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To: Stock Puppy who wrote (4853)	2/8/2019 2:15:56 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13783

I say we go back to the horse and buggy, the invention of the horseless carriage put all the blacksmiths out of work, it was just horrible and it was just not fair, they could no long shoe the horses, it was so mean... can you imagine how many unemployed blacksmiths there were back then, it must have been tough on them... let's bring back the horse and buggy and put those guys back to work... GZ

To: Stock Puppy who wrote (4853)	2/8/2019 4:19:29 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation Recommended By GROUND ZERO™ Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13783

WEATHER Boiling water challenge sending people to hospital People being treated for varying degrees of burns Posted: 9:58 AM, February 08, 2019Updated: 9:58 AM, February 08, 2019 CNN, Matt Will Shares: 8 It looks cool -- throwing boiling water into the air and watching it instantly freeze in supercold weather -- but don't do it. The boiling water challenge that has gone viral in the past few weeks as the polar vortex gripped a large part of the United States may be an interesting science experiment, but hospitals say it's also sending people to the emergency room. RELATED CONTENT Extreme temperature change brings crazy weather to Missouri A potentially crippling snowstorm is headed for Seattle Last week's deep freeze now causing ice jams, flooding Eight people who took part in the challenge have been treated at the burn center of Chicago's Loyola University Medical Center since the deep freeze happened last week, spokeswoman Chris Vicik said. They had injuries to their "feet, arms, hands, face, and varying degrees of burns, as well," she said. One person sought treatment at the University of Iowa Burn Treatment Center in Iowa City, spokesman Tom Moore said, and Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis said a "couple" of people were treated there in recent weeks. It's not just the people throwing the water who are getting hurt. Vicik said some of the burn victims in Chicago have been those watching the stunt. That's also what they're finding at Hennepin Healthcare, said Angie Whitley, the clinical care supervisor in the hospital's burn center. "Some of them being parents or adults (who) go outside with their kids to do it, and the kids kind of get excited and step in the way, and the parents end up throwing the water on the children," Whitley said. "Or, people throw it in the air just as a gust of wind comes, and (the water) catches the wind and it blows it back on them -- so we see some face scald injuries from that," she added. A breakdown in the polar vortex, which normally circulates strong winds around the northern pole, sent that icy blast southward in the past couple of weeks. Nearly three-quarters of the population of the United States experienced temperatures at or below freezing; in Chicago temperatures plunged to minus 21. Having any bare skin in weather that cold is its own problem, because it poses a risk of frostbite. "When it's 20 below, it's a bad idea to have uncovered skin," said Dr. Jeff Schaider, chairman of emergency medicine at Cook County Health in Chicago. Even worse is getting water on that bare skin, he said, because it will accelerate the freezing of the skin, and increase the risk of a cold injury to the skin. "The gamut runs from essentially being burned from hot liquid to being exposed to the cold air," he said. "If your hand has water on it, that freezes pretty quick. That's a bigger risk, actually." Treatment depends on how severe the burn, he said. While the most common are first- and second-degree burns to the hand, Schaider said, resulting in pain and blisters, the worst cases could involve skin grafts. Bottom line: If you want to be wowed by the science and spectacle of the boiling water challenge, watch a video. But don't try it yourself. "It's tempting to try," Schaider said. "It looks like it's pretty cool, but it's probably a bad idea." Copyright 2019 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.