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>A sign urges parents to take off their children’s cycle helmets in order to eliminate a strangulation risk. That's ironic - PPE that becomes dangerous in a different environment.
>A sign urges parents to take off their children’s cycle helmets in order to eliminate a strangulation risk. That's ironic - PPE that becomes dangerous in a different environment.
>A sign urges parents to take off their children’s cycle helmets in order to eliminate a strangulation risk. That's ironic - PPE that becomes dangerous in a different environment.
Another example: there's a reason the security briefing on airplanes tells you to not inflate the vest while still inside the cabin.
There used to be a gentleman who gave the mandatory safety briefing before taking guests from Lundy Island by helicopter (the only travel option in winter months) who would make the point that if one person inflates their vest, the other passengers would lemming-like inflate their vests and then you suddenly find the cabin is filled with 5 or 6 inflated people that have no chance of getting out of the door. He always used to joke that the whistle was to amuse yourself until the coastguard arrived.
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Pretty common in Paris too. I wish they made versions that were socially acceptable for adults to climb. These things were awesome .
I'm only semi-joking, but perhaps join an obstacle course race, or a gymnastics class for adults. I've done both, and it's been so much fun. The obstacle course is all kinds of weird things you have to climb over and under (I'd avoid the mud variants, unless you like that aspect, though). And even though I never did gymnastics as a kid and am stiff as a stick, it was great fun to play around in a big hall with other…
These things are ubiquitous in Berlin: https://stage.berliner-seilfabrik.com/wp-content/uploads/201... They're not actually that high to an adult, but I have childhood memories of these seeming somewhat tall and scary. On an average one, a young child can fall 4-6 times their own height (but not straight, you'll get buffered by the structure as you go down).
Pretty common in Paris too. I wish they made versions that were socially acceptable for adults to climb. These things were awesome .
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reminds me of when I was a kid in the UK, there was these places that was called 'funhouses' where kids was supposed to play, I was seriously terrified of dying. I'm unsure if it's my memory and/or if I was just too young
I've heard stories from relatives about a funhouse like that on Coney Island. Supposedly there was a dark maze section with clowns that would walk around and shock you. As I got older I assumed some of it had to be made up. But at least part of the story is corroborated in this article about the Steeplechase Park: https://www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/steeplechase2....
Germany is building risk into its playgrounds - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28978056 - Oct 2021 (6 comments)
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i wonder if it will be discovered as fun to "base-jump" into the net
Not really, as you will notice and learn that the ropes are damn stiff and have metal ties to form the grid.
These things are ubiquitous in Berlin: https://stage.berliner-seilfabrik.com/wp-content/uploads/201... They're not actually that high to an adult, but I have childhood memories of these seeming somewhat tall and scary. On an average one, a young child can fall 4-6 times their own height (but not straight, you'll get buffered by the structure as you go down).
Pretty common in Paris too. I wish they made versions that were socially acceptable for adults to climb. These things were awesome .
In any case, the more socially acceptable way is the Spartan Race or a CrossFit gym.