O/T It didn't work!

John B. · Jul 18, 2014

My cousin said when he was just a youngster (He's 64 now) that he wanted a superman cape. His mom made him one out of an old blanket. So next he said he had to try it out. So he went up in the barn and jump out of the hayloft. He said it didn't work...LOL !!

60 acre hillside · Jul 18, 2014

Search "Darius Green and His Flying Machine"

Greg K · Jul 18, 2014

Family story is that dad broke his arm jumping off the chicken coop playing Mary Poppins. It was on TV, it had to be true.

Alan K · Jul 18, 2014

Maybe it was on inside out lol.

glennster · Jul 18, 2014

greg, when we were little (me the youngest of 3) gramma took us to town to see mary poppins at the theatre. next day my older bro and sis talked me in to climbing up the silo and flying away holding an umbrella, just like mary poppins. umbrella turned inside out and i came crashing down. got banged up pretty good, and hollered at fer being stupid. they got away scott free. musta been a cheap umbrella.

Greg K · Jul 18, 2014

Now they have laws against products that don't live up to their claims lol

FLOLDFORD · Jul 18, 2014

Back when I was around 12 or so my father brought home one of those nylon parachutes that the military used on the phosphorus flares. (He hunted birds on one of the military bombing ranges) I had the brilliant idea that I could stop my bicycle with it just like those top fuel drag cars. Went up to the top of hill by our house ( not very many hills in central Florida but this was a pretty good one) on my brand new 5 speed bike had the chute rolled up in my lap and started peddling as hard as I could. About 3/4 of the way down I throw the chute out and nothing happens it just slides along on the ground behind right up to the point the oncoming car passes me at about 50 mph. Chute inflates bike stops instantly I don't. I go flying over the handlebars and land face down on the asphalt. It took a lot of mercurochrome and bandages to cover up all the road rash. I think mom had my father burn the parachute right after that. My father and I still laugh about it over 40 years later

pete 23 · Jul 18, 2014

Reading these stories, now I can't see through the water from laughing. Can't beat these with a stick like they say.

FLOLDFORD · Jul 18, 2014

My father and I laugh about some of the things I did when I was younger. He swore I was going to get killed by something mechanical ( motorcycles, boats, hotrods or airplanes) or shot by a jealous husband: I'm 53 and he is 78 and he still doesn't know how I lived past 25

Kickinbull · Jul 18, 2014

My brother and myself went inside to borrow a sheet from Mom to make a parachute to use to jump off the barn roof. It's a short barn, 2 story but only 14 ft or so. The wind was gusting pretty good, and the first time I ran and jumped the wind caught it and WOW that was great! So brother does it to! Next time, wind not gusting, hand slipped off one corner, staight down onto concrete appoach. Kind of lost our nerve and the thrill wasn't that good.

Steve@Advance · Jul 18, 2014

So, do ya think Superman made it on his first try?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4q-Q6LSfuI

O/T It didn't work!

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