1999-04-07 09:00:00+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
/. points to assorted photos by date from the Consumer Reports archives, interesting for the reminders of how recent technologies like freezers are to products that would have serious liability issues today, like the Aerosol-can deactivator from 1971. Remembering experiences as a child with an air rifle and a shaving cream can we thought was empty, I'd love to see the picture in color after the demonstrated position was used on a can of day glow orange...
"Position a thoroughly emptied container inside Saf-Can's heavy metal frame, step on the plunger, and a spike drives into the can. When used out of the reach of children and away from fire, Saf-Can is the most realistic approach we've seen for the safe disposal of aerosols."