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Someone Asks: “What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?”, Receives 25 Replies

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In May 2002, Santiago Cañizares, one of the best soccer goalkeepers in the world at that time, and the undisputed number one of the Spanish national team, dropped a bottle of aftershave on the floor, and a rather large shard of glass penetrated his flesh, thus severing a tendon in his right foot and forcing the player to miss the upcoming World Cup.

Spain were knocked out in the quarter finals that year, and the incident with the unlucky goalkeeper only highlights that even the most seemingly simple and innocent things can become damn dangerous if handled carelessly. So here's a selection of similar items and things made by Bored Panda, based on this viral thread in the AskReddit community.

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#1

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies One of my favorite phrases is that the only difference between being medicine and being poison is the dosage.

moonbunnychan , CDC Report

Final score:

116points

WindySwede 12 months ago (edited)

Same goes with salt, lots of things has LD50?

20points

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#2

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Water. Obviously, we need it to survive. But it will kill us if we drink too much, drink the wrong kind, or fall into a bunch of it.

Nightingale227 , Bluewater Sweden Report

Final score:

93points

Mad Dragon 12 months ago

Our dog loves playing at the lake, but we have to watch her to make sure she doesn't get so excited that she accidentally swallows too much water while swimming. She got sick off water once so we're extremely careful now!

22points

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#3

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Garage doors. Mess with the springs and they will f**k you up

Zukazuk , Kevin Wolf Report

Final score:

73points

Darius S. (he/him) cis/grey 12 months ago (edited)

same with hitch lines . I've seen a garage door spring go. It's as terrifying as suddenly being caught by a house sized falcon. . . But they make good instruments.

12points

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In fact, almost any thing that surrounds us can become dangerous. You can hammer nails, or you can hit someone with a hammer, stairs help us go up and down, but we also often fall from them, and water, although it is a vital element for us - have you even looked at the statistics on drownings around the world?

If not, voila - according to the World Health Organization data, back in 2019, an estimated 236,000 people died from drowning all over the world, making drowning a major public health problem worldwide. In other words, danger can lie in wait for us almost everywhere.

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#4

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies CLEANING SUPPLIES. so so so many people blindly mix cleaning chemicals. you can create so much deadly other chemicals its insane.

orchestralll , Kelly Sikkema Report

Final score:

69points

bigoldthor 12 months ago

Some of them are toxic and dangerous on their own, even without mixing. Always read and follow label directions.

23points

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#5

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Your bathroom. Many people get hurt badly in slip in the bathroom. Oddly enough, we tend to use materials that are rather slick when wet when building them too

AliceSweetPeach , Sidekix Media Report

Final score:

63points

bigoldthor 12 months ago

Not to mention the tragic "toaster in the bathtub" events.

10points

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#6

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies There was an interesting series of events at a glass factory. They kept having accidents but they weren't keeping the detail, so they were forced to start keeping accident records. After a month or so, a pattern emerged. The workers were not being hurt by the glass, as you'd expect in a glass factory. No, the majority of accidents were around using Stanley knives. They had proper equipment to handle the glass, but no hand protection when using the knives. Hence, more accidents.

FluffyBunnyFlipFlops , Waldemar Report

Final score:

59points

WindySwede 12 months ago

1. Don't hold your hand behind the knife. 2. Hire more workers so they don't have to stress?

13points

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“If you’ve read any safety instructions, for example, for any household appliance, you’ve probably been surprised by the numerous truisms that are written there,” says Valery Bolgan, a journalist and editor-in-chief of the Intent news agency from Ukraine, whom Bored Panda asked for a comment here. “But this just means that the creators of these instructions tried to provide for all possible negative consequences of using this item.”

“In the old days it was said that every line of the military regulations was written in blood - because the cost of a mistake is incredibly high, and this is probably true. That is why, no matter how self-evident this or that point in the safety instructions may seem, it is still better to read everything and remember. So that later, based on our example, new paragraphs of these instructions will not be drawn up..." Valery summarizes.

#7

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Ink cap mushrooms are edible foragable mushrooms, but if consumed with alcohol they become toxic.

One example of why using foraging apps to identify a yes or no answer as to whether something is edible isn't a great idea.

ptbus0 , Egor Kamelev Report

Final score:

58points

Nilsen 12 months ago

It would be nice (but suprising if they actually managed to) show an ink cap mushroom when they talk about ink cap mushrooms.....

81points

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#8

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Pressure cookers. I’ve always been scared of pressure cookers.

ftpcelien , Cooker King Report

Final score:

58points

Fun Fan 12 months ago

Those are not pressure cookers... just saying ...

90points

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#9

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Stairs

Zarniwoooop , Paul Matheson Report

Final score:

55points

WindySwede 12 months ago

If used incorrectly they will be the stairways to heaven?

37points

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By and large, it is not the things and phenomena themselves that are dangerous - it is human stupidity and inattention that make them so. And disregard for the rules. It may work one time and look damn cool, a second time, a third time... but there will come another time when the luck runs out, and it’s good if the person gets away with just an injury.

#10

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Hairspray and any spray that can be used as an impromptu flamethrower in general.

Water and bathroom floors. More people are killed or injured in accidents in bathrooms than most people realize.

Any corner. The corner of a table or the corner of a cabinet door. Never leave those doors open. It takes one wrong step to lose an eye.

Bleach. It’s poisonous, it can blind you if it gets in your eyes, and it makes lots of smoke if mixed with brake fluid.

ChestEmbarrassed1060 , Tuva Mathilde Løland Report

Final score:

43points

Tabitha 12 months ago

Bleach mixed with ammonia creates chloramine gas, which is poisonous if inhaled. Prolonged exposure can cause a buildup of fluid in the lungs and result in pulmonary edema. Long term effects are irritation of the lungs and breathing problems. THAT’S why they say not to mix them.

14points

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#11

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Using any gym machine..

Quick_Competition281 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

37points

Pedantic Panda 12 months ago (edited)

Thankfully not a danger I have to worry about.

52points

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#12

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Salt. Sprinkle it on your food and you're fine, but consume 10 teaspoons at once and you could die.

Fresh-Hedgehog1895 , Piret Ilver Report

Final score:

36points

WindySwede 12 months ago

"Gotta need thouse Electrolytes" /jk, everything in 'lagom' amounts = just right amount

10points

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No, the entire list we have given here does not in any way mean that you need to lock yourself at home in horror and not go out anywhere in fear for your own life and health (after all, even in our home, there are many potentially dangerous things). But it was not for nothing that the ancient Romans said “forewarned is forearmed!” so please feel free to scroll this selection to the very end and perhaps add in the comments your own ideas on the phantom menaces surrounding us here, there and everywhere.

#13

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Vitamins. Vitamin A overdose is the reason why people stranded in the poles stay away from polar bears.

Edit: I meant by eating polar bears lol

Laserpro777 , Hans-Jurgen Mager Report

Final score:

35points

Pedantic Panda 12 months ago

But he's waving.

61points

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#14

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies eating a whole cherry. This is because cherry pits contain the glycoside amidalin, which, when it enters the stomach, under the influence of the previous juice, forms a strong poison, hydrocyanic acid. 50 cherry pits can kill a person, but 15 is enough for a child! 10 - will cause poisoning.

Pretty_Fauna , Vino Li Report

Final score:

33points

bigoldthor 12 months ago

I don't mean to be "that guy", but who is eating cherry pits?

46points

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#15

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies A car.

LucyVialli , Dima Panyukov Report

Final score:

30points

WindySwede 12 months ago

Not usually the car in itself, but most often the too qucik slowing down?

5points

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#16

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Visine.

HardlyQuinn81 , Dennis Sylvester Hurd Report

Final score:

30points

Craftsman 64 12 months ago (edited)

A few drops in someone's drink will cause explosive diarrhea. A few drops a few days in a row will kill a person. *DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!!* (edit for spelling)

22points

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#17

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Electricity

masteranish , Fré Sonneveld Report

Final score:

29points

WindySwede 12 months ago

Don't lick it! ⚡

21points

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#18

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Microwave ovens.

Place it on the counter and use it to heat food, perfectly safe.

Take the magnetron out of it to do fractal wood burning, high probability of death

rob_s_458 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

28points

Anonymouse 12 months ago

Oookay, no wood burning for me then 😜

23points

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#19

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Definitely, the humble toaster! It's all fun and games until you need a smoke detector concerto at breakfast

WarOk1465 , Kristyna Squared.one Report

Final score:

24points

WindySwede 12 months ago

That doesn't sound like the everyday toast?

9points

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#20

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies A credit card, easy slippery slope lol.

sukianaxx , Avery Evans Report

Final score:

24points

Der Kommissar 12 months ago

good for chopping lines. read it in a book once.

2points

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#21

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Oxygen

potenusethehype , Tirachard Kumtanom Report

Final score:

24points

Libstak 12 months ago

Love is like oxygen, you get too much, you get too high, not enough and you're gonna die...

28points

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#22

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Tampons

moshennick , Maddi Bazzocco Report

Final score:

23points

Tabitha 12 months ago

Reason: Toxic Shock Syndrome from leaving a tampon in too long.

35points

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#23

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Compressed air

ConsistentBroccoli97 , Anete Lusina Report

Final score:

23points

James Edwards 12 months ago

Well blow me away!

23points

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#24

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Apples. If you eat around 200 of them, including the core, you'll have consumed enough cyanide to be fatal.

llcucf80 , Aarón Blanco Tejedor Report

Final score:

21points

Nilsen 12 months ago

It only takes 30 or so apricot kernels

8points

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#25

Someone Asks: "What Is Generally Safe But Can Be Fatal If Not Used Correctly?", Receives 25 Replies Cinnamon

-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy- , Ngô Trọng An Report

Final score:

20points

Der Kommissar 12 months ago

you would have to eat a shiatload. also, cinnamon is toxic to dogs as is chocolate, onions, grapes, garlic and onion.

17points

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After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

Denis Krotovas

I am a Visual Editor at Bored Panda. While studying at Vilnius Tech University, I learned how to use Photoshop and decided to continue mastering it at Bored Panda. I am interested in learning UI/UX design and creating unique designs for apps, games and websites. On my spare time, I enjoy playing video and board games, watching TV shows and movies and reading funny posts on the internet.

I am a Visual Editor at Bored Panda. While studying at Vilnius Tech University, I learned how to use Photoshop and decided to continue mastering it at Bored Panda. I am interested in learning UI/UX design and creating unique designs for apps, games and websites. On my spare time, I enjoy playing video and board games, watching TV shows and movies and reading funny posts on the internet.

What do you think ?

Anonymouse 12 months ago

I would like a bit more context on most of these posts, but it was still a pretty interesting read! I'm just glad it's not another AITA...

20points

The Redhead 12 months ago

Pregnancy. You can be low to no risk, eat everything you're supposed to avoid what you should, go to all your appointments & still have a micro-preemie and both nearly die.

11points

OneHappyPuppy 12 months ago

Well, one's missing. Flour. The most powerful explosive, it's combustible if kept improperly in a closed container. That's why it comes in paper bags. Anything powdered is combustible, I've seen cinnamon powder combust out of nowhere

7points

Sky Render 12 months ago

Any powder, really. Makes for fun times when you work in packaging for a primarily flour-and-grain institution and some brain trust brings a lighter onto the production floor...

4points

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Anonymouse 12 months ago

I would like a bit more context on most of these posts, but it was still a pretty interesting read! I'm just glad it's not another AITA...

20points

The Redhead 12 months ago

Pregnancy. You can be low to no risk, eat everything you're supposed to avoid what you should, go to all your appointments & still have a micro-preemie and both nearly die.

11points

OneHappyPuppy 12 months ago

Well, one's missing. Flour. The most powerful explosive, it's combustible if kept improperly in a closed container. That's why it comes in paper bags. Anything powdered is combustible, I've seen cinnamon powder combust out of nowhere

7points

Sky Render 12 months ago

Any powder, really. Makes for fun times when you work in packaging for a primarily flour-and-grain institution and some brain trust brings a lighter onto the production floor...

4points

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