• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    You’d get your older cousins to bring the thing up to orbital speeds when you were having a birthday party in the park. At least a couple times a year, some would get a broken arm on that thing, and once a generation a kid would end up underneath.

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      8 days ago

      My brother swears he fell underneath, one time we were playing. Thankfully, he was towards the edge and he was small (at the time).

    • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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      8 days ago

      I remember getting spun up to warp speed and one kid slipped and flew off. Not normally a problem but he happened to get flung onto his bike that was parked there. He did not ride off into the sunset.