You’d think a large toy company like Hasbro would have kids’ safety in mind, but one of their online interactive games is the kind of thing that makes parents cringe with its sheer foolishness.

Hasbro’s GI Joe – The Grip game allows kids to choose various items for a big GI Joe hand to squash. While most of the things being squished are funny and harmless, one of the choices is a light bulb. It’s not a cartoon hand that’s doing this either – it’s a video of a bare hand crushing these items. Among the other things are glass jars and full coffee cups.

Their response to this when I emailed them was a bland pre-canned reply saying how important children’s safety is, but several months later, GI Joe is still encouraging kids to crush lightbulbs with their bare hands.

It’s too bad there isn’t an option for parents to get GI Joe to reach out and give the approvers of this game a good head squeeze…

One of the wildest memories I have of grade 10, is when my shop teacher dropped a piece of wood onto a tablesaw blade to illustrate how dangerous tablesaw kickback could be.

That memory stuck very well, and I’ve been lucky (so far) to have never experienced kickback.

If you’re going to use a tablesaw (or other big power tool) understand how to safely use the tool — especially these days, when there’s so much online info.

This idiot guy, however, demonstrates (numerous ways) how NOT to use a tablesaw…