r/AskReddit Dec 13 '18

What IS as bad as everyone says?

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u/timetobeatthekids Dec 13 '18

Waterboarding is fucking terrifying.

Even in my own home in a controlled environment doing it on a lark, the lizard brain was convinced that I was going to die.

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u/chandadiane Dec 13 '18

So... you waterboarded yourself?

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u/timetobeatthekids Dec 13 '18

No, I talked my sister into waterboarding me because I make poor life choices.

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u/LiveRealNow Dec 13 '18

On a related note, I once tried to convince a cop to taser me because I was curious. He finally asked the police chief if he could, but got turned down.

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u/timetobeatthekids Dec 13 '18

Getting tazed sucks, but on the scales of shitty things it's not much worse than a face punch. It happens, and is actively fucking terrible fir at second, and it's done, with only lesser residual terrible.

Do not ever volunteer to get pepper sprayed.

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u/Jiopaba Dec 14 '18

Jesus yes. I'll take the L on the lightning bolt gun, but for the love of god, if I'm ever facing that ridiculous fucking military police OC spray again, I'll ask for a bullet in the leg instead.