I used to believe that I would try anything once.Skydiving? Sure!Foodsthat I’ve never heard of? Bon appétit! But as I’ve gotten older and wiser, I’ve realized that there are actually plenty of things that I will gladly never touch.Redditors have recently beendiscussingsome of the things that the vast majority of us should never mess around with, so we’ve gathered some of their replies below. From substances that can be incrediblyaddictiveto experimenting with tools that might make you lose a limb, enjoy reading through all of these things to avoid. And be sure to upvote therisksthat you’re not willing to take either!This post may includeaffiliate links.
I used to believe that I would try anything once.Skydiving? Sure!Foodsthat I’ve never heard of? Bon appétit! But as I’ve gotten older and wiser, I’ve realized that there are actually plenty of things that I will gladly never touch.
Redditors have recently beendiscussingsome of the things that the vast majority of us should never mess around with, so we’ve gathered some of their replies below. From substances that can be incrediblyaddictiveto experimenting with tools that might make you lose a limb, enjoy reading through all of these things to avoid. And be sure to upvote therisksthat you’re not willing to take either!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Antibiotic resistance.YoussefA2000:Definitely This!As a Pharmacist I deal with a TON of people who just “Stopped taking Antibiotics after they felt well” and are currently wondering why they are coughing up mucus and sneezing again..CONTINUE YOUR ANTIBIOTICS AS MENTIONED ON THE LABEL OR UNTIL THE DOC SAYS STOP. NEVER STOP THEM ON YOUR OWN GODDAMIT!
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Joining political cults of personality.
Wild animals. Leave them alone. Yes, including feeding them. Yes, including the “cute” ones.SquidMilkVII:Bear cubs are #1 on this list. Too many people think they have nothing to worry about, that the cub can’t really do much to them. The cub isn’t the one who’s gonna rip your lungs out of your esophagus.
A menopausal woman. We are feral.
Drinking + driving.id_o:Driving + texting too, it’s also much more dangerous.
That gut feeling to stay away from certain people, places, situations. Trust your gut.
Knee-deep flood waters can pick up a car and move it.Don’t try to drive through water if you can’t see the bottom.
“Get Rich Quick” schemes.It is either a scam, of questionable legality, or carries extremely high physical/mental/emotional/financial risk.The adage “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” applies.
If you don’t know what you are doing, electrical wiring. There is a lot of powers in those wires, and humans are very conductive.
Mushrooms…. If you don’t know which one is which, don’t. Just don’t. Some of those are a painful way to die. So I hear.
The ocean.
People’s kids. You want to see dude who’s never had a speeding ticket suddenly become capable of murder? Mess with their offspring.
Fireworks. I can’t unsee the liveleak video of a kids hand turning into high velocity sausage meat.
Garage door springs.gotoajetsgame:Absolutely right. I had one snap about 10 years ago and it sounded and felt like a car crashed into my garage
Horses, they will kick you back to Valhalla.
Gun safety. Messing around gets really bad, really fast.
Bleach as a household cleaner. Mixed with the wrong stuff and you’re dead.
Any rotary saw (skillsaw, tablesaw, mitresaw). Honorable mention: chainsaw.
Someone who has nothing to lose.
Stone fish.I have experienced some phenomenal pain in my life but that sting will be burned into my psyche for the rest of my life.
Kinda basic, but d***s. It is so easy to say you’re not addicted and can quit anytime. Then your life is ruined, you’re in a debilitating addiction and in a hole that gets deeper every time you try to fill it in.
Hippos.
Carbon monoxide! I’m a inspector, and carry a detector with me at all times. It definitely has saved my life before. It’s literally everywhere and can kill you instantly.
Blue ring octopus.Avery357:Just a PSA, blue ring octopuses don’t always have blue rings! They only get blue rings when they feel threatened, so avoid any octopus that has not been 100% identified. Heck, avoid all octopuses.
Peoples emotions. You don’t know what a person is capable of doing until it’s too late.
Large capacitors.Taoiseach:It’s a good way to start a career change, as long as you want your new job to be “charcoal briquette”
Storm surges. Stay off the shore in bad weather!
Street pills, or a prescription that isn’t yours. Just isn’t worth the risk.
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Trains, forklifts, and the people that prepare and serve your food.
Pulling money out of your retirement accounts before you retire.
Geese.
As a former lift operator, do not f**k with a lift with damaged hydraulic lines on the boom/mast. Refuse. That fluid is under enough pressure to shoot through your skin.
Breath play. I know, I like it too, but it’s so dangerous, even if you “know what you’re doing” even if you’re “careful” even if you “never do it alone”. It’s not even the possibility of dying that’s the worst part, it’s the possibility of sustaining brain damage due to miscalculations and negligence of your partner(s). Certain methods are worse than others, too. Certain methods can leave lasting negative impacts on your health, like strangling and nooses. Your family will not understand. Your partner might see jail time if they were there. Just don’t.
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Mercury. Welcome to brain damage.
Rotating machinery when you are wearing long, open hair. Or long and/or loose clothing.
Someone else’s partner/spouse.
Your health.
Fractal wood burning. Just don’t.Crowbarscout:Saw a video on how many deaths have been attributed to people cheaping out on actual setups and all the jury-rigging that happens.Damn.
People with connections to criminal gangs or mafia.
Maintaining a credit card balance month after month.
Never run from the K-9.
In a sluggish economy, never, ever f**k with another man’s livelihood.
Fighting with someone who’s clearly better than you.
Pressure vessels.redbirdrising:I recently went down a rabbit hole of diver deaths on Youtube. Saturation diving deaths were particularly brutal.
Mexican cartel.
Somebody with them cauliflower ears.
Radiography sources. They say ‘Drop and Run’ for a reason.
When the cops pull you over, just follow their rules, I’m from Nassau County NYC, just put your hands up and don’t give them a reason to pull their weapons. I carry a legal knife on the subway showing all the time and they don’t bother me. Just follow their rules. I’m a convicted felon and know that they will make up charges to put me away, that’s why I don’t give them a chance.
Pizza rolling machines. Get your finger in the wrong spot, and they’ll rip it right off without even slowing down.
The production database.Taoiseach:All my coder friends were horrified when that Twitter whistleblower said that the company had no real control over who could push changes to prod. People were pushing to prod piecemeal, totally on their own, with no documentation or coordination. It sounds like utter bedlam.
The IRS.Legitimate_Myth_3816:A coworker of mine likes to say the IRS is the American KGB.
A person who cheated, infidelity.
If you don’t know what you are doing or are not sure internal components of anything. The amount of damage that you can do (even when you just unplug 1 cable) is very very pricey.
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