5 Dangerous Everyday Household Items!
5 Dangerous Everyday Household Items!
A home should be a place of safety & comfort.
However accidents can and do happen, often caused by a household item you didn’t realize could be dangerous.
In this list we’ll be showing you 5 dangerous everyday household items.
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5) Ionization Smoke Detectors
Although they save thousands of lives every year and every household should have one, smoke detectors do carry a little risk.
Inside a smoke detector is a radioactive material called Americium-241 which ionizes the air around it and should smoke come into contact with the air it sounds the alarm.
Americium-241 emits alpha particles and low energy gamma rays.
This means they are completely safe stuck to the ceiling, however should one ever take apart a smoke detector and come into contact with the radioactive material, the danger does increase.
Nothing realistically will happen right away as the amount is so tiny but it can still manifest into cancer.
There is a lot of debate and research into the topic, some researchers say they don’t pose a big threat even if touched, other researchers say one should never touch the radioactive material.
Your best bet is to stick to the safe side and never open up and take apart a smoke detector.
4) Thermometers & Some Light Bulbs
If you have an old school thermometer that isn’t digital it most likely will contain mercury.
Light bulbs such as fluorescent or some energy saving light bulbs also contain mercury.
Mercury is a metal that’s in liquid form at room temperature.
It is also very poisonous.
So should you break something that contains mercury and it comes spilling out you need to be very careful when cleaning it up.
Direct contact is highly advised against, but Mercury also vaporizes in the air.
This means breathing in the fumes can lead to some serious consequences.
Although only small amounts are found in thermometers and light bulbs, it can still pack a punch if handled incorrectly.
Always wear gloves, ventilate the room, and if possible wear a mask when cleaning up.
If you do inhale the fumes you can expect chest pains, shaking, twitches, difficulty breathing, and even coughing up blood.
3) Gas Powered Appliances
Gas powered appliances can be very dangerous and deadly without you even knowing.
The problem comes in the form an odorless gas called carbon monoxide.
If a gas powered appliances is defective it can release carbon monoxide which is very deadly.
The worst part is you won’t even realize your breathing in the deadly gas as it has no smell.
However there are a few warning symptoms such as headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion.
If one doesn’t get into fresh air soon, they will die.
Luckily carbon monoxide detectors are cheap and very effective, we highly recommend every household that uses gas in any way, has a carbon monoxide detector near a gas appliance.
2) Household Cleaners
Household cleaners contain a cocktail of dangerous chemicals.
For example most oven cleaners contain corrosive alkalis which can effect your gastrointestinal track and respiratory system if inhaled or ingested.
Furniture polishes contain chemicals that can be absorbed into your skin and cause cancer.
Toilet bowl cleaners contain such corrosive chemicals they can even cause burns on your skin and eyes.
Essentially always wear gloves when using these chemicals and keep them out of reach of children and everything will be fine.
1) Extension Cords
While an extension cord itself isn’t dangerous, the way they are commonly used are.
They are the leading cause of house fires in the U.S.
Many people don’t realize there is a voltage capacity and plug in as much as they can.
Plus they are usually found on the floor, under furniture and on carpets.
Some go as far as plugging in cheaply made electronics that don’t adhere to safety regulations and leaving them unattended.
All this together is a huge fire hazard.
The best solution is to just be sensible with how much you plug in and never buy cheap, badly built electronics that aren’t regulated.
The recent increase in e-cigarettes exploding is a perfect example, since it’s a market that’s blowing up some dodgy manufactures are trying to produce products as cheaply as possible just to make more profit.
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thanks for sharing
Older ones have radioactive material in it but not enough exposure to kill you
mercury as a metal isn’t that toxic. only vapor and salts lol
I glad I saw this I was taking apart a smoke detector for the battery and it’s reader
Almost anything can be dangerous, even your TV or PC monitor.
I was messing with toilet cleaner one day and I had the worst stomache ake I’ve ever had I wonder why
A stick is dangerous if used incorrectly… Guns, the things that keep the corrupt federal governmental agencies at bay, America free, safe and feared can be used for propaganda and be considered dangerous if misused….. anything used wrong can be dangerous….
Smoke detectors are useful for making a nuclear bombs to destroy your hated country or continent
apha dezintegration is helium (2 protons and 2 neutrons),right?
And I once licked a Duracell battery for a whole day
In the US, gasses used for appliances (either methane or propane) has an oderant added to it giving a distinctive smell, thus warning of a leak.
5- the best way to protect against Americium in your smoke detectors is to buy photoelectric detectors and throw out the ionization detectors. Photoelectric detectors don’t have any radioactive material.
4- buying led lights instead of cfl means you have no mercury in the bulbs.
3- the best way to know you have carbon monoxide poisoning is that your carbon monoxide alarm is sounding beep beep beep beep. Don’t place it close to the appliance as this video suggests because it will lead to false alarms.
1- a high quality extension cord will have a circuit breaker to cut power if it’s overloaded. Don’t buy cheap ones without this protection.
My sister accidently sat on my thermometer But the red mercury came out. My sister is ok.
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Is it very dangerous if you take it out and store it without any protect?
Scientists cry when hearing merKury!!!AAAAAAAHHHHHH
The next most dangerous household item is anti static brushes
Because of the low penetration of alpha radiation, americium-241 only poses a health risk when ingested or inhaled.
My PC is plugged into an extension cord now, and nothing bad has never happened.
Americium is not very dangerous even though it is radio…..
None of these items are dangerous even remotely, as long as you don’t try to set your gas powered stuff on fire, try to eat a thermometer or cleaning appliances, shove your extension cord into a toaster then you are fine
Now for the ionization smoke detector, you are just plain fucking wrong, there is literally no fucking danger at all, it has less than 1/5th of a microgram of americium, which is already low level radioactivity and can’t do any harm, let along penetrate even a centimeter of air. EVEN IF YOU EAT IT THERE WILL BE NO CONSEQUENCES!!! The radioactivity is so low that it cannot hurt you for the short amount of time it is in your body.
The smoke detectors are much more dangerous when they get old. I don’t know what "old" is.
5. Smoke detectors release very little radiation. No harm there
These items ARE NOT dangers if you use them properly.
yes yes, i sit below a smoke detector every day
i took apart a smoke dector
thx 😂😈😈
can you fuck off with your fake title and misleading thumbnail?
every electronic emits radiation, it’s just not enough though
Thank you for stating the obvious 👍
2 is over exagerated
smoke sector posing radiation risk 💨
The safest smoke alarms are photoelectric.
Was this guys just born? Carbon Monoxide has a powerful smell that is added to the gas by the provider so you would know you have a leak.
Mercury is not dangerous if you tuch it unless you have cuts on your hands. It is the vapours you breathe in that cause mercury poisoning
Ionising smoke detectors were installed my apartment, one directly above my sofa near my bed. I started having insomnia and head aches develop over time since the installation. Before this when there was only regular smoke detectors I didn’t experience these issues.
mercury is not that dangerous a youtuber stuck his arm in murcury and was perfectly fine.
3:35 How do I use my furniture now
2:31 Buy a carbon monoxide alarm.
Damn ding dang music ,intros
I’ve collected over 30 1microcurie older samples of Americium 241. I have a death wish due to my strong desire to die cuz life sucks. it’s already affected my thyroid & caused me to stink a severe sour smell. I hope sooner than later I develop cancer but who knows I’m probably immortal
In the Netherlands we just add a smell to carbon monoxide
smoke detectors use alpha wave radiation, so it can’t do shit to you unless you fucking inject it inside of yourself AND I DOUBT ANY HUMAN WOULD INJECT AMERICIUM INSIDE THEM, direct contact with mercury cant do shit, but if you inhale it you’re quite fucked, carbon monoxide detectors exist so no big deal there, you can just wear safety for household cleaners, there are something called breakers
On the extension cord I just buy the ones that only have one plug just for that reason. If it’s not there then you can’t plug in more then there sld be.
The americium is completely safe (until you eat it, shove it up where the sun dosnt shine..)
Fuck off you grubby yob why don’t you do a top 5 on ways to push your nan down the stairs
Added note. The Americium in the smoke detector is embedded in gold. Hope no one tries to separate it out from the radioactive source. It can’t be separated and radioactive gold isn’t something that should be in your jewelry
If u break the thermometer, you need to pour sulphur on it to form another non toxic material.
SMOKE DETECTORS ARE NOT DANGEROUS. PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORD RADIATION DOESN’T MEAN BAD THINGS
What a wonderful video thank you