“Let them go and stay away from them.”

Recently,u/ViolatingBadgers(we do not control these usernames!)

Here are some of the most interesting responses…

1.“Ladders.

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u/StrebLab

“My ex’s dad fell off a ladder and basically ping-ponged his skull the whole way down.

He suffered brain damage instantly, which affected him for eight months before his passing.

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2.“Water.

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Boy, was I wrong!

A small moving body of water dragged my poor body like a leaf in the wind.”

u/guacamol705

3.

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“Never, ever trust a trench or a hole that’s deep enough to go over your shoulders.

You will die a horrible death.

Yes, at the beach too.”

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u/nochinzilch

4.

Back in 2015, I had an incident where I fell asleep behind the wheel.

No clue where I was or what happened.

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I had suffered a major TBI and have been mentally different ever since.

Everyone at the hospital was saying I was lucky to have survived.

There were witnesses who saw the whole wreck… my car rolled 6.5 times and landed wheels up.

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u/i_am_invictus

5.“Heat.

Your sanity is the first thing to go in heat stroke.

You aren’t even aware anything is wrong, you just know you’re pissed.

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Then there’s a weird buzzing sensation in your head/chest and the world doesn’t feel right.

It escalated too quickly for half a dozen rational adults to even notice before exhaustion set in.

Heat will kill you quicker than you think.”

u/MikkelandDime

6.

“Not immediately washing and disinfecting an open wound.”

It was insane.”

u/FrostyIcePrincess

7.

“Vibrating logs in the forest.

Don’t kick it.

Don’t throw things at it.

It is always hornets.”

u/tricularia

8.

“Dogs, absolutelydogs.

This seemingly perfect dog left me with bite scars that will last the rest of my life.

Anyways, don’t mess with dogs.

Don’t mess with strange dogs.

Don’t mess with sick dogs.

Don’t mess with fearful dogs.

Don’t mess with injured dogs.

Take every precaution you’re free to if you are rescuing a dog like this.

Better safe than sorry.”

u/MischievousHex

9.“Meth.

Ruined my life for a while and I had to fight tooth and nail to get it back.

For real, when you hear not to try meth, not even once, heed that warning.”

u/Jolly-Pirate-6856

“As an ER nurse, the answer is meth.”

u/NurseJoy_IRL

10.“Intuition.

If something feels wrong, stop.

After I read that article, I pay more attention to it.”

u/CCrabtree

11.

Just let them go.”

Call the police and let them handle it.

u/FlexinCanine92

12.“Ticks.”

u/Moist-Taro

“Lyme disease sucks, y’all.

u/DETRITUS_TROLL

13. u/Kororo_chan

14.

“Garage door springs pay a professional to mess with that shit.”

u/naimlessone

“Had one snap a few years ago and my home office is above the garage…

I jumped out of my chair so hard.

It was louder than a large caliber gunshot and rang in my ears for about an hour.”

u/Lavender_Daedra

15.“Cows.

Grew up on a cattle farm.

u/ozarkbanshee

16.

“Being careless in the shower.

After that experience, I could absolutely see how falling in the shower can kill a person.”

u/ChaunceTime

17.

“Dudes with cauliflower ears.”

u/RynoLasVegas

“Former high school wrestlers, or those who brag at how good they were at wrestling.

See a cauliflower ear, step away.”

u/apollyon_53

18.

I love cats, but got bit by one once.

I had intense IV antibiotics and came out fine, but was scary for a couple days.”

He proceeded to talk about how often cat bites can get gnarly infections.

I’m still a bit timid around that cat!”

u/funkykittenz

19.

“Cop here and I say motorcycles.

I’m not pulling them over, chasing them, or riding them.

Too many dead bodies.

Let them go and stay away from them.”

u/thebarkingdog

20.

It gouged and melted a deep trench in solid concrete."

u/Ever_Mythrain

21.

I’m not quite 50, but I have kidneys that may not last my life time."

u/ringo5150

22.

They will fuck you up."

u/Gloomy-Blueberry3439

“DO NOT FIGHT A GOOSE.”

u/Crackensan

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