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What was the safety they cared about?
by viscountchocula 2y ago
What was the safety they cared about?
- jzemeocala 2y agoI'm curious as well.
- ThinkingGuy 2y agoFor one thing, they really seem to have worried about accidentally being buried alive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_coffin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_coffin
- TaylorAlexander 2y agoIt is unclear to me how prevalent those fears were. The device was invented sure, someone had this fear or someone thought someone did, but how common was that really.
- idontwantthis 2y agoThey were desperately concerned about women’s uteruses falling out and wanted them to avoid strenuous activities like reading fiction.