While we think that our home is our safe haven, in reality, it's probably more dangerous than we realize.
Obvious things like gas-burning stoves and chemical cleaning products aside, there's plenty of questionable stuff lying around that can inflict serious damage on us.
Recently, Reddit user Cool_Kid_Lit_Fam_Sam asked other people on the platform to list these potentially life-threatening household objects and that kickstarted a viral online discussion that has reached 4,400 comments and the number is still growing.

So we compiled some of the most popular replies and present them for your judgment—continue scrolling and upvote the ones you think we need to handle with great caution.
#42
Inserting a copper penny into a screw-in fuse box circuit as a "temporary measure" until replacement fuses can be obtained.
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32points
#43

A garbage disposal sink, seriously if you have long hair and it gets caught in it your in trouble
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32points
#44
Cupboard door. One fast wrong turn and a lucky corner shot to the temple and you’re done.
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31points
#45
Smoke detectors, if you forget to change the battery or you don’t check if your smoke detector is still working, undetected smoke at night when you are sleeping could kill you.
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28points
#46

Every electrical appliance and outlet because it only takes about 10ma of current to start causing a heart to stop beating. And most homes have at least 100 amp main breakers and I know my place has a 200 amp main, they won't pop when it kills you either.
Tons of the stuff in our homes has some sort of plastic in it. They get hot and can give off fumes that will at the very least make us sick and may even start to smoke but not be hot enough to cause the smoke to rise to set off a smoke detector.
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27points
#47
I remember all the boilers being super dangerous when I was younger. I can't really remember why because they where being fazed out in the UK when I was growing up but it was either carbon monoxide or they could blow up
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21points
#48

Too much of certain spices. Some spices contain small amounts of exotic substances, that when consumed too much of, can easily cause organ failure.
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20points
#49
The breaker box is about as dangerous as can be by design code changes.
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19points



