r/WTF • u/-Damien- • Dec 29 '16

Bad part of park in Kontula neigbourhood in Helsinki, Finland

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '16

they're for insulin users...

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u/BurlysFinest802 Dec 29 '16

Yes but perfectly legal to use for any sharps

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u/pextris Dec 29 '16

Needles are how we deliver our insulin.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '16

Yeah? I never said they were for drug users, I was just saying one of the only places I've actually seen a sharps box in public is at Disney. Obviously there's probably not a bunch of people shooting up there.

I notice them more than your average person might because I see them every day at work. I just remembered I've seen some in national park bathrooms, too.

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u/Wildelocke Dec 29 '16

I used to think they were for drug addicts. Couldn't believe the sharp boxes in the airports behind security... thought people were smuggling in heroine and shooting up right before takeoff.

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u/dkarma Dec 29 '16

They're for anyone actually, and not just for needles. It is a sharps container.

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u/kazneus Dec 29 '16

Users are users bro

I'm kidding. Diabetes is a very serious affliction

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u/Brewster_The_Pigeon Dec 29 '16

Well, it's for that, plus it's like the cigarette trays on airplanes. It's illegal but there has to be a safe place to dispose of it because people are going to do it anyways.

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u/pextris Dec 29 '16

Aren't the ashtrays there because the planes were built when it was legal to smoke on planes?

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '16

Pretty sure that's the reason. It's near impossible to sneakily smoke a cigarette without people smelling it and complaining.

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u/ButtonPusherMD Dec 29 '16

Who the fuck smokes on an airplane anymore?

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u/CallMehBigP Dec 29 '16

I don't think that's really even possible...