What the dumbest thing you've done?

Karalee · Jun 9, 2005

I was riding my bike down this big hill with my dad, when I was about 9. About halfway down the hill I started getting scared cos I was going really fast, and it was my first bike with handbreaks. I guess I was too scared to slow down, and the curb was fast approaching, and I can hear my dad yelling "Turn Babe, TURN!!!" - so what do I do?

Crash into the curb of course. Thats one way to stop your bike.

Oh I also thought going off a brodge 20 feet high in a kayak was dumb, but it turned out to be quite fun.

Nikon Fan · Jun 9, 2005

They say you learn from your mistakes, I once ran into the same pole 3 times in one day, running full speed and smacking face first into the poll...yes the same pole three times

ferny · Jun 9, 2005

Artemis said:
You alright mate?

I'm fine, thanks for asking.
I tried to go round some old boy as I was coming out of work. I leaned to the right to go right, the front wheel got stuck in a dropped curb, I went "skip skip skip" with my right foot then "bonk bonk bonk" on the ground. As I was going down I thought "go splat, or roll?" so I rolled. Must have looked good because a couple of people came over and all the people in the street kept asking "are you alright?" over and over. Apparently I scare people and go too fast, or so they said. What's wrong with 30mph downhill and 20mph round bends on a push bike? :scratch: :shock:
I'm gonna get a bruise on my right hip and a bone in my left hand is bruised. My body is pretty tough most of the time. No cuts or scrapes.

Oh, I'm not gonna hear the last of this at work. The slightest knock and a couple of them give me a lecture.

Only the second real crash, if you can call this one a real one. The other involved sliding across two roads on my forearm. Broke the crank doing that. Was a pretty big bang when I landed.

Meysha · Jun 9, 2005

ferny said:
As I was going down I thought "go splat, or roll?" so I rolled.

You poor thing!!

Ohh and Alison that was just so funny!! (and nice work blaming it on the lack of sleep) ;-)

Artemis · Jun 9, 2005

Ouch...well lucky it aint serious...hehe we wouldnt wanna loose yah!

ferny · Jun 9, 2005

Meysha said:
You poor thing!!

Ohh and Alison that was just so funny!! (and nice work blaming it on the lack of sleep) ;-)

Vicky! :cheer:
*lets out a little sex wee* :blushing:

And I agree. Sorry Alison, but I just laughed at you.

:mrgreen:

Ouch...well lucky it aint serious...hehe we wouldnt wanna loose yah!

Thanks, but it'll happen one day...

Alison · Jun 9, 2005

Meysha said:
Ohh and Alison that was just so funny!! (and nice work blaming it on the lack of sleep) ;-)

Are you back in Australia already? Wow, that was fast!

Scurra · Jun 9, 2005

i'm not sure about dumbest thing i've ever done but the dumbest thing I've said was when I was following my friend over a series of rather large dirt jumps on a mountian bike. My friend in front of me landed badly and slid face first into a tree. Having screeched to a halt behind him and observed his heavily bleeding face I asked "are you alright?" Altogether now..... DUH!

He wound up in hospital with a fractured skull and some interesting bruises luckily he was wearing a helmet or I would imagine it would have been far worse. Thankfully I have had relatively few crashes on my mountain bike. One of the most memorable however was flying down a very thin wooded track at about 25mph to jump a fallen tree trunk. Once I hit the treetrunk however I found that my line was a bit off and I was heading straight for an upright tree, so I tried to bail only to get tangled in the handlebars and tear a large chunk of meat out of my knee upon hitting the ground wrapped up in my bike.

But the crashes are worth it, it's such an adrenaline high!

ferny · Jun 9, 2005

Bikes = bad. They should be ban me thinks. Or they should just restrict the idiots who ride them. *whistles*

Artemis · Jun 9, 2005

ferny said:
Vicky! :cheer:
*lets out a little sex wee* :blushing:

And I agree. Sorry Alison, but I just laughed at you. :mrgreen:

Thanks, but it'll happen one day...

Should I ask? or should I not?

Meysha · Jun 9, 2005

Mmmmm *thinks about ferny being bad boy riding motorcycle* Mmmmmmm

Nah I'm not in Australia yet, I've only just gotten to Paris.
I think I have a serious TPF problem. I'm going to a counselling meeting tonight... Apparently there are a lot of people like me.

(Don't mean to hijack but I'm just so excited... I'm taking the Holga out into Paris tomorroz... YAY :cheer: first roll of Medium format B&W film!!!)

Artemis · Jun 9, 2005

Meysha said:
Mmmmm *thinks about ferny being bad boy riding motorcycle* Mmmmmmm

Nah I'm not in Australia yet, I've only just gotten to Paris.
I think I have a serious TPF problem. I'm going to a counselling meeting tonight... Apparently there are a lot of people like me.

(Don't mean to hijack but I'm just so excited... I'm taking the Holga out into Paris tomorroz... YAY :cheer: first roll of Medium format B&W film!!!)

You gotto be carefull what you whip out in paris...

PreludeX · Jun 9, 2005

dumbest thing ive ever done was sell my first camera at a pawn shop

Scott WRG Editor · Jun 9, 2005

ferny said:
Bikes = bad. They should be ban me thinks. Or they should just restrict the idiots who ride them. *whistles*

I think all sharp surfaces should be covered in nerf, any building or object more than 8 feet tall should be reduce to 8 feet tall, all water more than an inch deep should be mixed with instant jello, and all holes, depressions, canyons etc... should be filled with pudding.

Then the world will be safe. :lol:

ferny · Jun 9, 2005

Mmmmm *thinks about ferny being bad boy riding motorcycle* Mmmmmmm

Nope, moutain bike. Well, road/mountain.
I may get a motorbike. I don't really like them but... not enough room for another car (Seeing as some people have decided to have two...) and that'll only be if I actually get a job that pays.
I talked a little to Haleema about it today. Ahh... Haleema. :heart: :blushing: