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To be fair, many many people die in car accidents every day. Yes, self driving car crashes are still newsworthy but you are up against a baseline that’s pretty bad.

On the other hand, virtually no one dies from laundry, that I’m aware of. So the reaction to a single accident might be quite different.






I found one instance from quick search: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/483581/child-s-death-in-... and there is also many stories of dead cats online.

I was so paranoid when I lived with cats. I'd double check the washer and drier.

I do remember that time where people were being manipulated into eating Tide Pods...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_of_Tide_Pods




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