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Originally Posted by PBO
I'm embarrassed to admit I was a passenger in an accident not unlike that one back in the day...very much a slow motion "why is this happening?" moment
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I am sure that we can all share things that we have participated in that we are not proud of. I think the character of a man is not only in how they learn from the mistakes they make, but more so in finding ways to avoid repeating those mistakes and helping others to not make those same errors in judgement. That is what makes us so special compared to the animals of the wild. Growing up is never an easy task, but it is with the efforts of our elders that we can learn( if we could only listen) to strive for a better life, and avoid getting involved in things that are either simply bad, or maybe out of our realm of control once we start the ball rolling. Watching these types of videos makes most of us shutter at the thought of even trying something like this. Unfortunately some look at these clips as a means of "One Upping" the last guy. We are by nature very competitive and are always trying to improve upon the one ahead of us. These acts shared in these videos are just plain stupidity at its worst. Just because Jonny is moronic enough to do something so ignorant, does not mean that you have to follow him by trying to duplicate his idiocy or even adding more danger to the act. Of course this may just be part of that thing we call "The Natural Selection of Population Control". Unfortunately it is not the participants who sacrifice their lives. It is the inocent bi-standers who pay the ultimate price for the stupidity of others.