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		noja on May 13, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lily – Drone camera > You can buy a gun. In the US maybe, I can't. > You can still (barely) buy model rockets. In the US maybe, I can't. > You can buy glass windows (which shatter into thousands of sharp pieces if broken). In the US maybe. Safety glass is really not very dangerous, and it's standard.

wyager on May 13, 2015 | [–]

Can you buy cars in your country? I'm reasonably confident that cars cause more accidental deaths than the three of those combined.

falcolas on May 14, 2015 | [–]

Safety glass can still cut - I've gotten slices on my leg before when a tempered glass table shattered from one too many hard taps.

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