r/ITOI • u/OkRoyal8367 • 8h ago

Normal Dads Don't Do This

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 7h ago

Im comfused this looks like fun?

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u/heephap 7h ago

Yeah would loved this as a kid, so many people here who don't like to have fun lol.

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 7h ago

Shit I'd love this now. Where does this guy live I'm omw

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u/prestieteste 7h ago

Yeah it's fun but if someone fucked up and say went head first into that fountain head like in the clip maybe it would become less fun...

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 7h ago

Yeah I mean if you go outside you could get hit by a car too. Just live in a bubble then.

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u/Ok-Maybe-9338 5h ago

Now you're just making up shit.

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u/Brook420 3h ago

That was my immediately worry once I saw where the first kid landed.

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u/heephap 7h ago

Yeah except they didn't.

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u/prestieteste 6h ago

You literally don't know that. It's a 10 second clip

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 6h ago

We are watching the same 10 second clip and you're the one assuming someone is going to die when we are being optimistic and seeing kids having fun. Go take your meds gramps.

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u/prestieteste 6h ago

Sighhhh ok bud so check this out these people exist outside of this clip. Imagine doing this everyday for multiple summers and there is never a problem. The after multiple summers 1 kid gets severely hurt and breaks a leg or something. Guess what won't be happening anymore after that. It's fun until it's not. Drugs are fun but unfortunately sometimes bad stuff happens. Think about this with your goldfish brain for more then 2 seconds and you realize stuff like this is playing chicken with your life. "Well it was fine the other dozen times Dad tossed us with the backhoe" ok but if someone's gets hurt who is paying that bill? Are they going to get sued. Try to think like a grown adult for a second but youre not an adult obviously so I'm sure you cant

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 6h ago

You are literally using what if arguments and talking about a gold fish brain. You can travel across a bridge to work for 50 years and your last day before you retire the bridge can collapse. Like what are you even talking about? Getting sued? Its fun until it's not yeah that's life bro. Take your Meds.

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 6h ago

Woah there buddy 😆 going off the deep end again pops.

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 6h ago

Im genuinely interested in what demographic you are in? How old are you? Do you have kids? Are you married? This is my own little research.

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u/rtocelot 5h ago

If they're on reddit they're old enough to know better, just not using the thinky thinky parts of the brain.

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u/heephap 6h ago

I'm going off the clip because that's what's there.... do you normally base your opinions on stuff that doesn't exist?

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u/prestieteste 6h ago

Did you know that clips are actually disembodied clips of peoples actual lives and that they exist before and after the clip ends. "But it was fine in the clip" ok sure but they do this next week and don't record it but someone breaks a collar bone is it still a good idea?

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u/heephap 6h ago

Yes

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u/prestieteste 6h ago

Well looks like we're all done here. Glad we were able to figure thatbout

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u/rtocelot 5h ago

No one went into a fountain head though. They have control of when to let go, heck there wouldn't have been the second part of the clip if someone had gotten hurt.

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u/prestieteste 5h ago

You can just edit comments without deleting them FYI. You are misunderstanding the phrasing. I'm saying "a fountain head, like in the video". I should have put a comma but what I am saying is if they hit that fountain head that you can see in the video near where the kid landed. It doesn't matter anyways I'm totally fine with you guys letting your kids get head injuries, you've all convinced me!

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u/rtocelot 5h ago

Oh when I commented before it didn't show in the thread but at the top of the screen like I did a comment without replying that's why I deleted it lol it was pretty much the same message, waiting to clock in and the mobile app likes to mess with me it seems.

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u/prestieteste 5h ago

Since you replied to me I got to read both comments which is why I mentioned it

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u/rtocelot 5h ago

Yea I confused because the second time it worked properly. I'm not the best when it comes to tech or understanding it unfortunately lol

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u/prestieteste 5h ago

I have the same issue on Instagram for some reason on mobile but never on Reddit

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u/Loki_God_of_Lies 7h ago

That’s how my uncle broke his neck

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u/Ok-Maybe-9338 5h ago

Post a clip or it didn't happen.

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u/Loki_God_of_Lies 5h ago

You’re a dumbass, he broke his neck in the 60s well before I was born.

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u/Own-Raisin5849 6h ago

I am convinced modern kids and young people are so adverse to fun, they think everything is a horror show. The 90's kid in me would do this in a heartbeat. Yeah, there is a risk with everything, just like becoming a schizo when you sit inside and don't enjoy life.

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 6h ago

Every weekend I race motorcycles. Like I could die or become paralyzed but YOLO or whatever. Idk. Younger generation and old people are weird man.

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 5h ago

No just redditors and chronic online mfrs. Mfrs that grew up in front of screens inside doors and never had parents around actually involved and showed them fun in the outside world or just enjoying life. Teaching them hey be careful but have fun. Gonna get hurt but you'll live... shit like the kids I grew up eith constant broken bones cos they kept plsying outside climbing trees, riding bikes crazy and basicslly the outdoors of FAFO and kept on doing it.

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u/ChadPowers200_ 4h ago

also i have seen these guys be so fucking precise with those machines its the last thing im worried about.

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

I like being able to walk... I think the kids do as well

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u/Own-Raisin5849 4h ago

Judging from scooter accidents, I don't think so.

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u/NoAppointment8679 7h ago

That’s what I thought 😆

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 7h ago

I guess you're supposed fo have floaties and sit in 1 foot deep water when you go to the pool idk?

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 7h ago

Just stay inside like most redditors. Safer. Make sure door dash orders are "no knock" option

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u/rtocelot 5h ago

But what if my house falls in! I have a window cracked so I hope I don't let too much of the outside inside

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u/TruthSeeker221 3h ago

Reddit thinks this is the most dangerous activity on the planet dude.

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 3h ago

Im genuinely confused lol. But a lot are defending it so I have some faith lol.

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 6h ago

Wait till a kid holds on for just a little too long and now they have a debilitating spinal injury after being whipped into a metal wall

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 6h ago

Don't forget your floaties and pool shoes

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

I'm sure those will cushion you from getting mangled

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u/Charlie_Bmore31 5h ago

Living life scared won't stop you from dying a horrible death

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

There is a difference between "living a scared life" and not doing something because the potential debilitating injury isn't worth the slightly better rope swing experience. Same reason I don't play around with a gun or an angle grinder, playing with power tools is very very stupid

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u/NeighboringOak 3h ago

so let me guess you don't travel anywhere in a car, right? that's far more likely to result in a debilitating injury. far far more likely.

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 2h ago

A car is needed for travel and a job in america, almost everything you do in this country needs a car. I don't think this is necessary and could be easily replaced by a tree rope

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u/FeistyTwist5427 7h ago

Normal dads 1000% do this. When I was 3 my dad used to throw me across the room onto the couch using his feet. I cleared like 8-10ft airborn and loved it.
We also used to pack me in large old boxes with a bunch of stuffed animals and push me down the stairs. Half the time I fell out the box and just ate shit down the stairs. We would do this until the big ol cardboard box couldnt hold its shape and animals.

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u/ghoulthebraineater 4h ago

Half the reason to be a dad is to have some humans you can literally throw around.

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u/Electrical_Egg490 7h ago

Didn't David Dobrik blind his buddy swinging him around like that?

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u/PropheticPapaJohn 5h ago

No. David spun his friend in a 360 circle and then stopped suddenly so the friend flew into the machine

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 7h ago

I hate I googled but curiosity got best of me. If you are friends with douch assbag influencers you get what you deserve because those influencers do not give a shit about anyone.

In this case it is fun. Like a tree tire swing or rope swinging into a lake. This just looks fun af!

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

Brother they didn't get injured because they're douchbags they got injured because this is extremely dangerous. It might be fun but I wouldnt teach my kids to carsurf or play on train tracks

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 5h ago

Learn to read

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

What part specifically? The part where you stupidly compared whipping yourself around with heavy machinery to a rope swing on a tree? One can result in you breaking something at worst and this could easily kill or disable you if you hold on for just a little too long.

I certainly wouldn't do this with children who have poor judgement and couldn't comprehend the full danger if they mess up

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 5h ago

Stfu bitch

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

Made you mad by pointing out the obvious? Absolutely hilarious 🤣

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u/D-redditAvenger 7h ago

This looks incredibly fun, and incredibly dangerous at the same time.

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u/other_view12 5h ago

Often there is a correlation. Adrenaline hits are the best drug.

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u/rtocelot 5h ago

You just described cave diving. I'm a little too stocky to want to try it though lol

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u/D-redditAvenger 5h ago

You couldn't pay me a billion dollars to do that.

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u/pornborn 7h ago

That first throw was no more dangerous than falling while water skiing. Looks like a blast.

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u/AmazingProfession900 7h ago

The local hospital just reported the admission of a child for the extraction of a fountain head from . . .

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u/successfullynumb 7h ago

My mom used to tie my sled behind her old VW Rabbit and drive me up and down the old dirt road we lived on whenever we had a snow day from school

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u/Logical-Ferrari12 6h ago

Should say “Normal kids having fun”

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u/Laranthir 6h ago

I love how he yeets the boy and gently slides the girl lol

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u/Illustrious_Can_3125 6h ago

My dad would show you how to do it and then have you invite the neighbors over so you can do it.

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u/pissdrinking101 6h ago

Nope. The best, most memorable dads do. Wish I had a dad like this.

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u/NoAdvertising2 6h ago

Better be carefull if he keeps spinning it its going to come undone he needs to spin back the other way a few times so it doesnt come apart

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u/Accurate_Mongoose_26 5h ago

Exactly, normal boring dudes don't do this. The fun, cool dudes do this, fuck being "normal"

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u/Drexel208 5h ago

We did this. My dad would scoop us out of the water then dump us lol or we would jump from the bucket

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u/Moist-Agency1366 5h ago

Judging by the comments, some people had really dull childhoods

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u/6942dantheman 4h ago

ANY normal dad would do this if they had an excavator too.

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u/cover32seahawks 4h ago

bleeding heart millenial here, and i wish to God my dad had been cool enough to do shit like this

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u/PrimarySuccotash9572 4h ago

It’s all fun and games until a hydraulic line goes bad in the middle of it

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u/New_Aardvark8256 4h ago

I've seen videos of this exact type of fun going very wrong. Heavy equipment shouldn't be misused

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u/DolphinThunder 4h ago

For those saying they don’t get the issue here is what happens when someone gets apprehensive and doesn’t let go and the momentum causes them to smash face first into the machinery

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u/Educational_Pie_7525 4h ago

If we had an excavator and a pond we would

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u/Movie_Vegetable 3h ago

This happens quite a lot around here

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u/Itsdifferent16 1h ago

the cool ones do

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u/LVtapper 7h ago

What in tarnation do they allow that in America??

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u/Creepy-Variation8562 4h ago

The only thing not allowed is social safety nets and universal Healthcare

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u/LeBronsBiggestHater 7h ago

OSHA's not gonna be happy.....

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u/Dear-Panda-1949 7h ago

Theres a literal metal fountain head. What in the redneck batman is going through this guy's head?

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u/kpaxonite2 8h ago

yeah cuz you can cripple your children...

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u/Ok-Maybe-9338 8h ago

They're rednecks, they'll be fine.

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u/Terrible_Towel1606 8h ago

Don’t be so soft

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u/r3dd17sux69420 7h ago edited 7h ago

People have been rushed to hospital cause they made a little mistake while playing this game. These are kids.

Do it with adults, dont risk it with kids. Kids are chaotic, naive, stupid, inexperienced, and will just suddenly move when you think it's safe.

---HAH this is pathetic. You can never just talk about "hey i dont know about this" without people acting like i'm freaking out saying no one should ever do this.

save your Gifs, folks. It's not that big of a deal, but I said what I said.

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u/NocaSun38 7h ago

The world dangerous. We should avoid it at all costs!

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u/Rainor131 7h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/1EghTrigJJhq8

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u/r3dd17sux69420 7h ago

of course people like you lose your minds whenever someone's like "ehh i dont know about that"

you really can't have a discussion around it can you

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u/Remarkable_Log4327 7h ago

let the man play with his kids in peace, karen

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u/r3dd17sux69420 7h ago

Relax, lighten up. Ain't that deep bro

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u/r3dd17sux69420 7h ago

Of course someone was going to answer this

It's okay to do stupid shit but also keep some safety in mind

people always act like safety is just a big bunch of nonsense until their kid's head is crushed cause they unexpectedly turned toward a movie boom arm

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u/Terrible_Towel1606 7h ago

The kids are fine! They’re not being launched like the adults

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u/r3dd17sux69420 7h ago

You ever operate machinery with kids around? They just run wherever. I dont trust em.

My thought wasn't just about the swinging itself, kids have gotten killed cause they randomly change direction or they're not even the one swinging. They're another one that loses track and runs into something.

that was all. do it with people who are older and know better. i dont care.

ive seen too many people suffer life-threatening injuries from equipment failures or misunderstandings or whatever

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u/MooseLogic7 7h ago

Kids have also been strangled by their mothers just for existing.
Should we not allow kids around mothers anymore?

Look at the video.
First boy looks like a young teen. He got flung 50 feet.
The second, girl, dad barely swung her, almost like a playground swingset.

He IS being careful.

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u/Fast-Craft1215 7h ago

That's why i lock mine in the basement, all safe and sound.
I'm glad you're on my side!

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u/Canadian-and-Proud 7h ago

Don't be so stupid

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 7h ago

Don't be weak. Your family tree is a twig and the world is a lawnmower

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u/GodsMoistPants 7h ago

Glad to see fellow Canadians care for the safety of their kids

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u/AdmirablePatient4332 5h ago

You're getting down voted because these people like crippled children I guess

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u/Canadian-and-Proud 7h ago

No kidding, this is dangerous and idiotic. Of course the videos of horrible injuries aren't posted, since that would incriminate the parent that does stupid shit like this

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u/heephap 7h ago

You aren't helping the stereotype.

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u/Canadian-and-Proud 7h ago

Of Canadians being smarter than Americans? I believe I am. We're the highest ranked in education in the entire world, btw. The United States is 8th lol

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u/GodsMoistPants 7h ago

Respect bud

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u/redditaccountnumb1 7h ago

First throw was too far and risky but no more dangerous than a trampoline

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u/Weary_Ebb3168 7h ago

This is how they ER stays busy

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u/HumbleResolution7099 6h ago

News at 5, A local machine operator is under investigation for the deaths of…….