Here's A Clever Way To Avoid Falling Down In A Train

In a crowded train, you're not always guaranteed access to a seat, or even a pole to hold onto for support.

Straphangers can take a lesson from this woman in Japan, who made her own support by bringing a plunger along for her train ride.

No risk of falling over, and as Michael Graham Richard at TreeHugger points out, no more worries about picking up other people's germs.

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