15 Deaths That Could’ve Been Avoided With Common Sense

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4. Just A Swig And A Smoke

Forty-three-year-old North Carolinian, Gary, visiting his friend’s apartment (apparently while his friend was out— or at least in the washroom) happened to notice a salsa jar full of a golden liquid. Apparently not thinking that it could possibly be urine, Gary decided to take a swig. Well… he was right: it wasn’t urine. It was in fact gasoline. This was kept on the kitchen counter so that Gary’s friend could wash grease from his hands (he was a mechanic, who apparently didn’t care about the price of gas). Quickly spitting out the gas, Gary needed a way to relax after such a disgusting experience. The best way Gary could think to relax was to have a smoke. Now, for all of the even very basically educated readers here: what happens when fire meets even the vapours of an accelerant like gasoline? That’s right: ignition. So, for all of those who have been buying in spite of all the warnings on the cartons: smoking kills. You’re welcome.

3. Stealing Copper Wire

Don’t worry, this photo is nothing more than stage makeup for a Freddy Krueger fan (seriously). The victim of this incident looked far, far worse. Now besides the fact that stealing copper wire is quite illegal, attempting to steal live copper wire is both very illegal, very dangerous, and incredibly stupid because, so long as it’s live, the thief will always end up not being. This particular thief was a sixteen-year-old kid from Leeds, U.K. Given the gnarly hand photo above, and the fact that electricity can render a human being completely to ash in the blink of an eye, perhaps this may be enough to at least dissuade readers from having a go at stealing copper wire. If one must steal copper, do it from bins at a hardware store where the only risk is getting beaten by the owner or arrested by the police (or both). But live wiring… if one is not knowledgeable enough to know that is deadly by the age of five… one’s parents have failed. That or there is a severe mental deficiency; genetic mutation is possible after all.

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