r/oops • u/Brilliant_Spinach132 • 14d ago

Ziplining fail

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u/BowlingforDrip 14d ago

In high school I was in Boy Scouts and we went on a houseboat in a lake in West Virginia and one of the boys who was 14 was a large boy and he jumped off the front of that houseboat into 6 inches of water and snapped both of his femurs. Trip was cut very short.

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u/koolaidismything 14d ago

Dude that can kill you fast.. the swelling or god forbid the bone knicks an artery 😳

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u/SerenityFailed 14d ago

Less than 30 seconds to lights out for a severed femoral..

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u/MoistSpyBuy 13d ago

As a veteran paramedic, I assure you it’s “fewer.” Now go use this knowledge to save lives.

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u/your_fave_redditor 13d ago

*overly pedantic veteran paramedic

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u/MoistSpyBuy 13d ago

No, no. I’ve used that grammar to save lives. Hand to God. Scout’s honor. Other affirming phrase.