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We have compiled these stories on how seat belts save lives and how neglecting to use them resulted in something else. Along with the recommendation to impose stricter seat belt laws to get people to use their seat belts, this article hopes that these stories will inspire people to really buckle up. It is not every…

In our world, where personal security is valuable, owning and knowing how to use a gun has become a priority for many individuals. The debatable question that remains, how safe is our society in the presence of all types of guns (either legal or illegal) including guns for recreational purposes, such as airsoft guns? Teenagers have become…

In light of the Trayvon Martin case, the Newtown massacre, and a handful of other devastating instances of gun use gone awry in recent years, a discussion of the risks and responsibilities of gun ownership is probably in order. According to statistics on Table 18 of the CDC’s National Vital Statistics Report, there were 606 accidental…

In Jim Henson’s whimsically rendered (and uncannily dark) Wizard of Oz analogue—a cult favorite known as Labyrinth—and its inspiration, a young girl travels through a strange land in an alternate dimension to find someone. In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy seeks the Wizard so that he can tell her how to get home. She is…

As the old joke goes, the only thing worse than finding a worm in your apple is finding half of a worm in your apple.  Likewise, it’s natural to react with horror to the prospect of finding a finger in one’s food (although it may not compare to the shock of finding a body in…

In a model constructed by Bill Nye for an 1989 episode of Almost Live, a persistent question is answered:  If you were to jump at the last moment before hitting the ground, would you be able to avoid injury in a falling elevator? For the experiment, Bill Nye places a volunteer named Alan the Egg…

If a single force can be given credit for keeping personal injury attorneys in business, that force is insurance.  To be fair, this is partly because people involved in accidents mainly communicate through their insurance companies; however, it can only be called unfortunate that so many people find it necessary to communicate with their insurance…

Thanks to the sensibilities that devise grotesque horror movies and their proliferation in email forwards during the ‘90s, a number of colorful urban legends have seeped into American folklore, enriching the current body of myth with a dizzying amount of gore.  One genre of ‘90s email forwards comprises public service announcements, usually beginning with the…