This has been making the rounds for a while (I first saw it on Five Bucks), but I love it for the sheer ingenuity and utter stupidity of the thing -- it's such a perfectly in-character thing for teenage boys to do. (Note also that Ron names himself "Ron da Con" in the final frame.) And, of course, the slide itself looks like awesome fun. Cowabunga, dudes.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
That WAS awesome! "Risk a boy to raise a man." is our motto around here. (Although I try to wince too much when the hub and boy go quad riding and pay homage to Evil Knievel.)
ReplyDeleteHave you seen The Dangerous Book for Boys? The writer, Conn Iggulden said, "Better a broken bone than a broken spirit." And I agree...
Wishing for cooler weather,
Marilyn
Oh dear.
ReplyDeleteHahaha...that must have taken some good maths to get right! And i wonder how that high-fiving boy got his arm broken..hmm...lol
ReplyDeleteand i see you're reading Georgette Heyer; good choice, good choice.
Looks like something my youngest would do. A few years ago, he and his friends rigged up a bike and practiced doing wheelies on it - off the dock into the canal. I couldn't watch.
ReplyDeleteBoys. Glad I was one, for feats similar to this; glad I don't have any as kids for the same reason!
ReplyDeleteHa--I love this!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part was when the words, "he's okay" flashed on the screen.
Lots of energy there ... and they could be out doing a lot worse, for sure!
ReplyDeleteI'm still walking with scars and a limp acquired in stunts attempted in the late 1970's. The downside: it hurt. The upside: I lived. The bottom line: totally worth it!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to send this link to my son! Except...he might try it, along with his buddies.
ReplyDeleteAs I watched this video clip, I thought, "Welcome to my world!"
ReplyDeleteIrene
Oh my gosh, that looks so dangerous. I can't let my kids see that and get any big ideas!
ReplyDeleteColl