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Vending machines being rocked or tilted have been known to cause serious injury and death when the heavy machines fall over. Users may rock machines in order to obtain free products, release stuck products, or obtain change. [2] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found in a 1995 study that at least 37 deaths and 113 injuries had ...
Meanwhile, at a Little League game, a vending machine kills the coach by firing canned soda at him. A driverless road roller flattens a fleeing child, while Duncan's son Deke escapes on his bike. Newlyweds Connie and Curtis discover a corpse at a roadside gas station, but escape in their car when a tow truck attempts to kill
Vending machine manufacturers also planned to install lamps on dispensers that would light up if the slots were tampered with. [ 6 ] The Chicago Tribune reported that experts in various fields at the time of the murders speculated them to be a manifestation of Japan's orderly, intense and work-oriented society.
These sharks, being large and powerful predators, may sometimes attack and kill people, even though all have been filmed in open water by unprotected divers. [41] [42] The 2010 French film Oceans shows footage of humans swimming next to sharks in the ocean. It is possible that the sharks can sense the presence of unnatural elements on or about ...
Shark nets such as those used in New South Wales are designed to entangle and kill sharks and other animals that pass near them. [15]Christopher Neff, a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Sydney notes, "Internationally, shark nets have been labeled a 'key threatening process' for killing endangered species."
Powerheads are often used for spear fishing and against sharks or alligators for sport, defense, or to kill nuisance animals. The term powerhead refers to the firearm-like part of the device; when attached to a shaft to form a spear , it may be referred to as a bang stick or shark stick .
The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus.A small shark that does not usually exceed 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, this species is easily recognizable by its slender body and short but broad head, as well as tubular skin flaps beside the nostrils, oval eyes with vertical pupils, and white-tipped dorsal ...
Sharks are used in popular culture commonly as eating machines, notably in the Jaws novel and the film of the same name, along with its sequels. [121] Sharks are threats in other films such as Deep Blue Sea, The Reef, and others, although they are sometimes used for comedic effect such as in Finding Nemo and the Austin Powers series. Sharks ...