Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Hi everyone. After having so many serious conversations:smartass:, I decided to open a thread where everyone can talk, discuss, laugh and show their most idiotic mishaps. We can have some fun in here, learn from eachothers' accidents and make jokes about eachothers mishaps:megalol:. I guess this thread can be described as a car accident: Although it's horrible, you can't look away :shocking:. I wouldn't start this thread without showing one of mine first. In this track you can see a beautiful takeoff followed by a so called "carussel-maneouver" aka "Toxic Waltz" aka "Why drink and drive when you can smoke and fly?" :smoke:. What do you learn from this? -Trust your instruments, but don't watch them all the time-:doh:. "Kids. Don't do this at home!" Allrighty then. Show me what you got.Mission Safak Open Your Eyes.trk I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted September 1, 2009 Author Posted September 1, 2009 Seems like we have all perfect pilots in here ;). That's good, indeed. Then I'll regularly feed you with my stupid accidents with time :inv:. I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
CE_Mikemonster Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Until I saw the track as an attatchment I thought you meant IRL! In which case i'll probably win in the Stupidity Factor. I was bleeding the brakes on my bike and afterwards put the remaining DOT4-fluid in a lucozade-style bottle and screwed the top on. Now if you've seen these bottles you'll know what i'm on about. There is a rubber diaphragm to stop water dripping out - much like the one found in Shower Gel bottles that you hang in the shower (it stops them leaking). You have to apply a certain amount of pressure before anything comes out, and when it does it takes the form of a concentrated jet of liquid. Anyway there's also a click-top, basically a lid that you click on to make everything double secure. Mainly I suppose the lid is there to make sure the bottle is hygenic when on the shelves in shops. As i'd be storing the DoT4, and it reacts with even the moisture in air (and paint), I needed to check there was no air in the bottle. I compressed the bottle [with both lids off], until the brake-fluid was level with the top [no air inside], and then screwed on the lid with the diaphragm. Happy that there was no air inside to spoil the DoT4 I then pushed on the 'clicky' lid. I'm not sure about you, but as a man I like to ensure that everything is 'double secure'. Oviously the best way to check that a bottle isn't going to leak is to squeeze it a little bit. No problems there. (Did I mention that DOT-4 fluid reacts with moisture? It goes a bit 'warm' when you get it on your hands, and dries them out.) I gave it a little squeeze and the lid didn't budge. I could see that some liquid had made its way into the threads of the lid though, and leant down to get a closer look, giving it another squeeze at the same time. At that moment, with my eye about a foot away, the 'clicky' lid popped off. As a result the diaphragm fired a pressurised jet of DOT4 into my right eye, completely washing it out. I thought I was going to go blind, I went mad! I ran inside with my eyeball burning and rinsed it out (with water) in the kitchen sink for about 5 minutes. I think it took about 8 hours until my eye stopped streaming. In the end though I didn't call the NHS, I went on Google instead and found it'd probably be ok. It didn't much feel like it at the time lol. Don't know if anyone can top that in terms of sheer, lazy stupidity? Edited September 1, 2009 by CE_Mikemonster Too many cowboys. Not enough indians. GO APE SH*T
Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted September 1, 2009 Author Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Oh my god. Man. You are lucky that no serious and permanent injuries were left (Knocking on carbon fiber). Can you post a .trk file of this accident :hehe:? And what's the morale of this story? Always use V-Brakes or take a cab. It's better to squeeze a finger than blinding an eye. I had a very stupid and very painful accident two weeks ago. I was hired as a photographer to a wedding. And that it was a friend of mine i was allowed to drink and enjoy it as a guest too. Then late at night we all were quite drunk and I climbed onto the table to shoot some photos from the "bird-perspective". As I thought i was finished up there (at least I thought that I thought it) i tried to climb down by stepping on a chair that was in front of the table. Stupid me (stupid alcohol) i stepped on the side of the chair and it slipped away. The gravity gave me the rest and proved that Sir Isaac Newton was right. I wend straight down, landed on my right hand and broke my small finger. Bumped against the table corner and broke my lower right rib and injured a friend that wanted to catch me. Of course I realized it just the next day. They told me that I continued taking pictures that night as if nothing had happened. I think I should always strap on an ejection seat. Would help me a lot avoiding further incidents with gravity. One thing that I'm really proud of is, that my reflexes are excellent under any circumstances when it comes to saving my beloved camera. They told me, as I "crashed", my hand which held the camera was showing a perfect 12 o'clock position and saved this expensive piece of metal and glass. I could fall down a cliff and the only thing that survives would be my camera, I guess. ED!!! You see how much I love this sim? I play it even with a broken finger and a broken rib. If this isn't love, what else is? I think you should send me a "purple heart" at least. And if you have connections to Hollywood, an Oscar would also be nice for "best stunt action". Now it's your turn again. Edited September 1, 2009 by Endoplasmic Reticulum I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
Shaman Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) I went on Google instead and found it'd probably be ok. It didn't much feel like it at the time lol. Ah shit man, I know, eyes. This can be horrible. In the hangar we have special one-use bottle with special mix of washing chems that can save eyes in case they come in contact with any of the substances we use here - most of them toxic. There is no time in this case - not to read google anything, or even to check what kind of substance this was - you just rush for the bottle. I alone had once tens of pieces of shattered glass in my eye - bleeding with me eye even, that was horrible - I know how painful bad stuff in eyes can be - maybe it started stupid, but I truly know how horrified you felt that moment. Ouch! Today I have decided just to take a few minute flight, so I have chosen to practice 2-turn traffic pattern (Cygan, you know why ;). Was very happy with the result, final, and just about to complete my running landing when suddenly - TRAsH! You already know what happened - gear was still up. Without trouble I climbed again to set gear down, but the result: front tire was in pieces - everything else needed some spanking and new point job I guess. However my dumbest accident so far was - warning, being engaged by SAM, I'm scared there's incoming missile so, from forward flight I turn almost 180 with descent to accelerate even more...and hit the powerline and die! I have no idea how it suddenly was errected in that place, cuz it shouldn't be there! Edited September 1, 2009 by Shaman 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
CE_Mikemonster Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Hehehehe, yeah, I think we can top the AI sometimes! Your eye sounds really bad with the bleeding, ouch.. Hope it's ok now. (Btw Good save on the camera Endo! ;) When I used to crash my downhill bike it was also a priority to save, the human body (subconsciously) comes second..) Too many cowboys. Not enough indians. GO APE SH*T
Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted September 8, 2009 Author Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) (Btw Good save on the camera Endo! ;) When I used to crash my downhill bike it was also a priority to save, the human body (subconsciously) comes second..) Some of us seem to have stood model for the AI. And do you know what noise donkeys make in Turkey? "A-Iiiiiiiiii, A-Iiiiiii". No Joke. Ask a turkish donkey if you have doubts. Seems like I have a new nickname :D. I like that. Many interesting things start with "Endo". Yes. Good save on the camera, but my finger is still swollen since then. But when it comes to my cameras, I'm like a female tiger defending its' babies :bash:. Edited September 8, 2009 by Endoplasmic Reticulum I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted September 8, 2009 Author Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) Endoscope :megalol: Hey bro! Making fun of me :chair:?!?!?!? I preferr some nice ones, like :Endo-crinology, Endo-rphine or Endo-f the world.;). Edited September 8, 2009 by Endoplasmic Reticulum I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
topol-m Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 :laugh: Ok i`ll be nice to you good "sir"... ughm, "fly" Endopterygota. ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted September 8, 2009 Author Posted September 8, 2009 :laugh: Ok i`ll be nice to you good "sir"... ughm, "fly" Endopterygota. ;) Yep. That's a good one :thumbup:. Seems like I'm pretty "fly" for a white guy :lol:. I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
topol-m Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Yep. That's a good one :thumbup:. Seems like I'm pretty "fly" for a white guy :lol:. Lol :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
CE_Mikemonster Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFODiInPDyY I didn't get a nickname, people don't even call me Mike! 'CE_Mikemonster'.. ...too formal. Too many cowboys. Not enough indians. GO APE SH*T
Endoplasmic Reticulum Posted September 11, 2009 Author Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFODiInPDyY I didn't get a nickname, people don't even call me Mike! 'CE_Mikemonster'.. ...too formal. Sorry to hear "CE-Mon" :(. Maybe we could call you "Simon" ;)? @ your video: There's a way of saying in Germany. It says: "If stupidity would hurt, you'd be screaming". This really suits to your linked video :megalol:. I've just read the title of the video: Epic ENDO fail! When did you film me? Edited September 11, 2009 by Endoplasmic Reticulum I used to love her, but I had to kill her I had to put her, six feet under And I can still hear her complain A tribute to BBetty and NNadja :bye_3:
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