a couple that spring to mind...
1) 10 years old on my BMX, spot a MASSIVE ramp that some kids have built in the park. Peddle hard as I can towards it, take off and soar gracefully through the air. At which point, having never done such a thing before, I crap myself (not literally but almost)and in panic squeeze hard on the brakes whilst still in mid-air. So guess what happens when I land back on the tarmac? Shredded my arms, hands and legs quite nicely.
2) About 6 years old in the back garden on a hot summer afternoon, I've rigged up my garden slide to my paddling pool to create my very own exciting 'water park' ride. I give it a couple of runs, but too much friction on the slide and not enough speed obtained for dramatic entry into water. So I mix up a water and washing-up liquid solution and pour it down the plastic slide. Try again. This time I whizz down the slide so fast that I fly straight over the top of the paddling pool and go skidding across the bone-dry grass (scorched from a rare heatwave) on my naked back. Goodbye all skin on back.
( Biffins Bridge, Tue 7 Sep 2004, 12:55, Reply)