I once saw a movie that had paratroopers in it. Thinking how cool it was, I took my moms umbrella to the roof and jumped with the umbrella. Did not work like the movies, broke the umbrella and my arm.
Well anyway, as I approached the top of the ramp, that little front wheel took a page from the shimmying walmart cart caster wheel's book and bike went down just at the precise moment that there was no longer anything to go down onto. The ramp just leisurely puked the bike & myself out onto the sidewalk; The bike landed on it's side, and I landed on the bike - right on top of that long bolt. The bolt penetrated my butt cheek about an inch deep. bloody underwear, crying in front of my friends, lost the competition - it was one of my more embarrassing days as a kid.
I put my car into park while it was still moving and broke a tooth on the parking gear. I had to sometimes get out the jack to undo it if I didn't put the emergency brake on first. Probably 16 YO.
about 10 years ago, I was helping a friend remove an engine from an old car he was scrapping. We didn't have a engine hoist, so we decided to cut the front of the car and pull it out. I was running the oxygen acetylene torches, while cutting through the bumper I saw a cylinder shape. I wondered what it was, but figured whatever, it'll cut. I put a pinhole in it and it blew up in my face. Talking to the paramedic in the ambulance, turns out it was a gas shock to absorb slow speed impacts.
3rd degree on my nose and ear, 2nd degree burns on my face and neck. Spent the next month on the couch recovering. I only have a tiny scar on my ear.
about 10 years ago, I was helping a friend remove an engine from an old car he was scrapping. We didn't have a engine hoist, so we decided to cut the front of the car and pull it out. I was running the oxygen acetylene torches, while cutting through the bumper I saw a cylinder shape. I wondered what it was, but figured whatever, it'll cut. I put a pinhole in it and it blew up in my face. Talking to the paramedic in the ambulance, turns out it was a gas shock to absorb slow speed impacts.
3rd degree on my nose and ear, 2nd degree burns on my face and neck. Spent the next month on the couch recovering. I only have a tiny scar on my ear.
I think I heard something about that being a problem in some cars. I think the Mythbusters did a segment on it--supposedly those things overheated and shot the bumper off a woman's car when she was standing in front of it, and took both her legs clear off. Or something like that
Glad it wasn't too serious, jrz.
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