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Yeah, that's pretty much how it went down, although you can't really do the event justice without attempting to describe the pained smile on my face as I ignominiously flopped around on the patio.
The best part, for me, was the host's reaction: "Oh my God, I'm so sorry! It's never done that before!" As if I thought maybe it had.
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they were just trying to be sure you knew that unlike in similar cases, they were expressly against refurbishing previously detonated chairs and these were all new
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quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: Oh, there was no way in hell I was going to let anyone know that I'd impaled myself on a chair bit. I went to the bathroom under the pretext of cleaning off my clothes, patched the hole, and carried on.
I think I overestimated the size of the chair peice in question. I was imagining a jagged shard about a foot long and a few inches wide gouged into your leg with blood spurting and people screaming and so forth.
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"It was a jagged shard about a foot long. I had to help land the chair, before grabbing a rifle and getting engaged in a sortie with the Taliban itself."
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In all seriousness, it should be noted that most things intended for standing or sitting are generally rated for around 250 pounds, and with safety margins means that 300 pounds is the danger zone. A ladder rated for 300 pounds is much more expensive and much harder to find than a ladder rated for 250, and will probably hold a 300 pound man; fat people get to make that sort of financial decision all the time.
Rides at waterparks and amusement parks straddle the same "maaaaaaybe" scenario. Perhaps you can sit on this inner tube and not sink immediately into the murky depths. Perhaps the safety seat won't collapse the instant you start accelerating downward. It's always exciting to find out.
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Climbin' up your ladder, Listen to her howl an' moan: Metal under tension, Beggin' you to go real slow.
Highway to the Danger Zone! Climb into the Danger Zone!
Steppin' onto plywood; Spreadin' out some shingles tonight. Odds got you crashing through the attic And barely finishing the job alive.
Highway to the Danger Zone! You weigh enough; you're Right there in the Danger Zone!
You never take a second step Until you're sure the first won't overload; You never know what you can't do Until you find a rotten spot where you can't go.
Out along the edge Is somehow always where you need to be -- But landing in the hedge Is getting kind of old, you see.
Highway to the Danger Zone! I'm gonna take you Roofing in the Danger Zone! Highway to the Danger Zone! Falling through the Danger Zone!
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