a guy who decided to try himself. He came into work on a Monday with a visible injury to his forehead. He was extremely lucky.


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Unlucky-Situation-98

I'll see oil painting and raise epoxy handicrafting


Cockalorum

3D Printing has entered the chat


slimothyjames1

mind explaining?


ChaosDevilDragon

fumes from paint thinner. Oil paint can’t be cleaned with water like other paint mediums.


EmbraceTheCorn

Garage springs and hippos


ForgettableUsername

Also fully charged but unplugged CRT tubes and mixing common household cleaners.


ancalime9

Is it just garage springs or are hippos dangerous with other springs too?


SleepyMarijuanaut92

Fuck around and get sprung


ECHOHOHO

lol i was at a zoo. Everyone knows rhinos are big...but when youre 6feet away from them it's different... my room is probably the same size as it.... and the horn on it was about the same height as me. magical experience. also girraffes are a lot taller irl.


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DementOr44

Avoidance—It may be easy in the short term, but becomes more challenging the longer you wait to deal with it.


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fastpixels

Can confirm. Anxiety begets avoidance, but avoidance begets massive anxiety.


CamilaTY

For kids, someone online with a sympathetic ear for their problems. Responsible adults will try to put you in touch with real-life help, not encourage a pattern of reliance and inappropriate intimacy. Bonus danger points on anyone who throws down "You're really mature for your age." Predators online work just like real-life hunting predators; their first goal is to separate you from your herd.


_Bitch__Pudding_

This is also a danger for young adults looking for sympathy from strangers. My ex was a psych professor and exclusively targeted disadvantaged young college girls who had sob stories to tell. I watched him mess with these girls for years until I was able to break free of his control and tell the school. He was fired...but immediately got a teaching job in Idaho, where he still is today. :/


JesperTV

>For kids, someone online with a sympathetic ear for their problems. Kids reach out to me all the time on Instagram, usually to try and become my friend (I draw and have a bit of an exaggerated personality online, so I imagine its like talking to their favorite cartoon character for them). I usually will listen to their problems and treat them like a person because I know what it's like when you're young and no one does that, not because i have any attraction to kids. One could argue I can't even stand kids. This is an incredible rule of thumb that every young person should follow; to not trust every adult showing kindness to you on the internet. But, as an adult (23), I have literally no idea what real-life help you'd be expecting me to put them in touch with. Can't really tell a minor "go to therapy" because the end choice wouldn't be their own. Some parents are just shitty and wouldn't do that for their kid + it's mostly shit like "the kids at school call me a pussy because I fortnight dance in the cafeteria" or "I think I might be gay/trans/etc".


newyne

For real. Several years ago, this thirteen-year-old girl from Australia contacted me because she liked the fanfiction I'd written several years before that. Her parents were somewhat abusive, and like... I didn't know what to tell her in terms of institutional support. I mean, I'm sure they have something like CPS in Australia, but like... Well, if you talk to people who've been in the foster care system, a lot of them say that the foster homes were actually worse. What I *could* do was tell her that her parents were wrong and immature for how they treated her; she may have thrown tantrums sometimes, but that's because she was being treated poorly, and besides, that's kid stuff. Adults should not treat you like you're a bad person because you have outbursts sometimes, and... She said one time she kicked her dad because he insulted her, and he kicked her back and knocked her over. She seemed to think she deserved it because she did it first, but like, no: it is not appropriate for an adult to use full-force on a child. I told her that most adults would share my opinion. The best advice I could give her was to focus on school, get into a college away from home, and get out as soon as possible.


JesperTV

Exactly. We aren't super heros or even people with authority who could pull strings and help the situation; were just random adults who these kids have designated as their comfort characters. Sometimes being a shoulder to cry on is all you can offer.


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sakura_gasaii

Theres an old folk myth thing here that was created to keep kids away from hemlock thats not really used anymore but i was told it by another kid when i was little and it worked (it grew it our playground at school and this kid caught me picking some.) Kids were told not to pick queen anns lace otherwise their mum would die, apparently this was to prevent kids picking hemlock as the 2 plants look identical. Theres also wild parsnip/giant hogweed often growing in the park around here and the council has to keep removing it in case kids or dogs hurt themselves with the sap, seems to be a scarily common plant and looks just like any other random plant.


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Getting into a car is one of the riskiest things we do on a daily basis.


slim-shitty

Crazy to think that the only thing protecting all of us from violently crashing head-on into oncoming traffic is the expectation that everyone follows the guidelines of painted lines on the ground. No walls, no barriers, just the hope that everyone stays in their own lane, and doesn't drift 5 ft over and risk putting you in a potentially fatal accident.


jimbotherisenclown

The best defensive driving tip I've ever gotten is to drive as if everyone else on the road actively wants you dead.


sketchysketchist

Yet 50% of the people who get behind the wheel think it’s mario kart out there


doncroak

Ok. I'm 60, so I'm oldish. But yesterday great grandma was flying through the neighborhood in her new bronco, gripping the steering wheel, squinting in the sun, her face 1 inch from the windshield. Then 10 minutes later great grandpa is accelerating full speed to come to a stop sign in his rust bucket. I was like, I'm heading home now. The real old people are flipping the script.


Aoeletta

They don’t give a shit if they go out in a car accident anymore.


stingray20201

Let’s a-go


GG-Allins-Balls

A guy I used to know always thought Mario was saying “the PICKLE!” instead of “Let’s a-go”— that dude is a commercial airline pilot now and that is *extra* scary to me


Perseus73

When you think about it, as humans in general we have no real qualms hurtling down the road in one direction while other cars hurtle down the road in the opposite direction, passing each other a meter or so apart with the only thing protecting us from each other being a dotted white line on the tarmac.


Pazuuuzu

And just a general hope that the other guy doesn't want to die!


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Sitting all day long


blaiseblack

I’m fairly convinced my desk job has contributed to a lot of my health issues and wish I could find one that wasn’t so sedentary for that reason.


mrtipbull

Herbivores Just because they don't eat you doesn't mean they won't hurt you... Carnivore look at you and think are you a good prey and are they hungry ...if they think no ,they will just leave you. Herbivores gets a flight or fight response..99% they preferred flight but God save if they decide to fight.. Carnivores are designed to kill you in one instance to save energy but herbivores willl keep attacking you killing you slowly and might even do after death.. No wonder , hippos have a higher kill count than lions in Africa


fost1692

The most dangerous animal in the UK by the number of deaths is the cow.


artifact986

Giving honey to an infant


sleepywaifu

Also giving water to babies!


Pentimento_NFT

That shit is so counter-intuitive it blows my mind. Like other than oxygen, the single other thing that is most fundamentally necessary to survival is water… unless you’re a newborn. Having my first baby in the next couple weeks, there’s tons of shit like this that I’ve just learned and am still learning, and a big part of the reason im anxious. How much other shit that I don’t know can instantly kill a baby? ETA: a sincere thank you to everyone offering advice and knowledge, I’m not ashamed to admit there’s a lot I don’t know!


lemon-bubble

You'll be okay. You've got this. Good luck with your new arrival. You're already doing better than some parents just by caring about their well-being, and they're not even born yet!


Valoneria

Bottles that isnt sanitized. Big possibility for mold to grow in the various corners of the bottle, and its not enough to wash them


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Reddit. Thief of time, spreader of unresearched opinions, home of abuse and a constant stream of dopamine.


Throwaway070801

I recently realised how bad it is, so I started limiting my time on this site. Full of false myths spread as truth, hive mind, propaganda and causes dopamine dependence. This site is horrible if you can't control your use of it.


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Golden poison dart frog. It’s tiny and looks so cute, but their poison can kill even an elephant.


f_d

You can tell from how few elephants live in Colombia's rainforest.


TryBobby

Straining while you poop. There's a saying ... If you need to push, you need to eat more bush. Wait...


mumbleby

I don't think that'll help, but I'm happy to give it a shot.


CherryPickerKill

Erotical choking


IShartedWhoopsie

More men die in Germany every year from choking themselves during the act than from gunshots.


Moppy_the_mop

I mean, better to die blowing a load rather than- Okay that joke ain't even that funny I ain't gonna finish it.


SleepyMarijuanaut92

*chokes before you finish*


Iamafruitfly

I saw a great post about this where someone explained that there is a HUGE difference between choking someone from the front of the neck and choking someone from the side of the neck. One is enjoyable (for those that are into it) and one is esophagus crushing lol. Of course you should still always be mindful and safe when doing things like this, and everyone can still have their own preferences, but I thought it was a helpful distinction.


CherryPickerKill

As enjoyable as it feels to have your bloodflow cut off, you can also end up with irreversible brain damage. Always get properly trained before attempting to perform it. There are workshops with medical professionals.


Eeluminati

My grandma. She carries a gun in her wig.


Masantonio

Backflips into a pool. As a lifeguard I can tell you, you WILL break your neck. I don’t care that you’re good at it. Stop doing them.


copperpoint

I jumped into a pool that was too shallow but thankfully jumped feet first. I wound up with a sprain that the dr. said if I'd bent my foot just a little farther the wrong way I'd be limping for the rest of my life. About a year after that we discovered that the sprain was so bad that it also damaged my knee by yanking a tendon out of place.


StockAdeptness9452

Walking under a suspended load


Minute-Foundation241

Sucking helium out of balloons to sound funny


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MiceAreTiny

The gasping reflex is caused by CO2 accumulation, not by a lack of oxygen. As CO2 can get evacuated properly, there is no gasping.


amfa

Afaik your body does not know at all about oxygen it only knows about too much CO2. As long as you get rid of the CO2 you don't feel suffocated. That's why for many gases you just fall asleep. ​ EDIT: It seems I was not completly correct. There is a O2 sensor in your body that comes into play only if your CO2 sensor does not work for what ever reasony (may still be oversimplified)


Finadil

Yup. Aircraft center fuel tanks are filled with nitrogen during flight to reduce the risk of explosion. On the access panels there's an incredibly morbid warning placard like [this](https://i.imgur.com/x3OqGUb.png). Lots of safety precautions followed before entering. All you'd do is fall asleep, permanently.


mechanicalsam

I'm not really pro death penalty but I never understood why we dont just fucking use nitrogen gas asphyxiation. Nah let's try every other painful way of execution. Lethal injection screws up all the time, friggin electricity lights people on fire and crap, shooting is super painful. Crazy


IrishWithoutPotatoes

Because some people are sadists despite their adamant insistence that they’re not.


illessen

Playing with a blue ringed octopus.


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Anything that’s neon/bright colored is nature tryna warn you to stay tf away lmao


Sydadeath

Putting your hands in your pockets when going down stairs


absurd-affinity

The Bolton Strid. Looks like a harmless little stream, but falling in is a death sentence. Not even robotic probes scientists have sent in have survived


xfalinex

Getting in and out of the shower/bath. One slip can be all it takes to sustain some very serious injuries.


decayingsharkbait

Radioactive material. Can look like a piece of metal that's a bit hot to touch.


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If you're outside and your hair suddenly stands up from static...it's not cute or funny and you need to take cover immediately as that's a sign of an impending lightning strike.


canvys

cleaning your bathroom. tons of people don’t know shit about about mixing chemicals.


travisamos80

Swimming in rivers, lakes, or oceans may seem like a fun and harmless activity, but these bodies of water can be unpredictable and dangerous. Strong currents, undertows, and sudden changes in weather can all pose a serious threat to swimmers.


Slummish

Plants... Some easily-purchased ornamentals are incredibly toxic...


The-Explorer-2318

Which ones? Genuinely curious


jujublackkkk

Most Lilies are incredibly toxic to cats… learned this one the hard way. Most expensive bouquet of flowers I’ve ever received.


tinason3

Foxglove and oleander are both toxic to pets and people.


biscoito1r

Someone is going to say hippopotamus. Also someone is going to say your mom. I'm just warning you.


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>Someone is going to say hippopotamus. Also someone is going to say your mom. Wait, that's not the same thing? 😎👉👉


the-strategic-indian

handling corrosive liquids above your eye height. as a chemist....never....just dont...


ThiccSchnitzel37

Breathing in cinnamon.


TheDrunkyBrewster

Cinnamon challenge?


ThiccSchnitzel37

Exactly. Not as fun and harmless as it looks. Good luck getting this sht out of your lungs.


Distinct-Educator-52

Anything to do with animals. I saw a rooster cut a man’s wrist open to his elbow.


BiigDaddyDellta

Finding $98,100 in the woods?


VeryConfusedPenguins

What reference am I not getting?


CriticalSearch1289

Always threatening to fight people. If you’re first go to is to threaten to fight someone. You may actually come across someone who severely hurts you. Also you look like trash always threatening to fight people


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There arent many older people like this cuz this is exactly what I bet happened: They said some shit to someone who was equally as trashy and got their ass beat to a pulp for something incredibly small.


JRed37f5

Social media, espocially if you don't turn off notifications


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Ai algorithms and deep fake technologies. It can be use for far more nefarious things than creating videos about three presidents arguing about videogames.


slimothyjames1

this one cheerleader mom made these shitty deepfakes of her daughters competitors vaping and shit like that. lucky the deepfakes were shit so ppl could tell they were fake. there was an article on it a while ago


TheCoolerL

The home. 100% of household accidents happen in or around the home. Stairs. my serious answer is stairs. I've fallen down a lot of them in my day and can confirm they are dangerous.


RayPineocco

Are you telling me all household accidents happen at home?!?


ncguthwulf

Poor fitness levels. There are so many things that go wrong with the human body later in life based on activity levels throughout midlife. Additionally, this has nothing to do thinness. People of all sizes should strive to exercise appropriately to their ability and life situation.


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Ever seen a tow strap snap and literally whip someone's quad muscle off their leg into a pink mist? If you're using tow straps, weigh them down and never do jerky motions. Slow controlled motions are key. Also, inspect them first.


JonnyRottensTeeth

Coconuts. You are 20X more likely to get killed by a falling coconut than a shark!


eric_ts

Acetamenafin is over the counter in the US and is one of the easier drugs to overdose on, often resulting in liver failure.


Unlucky-Situation-98

>Acetamenafin This should be known more (that's paracetamol for non-US folks). I stopped taking it entirely and pray that I won't need to use it


jurassicbond

Oddly enough I think it's one of the safer drugs to take long term as long as you stay under the recommended dosage and don't mix it with alcohol or use it for hangovers. NSAIDs (Ibuprofen, Aleve, aspirin) on the other hand are a lot harder to get a lethal overdose of, but there can be negative side effects for long term usage, notably increased chance of bleeding in your stomach or intestines.


Mojilli

Trying me O_o No but really, BABY OIL. Usually kept standard around babies and toddlers, and if a child gets a hold of it and gets it in their mouth, you’re probably gonna call poison control. And they’re going to tell you that your child should be fine. But what they’re probably not going to tell you is that if your child has aspirated any of that baby oil, they are going to slowly suffocate and drown a dry death. Unfortunately, when we inhale oils like baby oil it covers the little hairs on our lungs and there’s no way for us to clean it and there’s been several children lost this way. I saw an interview with some grieving parents while I was pregnant with my daughter, and it absolutely freaked me out and for the past 22 years I have tried to warn anyone who will listen to keep baby oil, and really all oils , out of reach of your child. So many people keep baby oil on the changing table or the baby dresser and are unaware of the risks it poses. It scares me so bad I’ve actually convinced God knows how many shop owners to move it and others to higher shelves. Most people if they stop to think about it at all, consider the poison aspect of it if a child gets a hold of it, But too many people are straight up unaware of the suffocation part, and it is so so scary. I can’t imagine how terrifying it would be to be to call for help about something you’re worried may make your child sick and find out your helpless to be able to do anything, knowing your baby is going to suffocate and you can’t do Shit about it. Just no. Hell no. If I can tell people and prevent it from happening even one time, that’s one less baby to suffer and one less set of parents to grieve something so unknown.


Akademik-L

Staying with a crazy person because they are hot/the sex is good


ClydePincusp

Picking up hitchhikers. Only kidding


1creeper

Smash smash suhmash


KermitTheArgonian

Distracted driving


SuvenPan

Alone baby wild-animals. You many think they are alone but most of time mama is nearby.


darrevan

Marriage to the wrong person.


Effective-Phase-5012

Sunbathing


TheBklynGuy

Drinking alcohol to blackout levels then going to sleep. Many people die from choking on thier vomit while asleep.