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More quirky inventions/appliances many of us use every day..and take for granted...

Blender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V3N4.pdf
As of 2004 "82% of all U.S. households own a Blender"

 

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More quirky inventions/appliances many of us use every day..and take for granted...

Mixer (cooking) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V3N4.pdf
As of 2004 "79% of all U.S. households own a hand-held electric Mixer"

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V3N4.pdf
As of 2004 "33% of all U.S. households own an electric stand Mixer"

 

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More quirky inventions/appliances many of us use every day..and take for granted...

Ice cream maker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V3N4.pdf
As of 2004 "23% of all U.S. households own an ice cream maker"
^^^I'm having trouble believing this statistic unless everybody in the South has one^^

 

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Edit: Well after looking closely at the video on the previous page with the wine bottle opener; it looks like he has an ice cream making machine in the background so maybe the "23% of US households own an ice cream maker" isn't as far fetched as I thought.

So moving on...

More quirky inventions/appliances many of us use every day..and take for granted...

Juicer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V3N4.pdf
As of 2004 "22% of all U.S. households own a Juice Extractor or Juicer"nd

 

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More quirky inventions/appliances many of us use every day..and take for granted...
Electric toothbrush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Electric is a misnomer...they are simply rechargeable)

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V4N1.pdf
As of 2004 "Forty-five percent of U.S. households now own a power toothbrush/plaque remover compared to 36% in 2001"

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Electric Razor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(again Electric is a misnomer...they are simply rechargeable)

I can't find a link but supposedly 22% of US households own an electric razor.

 

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More quirky inventions/appliances many of us use every day..and take for granted...

Vacuum sealer

Sorry about showing a commercial...hard to explain why people buy these without it..

http://www.housewares.org/pdf/mw/MW_V3N4.pdf
As of 2004 "9% of all U.S. households own a Vacuum Sealer"

 

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UL (safety organization) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"UL (Underwriters Laboratories) is a safety consulting and certification company headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. It maintains offices in 46 countries. UL was established in 1894 and has participated in the safety analysis of many of the last century's new technologies, most notably the public adoption of electricity and the drafting of safety standards for electrical devices and components.[citation needed]

UL provides safety-related certification, validation, testing, inspection, auditing, advising and training services to a wide range of clients, including manufacturers, retailers, policymakers, regulators, service companies, and consumers."

Marks and Labels | UL
"UL is a global leader in testing, inspection, certification, auditing and validation. The UL Mark is the single most accepted Certification Mark in the United States, appearing on 22 billion products annually."

 

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Smoke detector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Reports and stastics about smoke alarms- NFPA
"Ninety-six percent of all homes in the United States have at least one smoke alarm"

 

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Hey @Peter C Nothing for Veteran's Day?

 

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Hey @Peter C Nothing for Veteran's Day?

November 11th is Veterans Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect). The United States also originally observed Armistice Day; it then evolved into the current Veterans Day holiday in 1954.

Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving."

 

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Drinkable Tap water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Tap water (running water, city water, municipal water, etc.) is water supplied to a tap (valve). Its uses include drinking, washing, cooking, and the flushing of toilets. Indoor tap water is distributed through "indoor plumbing", which has existed since antiquity but was available to very few people until the second half of the 19th century"


Drinking water quality in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"...Drinking water quality in the United States is generally good. In 2006, 89.3 percent of the nation's community water systems were in compliance with all more-than-90 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.Most of the systems out of compliance are small systems in rural areas and small towns..."

Many municipal water supplies are adding Ultraviolet and Ozone into the disinfection process (in addition to chlorine).

That "clean mountain" bottled water you buy may be coming straight out of the tap...

Know What Countries Guarantee Drinkable Tap Water with This Graphic

 

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Drinkable tap water is a more important measure of social development than many realize.

 

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Sewage treatment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"...Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater, including household sewage and runoff (effluents). It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants. Its objective is to produce an environmentally safe fluid waste stream (or treated effluent) and a solid waste (or treated sludge) suitable for disposal..."

Sewage treatment
"There are significant advantages to sewage treatment accruing both to humans and the natural environment. With regard to people, the most significant benefit is a major decrease in incidence of waterborne disease, since most effluent streams have the potential to enter drinking water supplies as well as dermal contact. Pathogens in untreated wastewater include bacteria, viruses and protozoa; helminthes (intestinal worms and worm-like parasites);"

Introduction | Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) | US EPA
"Thirty years ago, thousands of American cities dumped their raw sewage directly into our nation's rivers, lakes, and bays. Today, because of improved wastewater treatment, our waterways have been cleaned up and made safer for recreation and seafood harvest. And, because of the strict Federal and state standards, the treated residuals from wastewater treatment (biosolids) can be safely recycled. Local governments make the decision whether to recycle the biosolids as a fertilizer, incinerate it or bury it in a landfill."

Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Chicago. Capacity: 1.44 billion gallons per day.

Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant — Boston, USA. Capacity: 1.27 billion gallons per day.

 

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Hepatitis A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Hepatitis A (formerly known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Many cases have little or no symptoms especially in the young. The time between infection and symptoms, in those who develop them, is between two and six weeks.[3] When there are symptoms they typically last eight weeks and may include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, yellow skin, fever, and abdominal pain. Around 10–15% of people experience a recurrence of symptoms during the six months after the initial infection. Acute liver failure may rarely occur with this being more common in the elderly."

It is usually spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with infected feces"

Hepatitis A vaccine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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Hepatitis B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) which affects the liver.It was originally known as "serum hepatitis". Many people have no symptoms during the initial infection. Some develop a rapid onset of sickness with vomiting, yellow skin, dark urine and abdominal pain. Often these symptoms last a few weeks and rarely result in death. It may take 30 to 180 days for symptoms to begin Less than 10% of those infected develop chronic hepatitis B. In those with chronic disease cirrhosis and liver cancer may eventually develop.

The virus is transmitted by exposure to infectious blood or body fluids. Infection around the time of birth is the most frequent way hepatitis B is acquired in areas of the world where the disease is common. In areas where the disease is rare intravenous drug use and sex are the most frequent routes of infection. Other risk factors include working in a healthcare setting, blood transfusions, dialysis, sharing razors or toothbrushes with an infected person, travel in countries where the infection rate is high, and living in an institution. Tattooing and acupuncture led to a significant number of cases in the 1980s; however, this has become less common with improved sterility. The hepatitis B viruses cannot be spread by holding hands, sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses, kissing, hugging, coughing, sneezing, or breastfeeding. It is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV."

Hepatitis B vaccine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hep B Statistics: Hepatitis B Foundation
"Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than the AIDS virus, yet it can be prevented with a safe and effective vaccine. For the 400 million people worldwide who are already chronically infected with hepatitis B, the vaccine is of no use. The future, however, is much brighter with the current advances in drug development and treatment options."