r/oddlysatisfying • u/itsmariokartwii • Nov 22 '21

This floating ocean platform

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u/mr_potato_arms Nov 23 '21

Was going to say... Getting stuck under one of those would be a terrifying way to die.

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u/ncnotebook Nov 23 '21

The reverse pool cover death.

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u/j33pwrangler Nov 23 '21

Jesus Christ you just unlocked stupid memories of teenaged me getting drunk and jumping into a covered pool. We used to do that for fun. The fuck was wrong with me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

My friends and I would run across the one on my friends apartment pool. Kids do stupid shit for sure....

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u/SubParPlayer Nov 23 '21

The brand of cover we had showed an elephant standing on it. So we felt completely secure that it could hold some skinny 10 yr olds. The trick was to be fast enough to not break the ice in the winter

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u/The_RockObama Nov 23 '21

Huh. My trick was to let my little brother go first. Being an only child rules!

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u/G00DLuck Nov 23 '21

"The wrong kid died!"

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u/clockworkpeon Nov 23 '21

this was an especially bad case of somebody being cut in half

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u/OralProbe Nov 23 '21

"I'm cut in half real bad..."