Battery-powered socks recalled after users report burns and blisters
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 45,000 pairs of socks that double as miniature foot furnaces.
For the bargain price of $80-130, customers got to participate in an impromptu science experiment testing the interaction between heat, friction, moisture, and human flesh. Spoiler alert: flesh lost. Fieldsheer Apparel Technolog…
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