50 dangerous things
D. I. von Briesen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxBKUTgI_A - short video promo - 9v battery licking
- lick a battery
- play in a hailstorm
- master the perfect somersault
- kill hello like the french
- stick your hand out the window
- drive a nail
- drive a car
- throw a spear
- make a bomb in a bag
- play wiht the vacuum cleaner
- throw rocks
- play with dry ice
- boil water in a pwper cup
- put strange stuff in the microwave
- throw things from a moving car
- drop from high places
- burn things with a magnifying glass
- walk home from school
- stand on the roof
- squash pennies on a railroad track
- spend na hour blindfolded
- bend steel
- break glass
- construct your own flying machine
- look at the sun
- learn dramatic sword fighting
- make a slingshot
- climb a tree
- perform on the street
- dam up a creek.
Brian Blanton
- Use a Ladder
- Cut some wood
- Use a fire extinguisher
- Cook a meal
- Cast something out of concrete
- Lift 100lbs (ropes, pulleys, levers, etc)
- Drop an egg from someplace high without breaking it.
- Solder some wires together to make something work.
- Make something that floats and can support 2 people
- Clean a fish
- Call 911
- Rappel and/or Tyrolean Traverse
- Change a tire - Car or Bike
- Paint something
- Use an air compressor
- Set off some firecrackers
- Make and use a pair of stilts
D. I. von Briesen
Brian Blanton
D. I. von Briesen
transcribe the 50 from the book, and thought you were doing that-
couldn't figure out why you'd do the last 17 and not the last 20,
LOL...
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D.I. von Briesen
The Creator is Greater
Terence
Terence
On Oct 25, 8:03 pm, "D. I. von Briesen" <divonbrie...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> There are many more -including vids. Perhaps delicious would be better, or
> digg.... opinions anyone?
>
> lickinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-VacaaN75o- nice 5 min video- TED
> preconferencehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-VacaaN75o- 9 min video - TED preconference
> there are so many of him speaking we could OD on that- probably need to
> make a list.
>
> I'll put a few things, someone help me with more. Copy and paste in a
>
> 1. lick a battery
> 2. play in a hailstorm
> 3. master the perfect somersault
> 4. kill hello like the french
> 5. stick your hand out the window
> 6. drive a nail
> 7. drive a car
> 8. throw a spear
> 9. make a bomb in a bag
> 10. play wiht the vacuum cleaner
> 11. throw rocks
> 12. play with dry ice
> 13. boil water in a pwper cup
> 14. put strange stuff in the microwave
> 15. throw things from a moving car
> 16. drop from high places
> 17. burn things with a magnifying glass
> 18. walk home from school
> 19. stand on the roof
> 20. squash pennies on a railroad track
> 21. spend na hour blindfolded
> 22. bend steel
> 23. break glass
> 24. construct your own flying machine
> 25. look at the sun
> 26. learn dramatic sword fighting
> 27. make a slingshot
> 28. climb a tree
> 29. perform on the street
> 30. dam up a creek.
ack...@gmail.com
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Brian Green
we have all fifty I'd like to propose that one of us (and I'll
volunteer) reorganizes them into a more logical grouping of smaller
lists. Such as: Indoor, outdoor, dependent on other factors (weather
or chemicals), sharp, etc. - you get the idea I hope. I'd also like to
suggest that we consider merging some of the ideas we came up with
ourselves and/or cutting out some of the original 50. Nothing says we
have to stick to the original list right?
Thoughts?
1. Lick a battery
2. Play in a hailstorm
3. Master the perfect somersault
4. Kiss hello like the French
5. Stick your hand out the window
6. Drive a nail
7. Drive a car
8. Throw a spear
9. Make a bomb in a bag
10. Play with the vacuum cleaner
11. Throw rocks
12. Play with dry ice
13. Boil water in a paper cup
14. Put strange stuff in the microwave
15. Throw things from a moving car
16. Drop from high places
17. Burn things with a magnifying glass
18. Walk home from school
19. Stand on the roof
20. Squash pennies on a railroad track
21. Spend an hour blindfolded
22. Bend steel
23. Break glass
24. Construct your own flying machine
25. Look at the sun
26. Learn dramatic sword fighting
27. Make a slingshot
28. Climb a tree
29. Perform on the street
30. Dam up a creek
31. Use a Ladder
32. Cut some wood
33. Use a fire extinguisher
34. Cook a meal
35. Cast something out of concrete
36. Lift 100lbs (ropes, pulleys, levers, etc)
37. Drop an egg from someplace high without breaking it.
38. Solder some wires together to make something work.
39. Make something that floats and can support 2 people
40. Clean a fish
41. Call 911
42. Rappel and/or Tyrolean Traverse
43. Change a tire - Car or Bike
44. Paint something
45. Use an air compressor
46. Set off some firecrackers
47. Make and use a pair of stilts
48.
49.
50.
HXMARZO
use a Magnifying Glass to set paper on fire,
Sleep under the stars,
D. I. von Briesen
book into text. I'm all for making our list too, but wanted to just
get those into one place, so here's THAT:
31. Go underground
32. Change a tire
33. Dive in a dumpster
34. deconstruct an applicance
35. go to the dump
36. poison your friends
37. fly your homemade kite in a gale
38. learn tightrope walking
39 cook something in the dishwasher
40. find a beehive
41. cross town on public transit
42. break the recipe rule book
43. whittle
44. make a rope swing
45. play with fire
46. super glue your fingers together
47. melt glass
48. explode a bottle in the freezer
49. sleep in the wild
50. your project
OK- here are the others folks have added (not realizing i was just
asking for help typing Gevery Tulley's stuff in).
I hereby claim this to be the CHARLOTTE LIST for POWERED KIDS until
one of you comes up with a better name
31. Use a Ladder
32. Cut some wood
33. Use a fire extinguisher
34. Cook a meal
35. Cast something out of concrete
36. Lift 100lbs (ropes, pulleys, levers, etc)
37. Drop an egg from someplace high without breaking it.
38. Solder some wires together to make something work.
39. Make something that floats and can support 2 people
40. Clean a fish
41. Call 911
42. Rappel and/or Tyrolean Traverse
43. Change a tire - Car or Bike
44. Paint something
45. Use an air compressor
46. Set off some firecrackers
47. Make and use a pair of stilts
try alcohol
start a fire with a magnifying glass
sleep under the stars
I'm with you on merging the list- just wanted a starting point (and
i'm a bit OCD about completing things, so feel like i got to make sure
they ALL get done... lol).
I also agree we should organize... i almost envision a gartner magic
quadrant- maybe difficulty against cost against danger against
weather... wait, too many axis...
So here's a rough shot at organization:
Thing with your body (headstand, juggle, tightrope, armpit farts)
Tools
- hand tools
---(list of hand tools here)
- power tools
---(list of power tools here)
In the kitchen
- cooking
- preparing
In the yard
- treehouses
- climbing trees
- digging holes
- starting fires
- putting out fires
In the water
- swim fully dressed
- dive for something heavy
- float for a long time
etc... (note these are just off the cuff examples)
Or we could just do the semantic thing and tag everything:
Learn to slackline - tags: body, balance, outdoors, equipment,
webbing, caribeaners
Make deviled eggs - tags: egg, food, kitchen, ziplock bag
Sleep under stars - tags: camping, outdoors, sleep, bed, weather
That is probably more flexible, but doesn't help organize on a sheet of paper...
So take these and improve on them.
but i'm going to commit to a new idea with every post i make so:
- make instant ice (per video) by freezing water and not having it crystallize
- make a rocket stove (and boil water on it)
- learn SODIS to purify water
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