bumped an older TV that weighed more than 100 pounds and was on an aquarium stand

The problem here, son, is that your parents are utter morons.

FTA:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 169 children 8 and younger died between 2000 and 2010 from falling TVs.
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"This is not as uncommon as people might think, sadly," says John Drengenberg...

Let's see, 169 deaths around the country over 11 years, ... about 15 per year, estimating about 38 million children in the population set (source data) (new window) ...

Less than one death per every 2 MILLION population per YEAR! You have a better chance of being awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor.

I think this really IS as uncommon as one might think, Mr. Drengenberg. But keep farking that chicken, whatever scares folks into putting you into the newspapers, buddy.

special20: So true. What responsible parent wouldn't look around for hazards like a 100 pound dead fall trap for carpet critters and fix it? Darwin FTW.

Yup. I had my stereo equipment perched on the top of a large speaker for a while until i noticed my toddler was reaching for the knobs. I figured before she grew old enough to actually reach them I would fix that situation. Bought a cabinet that could be easily locked, problem solved.

When you have kids you really need to think Murphey's Law. For example, my front door is an older pane glass kind with 10 inch panes. I boarded up the bottom panes on both sides as soon as my kid started to crawl. My wife said it looked ghetto but if babby slams her head into the wood it will hurt but not potentially lacerate her neck.

Call me a helicopter parent if you want. I let her bump her head, fall down and make other mistakes from which she can learn, but I want to minimize time in the ER.

When I was a kid, my parents had a 900-pound television on top of a TV tray. My dad's theory was, "Let him pull it over his head a few times, he'll learn. You wanna put a penny in a light socket? Try that out. OHH! Hurt like hell, didn't it? Don't do that no more."

/had this "problem" covered 20 years ago

Poor people with tube TVs. Not a single fark is given.

What protective wear might look like from the TV show sponsors

They already have warning labels.

"Steve Shapiro, sales manager at Abt Electronics in Glenview, Ill., says old TVs often are more dangerous: A 32-inch tube TV weighs about 325 pounds, he says"

That seems awfully heavy to me... right?

Next up: Special helmets for shower and bathtub use