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We typically take for granted that anyone with enough technical know-how to go out and tackle some of the DIY creations we’ve seen would also take extra caution when handling soldering irons, hammers, and other potentially hazardous power tools, but apparently, folks are throwing caution to the wind when concocting their own nailguns. We’ll admit, we certainly didn’t realize that home crafted, high-powered staplers were becoming all the rage, but according to a recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “injuries involving nailguns have risen 200-percent since 1991.” Notably, around 40-percent of the 37,000 reported nailgun injuries last year were purportedly due to consumer negligence while not on the job, leaving us to assume that it’s the haphazard consumers boosting the stats. Still, these issues pale in comparison to the mayhem we’d be dealing with if railgun equipment somehow slipped into local hardware shops.
[Via El Reg]
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A PSP residing in the pocket of a Michigan elementary school student caught fire in the kid’s pants and caused burns to the boy’s inner leg. The boy escaped serious harm, only being treated for minor burns at the hospital. But maybe Chen should start considering what he puts or doesn’t put in his pants. [Click On Detroit via Kotaku]
