Ummmm...hmmm...

mszee · 18 Sep 2009, 16:11

Revealed: The most dangerous biscuit in Britain is.. the Custard Cream
Sep 8 2009 By Janice Burns

CUSTARD creams are Britain's most dangerous biscuits, it was revealed yesterday A study claimed an estimated 25million people in Britain had been injured by biscuits.

Hidden dangers included flying fragments and daredevil dunking in scalding tea. And custard creams were the worst offenders, posing the biggest risk to innocent dunkers.

Around 500 people a year need hospital treatment because of biscuit injuries.

The study by Mindlab found 29 per cent of adults had been splashed or scalded by hot drinks while dunking or trying to fish the remnants from hot tea.

They also found 28 per cent had choked on crumbs and 10 per cent had broken a tooth or filling biting a biccy.

More unusually, three per cent had poked themselves in the eye with a biscuit and seven per cent were bitten by a pet or "other wild animal" trying to get their biscuit.

One man ended up stuck in wet concrete after wading in to pick up a stray biscuit.

Mindlab have now devised a Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation, or B.I.T.E. Custard creams get a risk rating of 5.63.

The study was commissioned by Rocky - which was rated the country's third riskiest type of biscuit.

Mindlab International director Dr David Lewis said: "We tested the physical properties of 15 popular types of biscuits, along with aspects of their consumption such as dunkability and crumb dispersal.

"Then a mathematician correlated these findings with a nationwide survey of over 1000 adults."

Mike Driver, of Rocky, said: "Working with biscuits every day, we'd long suspected they're not as innocent as they look - and we were right."

Evil One · 18 Sep 2009, 16:35

I don't like custard creams anyway. Either shortbread fingers or chocolate digestives for me.

Hypnobabe · 18 Sep 2009, 23:06

Give me a chocolate Hobnob any day of the week....

daveake · 18 Sep 2009, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnobabe

Give me a chocolate Hobnob any day of the week....

Or, indeed, any hour of the day

duke knooby · 20 Sep 2009, 04:29

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Originally Posted by Evil One

chocolate digestives for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnobabe

Give me a chocolate Hobnob

either works for me

mszee · 20 Sep 2009, 22:01

I am glad you're all safe...lol...how do you poke yourself in the eye with the cookie???

18 Sep 2009, 16:11	#1
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Ummmm...hmmm... Revealed: The most dangerous biscuit in Britain is.. the Custard Cream Sep 8 2009 By Janice Burns CUSTARD creams are Britain's most dangerous biscuits, it was revealed yesterday A study claimed an estimated 25million people in Britain had been injured by biscuits. Hidden dangers included flying fragments and daredevil dunking in scalding tea. And custard creams were the worst offenders, posing the biggest risk to innocent dunkers. Around 500 people a year need hospital treatment because of biscuit injuries. The study by Mindlab found 29 per cent of adults had been splashed or scalded by hot drinks while dunking or trying to fish the remnants from hot tea. They also found 28 per cent had choked on crumbs and 10 per cent had broken a tooth or filling biting a biccy. More unusually, three per cent had poked themselves in the eye with a biscuit and seven per cent were bitten by a pet or "other wild animal" trying to get their biscuit. One man ended up stuck in wet concrete after wading in to pick up a stray biscuit. Mindlab have now devised a Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation, or B.I.T.E. Custard creams get a risk rating of 5.63. The study was commissioned by Rocky - which was rated the country's third riskiest type of biscuit. Mindlab International director Dr David Lewis said: "We tested the physical properties of 15 popular types of biscuits, along with aspects of their consumption such as dunkability and crumb dispersal. "Then a mathematician correlated these findings with a nationwide survey of over 1000 adults." Mike Driver, of Rocky, said: "Working with biscuits every day, we'd long suspected they're not as innocent as they look - and we were right."

18 Sep 2009, 16:35	#2
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	I don't like custard creams anyway. Either shortbread fingers or chocolate digestives for me.

18 Sep 2009, 23:06	#3
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	Give me a chocolate Hobnob any day of the week....

20 Sep 2009, 22:01	#6
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I am glad you're all safe...lol...how do you poke yourself in the eye with the cookie???