THINGS PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ARE QUITE DANGEROUS

DOING ELECTRICAL WORK

Unless you know what you are doing, you should not mess with this.

MOTORCYCLES

Although you probably know that motorcycles are more

dangerous than cars, you may not realize how much more

dangerous. Just to give you an idea, people in the medical field

sometimes refer to them as “donor cycles”, because they

often lead to organ donations.

ANIMALS

Not the big scary carnivorous ones. You already know those

are dangerous. What people don’t often realize is that

domesticated herbivores can kill you just as quickly. 

In fact, most human deaths due to animal attacks are from

hippos, elephants, bison, and moose.

SWIMMING POOLS

While you may know how to swim, many people don’t. Drowning

is one of the leading causes of death among young people.

BEING OVERWEIGHT

Next to smoking, obesity is one of the worst things you can do

to your body. In fact, most preventable diseases could be

avoided by not smoking and maintaining a healthy weight

through activity and diet.

NOT SEEING A DOCTOR

As long as you live in a country with affordable and accessible

healthcare, you should definitely try to see a doctor if you

sense anything out of the ordinary. Things like cancer are often

diagnosed for just this reason. But of course, if it’s just a

cold then you might as well rest.

AIR POLLUTION

People tend to underestimate how bad breathing non-air particles

actually is. One of the primary sources of this, besides smoking,

is air pollution. Living in cities like Los Angeles can have a very

noticeable effect on your health.

DRINKING TOO MUCH

If you are a college kid, here is a newsflash, blacking out doesn’t

just mean falling asleep. It also introduces the very real

possibility of choking on your vomit.