Call *that* stupid?

[fatblokish]

Several years later, I awoke in a hungover state. Remembering swimbo's instructions to mow the lawn, I set about creating an extension lead from an old length of strimmer cable so that I could reach the far end of my estate. I cut off the weird plug end that fits into the strimmer and rewired a regular three pin plug in its place. Plugged it in, forgetting that only one end should ever be fitted with a plug..Feck me, best hangover cure ever.

 

[TheDoctor]

A sneaky pearoast from me...
After a glass or three of wine, i started building up a singlespeeder.
I fitted the chainset, then the wheel (just loosely in the dropouts) then the chain, adjusting it to length. I then tried to tighten up the quick release, as which point I noticed the unused rear mech hanger, on the opposite side of the bike. I'd assembled the entire transmission on the wrong side.
Had it been a fixie I'd have left it that way...

 

[gbb]

Several for me...
Probably the worst for me (as told here some years ago)...stepped on a 3ft high sapling support post next to a bridge i was climbing over...posted myself on it as my foot slipped off. Imagine being hit between the legs with a sledgehammer...REALLY !!!
One split second silly decision...and you're in hospital facing a circa 6 hour emergency operation, p1ssing blood and virtually delirious.

Then there's the ones where you think...jesus ! i could have been killed. Stupidly stood inbetween a wall and a circa 2 tonne dumper truck..drivers foot slipped off the clutch, dumper lurched forward and pinned my chest to the wall. Inches perhaps off crushing my torso, scary.

 

[gbb]

..................
I once fell off a small cliff whilst on holiday in Germany, landing badly and giving my head a good bash (not that my head is important of course).

I spent the rest of the holiday with a truly cracking headache and trying to explain to people that I had fallen and not been in a fight as it obviously looked!

Reminds me of when i was sent flying off the bonnet of a landrover i was sitting on, rather foolishly as it drove across a field. I bounced in the air as it hit a rut, landed head first at perhaps 20 mph. JESUS CHRIST !!!within minutes i felt like my head had an axe buried in it, i thought my head would explode. Even more stupidly...i didnt go to hospital. I guess i had concussion with hindsight.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I fell out of the boot of a Ford Fiesta at 50mph... while sober!

My list of cycling idiocy is depressingly long, here's what happened when I didn't spot a har-har while going full tilt:

 

[vernon]

Three years ago 18th May 2009, to be precise I posted this in response to the question, 'What is the most stupid thing that you have ever done' in this very forum:

I once lit a rocket in the kitchen because my son dared me to.

Not one to refuse a dare I lit the fuse thinking that I could douse it in the sink full of cold water that I'd spotted just after the dare was issued.

I duly lit the fuse and enjoyed the look of panic on my son's face - this was no ordinary rocket but one of those big star bursts.

I dunked the rocket in the water and the fuse continued burning - the look of panic was now on my face.

I ran to the back door to throw the rocket out but it was locked and the key wasn't in the lock.

During the lifetime that flashed in front of my eyes - I opened every cupboard door and oven looking for a place to lodge the rocket but the fear of the consequences from my wife was greater than my fear of the injuries from the pyrotechnic. The scene was like one of those Ealing comedies running around in circles desperately hoping for a miracle solution....

In the last few seconds before 'lift off' I found the back door key and managed to release the rocket outside.

It hovered and exploded directly overhead about sixty feet up.

My son was less than complimentary about my intelligence. For once I had to agree with him .

 

[Arch]

I fell out of the boot of a Ford Fiesta at 50mph... while sober!

My list of cycling idiocy is depressingly long, here's what happened when I didn't spot a har-har while going full tilt:

Two things:

Chain's a bit slack


and


<Simpsons Bully Voice> Ha ha!

 

[ColinJ]

Two things:

Chain's a bit slack


and


<Simpsons Bully Voice> Ha ha!

Third thing:

The front wheel is still surprisingly round!

 

[totallyfixed]

I've done so many dumb things I could keep this thread going for weeks but one that stands out for both dumb and embarrassing was when I ran the Edinburgh Marathon many years ago. I treated myself to various bits of new kit including some nice white running shorts, within a couple of miles of the start it started raining...........

Quickest time I ever did.

 

[TheDoctor]

There's a right end to pick up a soldering iron, and a wrong end.
*sizzle*

 

[ColinJ]

I've done so many dumb things I could keep this thread going for weeks but one that stands out for both dumb and embarrassing was when I ran the Edinburgh Marathon many years ago. I treated myself to various bits of new kit including some nice white running shorts, within a couple of miles of the start it started raining...........

Quickest time I ever did.

There is a good reason for black shorts! I was going to post the famous picture of the Polish cycling squad, but thought better of it. If you are curious, Google Image Search for 'red cycling shorts' ...

There's a right end to pick up a soldering iron, and a wrong end.
*sizzle*

There is when it is switched on - I can personally vouch for that - *sizzle*! I can also vouch for the fact that it hurts to get it wrong ...

 

[Theseus]

I fell out of the boot of a Ford Fiesta at 50mph... while sober!

My list of cycling idiocy is depressingly long, here's what happened when I didn't spot a har-har while going full tilt:

Is that one of those supermarket specials with the forks on the wrong way?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

There is a good reason for black shorts!

Only if he was wearing pink frilly kickers at the time.

There is when it is switched on - I can personally vouch for that - *sizzle*! I can also vouch for the fact that it hurts to get it wrong ...

I once burned my hand on one of those electric cookers when I was about 10. I'd never seen one before and didn't know that just because the hob was black, it would still be hot.

I remember the sizzle noise well too.

 

[swee'pea99]

I fell out of the boot of a Ford Fiesta at 50mph... while sober!

Am I the only one wondering what you were doing in the boot of a Ford Fiesta in the first place?

 

[funk my fixie]

Ah the joys of being a kid............I was 15 had a mate on the handlebars whom on passing some hot girls removed his hands and shouted, "look no hands." The things you do for a girl at that age, I decided in a split second not to be outdone so removed my hands and before I got the the "no hands" part of the sentence, we were both on the floor with sore nuts from various bike bits hitting our soft bits. .