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The World's Deadliest Foot Massaging Machine

Posted by samzenpus on from the ankle-weights-of-doom dept.

Apparently this Japanese foot-massaging machine is so deadly that it has killed 3 people so far. According to the report a victim had removed a protective cloth covering from the machine and tried to use it on her neck. The manufacturer, Matoba Electric, issued a warning against removing the cover or using the device other than as directed, but has not yet recalled the device.

5 comments

  1. Three people? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Um, if the exact same thing happened to 3 separate people, this is not just one stupid person trying for a Darwin Award. Worst of all, the company covered up the first two deaths, which means the third death at least could have been prevented. It's a bit less funny once you know that, isn't it?

    As for me, I'll keep massaging my neck with my electric chainsaw: I just wrap a strong cloth around its sword and it's all good!

    1. Re:Three people? by Kokuyo · · Score: 1

      Let me get this straight... this is the equivalent of the old neck-tie caught in printing machine joke and you seriously want to tell me, just because there were three of them, that this is not our usual DA kind of stupidity? Why?

  2. Personal Massager by SeNtM · · Score: 0

    The other two women were killed by using this "personal massager" on their naughty parts, skinning them alive.

    --
    "There ought to be limits to freedom." -George W. Bush
  3. just in time.. by tempest69 · · Score: 1

    If one of these buggers can kill 3 people.. I think that I'll be gifting these to some of the select upper managers that I have known through the years. This will be way better than the exploding dishwasher detergent I gifted last year.