Techno-Industrial Terror

Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord Rumor: Image depicts a toddler who was electrocuted after playing with an electrical cord.

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Baby Killed by Electric Shock from Cord

Can Cellular Calls Cause Brain Hemorrhages? Can cell phone calls from particular phone numbers cause brain hemorrhage and death?

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Can Cellular Calls Cause Brain Hemorrhages?

9-Volt Batteries Can Cause House Fires? Rumor: Improperly stored or discarded 9-volt batteries can touch off house fires.

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9-Volt Batteries Can Cause House Fires?

GPS Fire Caused by Overheated Battery? Photographs purportedly show the aftermath of a car fire caused by a GPS device.

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GPS Fire Caused by Overheated Battery?

Cell Phone Recharging Electrocution Was a man electrocuted when he answered his cell phone while it was recharging?

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Cell Phone Recharging Electrocution

Contact Lenses Fused to Eyes Warning about a man who was blinded for life when his contact lenses fused to...

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Contact Lenses Fused to Eyes

Fatal Laptop Fire An overheated laptop in a bed caused a fatal house fire?

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Fatal Laptop Fire

Exploding Lighters Can disposable cigarette lighters explode?

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Exploding Lighters

Lightning and iPods and Cell Phones Can electronic devices such as iPods and cell phones make lightning strike injuries worse?

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Lightning and iPods and Cell Phones

Lightning Telephone Deaths Have lightning strikes killed people who were talking on the phone?

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Lightning Telephone Deaths

Hospital Cell Phone Death Did a child die during an operation because someone used a cell phone in a...

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Hospital Cell Phone Death

The Microwaved Pet An elderly woman dries her poodle in the microwave?

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The Microwaved Pet