21 Photos That Captured Imminent Danger

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This person forgot that airbags are a thing and basically turned their steering wheel into a grenade:

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This person’s roommate left their Teflon pan on the burner for hours and superheated it, possibly releasing toxic gases into the air:

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This person’s parents left a concave mirror by the window, nearly starting a house fire:

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This person rescued a “dog” that was actually very much a coyote (and could have had rabies):

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This guy soaked his nicotine pouches in raw deer blood, which is just begging for a prion disease:

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This person picked up a blue-ringed octopus, one of the most venomous creatures on the planet:

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This person’s sister failed to empty her dryer’s lint trap for…IDK, years? Which is fire-hazard central:

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This person found a bunch of potatoes that had lived in the cellar for a year (which can be deadly if they start to rot because of the gases they give off):

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This person thankfully didn’t light their crystal with pyrite (fool’s gold) in it because when you burn pyrite, it releases sulfur dioxide:

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This person was — I hope and pray — just making a joke about keeping the trucks running:

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This person found an old uranium water crock that you were supposed to drink out of (?!?!?!):

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This person picked up what they thought was a rat snake (spoiler alert, it was a rat…tlesnake):

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This person found their grandma’s “cooking spoon”:

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This is just…not how stairs work:

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This person found an American dagger moth caterpillar, whose hairs can cause hives and a burning sensation on the skin. So, while it might not kill you, it could definitely hurt:

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This person found a tea for sale that we all hope is just named “Lily of the Valley.” Because if it was actually tea made out of lily of the valley — you know, the severely poisonous plant — that would be bad:

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This person found a “levitating” tree, which they hopefully got far, far away from as quickly as possible:

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This person better not have plugged those in:

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This person’s landlord found a solution for a wet carpet, which was leaving this plugged in and running all day:

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This person found themselves following a Final Destination truck that was even scarier than the truck in the actual movie:

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And finally, this person was just holding a straight-up piece of raw uranium ore: