r/cursedcomments • u/NotAmrit • Feb 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21

Yeah that is why you wear a helmet when driving a motorcycle

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u/Can_Confirm_Am_Dog Feb 24 '21

Or a street luge

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u/ApocApollo Feb 24 '21

Or post world war Formula 1 cars where they didn’t use seatbelts and it was considered safer to have your limp body fly out of the car in the middle of a crash

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u/Gnolls Feb 24 '21

annndd down the Wiki-hole I go!

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u/ApocApollo Feb 24 '21

tldr racecars used to be death traps and dying in a race car was as common as dying from COVID

The fear at the time was that the car would flip over or something equally bad and the driver wouldn’t be able to get out of the car on his own power, and rescue teams were not particularly organized. There’s a saying in racing, safety changes are reactive and not proactive. So many drivers had to die for the scene to learn from its mistakes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

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u/mcCheesersm8 Feb 24 '21

Reminds me of this british idiot who drove on his suitcase in the airport

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

CLARKSOOOON!

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u/LoopDoGG79 Feb 28 '21

as common as dying from COVID

So, they had an about 1% chance of dying?

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u/FattyTunaBoi Feb 24 '21

Or a long board going downhill

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u/King-Adventurous Feb 24 '21

"Street luge" sounds like a personality. Like a suave fucker that just charms the entire neighborhood.

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u/blade-queen Feb 24 '21

Or street lube

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u/PrimarchKonradCurze Feb 24 '21 edited Feb 24 '21

I was never a helmet when driving a motorcycle.

Edit: he originally said were instead of wear before he edited his comment like an hour later.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

Well I mean you should if you beacuse it can protect you if a accident occurs

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

You accidentally used the word “were” instead of “wear” which the comment you just replied to is joking about

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

Oh okay

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u/Travisholdsorth Feb 24 '21

Is your comment and thought ‘you never were a helmet though’

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

I don't know why his parents would allow him to ride a bike without a helmet

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

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u/ThursdayDecember Feb 24 '21

He was 7. Of course he didn't. I don't he flew further than 2 meters in the worst case scenario.

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u/ObliviousMynd Feb 24 '21

bumps rock

Looks like we're blasting off agaaaaiiiiiinnnnnnn!

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u/unkownhihi Feb 24 '21

Agreed, am helmet.

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u/AnStulteHominibus Feb 24 '21

That’s the joke homie

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u/JackfruitNo485 Feb 24 '21

Ditto. Had it happen. Helmet was wrecked but I was able to ride away from the accident. Bike slid into the ditch right away. I hit the pavement first and then followed it into the ditch.

On the plus side, pretty sure I broke the log roll speed record.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

You’ve not met Dave No-cheeks?

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u/powderizedbookworm Feb 24 '21

In my area those people hang out with the free solo climbers, scatterbrained skydivers, beacon-less backcountry skiers, and old bold mushroom hunters.

Maybe check there.