What I will do this summer... I will go off the high dive!
boy: I can't go off the high dive! Frazz: Can you swim? boy: Yes. Frazz: Are you subject to gravity? boy: Yes. Frazz: The rest is just details. boy: Not dying is just a detail?
At the pond I swam in as a kid there was a high dive (10’) with a lifeguard in a chair up top. On really hot days he would challenge us to get him wet. Cannon balls were pretty good, but he taught us how to do Can Openers which made a much bigger splash.
I too had completely forgotten about can openers…Thanks norrisom! I tried to do a back flip off the high dive. Landed flat on my back. It wasn’t so much of a splash, more like a splat!….That stung for a while, I tell you what….
Boots at the Boar Premium Member over 10 years ago
Belly-flop pain is only momentary, but the memories last a lifetime.
Milessio over 10 years ago
From 3m, dying is just theoretical!
He’s only aiming to go off the high dive, not dive off it. Just do it.
nosirrom over 10 years ago
At the pond I swam in as a kid there was a high dive (10’) with a lifeguard in a chair up top. On really hot days he would challenge us to get him wet. Cannon balls were pretty good, but he taught us how to do Can Openers which made a much bigger splash.
puddleglum1066 over 10 years ago
Frazz left out the most important question: “Is there water in the pool?”
Defective Premium Member over 10 years ago
Unfortunately, this IS the punchline.
Stellagal over 10 years ago
I had to look up what a can opener was. I knew them, I just didn’t know the name of the dive.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig8dOApLwaw
tlynnch over 10 years ago
Ultimate belly flop accident. Katie Bell 2007 http://youtu.be/nbyC_IZR0_c
Varnes over 10 years ago
I too had completely forgotten about can openers…Thanks norrisom! I tried to do a back flip off the high dive. Landed flat on my back. It wasn’t so much of a splash, more like a splat!….That stung for a while, I tell you what….