hey y'all, watch this!

[Ozan-fox]

The Iron Bowl was going strong Saturday afternoon. Auburn was doing great against the Alabama tide and half time hit. I was so pumped. Seeing A.J. scurry of to the locker room the way he did let everyone know that he had already been beat, mentally. After seeing that, I had to go do something awesome. So i fired up the go kart and had all intentions of cutting some donuts in some dirt. So i hopped in and rippe off. I was hauling out of the drive way, across the road to an empty dirt lot in the subdivision and as soon as i hit it i hit the front brakes, mashed the gas, and and cut the wheel hard. Whoops, i turned right, all my weight to the left. Something is wrong, I'm tipping over. Wait, no, dont put your arm out, i think to myself. Too late. My arm is now between the side rail and the ground for what seemed like an hour then on over.. Now I'm upside down. Pain shooting from my forearm. Its broken, i just know it's broken. My wife runs I've to me with a total look of shock on her face. I checked to make sure no bone was sticking out. I'm so embarrassed. I can't believe this just happened. Did anyone really see it? I hope not. Play it off. I think it's just bruised. In reality, my ego is bruised. So i went in the house, put my arm on ice and finished watching the game. Auburn won! Next day went to doc in the box and sure enough, well the pictures tell the rest. So, like the old redneck saying goes, "if you didn't break something, you're not riding hard enough."

 

[firemanjim]

Yep, thats definitely broke....

 

[landuse]

Ouch!!!

 

[Oxymoron]

"if you didn't break something, you're not riding hard enough."

That's my mantra for sure

I've broken both ankles, both wrists, left elbow in two places, right leg, six fingers, and four toes... in addition to cracking my skull.

My other mantra is "If you're going to be dumb, you gotta be tough."



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[landuse]

Sheeeeesh. I think I will ride slower and not break anything...

 

[Oxymoron]

It's less fun

Mine were from skateboarding, BMX, whitewater kayaking, jumping dirt bikes, and most recently... mini bikes

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[machinist@large]

Some peoples children.....

:toetap05::toetap05:

The most common last words of a Darwin Award winner are something along the lines of "Hey guys!!! Watch this!!!!"

:toetap05::toetap05:

 

[Ozan-fox]

The thing that kills me about this is that I've told others to keep your arms in when rolling over. I see why they make arm restraints. They are definitely on my Christmas list. it want even a thought, i couldn't say with absolute certainty that i wouldn't do it again.

 

[Ozan-fox]

Oh well, I'll heel and be back on it again.

 

[Scout]

I smashed a finger rolling a kart over. I was trying to do donuts on asphalt and started to go over. I put my hand out to try to keep from going over, but it didn't work. I came out of the seat and the steering wheel came down and crushed my pinky on my right hand. It was at least an hour's ride to the hospital. I ended up with a compound fracture, surgery to set it, and pins to hold it together. I've also got nerve damage on that finger.

Yeah putting my hand out was dumb, but I think it would have been worse if I had not.

 

[Ozan-fox]

I hate hearing about other people getting hurt. But it helps to know that I'm not the only one to make that mistake. My neighbor did ask if she needed to call 911. I told her it would be a waste of time. I didn't want to miss the game. If you know about sec football then you know what i mean.

 

[Poboy kartman]

That's my mantra for sure

..... in addition to cracking my skull.
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That 'slpains it Lucy......

 

[OzFab]

Oxymoron, consider yourself initiated...

 

[Oxymoron]

It's the basis of my username... my friends say I'm the most stupid, intelligent person they know.

Some say there's a fine line between stupidity and being brave. I say... meh, it's pretty much the same.

Fear is crippling. I'm not handicapped (physically... mentally is questionable). If I am going to be crippled, it will be from having fun, not from being afraid to live.

*smiley face*

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[qtband]

Look at it this way.... when Missouri beats Auburn Saturday, you won't need to go out and do any celebratory doughnuts!!!!!

 

[OzFab]

my friends say I'm the most stupid, intelligent person they know.

I suppose that better than being the most intelligent stupid person they know

Fear is crippling. I'm not handicapped (physically... mentally is questionable). If I am going to be crippled, it will be from having fun, not from being afraid to live.

*smiley face*

I like the way you think A good friend of mine is the same, he'll try anything at least once (&, usually, be good at it) & I'm more crippled physically than he is . I once said to him "to be old & wise you first must be young & stupid"; his reply, after he stopped laughing (which also explained his laughter) was "if that's the case, I'm gonna be the wisest person on the planet"

 

[Oxymoron]

I suppose that better than being the most intelligent stupid person they know

Definitely!

I like the way you think A good friend of mine is the same, he'll try anything at least once (&, usually, be good at it) & I'm more crippled physically than he is . I once said to him "to be old & wise you first must be young & stupid"; his reply, after he stopped laughing (which also explained his laughter) was "if that's the case, I'm gonna be the wisest person on the planet"

I agree with him, I too shall be very wise... especially considering the level of stupidity that I maintained throughout my youth!

I don't do anywhere near the stuff I used to, but I do still tend to push the limits a bit.



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[Orange Krate]

Watch at 0:38. I thought the exact same thing, "Hey wait! Don't stick your feet out!" too late! Stupid/intellegient?...that's me too! Nothing broken though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3w0RbtBeH0

 

[Oxymoron]

We've all done it. I'm fortunate enough not to have video evidence of my stupidity... for the most part.

I've got a million stories. I'll share one.

When I was about 20 or so, I had just started working where I do now (I'm 40). I needed an alternator for my car, so since it was summer, and I only worked about 8 miles away, I rode my bicycle to work.

On the way home, about 3 blocks from my house, there's a very steep hill on the road I was going down. Long and steep, and I was topped out in speed. Had to be over 30mph.

I noticed a wobble in the front wheel, and thought "I wonder if that's a bearing, or just loose?" Like a complete moron, I jerked up on the handlebars... going 30mph+ down the street.

Yep. Front wheel dropped right out of the forks. I didn't even have a chance to react. Before I even knew what happened... my bike was mangled, and I was getting up off the ground, standing in a pool of blood.

Half of one of my front teeth were shattered, the other front tooth was knocked partially out and pointing at my uvula. Parts of the shattered tooth were embedded in my bottom lip. My upper lip had "popped like a balloon" (as described by the emergency room physician), and almost my entire body was covered in road rash. Luckily, my face only needed 17 stitches. I picked a small rock out of my elbow three weeks later that they missed in the ER.

In the ER while waiting to be looked at, I actually shoved my tooth back into its socket, which made a horrible screeching sound. The pain of shoving it back in was the worst I've ever felt, apart from kidney stones.

To this day, I have absolutely no idea what compelled me to lift the wheel. Even at the time, the instant I did, I thought "Oh f***".

By far, that was THE MOST stupid way I've ever hurt myself. Everything else was from just pushing the fun level a little to hard.

No worries. Whenever I get together with old friends, there's always someone that says "Remember that time you......?"

I provide them entertainment.

 

[machinist@large]

Kinda the rest of it?