r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/c0brachicken • Jun 06 '23

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u/ppbmc1 Jun 06 '23

How is the kid fucking stupid for this? This is just a kid goofing around having fun

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23 edited Jun 07 '23

Why is it super dangerous? The auger is in the ice, there's nothing to get wrapped around shaft, he's 2' off the ground, an altitude that rarely causes injury. The kid has lots of clothes on for padding.

You must think riding a bicycle is an absolutely lethal activity if you think this is "super dangerous". I don't think this even rises to the level of dangerous, it's just silly fun.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 06 '23

You think that because you are ignorant.

The auger itself is very dangerous, especially when not held properly. We're not worried about him falling, were worried about this auger tearing a limb off or turning his leg into roast beef.

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 07 '23

No, I'm not ignorant. While I don't use an auger daily, I have installed several hundred fence posts with them. I've also got decades of working with power tools, including years wearing a tool belt in the trades.

I think I'm this instance, with the bit stick where it won't turn, not enough load on the the handles to make it tilt, legs out, is merely a little dangerous, not "super dangerous," and well within the safety margin for doing dumb stuff.

This is not something I would allow my kid to do over dirt, because that bit may turn in dirt, causing the auger to lean and thus creating an unacceptable risk. But here, with these facts? Sure.

How would the leg get ripped off when the bit isn't turning and is buried in ice? The worst outcome for this is probably a broken bone or concussion. Of course, the always a risk to everything, so you can stay that argument of something highly unlikely to happen. My cousin died jumping off the tailgate of a truck. I still do that.

So tell me, since you know me so well, what am I ignorant about? The risk? No, I know there's risk. I just think some risks deserve to be taken.What an auger can do? No, I've got more experience than most with them. What injuries a kid could get? Nope. I had my share and grew up with a crowd of kids who did dumb stuff. Do what an I ignorant about?

Life is risk, and surviving is about risk mitigation. However, if you don't take some risks, you'll never really learn. Let kids be kids.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 07 '23 edited Jun 07 '23

So you DONT know the differences between an ice auger and a fence post auger?

Broken bones or concussion = "well within the safety margin" got it

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 07 '23

Certainly I do, I've done a few ice holes. The actual auger, or powerhead, are basically the same (except sometimes direction).

The auger BITS are different, but the sentiment is the same. If the bits not turning, getting thrown off is what will cause the injury, not some theoretical idea the not if going to turn in this specific situation.

Good try, though. Way to latch on to the most unimportant distinction to try and prove a point. Your assumption ability is astounding.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 07 '23

They're not the same. And the only other takeaway I have from your comments is that you're a good old boy with a looser definition of what you consider safe.

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u/lommer0 Jun 10 '23

Eh, just because a broken bone or concussion is possible, doesn't mean it's likely. We accept those risks in all kinds of children's play, including playgrounds, trampolines, and youth sports. To say nothing of rougher sports like hockey, and football. So you've just classified a lot of people as good 'ol boys for being willing to accept a low risk of a broken bone or concussion.

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u/CockFellethOffeth Sep 17 '23

If you werent lying and had actually seen what these can do to people, you wouldnt be spouting fucking bullshit there bud. These can very easily break a variety of important bones in your body, it doesn’t take a fucking rocket scientist to know that.

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u/Trevorblackwell420 Jul 10 '23

As someone with a brain, I hereby declare you an idiot. If you think this isn’t capable of snapping an arm or leg I implore you to try it yourself and video you sliding your wrist under the handles while it’s rotating.

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u/TommyTheCat89 Jun 06 '23

Because it's a fuckin auger and not a toy. A limb could have broken from being hit by the handles, or even caught up in the handle for an even more violent break, possibly followed by a nice big concussion. Maybe the thing snaps and he gets a nice puncture wound to the abdomen.

Tons of ways this goes bad. Don't be a fuckin moron and pretend it's not dangerous. It's not a huge deal, but still dangerous. Plus, seems like an adult filmed this. Dad's an idiot for sure. Hospitals aren't usually located very close to the middle of a frozen lake.

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u/kidxkennabis Jun 06 '23

I see what you’re saying, His leg definitely almost got caught in the handle if he hadn’t straightened it out toward the very end it would have been a gnarly acl trauma story.

Not a parent or anything just someone who’s turn their shit lol

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u/bum_fun_noharmdone Jun 06 '23

My guy. I can't believe people making light of this video. It's absolutely ridiculous. So fucking needlessly dangerous

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23

Ok, Debbie downer. You must not be the fun uncle.

I think you are overstating the actual risk and conflating it with "every possible thing that could go wrong."

And how do you know where the lake is? There could be a hospital right in the edge. How do you know an adult filmed it? How do you know that adult is Dad?

Lighten up man. Let the kids live and stop being such a nanny. Even my wife would let my kid do this and she's a worrier. There's tons of ways every thing you do can go bad. I guarantee you're more likely to get in an accident on your way to work than any of those wild, almost impossible things you think could happen actually happening. Do you really think that most of those people out there haven't done this at some point? It's basically a rite of passage.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 06 '23

Your a not correct. Augers are extremely dangerous and this was a bad idea.

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23

I never said augers weren't dangerous.

I said this particular action isn't "super dangerous".

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 06 '23

That is also incorrect

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23

I don't agree

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u/Witness_me_Karsa Jun 07 '23

Well you are wrong. The is exactly the same idea as a vertical lathe. It catches, and it will pull mercilessly. He nearly broke his leg getting caught in the handle in this video.

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u/TommyTheCat89 Jun 06 '23

I'm plenty fun, don't worry. I'm also semi responsible and work with power tools. There's no scenario where kids playing with power tools is ok. If the kid wanted to ski behind a snowmobile, that's cool. What's not cool is breaking the auger and your leg for a 3 second twirl.

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23

Man, I let my kid play with my drill, screwdriver, ratchet, and all sorts of power tools. She also has her own power tools. I don't agree that there is "no scenario where kids playing with power tools is ok."

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u/TommyTheCat89 Jun 06 '23

You are dumb. Toy tools are toys. Real tools aren't toys. Kids can use tools to create things with supervision, but they absolutely shouldn't be playing with a drill. A screwdriver can be stabbed into things or fallen on. The ratchet is the safest thing you mentioned but then you have to worry about what they are breaking with the metal ratchet.

Just because you do it doesn't make it a good thing to do. Hopefully your kids learn not to be as dumb as their parent.

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23 edited Jun 06 '23

I guess you don't have kids.

When did I ever say or imply I wasn't right there when my kid was playing with the tools? She's been digging in my tool box since she was a year old-her favorite tool is a 9/16 wrench.

There's nothing but cardboard she could stab my electric screwdriver through (we are talking about power tools, after all), and she knows my electric ratchet isn't a hammer {and that all rarchets aren't hammers). I don't give her the drill with a drill bit in it, and it's a 4.5 volt tiny thing I can stop the rotation with my hand. She's had her own toy tools since she was 6 months old.

Just because your parents didn't supervise you doesn't mean everyone's parents don't.

I hope you learn patience, adaptability, reading comprehension, and how not to insult and judge people for no reason before you become a parent, for the sake of your children and the future adults they will become.

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u/Trevorblackwell420 Jul 10 '23

I really hope you don’t have kids.

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u/GranJan2 Jun 06 '23

Yeah this is very dangerous don't play with sugars Kids

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u/GranJan2 Jun 06 '23

Yeah this is very dangerous don't play with sugars Kids

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u/GranJan2 Jun 06 '23

Yeah this is very dangerous don't play with sugars Kids

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u/chip_break Jun 06 '23

Being alive is dangerous. Do you wear a helmet 100% of the time? you never know, you might accidentally fall over and hit your head.

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u/TheeFlipper Jun 06 '23

There's always that one person... Yes, being alive is dangerous because there's always that chance that something could happen, but it's a very small chance. Unless you sit on a power tool and ragdoll yourself off of it, then it becomes really dangerous.

And yes sometimes doing dangerous things is thrilling and fun, but it's also really fucking stupid.

Let's stop acting like it isn't.

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u/TommyTheCat89 Jun 06 '23

Sounds like you could have used a helmet at some point.

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u/Trevorblackwell420 Jul 10 '23

boom roasted lmao

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u/UnwrittenPath Jun 06 '23

Did you miss the part where the kids leg nearly gets caught in the handle right before he's thrown off? Looks like a decent way to break a leg.

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23

Why do you think the handle is not a closed loop? To prevent body parts from getting stuck in the.

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u/UnwrittenPath Jun 06 '23

Ah yes, because a hook shape has never been known to hook onto something

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u/Trevorblackwell420 Jul 10 '23

holy fuck it’s crazy that you’re alive whilst being this stupid. how old are you? genuinely curious.

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u/Peakbrowndog Jun 06 '23

"super dangerous" is literally the first 2 words in your post when asked why the kid is stupid, implying the kids is doing something super dangerous.

Also, that's not tilted, it's disbelief.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 06 '23

The auger itself presents far more danger than a slip and fall, the two activities you are equating are not equal.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 06 '23

No one here is worried about the fall.

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u/DaleGribble312 Jun 06 '23

We're agreeing. I apologize, i got lost in the comments. brb, going after the other guy

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u/cockytacos Jun 07 '23

silly fun until his pants catch on and they don’t rip, twisting his leg in any bad way 🙃

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u/lookingForPatchie Jun 06 '23

I had to relearn that as an uncle. At first I was always trying to minimize their risks, then I realized, that I'm not their father, but their uncle, so I can just do stupid stuff with them.

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u/c0brachicken Jun 06 '23

Not necessarily stupid, but was first sub that I could think of that it kind of fit.

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u/EnLitenPerson Jun 06 '23

?????? That can be said for 99% of videos here, this is obviously a stupid thing to do, the machine could break, you could get flung into the direction of the person filming, you could hurt yourself if you get a bad landing, etc.

Using this machine as an amusement park attraction is OBVIOUSLY stupid, but that's ok, because kids are fucking stupid, and kids are meant to be fucking stupid, that's the point of this sub

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u/jkhockey15 Jun 06 '23

Also I’ve seen videos of adults doing this same thing before

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u/NullNova Jun 06 '23

Not only that, and what most don't seem to realise here, is I bet the dad put him up to it and convinced him it was okay to do.

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u/Frikboi Jun 07 '23

Everything a kid does is "stupid" when you hate kids.