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Fact: When someone walks into a lamp-post it makes a very satisfying and hugely hilarious "Ding!" noise. However, it is not quite so funny when the post is in the middle of town and you are the victim. Tell us about hilarious prat-falls.

Thanks to Bob Todd for the suggestion

(, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 12:07)
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A similarly bad history with death slides. There’s an outdoor adventure park in Devon somewhere called Woodlands, where they’ve got a number of these ‘death slides’. They’re pretty typical next to the one you described.

My bad memories are from one that was actually set outside, under a canopy of sorts. It was reasonably small but waved – so there was a level piece halfway down, before going ‘vertical’ again. The intended use being your child slid gracefully down the slide, lost some momentum on the level, and continued a safe journey down the next drop.

What happened to me is: I decided to get up at silly-o-clock to see what was open, as we were staying in a caravan onsite. I got there to find nothing open, so used this slide. Now it was a beautiful morning but not particularly warm, and the dew was fresh and, more importantly, present. So I went down this slide and on the first drop accelerated to roughly 400mph. I rocketed across the flat surface, my bumcheeks absorbing several pints of dew in a couple of seconds, and proceeded to leave the surface of the slide at the next drop, where I flew through the air to land my back perfectly on the wooden log at the bottom. Completely winded, I took a few seconds for the humiliation to set in (there was a rubbish picker nearby who had doubtless seen the whole thing) and ran back to the caravan for toast.
(, Tue 26 Jan 2010, 15:43, 1 reply)
arf!
i feel we may be at cross purposes, due to my description. "death slide" was simply a nickname for the slide i went on, which was basically a normal metal slide, except for the height and verticality. what is these days called a death slide and, i believe, what you're referring to, is a zip-line affair with a button seat. i did go arse-over off one of those last year, whilst camping and pissed at 1 a.m. it was most amusing :)
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