SSNJim Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) I found this on Cracked.com a few days ago. It was 35th in a list of the 35 most dangerous hobbies. Edited February 23 by SSNJim 21 1
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23 Posted February 23 OMG !!! OMG !!! OMG !!! I'm going out the door right now, going to set my hair on fire and run in circles screaming from fear !!! 2 7
stitchdup Posted February 23 Posted February 23 i kinda want to read the rest now. i can just see the entry for baking. eating makes you gain weight and if you get constipated you may explode and destroy half your house, and may also contain gluten 1 6
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) 2 minutes ago, johnyrotten said: I hope this is satire It depends on what state you live in... Edited February 23 by Ace-Garageguy 1 9
johnyrotten Posted February 23 Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: It depends on what state you live in... I believe the author's state is "dizzy". 4
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23 Posted February 23 15 minutes ago, johnyrotten said: I believe the author's state is "dizzy". Or "hysteria", in the same time zone as "panic" and "irrational fear". 2 2
stinkybritches Posted February 23 Posted February 23 1 hour ago, johnyrotten said: I hope this is satire Well... it's cracked.com From Cracked magazine. 4 1
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23 Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Nosferatu said: Is that why I'm like this? Oh my. My mother always fretted about the intellectual and psychological and physiological effects of gloo and paint. Apparently she was on to something...and it may explain why the girls run screaming whenever I smile at them these days. 3
Deathgoblin Posted February 23 Posted February 23 I read this a couple of days ago. First, that's why the instructions always read "use in a well-ventilated area" and typically "extremely flammable'. 3/4 of this is probably because the user is so baked on fumes that he's not doing equipment maintenance. I think overall they're just being ridiculous. 1
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 23 Posted February 23 I'm sure this is just satire. At least I hope it is. If it's meant to be serious, it's just plain stupid. If you're alive, virtually EVERYTHING can kill you. You could make a list much like this for eating a donut! Steve 1
Bugatti Fan Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) Plastic modelling. People don't realise the dangers involved! Looks like I haven't realised the dangers since I was a schoolboy in 1958 ! LOL Better stop. Stop now before it's too late !! I'm Doomed, Doomed ! Ditto LOL Edited February 23 by Bugatti Fan 2
Hi-Po Posted February 23 Posted February 23 After reading this, I think I will get back in to jumping out of airplanes. Much safer! 3
johnyrotten Posted February 23 Posted February 23 9 minutes ago, Hi-Po said: After reading this, I think I will get back in to jumping out of airplanes. Much safer! What if the pilot builds models? 3
thatz4u Posted February 23 Posted February 23 After reading this I realize how tuff I really am, I also played with metal toy trucks, metal cap guns, & bicycles without helmets... 4 3
Tim W. SoCal Posted February 23 Posted February 23 3 hours ago, thatz4u said: I also played with metal toy trucks, metal cap guns, & bicycles without helmets... Back in the mid-60s, my brother and I each had a toy rifle and 2 toy 6-guns that shot spring-loaded plastic bullets. We're lucky we each have both of our eyes!... 2
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 23 Posted February 23 (edited) 10 hours ago, thatz4u said: After reading this I realize how tuff I really am, I also played with metal toy trucks, metal cap guns, & bicycles without helmets... And BB-guns and go-karts made from old lawnmowers and flying model airplanes with glowplug engines with finger-removing props and string-line race-cars with CO2 cartridges and sleds on long narrow hills with trees and rocks on both sides and flying Estes rockets and vinegar/baking soda rockets and electric trains and cherry bombs and chemistry sets and walking to elementary school alone... Apparently by contemporary "safety" standards, it's a wonder I'm still here and still have any appendages left at all...but there's a whole generation of us. Edited February 24 by Ace-Garageguy 4
SSNJim Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 For those of you who are concerned, yes, it is satire or humor. I highly doubt any person has been killed or even slightly injured by impalement of a 1/25 scale 1932 Ford driveshaft in their jugular vein. This whole thing reads like something out of Naked Gun. Check out when Frank Drebin investigates Ludwig's office on youtube. Thanks for all the responses! 3
NOBLNG Posted February 23 Posted February 23 I think the author is a bit paranoid. I’ve only recently taken up modeling again, but I only know of two styrene related fatalities.🙄 (Just kidding and my apologies to anyone who has lost a loved one.) 3 1
THarrison351 Posted February 24 Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Tim W. SoCal said: Back in the mid-60s, my brother and I each had a toy rifle and 2 toy 6-guns that shot spring-loaded plastic bullets. We're lucky we each have both of our eyes!... Hey, we used to throw pocket knives at each others feet and shoot BB guns at each other too! 3 1
Brutalform Posted February 24 Posted February 24 I get the vapors of certain chemicals and paints can be hazardous, but when I read that a flying part can “ pierce a persons vein or chest cavity” I call BS. No way a small model part can achieve the velocity to cause that kind of injury. Besides i would build a model any day before I sky dive, or go deep water diving any day.
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