Three people killed by foot massage machines
December 17th, 2008 by James
A company that manufactures foot massage machines has issued a warning to customers after three people accidentally killed themselves while attempting to use the machine on their neck/shoulders:
In the most recent case, a woman removed the cloth cover of the machine and ended up strangling herself when her shirt collar was caught in its massage rollers. The other two deaths also seem to have occurred in a similar manner. No recall of the product has been issued, but the manufacturer thought it would be a good idea to issue a public warning.
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This is why Massage Machines must be powered by humans
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=_lJkNAKClys
You can’t save people from their own stupidity in the end…
Let’s start it.
- Coroners happily reported that rigor mortis took twice as long as normal to set in at the neck.
- Stories like this choke me up.
- Also found in the victims’ apartments: stereos with frayed power cords in the bath, old and leaky gas stoves with pilot lights out, dozens of candles directly beneath the curtains, and a curling iron that had been left on since 1996.
It does sound stupid, but if you need a massage and you’re looking at your foot massage machine, the thought of using it on your shoulders is bound to cross your mind, and it doesn’t exactly look dangerous. I bet thousands of people do it and live to
tell the storykeep it a secret.two words :
Natural selection.
one word:
Darwinism.
No words:
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a link to Japanese newsite.
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/crime/081216/crm0812161921019-n1.htm
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