Questions tagged [safety]
The balance of benefit versus harm of an activity, device, technology or substance.
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Fighting fire with electricity. Plausible?
The article "Fighting fire with volts: How water hoses could be replaced with electric wands" gives exciting news about possible new way of extinguishing fire, researched by Ludovico ...
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Is nuclear fusion energy as safe as its proponents claim?
With my limited knowledge of the process of nuclear fusion energy, this seems like one of the most promising methods for producing huge amounts of energy, with relatively very low risk, once ...
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Has any Peer-Reviewed Double Blind Study been made on any vaccine regarding efficacy?
I can not even find one Peer-Reviewed Double Blind Study of any vaccine.
Can you point out some studies for me, if they are available?
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Are personal electronics a risk to commercial aviation?
Are personal electronics (of present or recent past; e.g. cell phones, mp3 players, iPads) a risk to commercial air travel? Is the typical request to "turn off all personal electronic devices" based ...
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Are there fewer accidental deaths at nuclear power plants than others?
I have seen the stats on this website saying that the number of death caused by nuclear accidents was way smaller then those caused by any other energy production factory. Do you have any information, ...
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Is there a risk of drowning if you fall asleep in the bath?
Are there any documented events of people drowning in slippery baths after falling asleep?
I've tried to Google it but wasn't able to find anything. Probably just used wrong terms, or maybe there ...
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Is fluoride toothpaste dangerous?
Is there any proof that the amount of fluoride that commonly used in toothpaste is unhealthy?
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Has anyone died from tampered candy at Halloween?
Year after year parents are bombarded with all of the risks of trick or treating. Razor blades in apples, poisoned candy, etc. Even the CDC warns against eating anything homemade or before a parent ...
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