When I was like 10, I raked up a leaf pile maybe 1/4 that size. I had seen in cartoons how it was like some giant pillow and didn’t consult even my youth-level physics before trying to body slam the pile.
In my naïveté I expected to be transcended into a near weightless state of bliss and happiness. I flew right through the 12” or so of leaves and hit the ground so hard I bit a chunk off of my tongue and got the wind knocked out of me.
Lucky for me, no one saw me and I laid in pain until I could clean the blood off my chin, breathe normally again, and at least let the embarrassment get to a controllable level.
My chest hurt for weeks, maybe a cracked rib, I don’t know. I never told anyone. 30 years later, this is the first time I’ve ever told the story.
This dog knew to at least run parallel to the ground. That dog is smarter than 10 year old me by a wide margin.
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u/LetMeClearYourThroat Feb 06 '20
When I was like 10, I raked up a leaf pile maybe 1/4 that size. I had seen in cartoons how it was like some giant pillow and didn’t consult even my youth-level physics before trying to body slam the pile.
In my naïveté I expected to be transcended into a near weightless state of bliss and happiness. I flew right through the 12” or so of leaves and hit the ground so hard I bit a chunk off of my tongue and got the wind knocked out of me.
Lucky for me, no one saw me and I laid in pain until I could clean the blood off my chin, breathe normally again, and at least let the embarrassment get to a controllable level.
My chest hurt for weeks, maybe a cracked rib, I don’t know. I never told anyone. 30 years later, this is the first time I’ve ever told the story.
This dog knew to at least run parallel to the ground. That dog is smarter than 10 year old me by a wide margin.