‘Alarming’ rise in cats not injured at all by falling off TVs
Beat me to it. What's the worry with the new tvs?
Raising hand for still having those old heavy ones. I don't waste money so will continue watching them until they no longer work. It's not like they change the show on new ones.
If you happen to be using the older TVs, just keep your kinds away from them ... like on the sofa, not down in front of the set. (and not everyone can afford nor want the newer “light as a feather” TVs). Just a common sense response to the obvious.
I’ve still got an older set....but I’m pretty certain I’m the last holdout.
Look for the next cash-for-clunkers program to help Obamugabe’s pals who sell TVs.
Congress must act!!!!
Mandate all televisions be bolted to “something”, what “something” can be decided in conference, we must pass it before we know what is in it!!!
This is the most urgent issue of our day because it is for the children. If one child is saved it will be worth it....
“Newer TVs are light as a feather. You can hang them on the wall, high enough that a child can never reach it to climb on. How many people are still using older, heavier sets?”
While the old cathode tube sets are indeed much heavier than the newer flat screens they also have a much larger (deeper) footprint. So, I’m guessing that while the cathode sets would cause greater injury if one should fall on someone, its also more difficult for a child to tip or pull one over on themselves. Thereby, the incident rate is probably considerably less for cathodes than flat screens which if not wall mounted sit on a very narrow pedestal that can be tipped by the mere push of a couple of fingers. Just my two bits :)
Even looters after sporting events and trials can’t complain about the weight of modern TVs.
My son was on the TV yesterday.... I told him get off before he falls and hurts himself...
It took 2 strong young men from 1-800-GOT-JUNK to get the last of our old TVs out of our house. I was glad to see them go.
Television is harmful to children whether it falls on them or not.