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The caption to one of the photos is priceless: > Kevin Gallant, of Summerside, P.E.I., had part of his small intestine removed after he swallowed a bristle fro
by conistonwater 9y ago
The caption to one of the photos is priceless:
> Kevin Gallant, of Summerside, P.E.I., had part of his small intestine removed after he swallowed a bristle from a barbecue brush. He still uses a bristle brush, but inspects the barbecue thoroughly after using it.
He still uses a bristle brush.
- test6554 9y agoWell the surgeon never offered to come over clean his grill all day with a damp rag and some soapy water.
- TomK32 9y agosure sign the canadian health system is about to collapse.
- Relys 9y ago"I too like to live dangerously" hahaha! XD
- robotrout 9y agoI have been paranoid about this for years, and I still use a bristle brush. But I was very selective when I went shopping for my new brush. It has very large bristles that are not likely to come off, and if they do, will be very obvious when eating or chewing. Brushes can be found with bristles of larger diameter wire gauges.
- Spivak 9y agoCan you really blame him? The brushes are so apparently so good at cleaning that it's worth his time to inspect the results after than switch to an alternative. It's not like his approach is unsafe. bristle brush cleaning time + inspection time < alternative cleaning time
- conistonwater 9y agoThat approach sounds wrong to me: bristles breaking off is pretty rare already, and inspecting the barbecue for bristles is only as good as your ability to pay attention while doing it, while not finding anything most of the time. People often overestimate their ability to pay attention, because the cost of missing something is usually low and the consequences manageable. People's intuition regarding very rare events is also pretty bad in general. So attention would be the limiting factor, which is why it still seems unsafe. Also, I felt like the goal is to avoid having a portion of your intestine removed, not really so much to save time.
- _vertigo 9y agoAs the comment you're replying to stated, the man inspects the barbecue, not the food. This seems to me to be easier and less error-prone.
- conistonwater 9y agoOh you're right, I read that wrong ("inspect the results"). I still don't think it's a good idea, it's the same problem.
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