Category Archives: things to worry about

I can never live in space

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jenn

For the same reasons that my return to the Midwest seems seasonally unlikely, it turns out I can’t live in outer space, either. What could the center of America have in common with space? Oh, just TORNADOES. TORNADOES FIVE TIMES … Continue reading →

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Your daily horrible thing: Woman killed in elevator

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Jenn

This isn’t even your typical plummeting elevator horror. It’s so much worse: The 41-year-old victim had just gotten into the lift about 10 a.m. when the elevator suddenly started ascending before the doors were completely closed, sources said. The doomed … Continue reading →

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Something Else to be Horrified About: Lobster Diving in Honduras

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Jenn

So, apparently, thousands of young men have been paralyzed or killed by diving for lobster off the coast of Honduras. I head about this on BBC Radio, where they were discussing the Unreported World Episode coming up on Channel 4: … Continue reading →

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Something More to Be Afraid of: Slow Tylenol Overdose

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Jenn

Everything on the BBC is scary, always: A dangerous dose might just be a few pills too many taken regularly over days, weeks or months, they said. Researchers at Edinburgh University saw 161 cases of “staggered overdose” at its hospital … Continue reading →

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