Are All Dangerous Behaviors Worth Avoiding?

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The discussion revolves around various activities deemed dangerous and the consensus on what individuals would avoid. Participants express a strong aversion to risky endeavors such as skydiving, climbing skyscrapers, and engaging in extreme sports like skateboarding tricks, citing painful experiences and videos as deterrents. A recurring theme is the fear associated with encounters with mythical creatures, like werewolves, particularly during a full moon. Personal anecdotes highlight the dangers of seemingly mundane activities, such as parasailing and breaking up fights, with some participants sharing humorous yet alarming experiences. The conversation also touches on the risks of cooking, handling pets during emergencies, and the unpredictability of nature, emphasizing a general preference for safety over thrill-seeking.
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What would you consider as dangerous, rule out as some thing you would not do.
 
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Would not have a meeting with a werewolf on a full moon.
 
97% of the skateboard tricks I've seen. There are painful videos all over the Internet.

Climbing skyscrapers.

Filling out a job application at AIG.
 
Go skydiving AGAIN.
 
Redbelly98 said:
Go skydiving AGAIN.

Did you bust some thing
 
Walking out in my backyard.
 
I'm thinking that being Woolie's dustman would be rather frightening.
 
Lacy33 said:
Would not have a meeting with a werewolf on a full moon.

Would you meet with one here on earth?

This is something that I would love to do, but know better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U66qW7kBVnM
 
What god do Hawaiians attribute for the Wave! I don't believe even Jaws would survive that swell. My cheap Bose speakers handled the onslaught though.
 
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killing Nemesis with a knife
 
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Kiss a cobra on its hood.

Charmers do it. And some crazy person on discovery channel did it with a king cobra.
 
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Redbelly98 said:
Go skydiving AGAIN.

wolram said:
Did you bust some thing

Thankfully, no.

I actually jumped about 12 times. The last two of those were supposed to be 10 seconds of freefall, then pull the ripcord. But I'd go into a spin during the freefall and have to pop the chute early before getting totally out of control. Seeing that I really wasn't in control mentally (a point made very clear to me by the skydiving instructor), I decided to quit while I was ahead.

Oddly, every once in a while I'll dream that I have taken up skydiving again. But no, it's not going to happen.
 
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A few summers back, I was waiting in line to go para-sailing. I was a little bit scared and began talking to the lady ahead of me. She assured me that it was fun and some what safe, after all, she had done it many times.
I was really getting brave now, as I watched everyone enjoying them selfs. Next up, the lady ahead of me. She stumbles, and yells something, they don't stop, they drag her face first across the sand, other people are now yelling, they still don't stop. Into the water she goes, and it looks like she is trying to get the harness off, she is really struggling. Finally the boat driver stops, scoops the lady out of the water and brings her ashore.
After getting her out of the harness, and shooing her off{dazed and bleeding}, they ask "Who's next"? I, of course, did the right thing. Slowly taking steps backwards {never show your back to that which about to kill you}, while pointing to different people and saying, I think they are next.
 
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My wife's husband. The cooking is to die for.
 
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Loren Booda said:
What god do Hawaiians attribute for the Wave! I don't believe even Jaws would survive that swell. My cheap Bose speakers handled the onslaught though.

Assuming that it's like many places in Hawaii, what we can't see is the razor-sharp coral just a few feet below. Either way, going down at the wrong time on wave like that is very very bad. I've been on a wave about a third [maybe nearly half] that size and it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Almost died when I tried to catch the next one, so I decided that one was enough.

If you watch closely, you can see the blast of wind from the break nearly blow him off the board. As the break begins to catch him, you see him get hit by it.
 
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It's usually too late by the time I rule it out. For example, I don't think I'll eat habanero peppers again.
 
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skiing, trying to swim across a large deep body of water, jumping out of a plane, going hiking to somewhere dangerous that is above sea level, skateboarding tricks, and on and on and on.

I'm not a risk taker or someone who likes to do activities which include risks.
 
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Huckleberry said:
It's usually too late by the time I rule it out. For example, I don't think I'll eat habanero peppers again.
Wimp! What's a Ballpark Frank without habanero relish and horseradish mustard? If your scalp isn't sweaty, you didn't put on enough relish.
 
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Danger said:
I'm thinking that being Woolie's dustman would be rather frightening.

I put a big rock in it to stop it blowing around and the bin men pinched it, after several goes at the same, i am running out of big rocks.
 
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wolram said:
I put a big rock in it to stop it blowing around

Geez, my mother used to do that! Ten kilos of rocks, plus the garbage, and then expect me to carry it down the driveway. :rolleyes:
 
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Danger said:
Geez, my mother used to do that! Ten kilos of rocks, plus the garbage, and then expect me to carry it down the driveway. :rolleyes:
My mother used to rock me to sleep. Ouch!
 
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turbo-1 said:
My mother used to rock me to sleep. Ouch!

Mine too, until I got smart enough to hide her rock.
 
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Glass eating, bear bating, the usual.
 
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Running with the bulls in Pamplona.
 
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Redbelly98 said:
Running with the bulls in Pamplona.
Running with scissors in the hall-way.
 
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Add opening high level cupboard doors, one came off and near crowned me.
 
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hypatia said:
A few summers back, I was waiting in line to go para-sailing. ... After getting her out of the harness, and shooing her off{dazed and bleeding}, they ask "Who's next"? I, of course, did the right thing. Slowly taking steps backwards {never show your back to that which about to kill you}, while pointing to different people and saying, I think they are next.

Wow, Hypatia, scubafighting octies, paradragging. :cool::-p

Parasailing is part of pilot dinghy drill. To have it real safe you need 5 people assisting, which in the military is no problem. In a case like this the observer in the boat would have cut the lines, while the team captain on the shore would have run to the victim and prevent further mishap.
 
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I really want to try skydiving.

I also want to try that skiing where you jump off a cliff with a parachute.
 
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Huckleberry said:
It's usually too late by the time I rule it out. For example, I don't think I'll eat habanero peppers again.

Typical Oregonian - a capsaicin wimp. :biggrin:

When we first moved here, the hottest salsa sold locally was La Victoria medium. :rolleyes:
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Typical Oregonian - a capsaicin wimp. :biggrin:

When we first moved here, the hottest salsa sold locally was La Victoria medium. :rolleyes:

I am waiting for some of these to be available here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper
 
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wolram said:
I am waiting for some of these to be available here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper

wiki said:
In northeastern India the peppers are smeared on fences or used in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.
It seems to be working.
 
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wolram said:
I am waiting for some of these to be available here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Jolokia_pepper
You can try growing some Caribbean Reds, Woolie. I think they are called that because the name Red Savina is proprietary. They are 'way hotter than typical habaneros. I used to tell people that only three people eat my habanero relish - my organic-gardening neighbor, my brother and me. I may have to revise that list downward because neither my neighbor nor my brother have asked for another jar, though they seem to like my salsas and jalapeno/cayenne relishes well enough. If Astronuc shows up this summer, we'll see if the list can be doubled in size to 2 people.
 
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wolram said:
What would you consider as dangerous, rule out as some thing you would not do.

I’ll never again attempt to physically separate two wild cats that are fighting.
 
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ViewsofMars said:
I’ll never again attempt to physically separate two wild cats that are fighting.

And after 20 years working the bars, I'll never again attempt to physically separate two drunk women who are fighting.
 
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That's cute Danger!:smile:
 
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Yeah... I don't know what it is about women. When you break up a fight between two guys, they try to get around you to have at each other, then give up. If you try to break up a cat-fight, they suddenly team up and both turn on you. It's bloody scary.
 
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Riding a motorcycle in the state of maryland - I don't have a deathwish.
 
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Danger said:
Yeah... I don't know what it is about women. When you break up a fight between two guys, they try to get around you to have at each other, then give up. If you try to break up a cat-fight, they suddenly team up and both turn on you. It's bloody scary.
It's not just that. Women don't hold back - they hit you with everything they've got. One of my best friends was the chief of police of the town we last lived in, and he always dreaded domestic violence calls because about 50% of the time, the woman would turn on the cop if he tried to subdue the man. Pretty scary. Remember, it's her house an she knows where all the sharp knives are...
 
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Cyrus said:
Riding a motorcycle in the state of maryland - I don't have a deathwish.

I rode a street bike years ago. After hitting a diesel spill at 60 mph and nearly going down, almost hitting a stalled car on the freeway [in the dark, in the rain, on a curve] and nearly going down, and after stalling myself while in the left lane of the freeway and nearly getting hit by about fifty other cars, I gave up the street bikes.
 
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Danger said:
Yeah... I don't know what it is about women. When you break up a fight between two guys, they try to get around you to have at each other, then give up. If you try to break up a cat-fight, they suddenly team up and both turn on you. It's bloody scary.
Danger, I was sharing my experience with four-legged animals! :wink:

As a woman, I don't like people using physical violence in any way, shape, or form. :smile:

Last time I rode a motorcycle without a helmet, bugs ran into my face!
 
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Getting lost in a desert with no water.
 
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turbo-1 said:
You can try growing some Caribbean Reds, Woolie. I think they are called that because the name Red Savina is proprietary. They are 'way hotter than typical habaneros. I used to tell people that only three people eat my habanero relish - my organic-gardening neighbor, my brother and me. I may have to revise that list downward because neither my neighbor nor my brother have asked for another jar, though they seem to like my salsas and jalapeno/cayenne relishes well enough. If Astronuc shows up this summer, we'll see if the list can be doubled in size to 2 people.

I must try and grow some, i doubt they will be very hot though, even the habanero and scotch bonnets arn't killer hot.
 
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Give 'em a try. If you get a good growing season and make relish out of them, be sure to take precautions. These are no ordinary habaneros. As with all chilies, you need warm tempertures and sun to get best results and the heat can vary widely. We had a cool, wet summer last year so the Caribbean Reds weren't as snarly as the previous year. Still, they are a significant upgrade over Super Chilies and store-bought habaneros.
 
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Flower arranging and knitting.
 
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wolram said:
What would you consider as dangerous, rule out as some thing you would not do.

Walking, naked, past a mousetrap sitting on the floor.

At least I would consider that dangerous. Can't speak for the rest of you guys.
 
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Redbelly98 said:
Walking, naked, past a mousetrap sitting on the floor.

At least I would consider that dangerous. Can't speak for the rest of you guys.

Saggy butt problem?
 
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I would consider standing on the very top of a step ladder dangerous. (been there and done that luckily I fell on a pile of bricks that cushioned the fall)

Standing on the bottom step is relatively safe for most people with the possible exception of Evo.
 

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