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Title: Jumbo snow globes + sunlight = consumer hazard
Post by: thundley4 on December 23, 2008, 03:19:24 PM
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some 7,000 jumbo-sized snow globes were recalled by Hallmark Cards Inc. because the holiday decorations can act as a magnifying glass when exposed to sunlight and ignite nearby combustible materials, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
The snowman-shaped snow globes were sold in October and November at Hallmark Gold Crown stores nationwide for about $100 each.
Firestarter (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_recall_odd)

Hm, this could be used for some arson/false insurance claim scams. Recall notice (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09073.html) from CPSC.
Title: Re: Jumbo snow globes + sunlight = consumer hazard
Post by: asdf2231 on December 23, 2008, 09:28:37 PM
Firestarter (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_recall_odd)

Hm, this could be used for some arson/false insurance claim scams. Recall notice (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09073.html) from CPSC.

I like it!

"Okay Knuckles, you take Shifty and Johnnie Wang down to MacMurtries an snowglobe the place!"
Title: Re: Jumbo snow globes + sunlight = consumer hazard
Post by: bijou on December 24, 2008, 01:47:54 AM
I like it!

"Okay Knuckles, you take Shifty and Johnnie Wang down to MacMurtries an snowglobe the place!"
:lmao:
Title: Re: Jumbo snow globes + sunlight = consumer hazard
Post by: Thor on December 24, 2008, 02:44:27 PM
One can certainly tell that the formerly required science courses have either been dropped or they just aren't teaching.  Hell, I was frying ants and grasshoppers with a magnifying glass when I was 4 & 5 years old. It's all simple science. People need to learn to think before setting something that magnifies light in the sunlight. Of course, there is no more personal responsibility.