#11 Plus just a random accident when you are actually wearing the safety equipment can do severe damage. Happened to the brother of one of my friends in school, he had been riding for years. One day he was wearing a helmet and pads like you're supposed to and fell off his ATV and landed just wrong. Ended up paralyzed, so have fun but realize it can be very dangerous no matter what.
Was anyone actually 'deceived' by the dangers involved in any of these? They all seem pretty damn obvious to me, but then again I'm not from this younger generation full of idiots.
Freda, Oh, don't go spouting that stupid BS about "I'm not from this younger generation full of idiots"... EVERY generation is (or was) full of idiots. I'll bet your parents used to say the same thing about your generation. I'm in my 50's and I knew a lot of idiots who got hurt or killed doing stupid cr#p. Hell, my grandfather used to tell me stories about similar idiots he knew when he was younger. The big difference is that as we get older, most of us learn from experience. The younger generations just don't have as much experience yet.
#13 The first stage, tanning, is the skin producing more melanin to protect from the sun's radiation. The burning is the result of not knowing this fact. Tanning is very bad for your skin, and will produce long term side effects. But hey, it looks cool, right?
Philip, it’s not as bad as you’ve been led to believe. I worked outside when I was young for many (6) years and frequently didn’t wear a shirt. Plus, I tanned at the beach and pool. I’m not freckle free but it doesn’t seem to have caused too much damage. Plus, when you get old it doesn’t really matter what your skin looks like anyway. You try to look good when you’re young, not old.
"I get a lot of tourists in my area trying to casually summit the local 14,000ft mountain in sandals. Some weeks in the summer are absolutely nuts for SAR and the emergency room staff."
#11 Plus just a random accident when you are actually wearing the safety equipment can do severe damage. Happened to the brother of one of my friends in school, he had been riding for years. One day he was wearing a helmet and pads like you're supposed to and fell off his ATV and landed just wrong. Ended up paralyzed, so have fun but realize it can be very dangerous no matter what.
Was anyone actually 'deceived' by the dangers involved in any of these? They all seem pretty damn obvious to me, but then again I'm not from this younger generation full of idiots.
Freda, Oh, don't go spouting that stupid BS about "I'm not from this younger generation full of idiots"... EVERY generation is (or was) full of idiots. I'll bet your parents used to say the same thing about your generation. I'm in my 50's and I knew a lot of idiots who got hurt or killed doing stupid cr#p. Hell, my grandfather used to tell me stories about similar idiots he knew when he was younger. The big difference is that as we get older, most of us learn from experience. The younger generations just don't have as much experience yet.
#13 The first stage, tanning, is the skin producing more melanin to protect from the sun's radiation. The burning is the result of not knowing this fact. Tanning is very bad for your skin, and will produce long term side effects. But hey, it looks cool, right?
Philip, it’s not as bad as you’ve been led to believe. I worked outside when I was young for many (6) years and frequently didn’t wear a shirt. Plus, I tanned at the beach and pool. I’m not freckle free but it doesn’t seem to have caused too much damage. Plus, when you get old it doesn’t really matter what your skin looks like anyway. You try to look good when you’re young, not old.
You know that's a dummy right? That was made exactly to show how dangerous it can be.
Plus just a random accident when you are actually wearing the safety equipment can do severe damage. Happened to the brother of one of my friends in school, he had been riding for years. One day he was wearing a helmet and pads like you're supposed to and fell off his ATV and landed just wrong. Ended up paralyzed, so have fun but realize it can be very dangerous no matter what.
Thanks to those idiots we’re going to have to start putting warning labels on horses and long hair.
Oh, don't go spouting that stupid BS about "I'm not from this younger generation full of idiots"... EVERY generation is (or was) full of idiots. I'll bet your parents used to say the same thing about your generation.
I'm in my 50's and I knew a lot of idiots who got hurt or killed doing stupid cr#p. Hell, my grandfather used to tell me stories about similar idiots he knew when he was younger. The big difference is that as we get older, most of us learn from experience. The younger generations just don't have as much experience yet.
I'm older than you and I agree with you.