A contagious, folklore-driven media panic I wasn't aware of - Toyota "sudden acceleration" http://fumento.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Runaway-Hysteria-Skeptical-Inquirer.pdf … via @NineBandedBooks
@mr_scientism oh I don't know about that at all - any others you can think of?
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@sarahdoingthing I think Bendgate was the most recent. New iPhone bends (like all large phones). Led to people bending them in the stores! -
@mr_scientism maybe the food contamination legends of the 80s were turned into more general product malfunction legends - 2 more replies
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