Stupid things you have done

[BayConRong]

Inspired by a little act I just did, I'd like to ask what you've done that you deem stupid or embarrassing. I'll start things off.

Earlier, I was driving a Ford ranger 2WD. As you may guess, it has rear wheel drive and a weight distribution worse than a Honda Civic. It had just finished raining, and the roads were very slick. I was following a Ford Taurus and I was curious how fast i could go around the corner without hearing tire squeal. I had been driving with a large load of cement bricks and with the heavy load it made the tires squeal as I braked and turned. So I was wondering how fast I would have to go without a load to make the tires squeal. I slowed down slightly to where I would have normally gone around the corner and then started to accelerate to where i thought the tires would squeal. I should mention that it had just stopped raining. The rain was still on the windshield as I had started it up. So the road was very wet and oily as it hadn't rained for about 4 days, which is a very long time here. So i go around the corner, accelerating. Suddenly my point of view starts dramatically turning left and i can hear this dragging sound. I immediately know that the rear tires are sliding out. This is also at night so the whole things put together, #1 the rain, #2 the drifting, and #3 the night, i go into shock, fly off the gas, jump on the brakes and start making my way at about 15 mph over this small, 4 inch, lane divide.I maintained enough sanity to know as soon as i got around 7 mph to shift into first and make my way back onto the right side of the road.

As Stignumbers would like to note: "This was the first time that I hadn't worn a seatbelt while riding with BCR."

 

[niky]

Hitting the brakes with an unloaded rear end slewing sideways probably isn't the best thing to do in this situation... you should have just eased off the gas and countersteered it back into lane.

Fishtailing+unloaded rear+rain=no fun.

 

[TofuStoreDrift]

A few years ago I had almost the same experience. It just stopped raining while I was going to a friend's house. I was slowing down from around 35mph to 25mph. I was in 4th gear downshifting to 3rd. I took my time changing gears ( I was off in la la land) when I forgot to rev match. So I was doing around 30mph with the rpm at idle and I just let go of the clutch. The rear tires locked and the car started to come around and dumb little me jumped on the brakes. Needless to say, the county got a fresh coat of red paint on their guard rail that day. Though I was a little happy to find out that the following week a S-10 went through the guard rail, so no one could see evidence of my mishap.

 

[Philly]

It had just finished raining ... and I was curious how fast i could go around the corner without hearing tire squeal.

Hint: Tires don't squeal in the wet.

I've kinda had the same experience. I was driving through Canada in a Hyundai Sonata and come up to a freeway on ramp that makes a loop around, essentially making a left turn. So I pick a speed that I think is pretty decently fast, but not too fast, and the car does OK with the speed. But then the turn tightened, and the Sonata isn't able to corner quite as well as the GTI, so I kinda start understeering toward the cement barrier on the shoulder line. So I was all worried because I wasn't making the turn as planned, and I was too scared to lift off the throttle too much (because in the GTI, that could have easily led to oversteer, which would have made things worse). I made it through, but it was still frightening.

Lesson of the day: Bread and butter sedans are not sports cars, no matter how much you want them to be.

 

[Sureboss]

Smoking.

 

[niky]

Worst I've ever done was taking a turn on a dusty back-road at over 80 mph, half-drunk, half-asleep, and hurrying to get home before the sun rose.

Worst part was, after all the tire-squealing, counter-steering, curb-hopping and grass-mowing was done, the car was still in one piece. Then it coasted (butt-first) into that rock hidden in the grass. Slowest.rollover.ever. Even slower was getting her back onto her wheels... my poor baby.

 

[ceiling_fan]

Joined GTP. Biggest timesink EVER.

 

[mcsqueegy]

Joined GTP. Biggest timesink EVER.

Really? *strokes rocket launcher*


Something stupid I did a week ago was that I downloaded a full movie from Limewire, forgetting that our bandwidth had already been over the limit... needless to say, I didn't mention it to my parents. They're still wondering what did it

 

[Mark T]

Started watching LOST last night after promising myself I wouldn't. I borrowed the boxset (seasons 1-4) and now I'm hooked. Don't think I'll be doing much for the next few weeks.

 

[kikie]

I've done a lot of stupid things in my life, even here on GTP! Too many to sum them up.

 

[Omnis]

I failed my chemistry lab final last week. Got a B in the class.

 

[Duke]

Locked my keys in the car. With it running. Fortunately it was the Pontiac which your grandmother could have broken into in about 45 seconds, so no physical harm was done.

That was many years ago, though.

 

[Bram Turismo]

I failed my chemistry lab final last week. Got a B in the class.

B as in, A is max, and B is runner up score? Wow, are requirements to pass finals so high there?

 

[DaddyVDUB]

Remembers the Family Guy episode where Peter locks himself in the car.

 

[Omnis]

B as in, A is max, and B is runner up score? Wow, are requirements to pass finals so high there?

Yeah, I got a perfect score in all the labs, data, and home assignments so that I only needed a D on the final exam to get an A in the class. I wish I could see the graded test to see how in the world I didn't manage to pass it.

 

[GT Pro]

Enjoy:

Once upon a not-too-long-ago era, I decided it would be a good idea in class to see if my ring finger would fit into a hole drilled recently by my peers. For some reason or other adolescence meant that the fact that my finger didn't really fit the hole didn't occur to me as a problem, for I simply applied more pressure with each successive attempt. Eventually, I had achieved the sausage-in-the-donut representation and I was proud. Sure enough, my finger was rather inconveniently stuck and nobody believed me for a minute or two. When it started going considerably red I began to get really worried about how hard it would be for me, and my friends, to avoid being distracted in future classes should I become the 9-finger boy. When cooking oil and yanking (dislocating) didn't work, the class (alongside the other 3 year classes in my year level -approx. 100 students) were moved outside and the resident woodwork teacher came in with a hacksaw and electric drill handy. Upon seeing these, and the fact, that my finger no longer had colour nor feeling, my face too went white and I experienced the closest moment in my life thus far to 'passing-out' (in front of my whole year level and peers). Slowly, the electric drill and hacksaw did it's job (albeit cutting my finger a bit - but I couldn't care about that) and I was freed from the clutches of the evil table whom tricked little school children into inserting their fingers in exchange for one of the most embarassing (and to me scary) moments of their lives. "Never again", I muttered under a traumatised smile - only to realise that equally stupid things would confront me with each successive year to follow.

 

[Bram Turismo]

Yeah, I got a perfect score in all the labs, data, and home assignments so that I only needed a D on the final exam to get an A in the class. I wish I could see the graded test to see how in the world I didn't manage to pass it.

Wow, you scored max on everything, and then failed the exam so bad? You must've had some bad luck then, or the exam must've been inhumanly hard. Too bad man

Exams are coming up soon here as well, let's hope a post about those won't be creaed in here by me

 

[Aldo]

In Craft and design (woodwork pretty much) class two years ago we were making a little foot stool type thing
I decided to see just how tight the vice could go on one of the ebits of wood for the leg of the stool...
The piece of wood snapped straight down the middle and one of the bits flew up and smacked me right on the face. It hurt a bit and luckily not too many of my classmates saw it happen, only me clutching my face
Luckily there was no blood and I lived to tell the tale
That leg is now held together with wood glue and duct tape

 

[Omnis]

Wow, you scored max on everything, and then failed the exam so bad? You must've had some bad luck then, or the exam must've been inhumanly hard. Too bad man

Exams are coming up soon here as well, let's hope a post about those won't be creaed in here by me

Yeah. That was the day we got moved into the 58 degree F classroom and I was holding back some major gastrointestinal fury. My professor told us to study the homework for the final. I did, and half the final wound up being specific things from the theory and procedure. So I missed half the exam.

 

[exigeracer]

I was playing a quick round of 18 with a buddy, so I emptied my pockets into my golf bag. On hole 2, I needed to grab another ball, but forgot to close the pocket where my belongings were. I only noticed this when we got to the parking lot. The fact that my wallet could be anywhere on holes 2-18means a LOT of acreage. I dissected my bag when I got home, kicked myself, bit the bullet and replaced all cards, bought a nice 40$ wallet and got on with my life.

I went to play another round 2 weeks later, reach in to grab a ball and tee for the long 4 opener, and out comes my old wallet.

 

[boiltheocean]

About a year ago I did a jump on my bike that I was completely out of my ability, not only cleared the 15ft gap but overshot by another 4ft and went straight over the handlebars onto my head. So glad I was wearing my helmet beacuse that could have turned out alot worse than 30 seconds unconscious. Kids ALWAYS use a helmet, and don't give into your friends peer-pressure

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

About a year ago I did a jump on my bike that I was completely out of my ability, not only cleared the 15ft gap but overshot by another 4ft and went straight over the handlebars onto my head. So glad I was wearing my helmet beacuse that could have turned out alot worse than 30 seconds unconscious. Kids ALWAYS use a helmet, and don't give into your friends peer-pressure

I've done sooo many stupid things on bikes. Using bear-trap pedals whilst riding street/urban trials without shinguards, riding no-brakes and chickening out of big drops/jumps with no way to stop whilst thinking there was no way in hell of landing it without injury.

My stupidest decision while biking was on a downhilling trip at Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. After almost completing the course I got cocky at the last drop and decided to attempt to jump my riding buddy who had decided to roll the drop instead of get air.

I landed sideways on his rear wheel and got thrown through some whip-like bushes and onto the World Championship 4X track that they were preparing for the World Championship final round (If I remember correctly).

Needless to say I was in quite a state and stumbled around in a daze destroying the perfectly-prepared 4X track surface that had likely taken hours if not days to get just right. Whoops.

The nurse at Perth hospital made up for it though... getting tucked in by a fitty FTW.

 

[boiltheocean]

The nurse at Perth hospital made up for it though... getting tucked in by a fitty FTW.

Lucky you, I got sat up against a dirt ledge by my mates who I then had to lead home in a dizzy mess because they didn't know they way out of the woods.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

Lucky you, I got sat up against a dirt ledge by my mates who I then had to lead home in a dizzy mess because they didn't know they way out of the woods.

Ahhh, the wonders of biking. REALLY should buy myself a bike and start slowly killing myself again.

 

[Danoff]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=116170

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=116170

 

[Tommi]

Also cycling related, I can remember riding home really fast then jumping off my bike whilst still going fast to run with it and falling straight over taking chunks out of both of my knees, badly grazing my elbows and palms. I followed this by playing football/soccer for the next two weeks at school which kept opening the wound. 'twas fun

And not reading the AUP when I first joined.👎 Which obviously landed me with two infractions, I have certainly learned my lesson.

 

[Barracuda]

When I was about 12 just about my whole school was going through the wigger phase. Me wanting to be cool decided that it would be a great idea to bring a knife to school and show all my friends. Not only did I bring my dads pretty good size boyscout knife to school, but I proceeded to stick the blade out of my sweatshirt like I had a knife for a hand as a joke. Needless to say someone saw me and I was pulled into the principles office and was searched. I got a 3 day suspension, and with the wigger mentality thought I was cool for being suspended.

Looking back I can't even comprehend how I even used to think, dress, and act like that, thank god I snapped out of it.

 

[Digital-Nitrate]

Really? *strokes rocket launcher*

Off topic, but where did you get that avatar?

I ask, as it looks like something fellow Aussie Bernard Derriman made:

I really wish Ubisoft would actually use this character design and do something awesome with it. Something that's not a minigame fest.

It reminds me of Bernard Derriman's flash music video for TISM's Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me



(click on pic to see the video)

If your avatar is from some new animated short I'd love to see it. Thanks. 👍

 

[Small_Fryz]

Suddenly my point of view starts dramatically turning left and i can hear this dragging sound. I immediately know that the rear tires are sliding out.

I'm a little worried you didnt feel this, If you have to rely on visual and audio references to know whats happening to your car its already too late. Though i guess you have to learn at some point, i only know from the 15+yrs of riding dirt bikes, so ive since learnt that skill. I wouldnt go trying anything near limits unless in a safe (as can be) environment until your far more comfortable and familar with the car + situation.

As for stupid things ive done? I dont do a lot of stupid things as i tend to be the type to think before acting, especially when a life could potentially be at stake (doing stupid things in cars for example) My stupid things are probably more down to me making an ass of myself in a social situation by saying or doing the wrong thing.