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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You'd get your older cousins to bring the thing up to orbital speeds when you were having a birthday party in the park. At least a couple times a year, some would get a broken arm on that thing, and once a generation a kid would end up underneath.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

My brother swears he fell underneath, one time we were playing. Thankfully, he was towards the edge and he was small (at the time).

[–] redsand@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago

Teenagers with dirtbikes. Such glorious stupidity was something to behold.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I remember getting spun up to warp speed and one kid slipped and flew off. Not normally a problem but he happened to get flung onto his bike that was parked there. He did not ride off into the sunset.