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10 Completely Wrong Ways to Use a Condom
10 Completely Wrong Ways to Use a Condom
OK, so you've never pinned a rubber to a bulletin board. But what about the old inside-out error? Or the thing about squeezing the air out of the tip? It's never too late to learn. We won't judge. Read more »

Author's Note: 10 Worst Ways to Die

While most of us enjoy spending our time on hobbies and relaxing with loved ones, others must find a kind of satisfaction in posting on message boards about grisly deaths. At least, that's the only thing that can be surmised from my research on the worst ways to die. Although helpful for me professionally, I can't deny that reading through pages of real and imagined death scenarios was also oppressively depressing. Next time you're considering regaling fellow commenters with a particularly dark story, consider a jog, or knitting -- even just a good stare at a blank wall -- instead.

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    Start the Countdown
  • 10: Starve to Death
  • 9: Adrift at Sea
  • 8: Fall Into Volcano
  • 7: Sacrificed!
  • 6: Plane Crash
  • 5: Eaten by Animals
  • 4: Crushed to Death
  • 3: Freeze to Death
  • 2: Torture
  • 1: Die of Embarrassment
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