When I reread the story of Sleepy Beauty who pricks her finger and falls asleep, I started to wonder about this thing called safety pin. A safety pin is said to date back to the Mycenaeans during the fourteenth century BC during which time, it is known as fibula. The modern version was reinvented by an American, Walter Hunt and today, is commonly used to fasten pieces of fabric together. In fastening cloth diapers, the safety clasp prevents the baby from being jabbed and I suppose then, it earns the safety part of its name. But then of course, if you have seen the use of some of these pins in Punk rock fashion, you would wonder again about its safety. Nowadays, nothing seems safe. Not even sex!Safe sex, anyone?
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