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 DISPATCHES | Issue: "Cities of God and Man" March 27, 2010

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Oddball occurences | The Editors

Illustration by Krieg Barrie

Fire starter

Just because your roof is snow-covered doesn't also mean it's not flammable. That's the hard lesson a Louisville, Ky., suburbanite learned when he tried to melt icicles off the roof of his Buechel, Ky., home with a blowtorch. Instead, the man set his house on fire, causing severe damage to his attic, roof, and a new addition. A police spokesman questioned the man's judgment: "Breaking them off is what most people do. Choosing to use a torch to melt them, in hindsight, he probably agrees is not the best idea."

Their ears are burning

If common sense doesn't stop people from shoving candles in their ears and setting them on fire, what hope does the Food and Drug Administration have of convincing homeopathic devotees? The FDA again warned American consumers in February against using ear candles: fabric dipped in wax, rolled up like a siphon, placed in a person's ear, and ignited. Supporters of the ear candle say the technique helps draw earwax out of a patient's ear. The FDA, however, says people are more likely to clog their ears accidentally with molten candle wax—or burn themselves, or puncture an eardrum with the ear candles.

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March 27, 2010, Vol. 25, No. 6

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