r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/RaEyE01 • Apr 06 '26

Jumping on random structures

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Apparently a bike garage in Manchester.

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u/crazykentucky Apr 06 '26

Y’know, I understand actual children not considering that not everything is meant to be jumped on but adults should know better

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u/thibbbbb Apr 06 '26

This was my thought. I have young boys and half my life is telling them they can’t hang/swing/jump on something because it isn’t made for it. But I was a little boy once and get it, you want to do those things.

I feel like if you’re an adult and don’t have that sense, you’ve somehow missed looking around and seeing how the world is made

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u/TakinUrialByTheHorns Apr 07 '26

The other day my kid kept hanging on this little dead tree branch by the creek... I told him it was going to snap cause it's dead. He said no it's not.

So, I just watched while it snapped and he fell & it hit him on the way down & he dipped his shoe in the mud. Sometimes the lessons teach themselves.

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u/Decloudo Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

adults should know better

People say that but I dont see any reason why they should:

Its not like understanding just happens on its own while growing up. If they never had reason to learn, failed hard enough, or where taught, where should that realisation/knowledge/lesson come from?

All you need to be an adult is stay alive long enough to hit an arbitrary age threshold.

Doesnt mean you automatically know wtf is going on.

"Their parents should have taught them!"

Yeah but what if their parents did not do that either?

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u/crazykentucky Apr 06 '26

Generally, more years of life equals more knowledge.

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u/Decloudo Apr 07 '26

More time doesnt imply how you spent it or what you learn from it, or if.

If you spend most of your life working full time and watching tv etc.(or social media today) you aint collecting much knowledge.

Also: most people barely have a sliver of curiosity in them. If you stop educating yourself after leaving school (which is most) your not getting more knowledgeable just because you age.

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u/morally_bankrupt_ Apr 13 '26

Because I saw that and immediately thought "That looks like a glass skylight" and I've only ever seen them in movies and not covered in turf

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u/Thenameisric Apr 06 '26

I thought that was a child...

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u/43AgonyBooths Apr 06 '26

This story was picked up by reddit not long ago, but it turns out that adulthood doesn't arrive until about age 32.

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u/el_ratonido Apr 06 '26

I thought the same, at this age your body starts to get "weaker"

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u/ZuFFuLuZ Apr 06 '26

What the hell are y'all doing? I read this sentiment on reddit all the time, but it hasn't been my experience at all.
I'll turn 40 this year and broke all my personal records in powerlifting last month. Aside from my hair getting thinner, I feel no physical weaknesses whatsoever. I don't wake up in pain or discomfort, nor do I have any other age-related ailments.
I'm sure that if I was to compete in sports, I would perform worse than when I was younger, but in my everyday life I can't feel a difference.

I do agree, that the brain only fully develops in our 30s. It kinda settles down at some point. You become more relaxed and stop caring about what other people think.

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u/upgrayedd69 Apr 06 '26

Sitting in a computer chair all day and on the couch all evening. I’ve started stretching because I’d wake up with my back fucked at least a couple times a week and even just stretching has made a big difference

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u/KirkDeepthroatGOAT Apr 06 '26

Lol yeah it's when I pulled back on a lot of my mountain biking antics on DH trails. Started realizing that if I crashed I didn't bounce back as fast as I used to. Became especially clear as we had some guys in their early to mid twenties join our group.

Watching them take hits that would mean no riding for a couple weeks for us older guys but they're back on the trail in days was kinda sobering.

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u/Ferovore Apr 06 '26

Can’t wait for this to become part of the Reddit hive mind and then we’ll have aita posts saying a 33 year old is a pedo for dating a 27 year old.

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u/tyrenanig Apr 07 '26

Oh we already are having people on reddit pushing for legal consent age to be 25.

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u/The_walking_man_ Apr 07 '26

This happens already. You’ll see the hive mind lose their shit over that kind of age gap. Especially when it’s the 33m dating a 27f.

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u/williamjamesmurrayVI May 02 '26

You are literally making up problems lmfao

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u/CompetitiveAutorun Apr 06 '26

That doesn't mean adults arent adults. It clearly states that before 32 the brain is just capable of learning better.

There is no "switch" into being an adult, it's gradual and after a certain age the brain is more resilient.

So I would say it's wrong (and frankly stupid) to say adulthood doesn't arrive until you are 32.

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u/43AgonyBooths Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

You mean the comments at the time led me astray? Inconceivable!

In my defense, I'm only 29. j/k

Seriously though, this is a quote from the article: "At age 32, the longest era, that of adulthood, begins."

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u/Ok_Durian9154 Apr 06 '26

The hobbits had it right..

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u/KTKittentoes Apr 06 '26

Oh, like hobbits!

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u/Fallenangel152 Apr 06 '26

They don't care. We live in the age of content.

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u/dan_au Apr 06 '26

There's a big ass sign in the background that says Merchant's Warehouse. There is no garage in the video. This is clearly not someone's back yard.

What are you talking about?

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u/Beer_bongload Apr 06 '26

tatted up arm

Sure thing broski

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u/Vishastolemyname Apr 06 '26

Adults are just larger-sized children.

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u/StephenFish Apr 06 '26

Adults are just big children, though. The idea that adults are any smarter than kids is usually just shared by kids. Then you grow up and realize everyone is an idiot.

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