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From jelson@server.cs.jhu.edu Mon Mar 1 13:22:07 1993
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Sender: jelson@server.cs.jhu.edu
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Cc: jelson@server.cs.jhu.edu
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Subject: Re: Mystery of the killer towels
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In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 28 Feb 93 23:43:31 PST."
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<9303010743.AA28851@dante.lbl.gov>
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Status: O
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Terry -
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Here's the reference you wanted:
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JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Nov. 11, 1988,
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p. 2697, "Soda Pop Vending Machine Injuries".
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[Following summary by Jeremy Elson]
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3-NEVER, EVER, TRY TO GET A FREE DRINK BY ROCKING THE MACHINE.
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Do not ignore this piece of advice! Attempting to obtain a free
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drink by rocking the machine back and forth can result in serious
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personal injury or death! An article in the Journal of the
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American Medical Association (Nov. 11, 1988, p. 2697) documents 15
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cases in which men trying to get a can out of the machine were
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crushed. 3 died, the other 12 required hospitalization for
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injuries such as fractures of the skull, toe, ankle, tibia, femur,
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and pelvis; intercerebral bleeding; knee contusion; and one
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punctured bladder. The article states that because the sodas are
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located in the upper half of the machine (so that they can fall
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into the dispensing slot), the center of gravity of the machine is
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abnormally high and the machine will fall after it has been tipped
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only 20 degrees, a deceptively small angle. A large, fully loaded
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machine can weigh in excess of 1000 pounds. I strongly advocate
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the policy whereby all Juice Machines must display the label
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"WARNING: Tipping this machine or any other unstable object
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weighing in excess of 1000 pounds onto yourself can result in
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serious bladder injury or death."
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