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Once when I was 13 or so a couple friends and I learned how to make rabbit snares. You know the kind that you bend over a small tree.
That turned into just seeing how big of a tree we could actually get bent over till the top was almost to the ground. We were climbing them and pulling with a rope etc.
We finally found a perfect one that we were convinced we could do with enough effort. We trimmed most of the branches out of the way and then it escalated to seeing if we could use it as sort of a sling shot to throw one of us through the air like being shot out of a cannon.
Ya ya I know. That wasn't the smartest idea and I don't think any of us thought about the landing we were more determined to see if it would work.
We tied a rope to the top and all three climbed it and got it tipping over nicely. When we were close the top kid slide off to the ground and pulled the rope for all he was worth. Me and the other kid held tight and when we got it as far as we could the plan was for the other kid to dive out while the first let go of the rope and I'd go flying.
I'm sure at the time I probably didn't think it would really throw me from the tree and I'd just ride it out and then climb down.
It went as planned but it swung back towards the ground on the opposite side. It shot me like a rocket straight into the ground with a thud.
First bone I ever broke. My leg.
Wow that's crazy 😧. But makes a good story!
 
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