The Hidden Dangers of Everyday Objects

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[@instrumental94]

Z3❤0 bm 🎉iov😢

[@treytucker9948]

Always heard of mothballs being used to keep snakes away, (which doesn't work by the way.) But I never knew what they were originally made for.

[@meetoo594]

@@treytucker9948 Handy for making homemade napalm as well, allegedly......

[@guarana1984]

​@@instrumental94 kkkip lo😊ol😊popp😊

[@adamazingballs]

You don't need a vpn you youtube shill, all you are doing is giving your data to another company.

[@glennlaroche1524]

My fridge is NOT trying to murder me. That said, I'm keeping an eye on the microwave.

[@willmfrank]

And your microwave is probably also keeping an eye on you...👀

[@lulujanuary]

​@@willmfrank 😂😂😂😂

[@xander8in]

I tried to keep an eye on my fridge, but it was running and I couldn't catch up

[@Alphoric]

@@xander8in that’s a dad of 14 type of joke

[@wile-e-coyote8371]

Yet.

[@bjornpalmqvist3780]

"It is very unlikely that you have 19:th century books with green arsenic paint laying around" I had a bad feeling when I heard this, and sure enough.. I found a couple of old german botany textbooks in my bookshelf with a very suspicious green color. Turns out, picking up the old books the university library was giving away for free instead of throwing away might not have been such a great idea after all..

[@sdg2450]

❤😂❤❤1 we w2897

[@alysland4340]

@@ether4211 I had to look this one up. WOW something good to know about old books. Thanks

[@mysakus]

It's worth mentioning there's another "danger" when reading very old books since some fungi find the enviroment of the interior of shelf-stored book quite appealing and they're kind of "funny mushrooms". There is a term "book sniffing" well established and people do that since middle ages. 🙂

[@Iphap420]

You should lick it

[@Nylak-Otter]

I have a ton of these on subjects I enjoy, and had no idea until a few years ago. I also absorbed these from old collections, estate sales, and university clear-outs. They're displayed and handled appropriately now, but I never had a problem with them that I noticed, but...yeah.

[@Sally4th_]

So someone who works in an antiquarian bookshop that still issues paper receipts and is germ conscious so sanitises their hands between transactions and wipes surfaces down with bleach at the end of the day is basically screwed. Good to know, thanks Simon! ;)

[@GretchArmstrong]

RIP...

[@Ballissle]

You just can't win

[@marcushull12]

Not too far fetched a scenario, I bet there are quite a few such people lol

[@rpgspree]

Hand sanitizer also makes skin more susceptible to BPA absorption. It's perhaps better to keep your hands from your face and wash up at break time.

[@Chris_Garman]

@@rpgspree 100 times increased absorption.

[@martinstallard2742]

0:56 toothpaste 3:58 receipt paper 5:51 mothballs 7:07 hand sanitizer 8:47 bleach 10:24 books 13:15 cfl light bulbs

[@Nefville]

Our grandkids are going to wonder how we didn't all die, in the same way we think about people in the 1920's or even worse the Victorian era.

[@lulujanuary]

Good point

[@youmaycallmeken]

The very slow absorption of lead may have lowered our IQs, but as lead was fazed out of products other things came about to lower our IQs such as TV, video tapes, DVDs, streaming, Facebook, and KZbin (other than Simon channels of course).

[@Nylak-Otter]

Joke's on you; I collect old books on topics that I enjoy, and I absolutely have a series of shelves dedicated to books that have green arsenic-containing ink. Most were found in used book collections by myself or friends, so not in any official process. Those shelves are kept in a sealed bookcase with suctioned glass doors now that I found out about this a few years ago, but before that I had no idea! 😄 Good thing they don't get handled much since they're usually pretty fragile. Now I use proper handling procedures. And when I need to use them as a reference, I copy down the parts I need for future reference so they don't need to be handled multiple times. There's a ton of useful information on certain skills that have been tossed aside today.

[@karlj8092]

Your opening reminded me of a teaser for the local news in Sacramento. The newscaster announced, "Are you eating cheese that was made in a bathtub and stirred with a toilet brush? Tune in at 5:00 to find out for sure!" We tuned in and found out a local church held a craft fair and fund raiser. One elderly lady was found to have dementia, but it was a day after she had sold her cheese. The church was very sorry and desperate to get it all back. Quickly! LOL

[@lulujanuary]

😂😂😂

[@AstraSystem]

I definitely bought into the "environmentally friendly" hype of the CFL lightbulbs. It was years before I read that they contained mercury but I thought well it must be a tiny amount and not a big deal so I continued to buy them until LED lights came along and were said to be more energy efficient. I also didn't know they were supposed to be disposed of in any particular way when broken. I would just pick up the big shards with my fingers, sweep the rest, toss it in the trash. I'm not even sure I bothered to wash my hands because I thought it was just a lightbulb like any other lightbulb. I'd wondered why barely any stores have CFL bulbs now.

[@thephoenixking1086]

I am glad LEDs exist, my current LED Bulbs are by a long shot the brightest in the house yet use no where near as much power as other bulbs. I mean my entire room (1,000 Lumens + 2 x 600 Lumens) bulbs together use less power than just ONE 850 Lumens CFL, proving that CFLs are not really that power efficient. Plus LEDs tend to run colder, last longer, can be RGB and so on. Then we get OLED, LED LCD, QLED and well nearly everything these days is LED hah, what an awesome unvension that changed the world.

[@wizardsuth]

Washing your hands wouldn't help much since the mercury would be a vapour, and there's no way to wash your lungs.

[@davidg4288]

Things are actually improving, the old big tubular fluorescent lights contained a lot more mercury and they regularly smashed them to get them in the trash. CFL's were actually safer and LED's are safer still. Kind of like DDT was bad but it replaced arsenic. Now a bunch of less bad (but still bad) chemicals have replaced DDT. Gasoline contained lead which was a terrible idea, then unleaded contained a lot of benzene which was less terrible but still a carcinogen. Now they cut the benzene way down but gasoline is still presumably nasty stuff to inhale or get on you.

[@TheSimoc]

@@wizardsuth There is also traces of liquid mercury due to condensation into inner surfaces, and the piece of amalgam which is the source for the mercury vapor during operation. Also, the luminescent coating on the inner surface of the tube is toxic. You are right though that the biggest concern is the mercury vapor you get a cloud of if the lamp was on during breakage, so ventilation and evacuation of the room for a while is essential, but also the washing of hands (and avoiding to touch in first place) is good idea. But hysteria aside, all in all any exposure from single broken CFL is miniscule. You likely get more mercury from a canful of tunafish. And there are still lots of youtubers making scientific experiments or outright playing with liquid mercury without too much worrying. Mostly the health issues due to mercury only affect those who get exposure with mercury on daily basis due to profession where mercury is used (like CFL production), or highly contaminated environment (landfills and their vicinities etc.). On the other hand, I'm extraordinarily surprised someone could have been unaware of CFL mercury content and related issues. It has been well and widely known thing, even before advent of CFLs, those "good ol' non-compact fluorescent lamps" even contained (and still do, as long as they are still made) liquid mercury instead of amalgam, which was even more harmful as it tended to "run away" into unreachable places in house and was significantly more evaporative in room temperature than the amalgam form. And in most developed nations at least, it has been widely advertized that you may not throw them into household waste.

[@kitefan1]

@@davidg4288 Original gasoline was lead free. The lead was added to reduce engine knocking. The pesticide was lead arsenate (also lead) which just hangs around in the top couple of feet of soil where it was used such as a former orchard.

[@The_Blazement]

working with cleaning chemicals is like "Oops! All Mustard Gas"

[@mho...]

As german Electrician, i was shocked during my apprenticeship at how delicately & "hazard material" like these energy saving bulbs had to be handled when we replaced them with "not dangerous" ones! it was all "sondermüll" special trash we had to bring to a place that handles hanzardous materials. its basically illegal to add them to normal garbage🙄but no normal person really knew/cared about it!

[@kitefan1]

sondermüll is hazardous waste in English.

[@spammingeddie924]

Shocked Electricians.. My inner eye is making epic movies again.

[@dinsdalemontypiranha4349]

That was great Simon! Both serious and funny at the same time. You and your writers did a great job.

[@lemonlily4022]

I agree - who knew learning about mothballs and toothpaste could be so entertaining 😂

[@MrMuz99]

​@Lemon Lily - Simon can make Any subject matter entertaining, imo.

[@MarsLonsen]

Thanks mom

[@meaghangarlick10]

I remember playing with loads and loads of asbestos during house renovations as a child. I can't imagine that's gonna be a great outcome when I'm older

[@YeeLeeHaw]

I suggest you do a full checkup on your body with your doctor, especially the chest and lungs. Detecting cancers early significantly increase your chances of surviving. Don't forget to mention the thing you said here to them.

[@acid3129]

I do have an arsenic cover book it's kept in an air tight box with a vacuum hose attachment on it . When opened we stick a hose on to it break the seal turn the hoover on to extract the build up

[@zachcarney3910]

"Any books printed before 1978"... Growing up in the 90's, a lot of my school books were very very dated lol. Can't say I remember dates of all my books but I absolutely remember laughing that someone's text book in 5th or 6th grade had been signed by his father years prior. Certainly was that old.

[@buckstop]

If it's a school textbook that was regularly used you should be fine since everyone who opened it up got a small dose and it didn't get to build up. That also means dozens of microdoses of lead in children but that's neither here nor there

[@StayCoolKeto]

*I remember once in science class in the 90s we got this book when were doing some stuff on rockets; it said one day we hope to go to the moon lol* 😭

[@corvidsRcool]

Our state history books were from the 50s or something and we were using then in the 80s. I guess it's just as well that we didn't really learn about anything past the early 1800s (it was only a half year class). ETA: And we had to share them with another school. Rural counties, man. 🤷‍♀

[@bunkerhill4854]

My memory from the 1950s and 1960s was the use of powdered asbestos. In school we used to mix powdered asbestos with water and form the paste into heads for hand and finger puppets. Great class project! Later I used it mixed with fibreglass resins in the building of small boats. Somehow, no lung cancer, so far.

[@juzoli]

The dangers of asbestos is just a bit overrated. The ones who are really at risk are the ones who are continuously exposed, like construction workers. Your are probably fine after a single exposure.

[@danielwestcott515]

Asbestos is only dangerous when it’s dry and in the air. If you wet it down it can’t be kicked up into the air and be inhaled.

[@magichands135]

I'm guessing you are born in the 40s and in your 70s now. I think that is way too late to still develop any form of asbestos related illness, having worked with it at that early age. My grandfather handled asbestos later in his life, indirectly, as a mechanic. He dead in the 70s at age 56. Asbestos is dangerous stuff when broken and you and your friends were lucky. Enjoy life ;)

[@bunkerhill4854]

@@magichands135 Yes, I was born in the 40s. However, based on an advanced, obscure and little known branch of mathematics, I am not in my 70s. Has to do with time travel.

[@sheldontucker4287]

Also born in forties. As a kid loved science. The govt would send on request an Asbestos, Wonder Fabric kit. It included a Rocklike.thing with Asbestos threads sticking out, a fabric made of Asbestos and what looked like cotton balls of Asbestos. As per suggestions I tried to burn the fabric .Couldn't burn. Pull the threads and blow them into the air, and do both with the cotton ball like stuff. I surprisingly havelived to my late 70's and in relatively good health. PS. Also smoked for 25 yrs, in college did some pot and lots of drinking(do not remember my Junior year at all.), ate unhealthy till my 30's until my wife made me stop, tried boxing in the army ..with multiple knockouts(this before concussions were discussed and really understood.). , etc., etc. Yet still here and coherent (mostly).

[@adamhebert5365]

Look at that beautiful example of basophilic stippling at 13:05. Very nice. Love the time and effort put into these vids.

[@abbymonta650]

Having worked as an Electrician, I can also attest to the terrifying fact that CFL lightbulbs have a horrifyingly high proclivity to overheat and explode in the socket! None of the Electricians I worked with would even allow them in their homes!

[@robertpinheiro5373]

I've seen so many cfls blow up, I haven't used anything bet leds for the last 7 years. Been against code for a few years now to use anything but led lights

[@kitefan1]

Thanks. didn't know that. I just hated them from the start because they collect dust and there were so many don'ts. No use: upside down, enclosed fixtures and so on. I'm old enough I just want to go to the store and buy a bulb. We've finally gotten there after about 15 yrs.

[@sherylcascadden4988]

This is a shame. More shameful is California's law requiring CFLs instead of incandescent bulbs. I have two three-way lamps I cannot get three-way bulbs for.

[@robertpinheiro5373]

@@sherylcascadden4988 for a start there is no such thing as a 3 way bulb that's a switching issue so any bulb will work and if your in Canada incandescent bulbs are illegal to use and import into the country 100% leds for everything

[@sherylcascadden4988]

@@robertpinheiro5373 I have two lamps designed to take three-way bulbs. I bought one in 1980, and my grandmother gave me the other one. The bulbs for these have two filaments, one at one level (say 50 watts), and the other at double that, so off to first click is the low one only, second click is high one only, and third is both, and fourth turns it off again. It isn't that I can't use the lamp, it's that I can't use it as intended. Canada is not California. California passed a law in 2014 outlawing incandescent bulbs. They were being phased out anyway because compact fluorescent bulbs were more energy efficient. I found out today that California will be phasing out CFL in favor of LED this year and no longer allowing CFL to be sold next year. Considering how hard it's been to find LED lights that fit in standard light sockets until recently, I think the lighting industry has been fighting this.

[@efarnsworth41]

Would love to see a new channel dedicated to doing in depth breakdowns about different animals, plants, ecosystems, and regional/state/national parks. Maybe call it naturegraphics

[@davescott7680]

Oh dam. Don't give him any more ideas for any more channels. I'm just going to have to rename my KZbin favourites link to YouSimon

[@LaurieAnnCurry]

@@davescott7680#facts

[@nicoleh3703]

I actually watched a documentary about how things in your home would try to kill you over the ages. Surprisingly, one was sugar, when it was first mass produced. Apparently it was a status symbol, so people would eat it with everything and shape it to look like all sorts of foods. Bacon shaped sugar was a thing.

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

I think I've seen the same documentary because I remember bacon shaped sugar specifically! 😂 was that the same doc that talked about medieval chimneys being packed with thatch and all sorts of flammable stuff that just seemed to be asking for a housefire?

[@nicoleh3703]

@@RealElongatedMuskrat I think it was! They mentioned how many people were given "Teeth" as the cause of death.

[@femkevanwageningen6068]

I have seen it to!😂

[@justinanderson267]

Wow... You know, I rolled a joint using a Walmart receipt once. It was the most amazing looking thing. A joint that said Wal Mart right across the side. I took one hit. It was unsmokable lmao

[@robertruark4051]

Back in the day a buddy of mine and myself were camping we had a big old fat sack and no papers. We're roled joints out of a catalog for a electronics store. That could possibly explain my mental state to this day LOL 🤪🤪🤪🤪.

[@lulujanuary]

We used to use pages out the Bible, not to be rebellious, but cos the paper was nice and thin.

[@JasmineAnahera]

Thanks Jeebus for getting the Bible printed on rice paper. You’re a G 😂

[@burrahobbit]

Never mix bleach with ANYTHING except water. I was helping out at a restaurant where I don't usually work and the manager was mixing bleach into their peroxide based sanitizer. I never went back.

[@Skorpychan]

And flush after cleaning the toilet with it. Then flush again before using the toilet.

[@JonnyMack33]

Bleach mixed with acid creates Chlorine Gas... which is extremely deadly. The amount of cleaners that I've had to tell, or actually stop them from doing or is ridiculous.

[@burrahobbit]

@@JonnyMack33 Bleach and peroxide releases free oxygen which promotes fires, bleach and rubbing alcohol creates chloroform

[@WolfgangDoW]

​@@JonnyMack33 peroxide is a strong alkaline, not acid

[@JonnyMack33]

@@WolfgangDoW i didn't say it was.. i said bleach (Sodium hypochlorite) creates and releases chlorine gas when mixed with acids.. sodium hydrogen sulfate is very common in toilet cleaners and therefore dangerous.

[@ether4211]

So two important points. You missed that for hand sanitizer the CDC had to release an alert explaining that these products DO NOT CLEAN YOUR HANDS! They only work as a stop-gap at being "better then nothing" if you don't have water/soap... But it takes LONGER for hand sanitizer to work, meaning that unless you're at a beach/park with no bathrooms you should always opt to wash your hands properly to remove all contaminants! So instead of buying that bottle of sanitiser buy a soap pump pack to take with you when you travel. Overusing sanitiser will dry out your skin increasing the chance of infection and risk poisoning though inhalation of fumes and absorption via skin. People should avoid any hand sanitiser with additives like fragrance, essential oils or colourants as this increases the poisoning/allergy risk. Overusing disinfectants can lead to immune issues but are also a key factor in the rise in antibiotic resistance. Second is that the reason why bleach may seem to reduce allergies is via "Toxic Induced Loss of Tolerance" - basically your immune system is busy trying to deal with the fumes in your lungs which leads to "masking" of those normal allergy symptoms as your body can only do so much at once. Studying toxicology the big takeaway is that everything can be toxic in the wrong dose/person - so make sure you check the labels on chemical products and pay attention to warnings, safe use instructions and expiration dates - you wouldn't drink expired milk so don't use expired chemicals!

[@johnclaybaugh9536]

Pretty much everyone already knows that. But we know "better then nothing" isn't a real quote because the professionals generally know the difference between then and than. There are plenty of situations when washing the hands isn't practical as well. So hand sanitizer is useful. I try to limit the number of times I use the stuff because it does damage the hands. But I'm also not going to wash my hands 37 times a day.

[@lulujanuary]

Really interesting and I didn't know any of that. Thank you

[@Inspectorzinn2]

I guarantee going to a public restroom and grabbing the faucet handle to turn off the water, pump soap, dispense a paper towel and open the door to exit is going to leave you with more germs than using quality hand sanitizer. Real word tests show this. A sanitary lab test of hand wash vs hand sanitizer does not replicate real world conditions. Also, 95% of people do not wash their hands correctly as is done in a lab, once again hand sanitizer will be more effective for 95% of people because nobody washes their hands corrects as is done in a CDC lab test.

[@Inspectorzinn2]

also disinfectants have nothing to do with the rise of antibiotic resistance. Disinfectants are not antibiotics, hence they will never cause increased resistance to antibiotics. Rubbing alcohol is a disinfectant that will kill 99.99999% of bacteria. They cannot develop resistance to rubbing alcohol and never have.

[@AstoundingAmelia]

There are a few things in here which I feel aren't fully explained, for one when it comes to antibiotic resistant bacteria part of the equation is improper cleaning such as not using disinfectant products properly or fully using soap/sanitizer since when used properly they don't leave any bacteria behind in the first place meaning there is no chance for it to become resistant (necromancy isn't a thing for bacteria). Also things like people not taking the full dose of meds is another factor that influences this, overuse isn't the biggest issue

[@boldandthebeautifulgimbal2881]

14:40 What break? You’ve just ended!! Simon, Simon, keep moderately entertaining me!!!!

[@deoge3278]

1 of my most vivid memories from when I was little was the smell of mothballs. My great gma had them in everything. I love that smell to this day 🤘😳😊

[@GrandDukeMushroom]

i always thought the moths left the bals there :) i never seen the moth balls but my imagination said they were living happy lives

[@lavaboatcubesupportsukrain7539]

When you talked about lead in older books it made me remember a video I watched about a book that was made to show the dangers of arsenic wallpaper and contained samples of it.

[@isaacanderson7160]

Lead based paint in older houses is a big problem in the US I’ve had to sign agreements in leases saying lead based paint might’ve been used and they’re not liable.

[@NicholasJeffery]

Simon giving us more reasons to be rationally paranoid at everyday objects because ghosts aren't real 🤣

[@electricspider2267]

Ghosts are real, and they're coming for you.

[@Telthar]

Had a CFL lightbulb just shatter as I was unscrewing it (quite gently as I knew about the danger). My hand was showered in a silver powder. Went back to incandescent after this until LED became affordable. Had another CFL bulb crack just picking it up out of the package. Obviously, manufacturing standards weren't the best with these.

[@Rekuzan]

TBH, you'd be hard pressed to find anything in my fridge that isn't trying to kill me...

[@justinlang8881]

It's also worth noting that hand sanitizer actually increases the amount of BPA that can be absorbed through the skin. So using hand sanitizer in a place where you touch receipts all day(ie: working retail) is bad news.

[@Chris_Garman]

Increases it 100 times.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

13:10 all those comics as a kid and lacking your finger to grip the pages as you turned them over....no wonder I'm addicted to old fishing weights! 🤪

[@Moondog-wc4vm]

After watching this I am so glad that I never made much use of any of the (SCARY DANGEROUS THINGS) mentioned. Never seen a mothball in my life. All my paper books are post 1980 and I haven't even looked at one of them in at least 15 years since I started using e-readers. I never liked the taste of toothpaste, so I've only been using a toothbrush and mouthwash for about 25 years. (Cue Simon posting a video about the vile dangers of mouthwash!) Hand sanitizer, well I'm cheap so I used ordinary soap from I was very young, to right now, completely ignoring the pandemic horror stories. Bleach I've used for cleaning things all my life, but not multiplre times a day so if it kills me now that I'm old I just don't care. I've never even seen those light bulbs, but I'm a big fan of Mercury and always have been so I figure if that hasn't done me in by now then I'm basically bombproof 🤣🤣🤣 although maybe it's time for the hammer to fall.

[@taylorbug9]

My mom's fiance's house caught on fire because of some old lithium batteries in the garage. The garage door was open, so the breeze coming in fed the fire. It was pretty scary for everyone. Even damaged the neighbor's house.

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

How did they catch fire!?

[@jasontofini3412]

@@JohnDoe-qz1ql old lithium batteries

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

@@jasontofini3412 so some old lithium batteries caught old lithium batteries on fire?

[@JohnDoe-qz1ql]

@@jasontofini3412 so some old lithium batteries caught old lithium batteries on fire?

[@nickns732]

@@JohnDoe-qz1ql Old lithium batteries swell with age. Eventually they crack open, and the oxygen in the air is all it takes to ignite them. Thats why the Galaxy Note 7 phones were exploding.

[@justandy333]

An interesting side note on the topic of toothpaste. I used to suffer from horrendous mouth ulcers, I'd literally have 6 or 7 at any 1 time. It was horrible! I dont normally follow news articles in regards to your health because most of it is just scaremongering hogwash. But 1 did catch my eye. 'Sodium Laurel Sulphate', this substance is commonly used in toothpastes and was said to be linked to mouth ulcers. Its a foaming agent. At this point i was willing to try anything. So I found a toothpaste that didnt contain Sodium Laurel Sulphate and they cleared up virtually overnight! I was stunned and very very happy with the results. The only time I get mouth uclers now is if I accidentlly bite the inside of my mouth. If you suffer from mouth ulcers, give it a go.

[@vashsunglasses]

I get mouth ulcers from mouthwash with Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC) in it. Before I realized what was happening I had 30 sores on the inside of my mouth and both sides of my tongue. When you look CPC up it says it's good for sores and ulcers so at first I kept using it. Very few sources will also tell you that it can CAUSE sores and ulcers too in some rare cases.

[@sandasturner9529]

Thanks for the PSA🙂😁!!!!!!

[@justandy333]

@@sandasturner9529 you're welcome 🤗

[@tabbi888]

Both my 2 daughters and myself had the same problem till we changed toothpaste.

[@bluelagoon1980]

SLS is such a common ingredient in shampoo and household cleansers, so the idea of putting it into toothpaste so that it will look more foamy (and fool you into thinking it is working better) is bizarre. It is also one of the main things responsible for that lingering bitter taste in your mouth that alters the way you taste food for a time after you brush.

[@mizstories9646]

Ah thanks so much Simon. I was just running out of things to worry about.

[@TheKalaxis]

Me: *Reads an original printing fancy Winnie the Pooh book* 10 mins later: *Dies*

[@Consisto7]

Would love another video like this. This was very informative and funny!

[@mattsiede443]

Q: Have you ever smelled mothballs?? A: No, I can't get their legs Apart far enough! 😅😅

[@casjean8904]

i spit! lol

[@inkorrow9310]

My mom passed on a book that her great grandma made in '79. I am currently in the process of an early childhood education degree and needed to bring in a childhood book and so i was talking to my mom about that book and she said it wouldnt be surprising if that book was made with lead paint.

[@ABentPaperclip]

whoa.. #1 is super relevant to me, i recently started having very sensitive teeth and wondered what might be causing it, andI think it correlates with a new brand of toothpaste I started using a few months back!

[@johntakolander8613]

Very good and informative. But the worst might be asphalt and rubber dust from the traffic?

[@lulujanuary]

😧

[@joshhigh8488]

"It's shocking, we know!" @0:27 Puns, Simon? Really? My Good Man, you are an absolute doily.

[@danielmarcus420]

I appreciate your content so much Simon! Love all your channels!!

[@JamesFromTexas]

Ever since ground fault circuit interruptor outlets were made, throwing a toaster in your bathtub does nothing. As long as the GFCI outlet works properly you can thrown anything plugged into it in water and it'll be fine. Don't try this at home because your outlet may not be functioning or even a fake.

[@heuben]

“Live, laugh, toaster bath”

[@marksterling534]

I hate to admit it, but I kinda liked the smell of moth balls when I was smaller. Of course, I haven't seen anyone use them in ages though. Oh, and in regards to CFL bulbs/fluorescent tubes, as well as things like batteries old electronics, and sharps where I currently live, the garbage company/county tells me to collect the stuff and drive 25 miles/40 kilometers away to a center that has really limited weekday hours to dispose of them. With how extremely easy this is... yeah I think most people put that crap into the trash. Oh, and in other locations I've lived, they also charge you a fee to dispose of such waste.

[@katied4658]

Would now be checking my toothpaste and report back how much each has. From experience of what I used without knowing the ingredients used yet; -Tom's was most gentle -Colgate not as gentle as Tom's -Crest was the harshest -Gel toothpaste was gentle too (will look up name) - Sensodyne was ok on my gums but wasn't effective at preventing cavities for me

[@billpetersen298]

Tossing light bulbs ties into our feelings, with all the chemicals we use. Down the drain, in the garbage, or off to recycling. It’s not gone, it’s now with us, to come back in our food, and water.

[@Fizzwhizz28]

I was already neurotic. Now it’s worse haha 😂 How do we even survive the day?!

[@jacksonmich]

The twisty fluorescent LED bulb. I was doing a termite job in full protective suit I turn my head quick walks right into one of those it was off, inhaled it when I took a deep breath. 10 years ago. Tasted awful funny, but I played with Mercury as a child.

[@elrichvolshebnik]

I had not smelled the smell of mothballs since about 1975. I ordered a polo shirt from the UK. When the package arrived in the mail it had such a weird but familiar smell...mothballs. I guess they're still a thing in the UK.

[@MadScientist512]

Considering toaster chassis' are generally earthed I wouldn't really expect them to electrify a bathtub, and perhaps that's why they're the standard trope. Weird fact: A tissue in a toaster can short it out by turning to conductive carbon when it burns.

[@perdanielsorensen7775]

I have handled hundreds, if not thousands, of CFL and traditional fluorescent tubes over the years, and I have never seen a single one break

[@adamrushworth4372]

1:45 in terms of toothpaste, when I was a young child (around 8) I slipped with my toothbrush and accidentally blinded myself with toothpaste for around a day 🤣🤣

[@Tangobaldy]

Tic tacs burning our mouths in the 70s and a kid died from eating too many popping candy

[@EAWanderer]

07:12 - Homer Simpson quote 😅 Ahhh, I will bear this in mind 😮 I frequently use Hand Sanitiser

[@malectric]

Your sense of humour is as priceless as the information you impart. But wait a minute!. Isn't a bleach injection good for preventing or curing a dose of Covid19? I seem to remember hearing as much from a world-leading authority. Oh, wla on real estate. My mistake 😞

[@jacquelynsmith2351]

When I was a teenager, I told my dentist that my mouth became a bloody mess whenever I brushed my teeth. Apparently, his did too, until he stopped using tartar control toothpaste. So if you have that problem, see if your toothpaste has "tartar control" on the label :)

[@EC-dz4bq]

I love Tartar sauce! Especially on hush puppies!

[@Caleb1874ya]

If they’re not yet bleeding then you’re not done cleaning!

[@Mike-qz4by]

​@@Caleb1874ya thats right. She should try some steel wool for that extra minty clean

[@Nylak-Otter]

Same. I thought it was remnants of the gum disease I had for awhile that I developed when I had organ failure (not enough blood circulation in my entire body, so of course the gums got neglected from circulation, as well). Using Sensodyne fixed it right up.

[@Someaddress555s]

Should have added most degreasers to this list, the industrial strength stuff most people used at their first jobs is really bad to breathe or come in contact with.

[@tuvelat7302]

CFL bulbs. Yeah, that was a foreseeable problem. I've broken one. Cleaning up the mess in the "proper" fashion was a right pain in the backside. Most people are going to grab the vacuum, which is the wrong thing to do. LEDs make more sense, but none of the eco-friendly bulbs seem to last as long as advertised which makes them cost prohibitive.

[@xx7secondsxx]

CFL.... I'm like "Central Florida Lights?" LMADO🤣🤦🏼‍♂️

[@toriahills8008]

The extensive adverts at the begginging and throughout killed it for me.

[@michaelmarks5012]

All the cigarette makers use Naphthalene as a fire retardant that makes a cigarette go out if unattended to. It's their way trying to make a fire safe cigarette.

[@swirrllfolfsky9803]

CFLs are my go to when I can find them. Great for lights that are always on, and my local landfill disposes of them for a negligible fee. The most important thing is just disposing of them properly. Otherwise, they're great

[@lonniemcclure4538]

Why CFLs over LEDs?

[@vennmay2886]

I do actually have quite a number of old books from my great-grandparents to my mother (gotta love the 1950s German chemistry recipes for disaster and 1920s books referencing "the world war" -- no, but honestly, they're my pride. From early copies of nothing new on the western front to old school embellished version of the neverending story) and while most of them are in their closet - I do have quite a number in my living space and when handling them (unless it's a book important to a family member or just fairly expensive/illegal by now) I don't tend to be too careful. So yeah - that's actually quite important for me to know. Never thought about the ink, not quite sure what to do about it. Honestly thanks --- although I have no idea how to test a book for lead

[@sydhenderson6753]

Watch out for 19th century books with green covers. As Simon says, arsenic,

[@luxferre3972]

13:08 Got a completely green book with to collected works of Friedrich Schiller form 1890 in my shelf 😅😅

[@sydhenderson6753]

It was nice knowing you.:)

[@SpankyK]

2:25 Dentist Simon, ridiculous!

[@JLBSICS]

What I got from this is that I cannot be injured by a toaster unless I bring it into a bath. Challenge accepted and then my lawyers will call yours.

[@velvetnightmare3133]

Simon: "you shouldn't put a toaster in the water... shocking!!" Hah.

[@HeathenHammer80]

My wife has to use special toothpaste because regular stuff gives her awful canker sores. I think it might be the pyrophosphates that are the offending substances. Whatever it is, it’s in most toothpastes.

[@knife_knut]

“Ever smelled mothballs?” “Well, yes, of course.” “How did you spread their little legs apart?”

[@phaedrapage4217]

It was consensual, they spread their legs quite willingly.

[@patrickbrumm420]

Filling the entire top of the bristles on your toothbrush is a sales gimmick. They show it to you all the time on TV. But you only need an amount the size of a pea. Try it. It foams up plenty, and your toothpaste lasts longer. Bad for sales...

[@salvsays]

Purrrel sponsorship 😂 8:46

[@cafiend]

Even now, at my local transfer station they won’t take intact CFL bulbs or traditional fluorescent tubes, but if you break them they just get dumped into the regular rubbish compactor.

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Al Sharpton: "Who da hell stole my TOOFFASTE??!!" 😳 😂

[@fischer0762]

I love how we were worried about lead but have no idea on what we’re messing with now

[@Mic_Glow]

0:22 do people not use RCD's? Also bathtub (and water outlets, stainless steel sinks etc.) should have additional grounding wire since the 90's

[@michelew4078]

God this is such a better channel than Brain Blaze! Tightly produced, interesting, and no snorting and belching !

[@sekaramochi1944]

Dude seriously I know the dangers, ZAP even my phone is trying to kill me Oh and Please please please never stop ❤

[@ianmathwiz7]

0:27 "It's shocking, we know!" I see what you did there.

[@thephoenixking1086]

5 More items I can think of that mist people use every day that can cause extreme danger to life: 1 - Your fridge can become an explosive if not looked after due to the compressor. 2 - An Office chair can explode if not looked after or cheaply made (the part that lifts and lowers is under heavy pressure, enough to cause serious harm). 3 - A household boiler can explode with enough force to blow out an entire wall. 4 - A Kettle if knocked onto a child (say they pulled on the wire) can cause extreme burning and possible de*th. 5 - Social Media, this is by FAR the most dangerous out of them all, I don't think I need to explain why hah.

[@jeanmkaufmann]

I work in a pharmacy and we haven't had Purel in stock since the beginning of Covid. 🙂🇨🇦

[@IlluminatiBG]

One form of toilet cleaners you can easily buy is concentrated hydrochloric acid. While it is not particularly dangerous (unless you touch it and keep it in contact with skin for more than 5 minutes), it is not advisable to use to for cleaning of any surfaces that are cleaned with bleach. It is one of the worst smells you can experience.

[@SharonHF]

Hmmm.. so I’m an overweight woman (I won’t lie, 105kg) but work at customer service in a mass retailer handling hundreds of thermal receipts daily. I also pass out the receipt rolls to cashiers and also hold the papers for opening/closing self check outs. Aka lots of receipts.. many,many more than my weight daily. Hmm. I’ve also been exposed to asbestos after being told it wasn’t there.. I can’t remember the reason that was given for poking holes in the ceiling of the shop I was working in, but it caused dust to fall on us while working. After the shop closed, a friend working at the Starbucks next door sent me a photo of the back door of the shop “No entry without proper protection, Asbestos Removal in Process”

[@Telthar]

Was the asbestos just in the walls and things? It is pretty safe if it is enclosed and often the removal of asbestos can cause dangers even if the workmen are doing asbestos they can.

[@SharonHF]

@@Telthar ceiling, walls.. the original shop was built in the 50s and had been kind of just “remodeled” each time it turned over instead of removing anything or changing walls. This was 2008. They came in wearing masks with ladders while we were still open.. drilling into the ceiling for samples but unwilling to say why. The basement (employee only access.. basically a glorified safety ladder to get there) had basic wood “husks” from an office and 2 fitting rooms from the 50s based on the pen graffiti. Super creepy and a stone staircase that went to the ceiling. Also had access to “the tunnels”, a network of poorly lit windy hallways to reach an exit by a dumpster and door that is never seen opened 😅. I wish I’d had my camera with me when I was in there.. so much graffiti from 60s/70s that not many people have seen, and people think I’m making up the tunnels. They’ve rebuilt the shopping center multiple times, and for whatever reason certain underground parts were left intact. Other stores have proper basements, as does the T-mobile that took over our shop.

[@Telthar]

@@SharonHF We had similar asbestos removal efforts at the community college I attended. Doing this while school was in session was actually putting the students at risk for asbestos exposure while just leaving it in the walls and ceilings would've actually been safer. They also did not inform students as to what was happening. I guess I'm glad it wasn't the only place where this sort of thing happened... while also being sad that it wasn't the only place that it happened.

[@oliverklosov9440]

"I love the smell of old books." A phrase you won't hear from me again.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

As soon as LED lightbulbs came out, I swapped out the CFL's and put in LED bulbs. LED's are safer and cooler even than CFL's. I also changed the kitchen overhead light to LED.

[@laner.845]

We were buying methanol-based "cleaner" from the local distilleries who were using their heads to help fill the gap in cleaning supplies locally. It was a great opportunity for them and with a smidge of common sense (wear gloves), we were able to keep areas disinfected regularly despite the loss of our normal Clorox supplies. They were NOT advertising it as a hand-sanitizer, though, and on the label it expressly stated wear gloves, wash hands, and use in ventilated area.

[@ryand2529]

Well this makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[@tdata545]

I thought Mythbusters proved modern objects like toasters can't be used for a selfexit due to safety measures built into them since the 80s.

[@lulujanuary]

Well that's ruined my weekend plans

[@Murderface666]

The answer to what food in the refrigerator is trying to murder you: Mom's meatloaf.

[@lancejobs]

'..NO, you drink the bleach' .. Pickles The Drummer.

[@Songbirdgrace]

Here ye here ye…henceforth Simon (the legend’s) pronunciation of “TAHR-TAHR” shall be gold standard!! 🎉😂

[@galgalliel]

:looks sideways towards the pile of books from the mid 1800's I've been unearthing while cleaning: ah. Crap.

[@MikkellTheImmortal]

I think I'm subbed to everyone of your channels and enjoy them all

[@lavenderpants8695]

So rolling joints with receipt papers wasn't a good idea...this explains a lot.

[@karlosh9286]

Well I'm knackered then. Born in the 60s , when book print still had lead, and the petrol cars spewed the lead out of their exhaust pipes, and I grew up in urbanised area, with plenty of cars. Plus I have done a fair amount of hobbyist electronics, using leaded solder. Then there's playing with my fathers air rifles shooting targets in his back garden, with you guessed it , handling lead 0.22" pellets ! As Fraser from Dad's Army might have said "I'm doomed !!!!"

[@lulujanuary]

Yeah, you're screwed

[@karlosh9286]

@@lulujanuary I know !

[@Stroheim333]

Soo... it was my toothpaste that gave me extremely sensitive teeth as a youngster. Everything cold was a pain to eat, I could not even eat candy with mint without pain.

[@mikenco]

Drop a toaster in a bath of water, it'll trip the breaker instantly.

[@michaelzernie7092]

We used to have those spiral light bulbs, until it caught my kitchen ceiling on fire. Never again.