emergencies
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Facebook Will Allow State Fire Services Send Alerts To Help During Bushfire Season
During emergencies like bushfires, people used to primarily look to radio or television for what to do. But increasingly, social media platforms like Facebook have become a primary source of information But unlike other forms of mass media, Facebook doesn’t ditch its normal content in favour of emergency broadcasting when there’s an incident nearby. And,…
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A Spare Tyre Made From Countless Rolls Of Duct Tape Is Surprisingly Durable
Video: Spare tyres aren’t cheap, and do you really want to spend $100 on something you might never actually use? Not when 20 rolls of duct tape can apparently be used to make a remarkably functional spare tyre, as the mechanics at YouTube’s Life OD discovered.
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A Four-Year-Old Boy Used Siri To Save His Unconscious Mother’s Life
When a young boy identified only as Roman couldn’t wake up his unconscious mother, he did what any astute, technologically-adept four-year-old would do: He used his mother’s finger to unlock her phone, and then asked Siri to call emergency services. The boy’s actions saved his mother, but the incident exposes some dark and dangerous flaws…
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Learn How To Survive A Plane Crash With This Free App
Prepare For Impact started life as an unsettling Oculus Rift virtual reality demo that simulated what it was like to be inside a plane during an emergency landing in water. But its creators have since expanded the project into a free app that simulates countless ways your next flight could go wrong.