Worst-Case Scenarios
Airplane Asphyxiation
Could drop-down oxygen masks have saved a dying airline passenger?
Slate, February 26, 2008

But I Don't Want a Rectal Exam!
Can a doctor force you to undergo a procedure against your will?
Slate, January 16, 2008

How To Fight Monkeys
What should you do if you're surrounded by angry macaques?
Slate, October 22, 2007
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Three Bullets to the Head?
How a gunman in Wisconsin managed to shoot himself over and over again.
Slate, October 11, 2007

Strangled by Handcuffs?
Carol Gotbaum, and the dangers of contortionism
Slate, October 1, 2007

Are Ancient Ruins Flammable?
What happens when there's a wildfire in Greece.
Slate, August 27, 2007

I Was Gored by a Bull
Is my life in danger
Slate, July 12, 2007

Fight or Flight at Virginia Tech
What should you do when confronted with a gun-wielding madman?
Slate, April 20, 2007

Bar-B-You
What's the smell of burning human flesh?
Slate, March 26, 2007

 
 
   
           
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