What did ya do...
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Drove without seatbelts. Jumped my bike over my sister (hey, she was willing!), rode in the bed of a speeding pick up truck, and went out to the woods to build forts without a worry.
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That right there Debi. Me too. Kind of “IT” level sh”IT”.
All those, plus rode a bike without a helmet, had BB gun and firecracker/bottle rocket fights, and never locked a home or car door.
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Locking something...I had almost forgotten that. It wasn't necessary back then where I grew up either. Sigh...
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Sound like you liked living on the edge Duke.
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Used to sneak out onto the roof,
Amused ourselves with a home- made air rifle, which was a length of pipe, fridge compressor, washing machine valve, switch as a trigger..and sights. Reached 60-70psi - stored in a plastic coke bottle. This thing ruined our fences with pieces of bolt, but was more fun firing dried peas which used to spiral 30 feet before shattering on impact. Fun that was until my brother shot me with it. Fortunately just a pea, but still had to be dug out. Oh - and it was a 240v live supply.
With the application of a few caps in various small munitions this thing could punch holes in steel plate.
Chemisty sets. Real chemistry with some quite toxic stuff, and some that was more fun I'd rather not talk about. Made rocket propelled things like a roller skate and a boat when part of the road was flooded, and quite a lot of smoke of various colours.
Going looking for conkers. Most kids would use a stick to knock them down. I used a grappling hook.
Boyish things. diy crossbow, diy flamethrower. diy forge melting and casting lead and aluminium. diy go-cart.
My brother was more into electronics, so was interested in high voltage projects like building a tesla coil. Fortunately lasers weren't around then.
A few things in the scouts that may be considered dangerous today. Winter hikes where our water bottles froze solid overnight and were fighting off hypo. - Before the days of having a mobile phone for backup. Exploring caves and on the mountains just as a patrol.
Amused ourselves with a home- made air rifle, which was a length of pipe, fridge compressor, washing machine valve, switch as a trigger..and sights. Reached 60-70psi - stored in a plastic coke bottle. This thing ruined our fences with pieces of bolt, but was more fun firing dried peas which used to spiral 30 feet before shattering on impact. Fun that was until my brother shot me with it. Fortunately just a pea, but still had to be dug out. Oh - and it was a 240v live supply.
With the application of a few caps in various small munitions this thing could punch holes in steel plate.
Chemisty sets. Real chemistry with some quite toxic stuff, and some that was more fun I'd rather not talk about. Made rocket propelled things like a roller skate and a boat when part of the road was flooded, and quite a lot of smoke of various colours.
Going looking for conkers. Most kids would use a stick to knock them down. I used a grappling hook.
Boyish things. diy crossbow, diy flamethrower. diy forge melting and casting lead and aluminium. diy go-cart.
My brother was more into electronics, so was interested in high voltage projects like building a tesla coil. Fortunately lasers weren't around then.
A few things in the scouts that may be considered dangerous today. Winter hikes where our water bottles froze solid overnight and were fighting off hypo. - Before the days of having a mobile phone for backup. Exploring caves and on the mountains just as a patrol.
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Ahh air rifles,a group of us used to play wars with these,I don't know how no one lost an eye.Had to dig a few slugs out of kids before our mum's saw it.Me and a mate used to go to a dangerous Sydney beach called Tamarama to boogey board, at 12 years old.Once I nearly drowned and my life flashed before me.The worst time there,me and a mate were about a km out and the shark alarm sounded.We stayed out there.It was ok until the news that night saw us floating above a school of 30 to 40 hammerhead sharks filmed from a helicopter.When mum saw it, I wished we had been eaten.
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OK...so far you win the living most dangerously award! Sharks? OMG, Oz!
Those were the days before child proof anything, so quickly learned not to stick things into electrical outlets....lol.... At around 12 we were already camping out in the swamps or island hopping the marshlands or floating down the rivers.....learned early if it didn't require a cast or more than 10 stitches you could " shake it off" ....lol....and if it did require a cast or more than 10 stitches then that was a badge of honor to shows all your friends.....staying at home alone......walking to and from school.......and, oh yeah, trick or treating...lol