How many Americans die every day in ironing board accidents?

[kpete]

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[handmade34]

1. ...

[denbot]

2. Nice.

K&R

[Blue Owl]

3. It's a pressing question that needs to be addressed

[Wicked Blue]

4. ...

[IronLionZion]

9. Ironing boards are killing people

Deep state covers it up. Wake up America!

[jaxexpat]

31. I've been killed twice. Once by an ironing board.

[IronLionZion]

44. She turned me into a newt!

I got better

[jaxexpat]

45. Dozens have lost thanks to newtry-system

[montana_hazeleyes]

33. Don't worry.

This pressing issue will be all ironed out.

[Lucky Luciano]

39. I think you need a time out for that one!

[montana_hazeleyes]

46. 😄

[usajumpedtheshark]

40. The GOP iron death rate was very high until an important study was done in the sixties to

identify the causative factors. This resulted in President Johnson pushing for important consumer saftey labeling regulations warning Republicans to remove their clothes before ironing them. This was also one of the last documented cases of Republicans actually following good advice.

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. K and R

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Kick for B&W

Plus the Whole Message thing.

[dalton99a]

7. Kick

[Sneederbunk]

8. Probably a leading cause of death in Florida.

[NBachers]

10. Meanwhile, England celebrates Neville Chamberlain's victorious triumph . . .

[ananda]

11. Brilliant!

!!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. All the points made in that cartoon somehow seem worse now.

A very illustrative cartoon, Tom.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

29. ???

This is new.

[marble falls]

14. Top 10 Ironing Safety Rules, Tips and Advice

Top 10 Ironing Safety Rules, Tips and Advice
Written by Bianca in Guides

ironing-safety-rules

https://homecult.org/ironing-safety/

Ironing your clothes does not ordinarily come with a health and safety warning, but add a forgetful nature, health condition or a toddler to the mix… and you have all the makings of a potential disaster.

-snip-

1. Always Iron on a Sturdy Ironing Board

How do you use an iron safely? For a start, always iron on a quality ironing board. Ironing boards have cotton covers and padding that are resistant to excessive heat. Additionally, when you place the iron down, the iron rest can withstand the full heat of the soleplate.

-snip-

If ironing health and safety is a priority, applying these ironing safety tips will give you peace of mind that your laundry room is not the death trap that nightmares are made of.

Burns are the 5th most common injury in American homes so ensuring your ironing setup is not a danger is a smart move.

-snip-



I personally was most 'shocked' about there being no discussion about not ironing while taking a bath. Believe me, this is not something one would want to do a second time. Trust me.

[yardwork]

26. Lol!

[soldierant]

32. Not today, and not in 1941

but if you go back far enough to when irons were filled with hot coal, - oh, wait. Never mind.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

15. Sure, it's all fun and games with the ironing board until someone breaks a leg. nt

[smirkymonkey]

16. Really puts things into perspective, doesn't it.

People from that time would not even recognize this country today if they were just plopped down into the middle of it without going through the gradual decline since Reagan.

[maxsolomon]

21. Oh, they'd recognize it. That time featured open KKK & America First fascist rallies.

Isolationism was popular (and legislated); it took Pearl Harbor and a massive propaganda effort to bring America on board with the War effort.

[PatrickforO]

17. This is well done! I have used the WWII analogy a number of times,

and this captures the current Republican mentality very well.

Willkie was an outstanding American. At the 1940 Republican Convention, he said, "Democracy and our way of life is facing the most crucial test it has ever faced in all its long history; and we here are not Republicans, alone, but Americans, to dedicate ourselves to the democratic way of life in the United States because here stands the last firm, untouched foothold of freedom in all the world."

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Willkie threw his support behind FDR and helped the wartime cause until his death in 1944.

What a contrast to today's crazy-right Trump Republicans!

[pandr32]

18. Perfect!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

19. KR NT

[kskiska]

20. I was just saying to my son the other day

How would these people have handled WWII?

[colorado_ufo]

22. This generation is in no danger

of being called, "The Greatest."

[cp]

23. Brilliant!

I told my historian friend that if WW2 were now, America and England would lose.

[BunnyMcGee]

42. I think so too

I can't believe how many cannot see beyond their selfishness to dangers facing them; the virus to domestic terrorism and foreign interference, then global corporations. Love their Facebook!

[mwooldri]

24. I don't know. Ask the fine folks at the EIB.

Extreme Ironing Bureau that is...

https://m.facebook.com/pg/ExtremeIroningOfficial

Apparently Extreme Ironing is a sport...

[Retrograde]

27. How do they get the iron hot and keep it hot?

Or is there some sort of high-altitude sports iron for such events? Don't keep us non-Facebook types in suspense!

[RMVet]

30. Yes!

Same thing I was wondering. Maybe they use a battery powered iron

[yardwork]

25. Kick

[Hekate]

28. KnR

[MustLoveBeagles]

34. K&R

[trof]

35. Ain't it the truth.

[LiberalArkie]

36. Have you ever tripped over the iron cord sending it flying in the air and trying to catch it

and crashing into the ironing board causing it to collapse with you in part of it as the iron comes down in the millisecond heading for you?.

[Walleye]

38. Yes! I thought it was just me

[byronius]

37. Too effing relevant.

[BobsYourUncle]

41. Question...

What’s an ironing board, Daddy?

I’m a big boy and I’m asking for myself.

[secondwind]

43. K&R