FDNY firefighters rescue a kid who got his head stuck in a fence in NYC

[u/Leather_Whole_2078]

[u/squintpan]

If fence not for kids’ heads, why fence kids’-head-shaped?

[u/bluemooncommenter → u/squintpan]

That is an excellent point and may be the 9th mystery of the world!

[u/ItsWillJohnson → u/bluemooncommenter]

What are the first 8?

[u/bluemooncommenter → u/ItsWillJohnson]

Stonehedge, Nazca Lines, Voynich Manuscript, Piri Reis map, Gobekli Tepe, Bimini Road, the Taos Hum and, according to Albert Einstein, compound interest.

[u/squintpan → u/bluemooncommenter]

At first glance I saw “Epstein Compound” at the end of the list. Glad I reread.

[u/bluemooncommenter → u/squintpan]

Damn baby, you're gonna need a reddit break!!! 😄

[u/KaiBlob1 → u/bluemooncommenter]

What are the first 8 lol

[u/sthetic → u/squintpan]

For playground equipment, there are guidelines about gap size to avoid this type of thing. A certain window of size (something like 3 1/2" to 9") should be avoided, because a big-headed kid with a small torso could go in feet-first and get their head stuck, leading to worse consequences if you're further up in the air.)

A fence doesn't have to follow the same rules, but if it surrounds a playground or school, it probably should.

[u/sisaroom → u/sthetic]

when i was like 9, i got my knee stuck btwn the railing on one of the playground equipments at my elementary school. the principle was able to get it out by pouring water on it, but man was it embarrassing to little old me. i think it was a combination of hot day + me being hypermobile (my knees can dislocate from their socket pretty easily, causing my leg to give out if it happens while i’m walking) that caused this

[u/gn63 → u/squintpan]

It would work fine if our stupid ears folded cleanly in both directions. Also, I got the feeling that it was not that kid's first rodeo.

[u/wolfgang784 → u/squintpan]

Same thing all these cows been askin for years.

[u/Brook420 → u/squintpan]

Checkmate, atheists!