Your favorite pyromaniac might have to surrender his giant Hallmark snowman snow earth : The US Consumer Product Safety Commission just discovered that a chip of sunshine passes through them and it ’s “ Goodbye drapery , hello firestorm ! ”
The physical principle of magnifying sun is ancient , but apparently the stuff here , combine with the sizing , make the 17″-tall snowman - shaped 2008 Jumbo Snow Globe one of the baneful ever . The allegation leading to the reminiscence was decidedly by the book :
When exposed to sunshine , the Baron Snow of Leicester globe can act as a magnifying glass and ignite nearby combustible material , posing a fervency hazard .
Hallmark , which is put up refund on the $ 100 decoration at its Gold Crown memory board , says it ’s discover at least two paper of snowfall - Earth associate fires , though fortunately no one was hurt . Our advice : If you or anyone you love is look up to an impressive snow earth collecting when someone says “ Do you smell something burning ? ” be certain to empty the rest home in an neat manner . postulate the giant snowman C orb with you of form — that thing ’s gon na be worthful on eBay pretty soon . [ US CPSCviaReuters ]
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