[Other Sport] Surprisingly dangerous sports

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Arthritic Toe

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Nov 25, 2005

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Swindon

• Jan 24, 2021

• #41

I had a mate who got his worst sporting injury from table tennis. Whilst retrieving the ball from under the table, he got a splinter in his finger that went septic and put him in hospital for a week with blood poisoning.

 

Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009

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North of Brighton

• Jan 24, 2021

• #42

Table tennis for me too. Smacked my own forehead with the bat after I hit the ball!

 

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Herr Ing Gull

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Sep 3, 2014

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• Jan 24, 2021

• #43

Brian Parsons said:

When applying for life insurance, I was asked if I did any dangerous pastimes, I replied yes I go gliding, the man looked through his list. No thats quite safe. I also said I played golf, cue sharp intake of breath. Evidently quite dangerous.

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Danger of dying of boredom, I suspect.

 

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ANdy1

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Apr 20, 2022

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• Nov 2, 2022

• #44

Arthritic Toe said:

I had a mate who got his worst sporting injury from table tennis. Whilst retrieving the ball from under this table, he got a splinter in his finger that went septic and put him in hospital for a week with blood poisoning.

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Oh god, it hurts me to even read about it. In fact, dangers await us in any action and sport. I hope your friend is now completely healthy and continues to play table tennis if he really likes it

 

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Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011

9,156

• Nov 2, 2022

• #45

Stoolball. Last game I played, I had to bowl the entire innings for the first time in many years. My last over was so slow, I was nearly taken out by the ball coming back at me at breakneck speed. I was lucky. The non striker not so much. Claret everywhere. He recovered for a while but as they were going out to field, he passed out. Trip to A&E and game abandoned.

I retired gracefully.

 

jackanada

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Jul 19, 2011

3,157

Brighton

• Nov 2, 2022

• #46

Obviously very dangerous if you think about it but a fact ignored by many. Horse riding of any kind.
Amazing how many otherwise over protective mothers are happy for their girls to go horse riding, but if you suggested a motorbike (almost exact same risk level) they'd go absolutely spare at you for the recklessness.

 

Eric the meek

Fiveways Wilf

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Aug 24, 2020

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• Nov 2, 2022

• #47

Danger lurks everywhere.

Never kiss a fish you've just caught.

 

happypig

Staring at the rude boys

May 23, 2009

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Eastbourne

• Nov 2, 2022

• #48

Brian Parsons said:

When applying for life insurance, I was asked if I did any dangerous pastimes, I replied yes I go gliding, the man looked through his list. No thats quite safe. I also said I played golf, cue sharp intake of breath. Evidently quite dangerous.

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When I was diving I applied for travel insurance. When I put down recreational diving the quote doubled, when I ticked the "mixed gas" box it doubled again.

I personally know two people who have died scuba diving, both very experienced with several hundred dives.

 

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Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004

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Telford

• Nov 2, 2022

• #49

I'll wager the Isle of Man TT races must be somewhere on the leader board.
Death and/or serious injury occurs every year and has done since it's inception - I think more folk die on the IOM in motorcycle related incidents than in Boxing and MMA combined.