People shared the everyday things that seem harmless but are actually incredible dangerous – 30 hidden horror stories

Just in case you were in danger of feeling momentarily at east with the world, it’s time to return to the world of Reddit, where Crimtot had a question.

‘What seems harmless but is incredibly dangerous?’

And the answers made for a terrifying and (occasionally) very funny read. Not at the same time, though.

1.

‘ER nurse … I had a teenage girl come from Home economics class. She was sewing and had a pin between her lips. I mean , who hasn’t done that? She sucked it in and it got lodged in her throat. While waiting for a scope she felt it dislodge and went deep into her main bronchial. She required major surgery . Had a young boy running with a toothbrush in his mouth. Got jammed way deep , almost hit a major artery.’
briansbrain112

2.

‘Having a loose animal in the car. A safety instructor once told me doctors had to dig dog bones out of a person after it got between them and an airbag.’
villemairejones

3.

‘Lint. too much lint in a dryer can cause a fire. gotta clean that stuff out on the regular.’
nuggetyboon

4.

‘There’s that Peppa Pig episode about spiders, teaching UK kids that they are nice and friendly; and that episode is banned in Australia. So there you go, here’s my answer: Peppa Pig episodes.’
ritswd

5.

‘Putting your feet up on the dash while riding as a passenger in a moving car. You do NOT want to see post-accident photos of what happens when someone is in that posture in a surprise head-on collision.’
ZachMatthews

6.

‘Pushing people over as a “prank”.’
ElBomberoLoco

7.

‘Yep, you should only ever push people over out of malice and discontent.’
Choo-

8.

‘Water in general, but fast moving water specifically. 2 or 3 inches of water is all that’s needed to sweep you off of your feet if it’s moving fast. 12 inches of water will lift and sweep away a car. Water is heavy and will fuck you up if you don’t respect it.’
Djinjja-Ninja

9.

‘Well, cows seem pretty harmless but these guys aren’t to be underestimated i got attacked by a mother one for getting a bit too close to the calf i was lucky the horns were specifically made to be round otherwise i would have lived with one kidney from then on since It rammed into my kidney but not hard enough to damage thankfully, still hurt like hell after tho.’
ComputerDeletus

10.

‘Texting coworkers after you’ve been drinking.’
badtattoodude