At school once, some guys sprayed aftershave on their sleeves and then set it on fire. (the alcohol burnt off before it got through to their arms) but still it was pretty stupid!
Why would you do that?
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It was an icey day, there is like this sort of concrete hill sort of thing not exactly a hill just a diagonal thing going about a metre and a half up, he though it would be a good idea to climb up then slide back down it but little did he know there was black ice at the bottom of that hill. Me and my friends just watched him try show off he slid down the hill tryed to get back up slipped again like an absoulute douche.
A friend of mine once told me her uncle found an unexploded bomb when he was younger, took it home, put it in a vice and hit it with a hammer. He was blown through the wall but was otherwise unhurt so he was a lucky idiot at least.
Mine comes courtesy of the United States Army, and there are three incidents from a single person who convinced me that 1) Army entrance standards are really low and 2) There is no limit to stupidity.
Towards the end of basic training, one is required to demonstrate at least a certain level of proficiency at a set of tasks. One of these tasks is preparing and firing a claymore mine. Most of us know that on the front of a claymore, there are helpful words embossed on the face "Front towards enemy", and I'm sure we've all wondered just who needs such a direction. It turns out, a young lady from the midwest was the very sort of person who the text was designed for as she went through the entire process, ending with the mine facing her own position.
Another skill one must master is preparing and firing an AT-4, a disposable light anti-armor weapon. The process actually has only a few steps, and handily enough all the steps are printed on the side of each and every one of the weapons. To help ensure that even non-english speakers can figure it out, the directions are pictographic and yet even this did not help. The very same young lady managed to fail this part as well.
Finally we come to the absolutely stupidest thing I've ever seen someone do, and it involved loading the M249. Again, as many among this crowd know, the M249 is a belt fed automatic weapon and while the specifics of loading the weapon might be lost rest assured it isn't complex. Normally, you lift the feed cover and tray and sweep out any stray brass or links, then simply lay the new belt across from left to right. Then you close the cover, and cock the weapon. I can understand placing the belt on the wrong side - it would fire once and then the belt would drop, but at least it's mildly functional. I can even understand loading the rounds in backwards because at least the feed tray closes. Right about now I suspect people are wondering "what other way could you possibly load this weapon with?", and I'm not sure I can describe in text form what happened. This young lady who clearly was using her head to store rags and bits of lint decided that the proper way to load the weapon was to have the rounds standing upright, perpendicular to the axis they ought to be loaded. The belt was running from the tray to the stock of the weapon with the actual round pointing upward. Since it wasn't terribly balanced she was then using one hand to hold up the belt while simultaniously trying to slam the cover closed. Worse still, we had already endured a class of more than three hours explaining how to do this and what's more, she had people across from her and next to her completing the same task so if she was confused she simply needed to take a quick peek around.
Towards the end of basic training, one is required to demonstrate at least a certain level of proficiency at a set of tasks. One of these tasks is preparing and firing a claymore mine. Most of us know that on the front of a claymore, there are helpful words embossed on the face "Front towards enemy", and I'm sure we've all wondered just who needs such a direction. It turns out, a young lady from the midwest was the very sort of person who the text was designed for as she went through the entire process, ending with the mine facing her own position.
Another skill one must master is preparing and firing an AT-4, a disposable light anti-armor weapon. The process actually has only a few steps, and handily enough all the steps are printed on the side of each and every one of the weapons. To help ensure that even non-english speakers can figure it out, the directions are pictographic and yet even this did not help. The very same young lady managed to fail this part as well.
Finally we come to the absolutely stupidest thing I've ever seen someone do, and it involved loading the M249. Again, as many among this crowd know, the M249 is a belt fed automatic weapon and while the specifics of loading the weapon might be lost rest assured it isn't complex. Normally, you lift the feed cover and tray and sweep out any stray brass or links, then simply lay the new belt across from left to right. Then you close the cover, and cock the weapon. I can understand placing the belt on the wrong side - it would fire once and then the belt would drop, but at least it's mildly functional. I can even understand loading the rounds in backwards because at least the feed tray closes. Right about now I suspect people are wondering "what other way could you possibly load this weapon with?", and I'm not sure I can describe in text form what happened. This young lady who clearly was using her head to store rags and bits of lint decided that the proper way to load the weapon was to have the rounds standing upright, perpendicular to the axis they ought to be loaded. The belt was running from the tray to the stock of the weapon with the actual round pointing upward. Since it wasn't terribly balanced she was then using one hand to hold up the belt while simultaniously trying to slam the cover closed. Worse still, we had already endured a class of more than three hours explaining how to do this and what's more, she had people across from her and next to her completing the same task so if she was confused she simply needed to take a quick peek around.
That is the most failular(yes, I made it up) thing I have ever heard. If she had made it past those tests, I would fear for my nation's security.Eclectic Dreck said:
A guy walks into a glass wall, looks at me and laughs.
I shortly whispered under my breath "dumbass."
I shortly whispered under my breath "dumbass."
Dude, I agree with you wholeheartedly. I am an Aethiest, and some of the severe flaws of Christianity, especially Catholicism and Evangelicalism, make me feel like vomiting.Sightless Wisdom said:
It was just some normal guy in a suit. He laughed because he embarrassed himself.That One Six said:
Sightless Wisdom said:
Don't provoke unnecessary flame wars. This is neither the time, nor the place to discuss the finer points of religion and making blanket statements like that will only incite a towering inferno, which is shortly followed by a high pressure hose of mod justice.That One Six said:
Oh, well, sorry if I offended anyone, and I'll try to be a bit more prudent about what I say/type in the future.Amnestic said:
A guy was hunting a stuck his shotgun down in mud, barrel down. Then picks it up and looks down the barrel.... with hand near trigger. Nothing happened but I was polishing up a Darwin Award for him.
I knew someone who thought that a tiny little joint on a bridge made out of straws (school thing, don't ask) needed half a ton of hot glue from a glue gun to fix it.
His friend was also dumb enough to trust him with a glue gun, so held the joint steady for him and got a little scar on his thumb as a reminder to not be around people with something dangerous. Ever.
Guess who the friend was. Here's a clue; it was me.
His friend was also dumb enough to trust him with a glue gun, so held the joint steady for him and got a little scar on his thumb as a reminder to not be around people with something dangerous. Ever.
Guess who the friend was. Here's a clue; it was me.
Oh, the shotgun one just reminded me of when one of my neighbors was knocking icicles off of his house with, guess what, a shotgun! I watched for a moment, and almost left when I heard a BANG. The shotgun has gone off and blown a piece of his roof off. The guy then proceeded to drop the shotgun, which landed with another BANG, two stories below, and put a huge hole in his wall.
If you're gonna do something like that, make sure the gun isn't loaded!
If you're gonna do something like that, make sure the gun isn't loaded!
My friend got all fucked up once and tried to scare myself another friend and a group of girls at a party.... by throwing a rock at us. Needless to say it hit one of the girls in the elbow and caused alot of crying and drama. When I found out it was him I was do pissed. Seriosly.... who the fuck would do something like that? What if it would of hit her in the head? He was over 50 yds away so it wasn't a gentle throw, and it was a good sized rock too.
To this day that's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.
To this day that's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen.