Cheap 'Save Your Life' kit November 17, 2005

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I know the world is a wee bit mad at the present but how paranoid are you? Are you ready for a product that markets itself as:

"£16 could save your life! Order for you and your family before clicking off"

So, apart from the secrets of eternal life, what are you getting with the Evacuation Pack? First off you get the world's thinnest torch and some funky headgear, in the form of a pocket-sized evacuation hood. The torch lasts up to 200 hours. As for the hood, read on:

"The Evac-Hood is an extremely small (12cm x 10cm x 1cm), lightweight (30gms), vacuum-packed emergency escape mask that has been produced to protect the wearer's respiratory system from harmful elements and particles such as smoke, fumes, micro-organisms including Anthrax spores, harmful chemicals, organic gasses, bacteria including MRSA, super bugs and harmful elements sprayed by aerosol."

Now, if it only offered protection from Dad's cooking and the fumes from the local Kebab shop, I think it might be of some use. I do like that torch though - where's my criminally abused credit card?

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