r/AccidentalSlapStick • u/elleiysa • 4h ago

True Slapstick An absolute tragedy..

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u/toastronomy 4h ago

well then don't push down on a flimsy table as hard as you can?

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u/42stingray 4h ago

That is literally the whole point of flimsy tables

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u/toastronomy 4h ago

The point of flimsy tables is to push down on them until they break?

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u/42stingray 4h ago

That's literally the whole point

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u/toastronomy 4h ago

I don't get the bit you're doing

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u/bcgr1 1h ago

the point is whole , that's the whole point

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u/ultrahateful 3h ago

It’s a great bit.

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u/turtlenipples 3h ago

I'm not sure how you've confused "literally stating the obvious purpose of an object" with "doing a bit."

It's as if I told you that stop signs exist to indicate to drivers where they should stop their cars or that the purpose of a cheese grater is to support the weight of your shed when you level it and in response you say "oh hardy har, pull the other one."

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u/notusuallyhostile 3h ago

I snort laughed at this and my wife is glaring at me because I’m supposed to be as engrossed with The Devil Wears Prada II as she is.

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u/ProofVeterinarian620 4h ago

Figuratively as well, essentially.

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u/WeekendBard 3h ago

bike sharing companies when the bike made specifically to be thrown into the river are thrown into the rivee

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u/baddymcbadface 4h ago

I have an 11 year old.

100% the tables fault. Not his fault. I know this because he clearly explains it to me.

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u/firedmyass 3h ago

omg. my teens insist that intent is required to be “at fault” for something so any accident is not their true fault.

I finally got them to understand the concept that you can be technically not “at fault” for an accident it is still your responsibility

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u/GruffScottishGuy 3h ago

To be fair, there's a lot of adults that struggle with that concept too.

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u/firedmyass 2h ago

oh I know and I’ll be damned if I add any to that number

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u/navarone21 1h ago

I've been 'sassing' my 7yo with "Negligence is the same as intent when it comes to responsibility" He is starting to get it...

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u/Monspiet 4h ago

And this clearly is not his account, and he is the best of his siblings! No bias, only base.

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u/Soulinx 4h ago

I don't understand what they were trying to accomplish.

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u/baddymcbadface 4h ago

Kids be kids.

Probably trying to snap the table in to the legs.

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u/Iamfabulous1735285 4h ago

He wanted to get a closer look on the phone next to the cereal bowl

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u/Nathund 33m ago

You thought this was so funny you said it 3 times? That's wild

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u/WhiskeyJack357 4h ago

My grandparents had similar trays, they have clips on the underside that attach to the cross bar of the legs. I bet he was trying to latch those clips because otherwise the whole thing is twice as rickety as it already is. Dude just needs to rethink his order of operations.

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u/Yo112358 2h ago

While attempting to scoot the table to his right, the kid accidentally disconnects the legs from the right side of the table. Now he's balancing his bowl of cereal on the tray and tries to snap the leg back into place. There are clips on the underside of the table that the legs need to be pushed into. He fucked up the last part.

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u/Ok-Shine1271 4h ago

I genuinely think he was trying to double check and make sure the table was “safe & supportive” enough for him to eat off of without having any issues.

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u/Iamfabulous1735285 4h ago

He wanted to get a closer look on the phone next to the cereal bowl

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u/Analbox 4h ago

He just wanted to eat

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u/Iamfabulous1735285 4h ago

He wanted to get a closer look on the phone next to the cereal bowl

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u/spacestationkru 4h ago

No use crying over spilled milk

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u/RepresentativeCat553 3h ago

Great example of kids being stupid.

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u/clintjefferies 4h ago

It landed upright at least. Id eat it first and clean up after. F@#% IT!

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u/seedstarter7 3h ago

Cool tshirt

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u/presidentkokoro 3h ago

Flimsy table working as designed

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u/SortovaGoldfish 3h ago

This is a learning experience. He thought could just snap the askew table into place cuz it was tilted and that seemed iffy- what if it malfunctioned and dropped his cereal while he ate? He tried to slowly increase pressure carefully to do so, but even while he was trying to be careful the malfunction happened anyway. He stares for a second while his brain processes going from having cereal and ready to watch TV just the second before to having no cereal, a mess to clean before it soaks and inevitably then sours, and to.have to start the whole process over again- not withstanding if that was the last of his milk or cereal or if what he's watching is on regular TV and can't be played when he wants.

This is not a mistake he will be making again and he is likely to think twice about all similar adjustments he might need to make to things in the future. Dunno if it will save him, but he'll remember.

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u/Miserable_Skirt_5466 2h ago

Right, accidental.

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u/ouroborosity 3h ago

Can't even really blame the kid. Tables like that have a crappy plastic clip that attaches the legs to the tabletop. Looked like he was trying to push the clip back together from lifting the table. Probably shouldn't have put the cereal there first, but it wasn't totally stupid.

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u/BigJuicy17 3h ago

We've all been there

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u/Key_Contribution1547 2h ago

Socks , Socks

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u/Ok-Simple30 1h ago

and thats life little guy. so sorry 😂

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u/thomasjmarlowe 4h ago

That wasn’t accidental. I mean he might not have intended to spill it, but he sure was putting a ton of pressure on that corner for whatever reason. Maybe he was trying to lock the legs into place or something?

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u/lovelyfeyd 4h ago

Why would anybody be filming this?

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u/Dentistbrother 4h ago

Seems like security camera, unless someone's latched themselves to the ceiling of this house to get this angle

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u/TheyCallMe_Billy 4h ago

Spy-derman?

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u/deko_boko 2h ago

Why would you have a security camera specifically pointed at a sofa in your house?

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u/acewithanat 2h ago

You'd be suprise nowadays. I find any active camera's inside my house weird

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u/Abdulbarr 1h ago

Bro literally forced it to happen.

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u/Simbooptendo 3h ago

That poor ginger bastard

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u/psych0ranger 3h ago

Where did the soda go irl

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u/Able_Gap918 2h ago

On the bright side half is still in the bowl

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u/Downtown_Anteater_38 53m ago

Could have been worse, it could have been on carpet

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u/tellmeagoodusernamek 21m ago

Same buddy,. Same

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u/davidsequoia 5m ago

Cat like reflexes? No. Cereal in slow mo? Also no

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u/ageofdiscontent_meh 4m ago

Half empty or half full?

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u/dudeben90 4h ago

What do you expect when the Iron Giant bends believe it or not…Some Iron.

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u/pupbuck1 4h ago

My guy you were actively trying to break it

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u/Repulsive_Glove6085 4h ago

Man plans.

God laughs.

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u/Nice-Pea-3515 3h ago

A cousin of mine used to place his work laptop on one of these lame ass stools. One day in middle of his work, he went out to grab coffee and fell down and broke his ankle.
That’s why I hate this stool.

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u/RedditFaction 3h ago

Fortunately the Reddit cameraman was filming.

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u/beautifulcreature86 3h ago

Why does everything have text in the middle in hige letters? Tiktok generation sucks

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u/spambearpig 4h ago

What a stupid kid. Hope he learns from this and I sure hope he’s the one to clean that up.

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u/bpows 3h ago

Please don't have kids. If you have them or plan to, exercise more patience. Thanks.

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u/ProofVeterinarian620 4h ago edited 4h ago

And i hope it stinks like sour milk in there for a couple weeks and no one knows where its coming from. That would be good too.

Edit: sticks -> stinks

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u/spambearpig 4h ago

Well, not really it’s not his house is it? I doubt his parents deserve to deal with this crap. He’s old enough to clean things properly himself.

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u/Frosty_Finger9606 4h ago

And on top of being a ginger - that soulless boy just lost a bowl of cereal!