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Gadgets Gone Evil 13

by Dan Reilly on March 20, 2008 at 08:50 AM



Fuel fires certainly do blow

Cleaning up a lawn on a brisk fall day with a new leaf blower can be a fun chore, provided you're not using one of these backpack blowers from Shindaiwa. These models were recalled last summer after it was found that the muffler's casing could melt, allowing gas to escape, which in turn could damage the fuel tank and cause a fire. Got it? Luckily, only one incident of little consequence was reported before the recall. Good thing, because nothing's safer around dry leaves than flames.

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