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The 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook was created “first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials transportation incident” by the US Department of Transportation, Transport of Canada and the Transportation of Mexico. The guide makes sense of the variety of placards that various vehicles display indicating the type of materials contained within and the associated risks and dangers including pictures and reference tables. The guide is updated every four years. The guide is available for sale for $8 and is also downloadable for free in PDF form. |
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The Nightlighter flashlight is designed to allow you to see where you are and where you are going. Being the klutz that I am I have found having a light source pointed at either the destination or my feet generally results in me either tripping over something or running into a wall. The Nightlighter uses two 5mm LEDs for illuminating the ground around you and a one watt “high output” LED for illuminating forward and is powered by three AA batteries which are included. The Nightlighter is available from First Street for $30. |
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The Solar Powered Lighter provides the curious combination of a lighter and a bottle opener in one brightly colored package. The lighter function can be charged by any form of light be it from the sun or an artificial source and produces a “continuous series of sparks” not a steady flame. The support base doubles as a bottle opener as well as being able to unscrew twist caps. The Solar Powered Lighter is available in .pt for a little under $19. Other non fuel related solutions include the Solar Spark Lighter from Sundance Solar that focuses sunlight onto a focal point using a stainless steel parabolic mirror and sells for $15. Or you could go with the Spark-Lite (reviewed by Drfaulken) for $9. |
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It never fails. Once the temperature drops below roughly 50 degrees, my truck starts attacking me. Should I dare touch unclothed skin to the body of the truck, I am in for quite a shocking experience. As there are many other “victims” of static electricity out there, numerous solutions have been introduced. Pictured and linked below is the Antistatic KeyChain from appropriately named StopZap that has a light bulb that lights up when it receives the static charge and the object is clear to touch. It is available directly from StopZap for $10. Brando’s car section has a variety of key chains that serve the same purpose including one that features Hello Kitty that sells for $14 and doesn’t even include an all clear light. |
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