Dumb ideas you had as a kid

Axe · Post by **Axe** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:32 pm

When I was a wee one my parents always said I was going to grow up to be an engineer because of all the experiements and contraptions I made. I'm sure I made a lot of pointless things, but only the biggest failures I remember.

I can't remember exactly when this was, but I was probably 4 or 5 at the time. I was living in Florida and it was hot as hell and I really wanted a Slip 'N Slide. I needed a Slip 'N Slide. It was at this point I decided to make my own.

I examined our mildly steep driveway and determined it would be perfect for me to build a Slip 'N Slide of my own. I went and took every towel in the house; bath towel, beach towel, whatever. It was a household of seven people at the time, so there were a lot of towels to be found. I layed all the towels down in a line, and proceeded to soak them with the garden hose.

I felt my engineering marvel was complete and it was time for a test run. Upon the maiden run of my newly constructed Slip 'N Slide, I discovered towels probably aren't the best surface for sliding on.

I imagine someone came home to a driveway full of dirty wet towels, but by then I was probably hard at work on my next project.

sh3p · Post by **sh3p** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:41 pm

Oh axe! We used to have this "Slip-n-Slide" that you talk of, they're pretty awesome.

I think the stupidest thing I did as a kid was when I was around 9 or 10, we have these really large sticks that grow in our garden for no reason, so we used to sword fight with them, one day I was fighting my brother with these huge sticks and I somehow got my stick straight up his nose, instant nosebleed. My parents found this hilarious and made us line up while they took a photo, as soon as I find the picture I'll scan it for you guys, good times.

Axe · Post by **Axe** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:04 pm

we have these really large sticks that grow in our garden for no reason

Like bamboo sticks? Those things could be hard as a bat when they dried.

When I was 7 or 8 some kid whacked me in the face with a bamboo stick and it chipped my tooth. :(

glory · Post by **glory** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:20 pm

i thought i could jump off of a plane, and right before i hit the ground i could jump on something else and then onto the ground :eek:

dj_de · Post by **dj_de** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:41 am

one time at my grandmothers i want to go outside but i wasnt allowed to at the moment. so i decided that i had to get passed this door with glass panels on it. so being the logician i was, i went full tilt at the door and ran right through the glass. didnt get far before i was grabbed and was taken care of the cuts i had. i have a scar going across my nose because of it that i still have

NebZ · Post by **NebZ** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:29 am

i thought i could ride my tricycle down the stairs :o

meat` · Post by **meat`** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 7:34 am

my older brother and i used to shoot 'roman candle' fireworks at the faggy hungarian neighbour kids who used to play gay instruments like the bugle and the trombone.

now that i think about it: this should be in it's own thread called 'best ideas i ever had'

Yucky1 · Post by **Yucky1** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 3:52 pm

In Arizona, summertime water fights are a must. Also, Mr. Sun loves us so much he makes it extra hot. More hot = plz to drink more water. Water guns tend to double as canteens.

So, I asked my little brother if he would like a drink out of my water gun. He said great! So I placed my water gun in his mouth and started squeezing the trigger as fast as I could.

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, and him, that I peed in the water gun first. :D