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A Warning that Pyrex Glass Cookware Can Explode- Mostly Fiction!

The eRumor talks about what it describes as “exploding Pyrex.”  It says that the popular ovenware has been unsafe ever since the Corning Company sold the Pyrex brand to a company named World Kitchen.  It also claims that the product became inferior because it was now made of soda lime glass instead of borosilicate glass.  One final claim is that World Kitchen is not an American company.

Gel candles are exploding and causing injuries-Fiction!

“Gel” Candles Can Explode–Fiction! The eRumor:  This is a warning from a person who says his former secretary’s house burned down after a gel candle exploded.  It says the fire marshal told the lady this was not the first time it has happened and that the gel candle emits a gas that can then explode and …

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