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Wow Last week on a Friday just before Morning Tea at work while i was cutting up Metal i somehow managed to send some Aluminium back into the blade and completly take the Saw out of Action but also whacked my finger on something it hurt like the dickens.

So have you ever done something stupid or not so stupid that endangered your life?

Note: no it didnt endanger my life but meh....

This thread is a bad idea.

/Says he after participating in Colodia's porn thread. Meh.

This thread is a bad idea.

/Says he after participating in Colodia's porn thread. Meh.
How do you mean?

Im not talking about lets all jump in front of Cars im talking about how you did something silly and got endangered

I think you should stick with the classics; guns, pills, jumping from a high place, etc.

In shop in 8th grade I was pouring aluminum into a mold and a bubble formed (which I remember in slow motion either due to the viscosity of molten aluminum or to the trauma of the event) and popped. A piece of it shot up, over my protective gear and hit me in the back of the head. I don't remember it, but appearently I made a little bit of noise. The next thing I do remember is leaving the nurse's office to go to my next class.

But working, even safely, with HF was far more dangerous. That shit scares me.

How do you mean?

Im not talking about lets all jump in front of Cars im talking about how you did something silly and got endangered

The title does not reflect that - and look, you already got a suicide suggestion...

The title does not reflect that - and look, you already got a suicide suggestion...
Yes but im a Fool so my Titles are always vague.
Your right and my Apologies.-silly Ilkathia

The title does not reflect that - and look, you already got a suicide suggestion...I'm not suggesting that he commit suicide, but merely advising him on how he should go about doing so.

I'm not suggesting that he commit suicide, but merely advising him on how he should go about doing so.

Which is the whole point - that's not what the thread is supposed to be about!

I'm sure most of us are aware that the flammable portion of gasoline (and gasoline/oil mixtures, as in my case) is the fumes, not the liquid. This holds true...until you're expecting it.

I was preparing to burn some papers left over from the school year with one of my friends, but we were having unusually bad luck with getting the paint-thinner to light. I'm not sure if it had to do with the high humidity or what, but for whatever reason, it was not lighting. So I thought, "I know gasoline is dangerous, but maybe I can pull this off." Got the gasoline/oil, poured it onto the papers, and I slowly approached from a distance with the lighter. But the fumes weren't lighting. Until I got right next to it.

Luckily, there wasn't enough to cause any real injury (I just burnt the hairs off my fingers), but it was damn scary to have my hand and forearm engulfed in flames for a second.


Then there was a former friend of mine who got experimental with explosives one day with one of his friends. This was in the middle of winter and there was about two inches of snow on the ground. They had put a bunch of various flammables and explosive material (lighter fluid, firework powders, etc.) into a metal can (remember! metal = shrapnel). They used a bottle rocket bomb as the fuse. They lit it and ran for cover. Well, some time later, there was no boom. So they walked towards it. That's when the whole thing finally went off.

Luckily they weren't too close and ended up just getting a mild heat blast and some concussive force. None of the shrapnel had hit them. However, all the snow in a two-foot radius from the can had been melted. Anyone who's had chemistry knows how much energy it takes to melt ice...so they were DAMN lucky they weren't too close.


So remember, kids: only teach the people we're better of without how to play with fire.

When hiking through canyons, you're taking a chance every time you decide to slide down a steep bank instead of climbing down very slowly. That's something my friends and I like to do to save time, but it's not exactly the smartest thing to do. Even worse is jumping down a small cliff (5 or 6 feet in height) instead of climbing down. Last month we were in Pine Creek Canyon (That in itself probably wasn't a good idea. It was very hot down there. Never again!) and my friend decided that he would just hop down to the bottom of a seemingly small cliff. I, having been down the canyon before, stopped him before he could make his manly running leap and walked him over to the edge. We were looking down a 12 foot drop, almost three times the height he thought it would be.

Distances are deceiving in the desert. You can't be too careful.

I want to die on my 101st birthday coked out of my head in bed with 3 20 year olds...

In 1st yr chemistry, I took a big sniff of a test tube. It contained ammonia, and almost knocked me on the floor.
The way I want to die is in bed with two 19yo bisexual women. I want the unique experience of cumming and going at the same time.

This one time, in band camp...

Nah ;)

Actually, the best way to do it, is to go up to some jock's car (One of the REALLY nice ones), pour sugar into the gas tank...

...and when he finds out, jump out in front of 'em and shout "It was ME!"

Let's see...
-I've nearly been run over by an ambulance
-I've managed to fall onto one of those criss-cross fences
-I've fallen out of a tree onto a curb with my back
-I've been run over by a bicycle (when I was smaller)
-I've been hit on the head with a piece of metal in a plastic bag by my sister; missed my temple by millimeters

But I've never broken any bones :D

...and when he finds out, jump out in front of 'em and shout "It was ME!"

That cracked me up. :D

I've fallen out of a tree onto a curb with my back

Oh man, that reminded me of the closest I've ever come to death. I hadn't thought about it for quite a while.

Early one morning, when I was about seven years old, my friends and I were climbing the maple tree in my back yard. It was quite a tall tree, about 45 or 50 feet, so we were able to get quite high before the branches became too thin to support our weight. Eventually we reached the top and they started to head down. For reasons that I'll never know I decided to stay where I was while they descended. When they were at the bottom I suppose they told me to come down, so I did. Remember that it was morning and I was living in Dallas, so there was quite a bit of dew on the branches. About half way down the tree I slipped on some of this dew and lost any grip I had on the tree. I don't remember hitting any branches (I didn't come out of this with any bruises), all I remember is tumbling. About 20 feet later I caught the last branch, with my legs wrapped around it at the knee. I looked down and about a foot below my face was a metal garden stake. If I'd been ten years older I would have pissed my pants, but at the time all I did was laugh and brag about how cool I was for falling.

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In 1st yr chemistry, I took a big sniff of a test tube. It contained ammonia, and almost knocked me on the floor.
The way I want to die is in bed with two 19yo bisexual women. I want the unique experience of cumming and going at the same time.

This one time, in band camp...

Nah

Actually, the best way to do it, is to go up to some jock's car (One of the REALLY nice ones), pour sugar into the gas tank...

...and when he finds out, jump out in front of 'em and shout "It was ME!"

Wow its true we have an Army of Alfred E Neumans here. :)

Well Another time i was working with Electrickery and i thought it would be a good idea to click the clicker while holding the sparky bit well it turns out i got a shock.
Once again no death but plain stupidity. ;)

Another time i was playing Backyard Cricket and was fielding across the road and the ball went up and i went in for the catch and got it.... only problem was that cars use roads and the driver was none too happy but what did i care i was batting.

Several times in my life, I've actually leaned over the edges of tall buildings just to step back and value my life. Not that I was attempting suicide, I did it meerly to get a feel of danger. I guess it could be one of those experiences that have left me almost fearless and nearly impossible to react to disgust.

Well Another time i was working with Electrickery and i thought it would be a good idea to click the clicker while holding the sparky bit well it turns out i got a shock.
Once again no death but plain stupidity. ;)

Remember Strassman? Chuck once recommended Ted E. Bare to piss on the electric fence. That dumb bear said "it tickled".

Remember Strassman? Chuck once recommended Ted E. Bare to piss on the electric fence. That dumb bear said "it tickled".
Well actually an Old friend of mines Father did that though he didnt know at the time it was electrified at the time.-he soon found out! LOL

I always thought the most embarrassing way to die would be to be run over by a milk float loaded with sex toys... can't remember why.

I nearly got a one ton+ (almost the size of a small car) electric engine dropped on me at one job...the asshole on the forklift asked me to "hold it steady" on the fork tines while he went over a gutter...little did I realise that the idiot hadn't secured it with ropes or chains. Needless to say, the thing fell off the tines and missed me by about a foot - if I hadn't jumped back I woulda been squashed like a bug...:p

Well actually an Old friend of mines Father did that though he didnt know at the time it was electrified at the time.-he soon found out! LOL

Wow! How can anyone be so careless? Did he die?

Wow! How can anyone be so careless? Did he die?
No he didnt die.

Basically he was camping and when peeing people(Me certainly) aim for a tree or some other object vertically standing well a fence post was the perfect target i guess and wham!

I touched an Electric fence once also on a farm bloody things!
I was wearing a wet Jacket at the time too.

ok well there was this time i was on a hike with m8s and we reached a short fence and we were arguing over wether or nt it wer it wer electric. (It happened to be raining a hell of a lot at the time) any way i decided that the only way to find out was to touch the fench with a stick and see if it buzzed, as it wer my idea i was the lucky one who did it. Unfortunatly it was an electric fence and as i touched the fench with the rly rly wet stick the electicty shot along the water and i got electricuted. It probly wasent life threating but it hurt, alot. my arm was aching for weeks. so thats my rly dum "life threaterning" strory. rember dont ever test an electric fence with a wet stick

The ampage of an electrified fence is far from sufficient to kill someone, unless they had extreme heart problems or a pacemaker, perhaps...

rember dont ever test an electric fence with a wet stick

Or your piss.

ROFL!

The ampage of an electrified fence is far from sufficient to kill someone, unless they had extreme heart problems or a pacemaker, perhaps...

Ampage?! Don't you mean current (measured in Amperes or Amps)? Talk physics, dammit. The prison ones are set to kill upon contact. They say that the ones erected for the Berlin Wall were so powerful that one can feel a tingling sensation even just standing a meter away.

Ampage?! Don't you mean current (measured in Amperes or Amps)? Talk physics, dammit. The prison ones are set to kill upon contact. They say that the ones erected for the Berlin Wall were so powerful that one can feel a tingling sensation even just standing a meter away.
Ampage is the correct term, Sino (aka amperage, but in Australia we also use ampage)...I have worked in the electronics industry for a long time, so I know a little something of what I talk about.

Sure, the amperage on a fence could be set to kill, but AFAIK none are, for safety reasons. The ones used on farms certainly cannot kill. Perhaps some prisons do not follow this guideline, but I doubt it...

Ampage?! Don't you mean current (measured in Amperes or Amps)? Talk physics, dammit. The prison ones are set to kill upon contact. They say that the ones erected for the Berlin Wall were so powerful that one can feel a tingling sensation even just standing a meter away.
yeah peoples hair standing up on end and all.

the killersnowmen tough break did you wrench your shoulder or collar bone?...

Actually MythBusters on the Discovery Channel believe they disproved that one could be eelctricuted by peeing on the shockline on the New York Subway.
Why they feel this its because their test dummy's peeing system which was supposedly lifelike and its stream ended up in a beadform and so could not pass electrickery.
Well i say fooey to this i can get a strong stream going for a long time and so maybe someone should try it.


Ive realised something i love Honey hmmm.

I'll be checking the correct terminology with my electrical systems engineering lecturer.

I always thought the most embarrassing way to die would be to be run over by a milk float loaded with sex toys... can't remember why.
No, the most embarrassing way to die is being f'd to death by your Arabian horse. I mean DAMN!! That one really says, "You proud of me now dad!"

The most honorable death is by shooting; soldiers and warcriminals seek that. A glorious death in battle is better than a lifetime of shame.

The most honorable death is by shooting; soldiers and warcriminals seek that. A glorious death in battle is better than a lifetime of shame.
It is Better to die on your feet than live on your Knees!

It is Better to die on your feet than live on your Knees!
What if, say, you get shot, and you fall down and THEN die. Does that count?

Going back to electrical fences - most types are designed to switch on and off at about 50 Hz. You (or the cow for which it was intended) get a jolt, but the current cuts out before anything more permanent happens. Of course, you do get the odd fool who builds their own and forgets this little detail...

Anyway for good (well, highly stupid yet highly amusing) ways to kill yourself: http://www.darwinawards.com/

Going back to electrical fences - most types are designed to switch on and off at about 50 Hz. You (or the cow for which it was intended) get a jolt, but the current cuts out before anything more permanent happens. Of course, you do get the odd fool who builds their own and forgets this little detail...

Anyway for good (well, highly stupid yet highly amusing) ways to kill yourself: http://www.darwinawards.com/
Ha HA i was thinking of them last week actually when i did what i did.

What if, say, you get shot, and you fall down and THEN die. Does that count?
:S Maybe i got the saying wrong?:S

bump?

Kurt Cobain style... let the ME's pick your molars out of the ceiling.

Wow Last week on a Friday just before Morning Tea at work while i was cutting up Metal i somehow managed to send some Aluminium back into the blade and completly take the Saw out of Action but also whacked my finger on something it hurt like the dickens.

So have you ever done something stupid or not so stupid that endangered your life?

Note: no it didnt endanger my life but meh....

Play cards with the wrong people... Nearly Got Knifed...

Play cards with the wrong people... Nearly Got Knifed...
Oh yeah that reminds me keep away from Australian War Memorial after dark it turns out drugged up Drunk Aborigines reside there and like to pick fights.

:sniper:

Word, So I was like in Iraq for a year.

I've been blown up five times.
Had bullets bounce off my kevelar helmet/off the top of my HMMWV.
Had guns pulled on me.
Had some dude drive an -exploding- car into my checkpoint.
Been mortared all night-
-All day
Stood up in the middle of a firefight and charged the enemy when I was pinned down.

This.... is what this thread is about.. right? :|

In high school a freind almost got me shot by a police officer because he forgot I was sleeping in the back of the van. He got stopped and the cop asked if he could search the van. I woke up and sat up quickly when he opened the side door and ending up with me looking down the wrong end of a startled cop's .357 magnum service revolver.

In college, a friend talked me into a midnight ramble that involved crossing several fence lines (I knew better, but a cute girl and an 18 year old male mind effectively blocked that out.) The sound of a pump action 12 gauge really is one of the more frightening ones I've ever heard, especially when you don't really have a good reason for being on an angry ranchers property.

In college, a friend talked me into a midnight ramble that involved crossing several fence lines (I knew better, but a cute girl and an 18 year old male mind effectively blocked that out.) The sound of a pump action 12 gauge really is one of the more frightening ones I've ever heard, especially when you don't really have a good reason for being on an angry ranchers property.

Serves you right! If I was the rancher, I won't rest until the trepassers are either caught or killed. If one is willing to be armed, one must also be willing to kill.

Oh yeah that reminds me keep away from Australian War Memorial after dark it turns out drugged up Drunk Aborigines reside there and like to pick fights.

Hahahahaha!

Several times in my life, I've actually leaned over the edges of tall buildings just to step back and value my life. Not that I was attempting suicide, I did it meerly to get a feel of danger. I guess it could be one of those experiences that have left me almost fearless and nearly impossible to react to disgust.

Just imagining doing that made my equilibrium go off balance. I can be up in a hot air balloon and I'm fine, on a mountain(with trees) I'm fine, in a sturdy tall tree with thick branches I'm fine.. but just looking out the window of a tall building will bother me. If I was to go to the edge like you did.. and stand there with out ducking down with my hands on the rooftop ..I would pass out or lose my balance and fall. If I sit down with my feet hanging over the edge they will tingle the entire time, even if I lay back.