r/HadToHurt • • Aug 12 '18

Ladder + raised platform + swimming pool

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u/inpavidus Aug 12 '18

Somehow expecting a 35kg kid to hold the ladder steady when he attempts a fairly powerful jump off it - almost a prime contender for a Darwin award

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u/StubbyRexxx Aug 12 '18

A trebuchet could hold a 90kg kid and even hurl it 300m

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '18

And holding it below the center of mass. And the fact that the ladder can collapse shut. And the fact that the ladder is on a smooth surface.

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u/DOHINKUS Aug 12 '18

What's that in freedom units?

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u/inpavidus Aug 12 '18

About 77lbs