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Rossen Reports: This bathing suit color will help you spot a drowning child

Rossen Reports: This bathing suit color will help you spot a drowning child
Let's start here at *** crowded pool when there are *** lot of kids swimming and splashing around, the color of their bathing suit is more important than you think *** live solution specializes in aquatic safety. They study what colors are like, camouflage underwater. Ok? We're going to test this out and see the results together is best to put your child in and what color you shouldn't put them in. So let me show you what we're doing for this experiment. Come on over. We have *** go pro rolling at all times as well for another angle. We got our friends here and by the way, and one is wearing as you can see the bright orange. We got the white, we got the neon green, yellowish kind of thing. My buddy down here high five poom is wearing gray. Ok? They can all swim. Their parents are right over there. All right. You ready to jump in guys and we're going to see what we can see. 321 jump in and just picture yourself as *** parent right now. You're on the side. There's *** lot going on. What are you most likely to see, look closely what colors are standing out to you and more importantly, what color swimsuits don't notice how the gray suit looks like *** shadow in the water. And the white one starts to disappear. The study finding the same thing that yellow and orange are best, which is exactly what we're seeing here. It's true. Here's another piece of advice. An important one from lifeguards don't put kids in dark colors like this because it appears in pools like shadows or debris on the bottom. Hard to differentiate. So no dark colors and also don't match the bottom of the pool. Bottom of the pool is *** light blue. Don't put them in light blue. Next up, *** warning about your grill, *** grilled brush with metal bristles and you're on the grill after you cook and you're doing this. Well, guess what, as these bristles are all coming out, where are they going? They're sitting on top here and you can't even see it. And next time you cook, they're getting into the food and they're hurting people. Cases across the country like heather, she bit into *** burger and instantly felt something stab into her throat. It took two emergency surgeries to get this metal bristle out later. They found more on the grill. And in another case, Jeffrey felt *** stabbing pain in his stomach after his barbecue doctors removed this five centimeter long metal bristle. Look how many he found on his grill just days later. So what can you use? That's *** lot safer. We're going to run you through it. *** lot of great options when the grill is still hot, just roll up some tinfoil, put it at the end of the fork while this is hot. This works just as well and it's *** lot safer. Ok. Don't want to use tinfoil. Boom. Use an onion. Grill is hot. The onion does *** great job of cleaning the grill. *** couple of other options. If you want to go to the store, you can buy one of these with *** stone. This works great or *** sponge like this and there is nothing to fall off and get people's food. We also have *** tip about keeping your pet safe in extreme heat. Pavement, temperatures can be anywhere from 40 to 60 degrees warmer than air temperature. So, if it's 85 degrees outside the ground, your dog is walking on, could be anywhere from 125 to 145 degrees and their paws serious burns in just 60 seconds. So, what should you do? Let me show you take the back of your hand, not the front of your hand, the back of your hand, hold it down to the pavement for seven seconds. Ok. If you can't or even if it's just uncomfortable, it's gonna be for your dog as well. That's all for today. Back to you.
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Rossen Reports: This bathing suit color will help you spot a drowning child
We all look forward to summer and having fun in the warmer weather, but it can also be a dangerous time. Rossen Reports is breaking down three major dangers that you need to be aware of in the Summer Safety Guide.Your child’s swimsuitThe color of your child’s bathing suit could be what saves their life. In a crowded pool, lots of kids are swimming and splashing around. While it might be easy to see them swimming above the water, experts say spotting a kid at the bottom of the pool can be made difficult based on the color of their suit.Alive Solutions is a company that specializes in aquatic safety. It studies what colors are like camouflage underwater. Click here to check out the entire post of the study. The pictures are really important to see.Here are the results:Best colors to wear in a light pool bottom are bright and contrasting colors like neon orange and neon pink.Best colors to wear in a dark pool bottom are also neon colors like neon yellow.Worst colors to wear are light blue and white because they tend to disappear in the water. Blues match the pool bottoms and should never be worn. White can be confused with a cloud's reflection.Dark colors are also a huge "don’t." Lifeguards say grays, blues and blacks can be confused for piles of dirt, leaves and debris. Grays can really be mistaken for shadows, too.Best colors to wear in a lake are neon yellow, neon green and neon orange.Worst colors are anything dark. While white did show up under the water, it could easily be confused for a reflection of light.New this year, Alive Solutions also studied patterns on swimsuits as well. Click here to read that study. Here are the results:Neon colors are still the winner. Pastel patterns blend too easily.Small patterns, whether they’re light or dark didn't seem to impact visibility, which is why picking a bright color is so important.No matter what the color, large dark patterns decreased visibility in the water. For example, a solid neon orange suit is more visible on the dark pool bottom than a neon orange suit with large navy stripes.Metal bristle grill brushThis is an eye-opening warning because it happens more often than you think. Metal bristles from your grill brush can come off and get stuck on your grill. Then, when you're cooking, those bristles get stuck in your food and can be swallowed.What should we do instead? Here are a few options:Onion: Slice an onion in half and use a grilling fork to rub down the grates of the grill. The acid will clean it and also give the grill a nice flavor.Tin foil: Crumple up tinfoil and either use the ball with your hand (while the grill is cool) or use a grilling fork to scrap it down. Just make sure to watch for any pieces that could come off. While it won’t hurt you, you don’t want to ingest those!Stone: There are plenty of options for grill stones that will clean the grates. Make sure to read the directions on them. Some are used on hot grills while others say to let the grill cool off. Here's an option we like.Sponge: There are also options for sponges that will clean off the grates. Dip them in water and then wipe down the grates. Again, read the directions on the one you purchase to see what temperature the grill should be on to use it most efficiently. Here's one from Scrub Daddy that we like called the BBQ Daddy. Here's another from Grill Rescue. Hot pavement for your petKeep your pets safe in extreme heat. Pavement temperatures can be 40 to 60 degrees warmer than air temperatures. So if it's 85 degrees outside, the ground your dog is walking on could be anywhere from 125 to 145 degrees. Their paws can sustain serious burns in just 60 seconds.What should you do? Take the back of your hand and hold it down to the ground for seven seconds. If you can't or it's uncomfortable; it will be for your dog as well.

We all look forward to summer and having fun in the warmer weather, but it can also be a dangerous time. Rossen Reports is breaking down three major dangers that you need to be aware of in the Summer Safety Guide.

Your child’s swimsuit

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The color of your child’s bathing suit could be what saves their life. In a crowded pool, lots of kids are swimming and splashing around. While it might be easy to see them swimming above the water, experts say spotting a kid at the bottom of the pool can be made difficult based on the color of their suit.

Alive Solutions is a company that specializes in aquatic safety. It studies what colors are like camouflage underwater. Click here to check out the entire post of the study. The pictures are really important to see.

Here are the results:

  • Best colors to wear in a light pool bottom are bright and contrasting colors like neon orange and neon pink.
  • Best colors to wear in a dark pool bottom are also neon colors like neon yellow.
  • Worst colors to wear are light blue and white because they tend to disappear in the water. Blues match the pool bottoms and should never be worn. White can be confused with a cloud's reflection.
  • Dark colors are also a huge "don’t." Lifeguards say grays, blues and blacks can be confused for piles of dirt, leaves and debris. Grays can really be mistaken for shadows, too.
  • Best colors to wear in a lake are neon yellow, neon green and neon orange.
  • Worst colors are anything dark. While white did show up under the water, it could easily be confused for a reflection of light.

New this year, Alive Solutions also studied patterns on swimsuits as well. Click here to read that study. Here are the results:

  • Neon colors are still the winner. Pastel patterns blend too easily.
  • Small patterns, whether they’re light or dark didn't seem to impact visibility, which is why picking a bright color is so important.
  • No matter what the color, large dark patterns decreased visibility in the water. For example, a solid neon orange suit is more visible on the dark pool bottom than a neon orange suit with large navy stripes.

Metal bristle grill brush

This is an eye-opening warning because it happens more often than you think. Metal bristles from your grill brush can come off and get stuck on your grill. Then, when you're cooking, those bristles get stuck in your food and can be swallowed.

What should we do instead? Here are a few options:

  • Onion: Slice an onion in half and use a grilling fork to rub down the grates of the grill. The acid will clean it and also give the grill a nice flavor.
  • Tin foil: Crumple up tinfoil and either use the ball with your hand (while the grill is cool) or use a grilling fork to scrap it down. Just make sure to watch for any pieces that could come off. While it won’t hurt you, you don’t want to ingest those!
  • Stone: There are plenty of options for grill stones that will clean the grates. Make sure to read the directions on them. Some are used on hot grills while others say to let the grill cool off. Here's an option we like.
  • Sponge: There are also options for sponges that will clean off the grates. Dip them in water and then wipe down the grates. Again, read the directions on the one you purchase to see what temperature the grill should be on to use it most efficiently. Here's one from Scrub Daddy that we like called the BBQ Daddy. Here's another from Grill Rescue.

Hot pavement for your pet

Keep your pets safe in extreme heat. Pavement temperatures can be 40 to 60 degrees warmer than air temperatures. So if it's 85 degrees outside, the ground your dog is walking on could be anywhere from 125 to 145 degrees. Their paws can sustain serious burns in just 60 seconds.

What should you do? Take the back of your hand and hold it down to the ground for seven seconds. If you can't or it's uncomfortable; it will be for your dog as well.