This Viral Thread Has People Pointing Out Things People Should Avoid Like The Plague (31 Answers)

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If you’ve been around kids, you know that they don’t really understand the dangers of the “real” world very well. You try to school them about it, but they don’t really listen to you; it seems that no amount of “don’t touch that!” will work on them. 

So they go on to touch something hot or prickly while you turn your back for a second and despite the tears afterwards, they learn a valuable lesson. These netizens have had similar realizations – sometimes in life-threatening situations – that they should not mess with some things. 

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Head injuries I had a single friend that got into a bar room scuffle. He got knocked down a hit his head on a tiled floor. Got back up and said that's it for tonight. He lived alone and that was on a Friday night. When he didn't show for work on Monday with a no call, that raised some eyebrows. When he didn't show on Tuesday, someone when out to his place and broke in after no answer. He passed away on the kitchen floor. Doctor guessed a brain bleed. I think about him every time I see a video of someone getting knocked out.

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Ladders. I worked in an ED at a major trauma center and the number of otherwise healthy people who came in paralyzed or soon-to-be-[not alive] from falling off ladders was eye-opening.

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Garage door springs. Pay a professional to mess with that.

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Being careless in the shower.
 
A few years ago, I was showering and I forgot the new bottle of conditioner sitting in the counter. I slipped on some shampoo residue in a rush to get out of the shower (because no likey cold air). I slammed my ribs against the porcelain tub. Completely knocked the wind out of me, but I somehow managed to crawl out of the shower and bathroom to make it to my phone, genuinely thinking I would have to call an ambulance to take me to the hospital.
 
Thankfully that wasn’t necessary as I laid down and caught my breath, but I had pretty bad rib pain for at least a month after (and only a TINY bruise to show for it!). After that experience I could absolutely see how falling in the shower can [end] a person.
 
Anyway, now I don’t rush when exiting the shower and I always bring my phone in the bathroom because that naked, wet crawl on the floor to retrieve it was humiliating and I’d rather not go through it again.

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Fridays. In the IT world we call it "read-only friday". Don't change anything

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Heights. I fell out of a tree when I was a kid and nearly severed my leg. A branch ripped it wide open and to the bone, I had muscle falling out, and I very nearly [passed away]. It took hours of surgery and months spent mostly in bed before I was able to really use that leg again. It's been more than twenty-five years since then and the scar is still massive (half an inch wide and wraps all the way around my inner thigh). That fall was only three feet. #1 reason for why I frequently tell people to never underestimate a fall, even a short one. It only takes one accident to completely mess you up and potentially [end] you, so caution is important.

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Bed bugs. You cant treat those by yourself. You need a professional to treat that.

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Never never trust a trench or a hole over your shoulders deep. You will pass away in a horrible way. Yes at the beach too.

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Dudes with cauliflower ears

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Aggressive drivers. Just let them go If someone at work tries to badmouth someone else and they ask you about what you think about that person, JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. HR. They are not your friends. Vibrating logs in the forest. Don't investigate. Don't kick it. Don't throw things at it. It is always hornets. Not immediately washing and disinfecting an open wound. Cows. Grew up on a cattle farm. They can run faster than you think and can hit you so hard that you fly out of your shoes. Trusting people's blinkers to mean they are turning Student loans. Only take what you need. Don’t get the “oh, I’ll pay this later” attitude. It will come back to bite you, and the loan companies are relentless. No one teaches a 17-18 y/o kid about student loans and long-term consequences. The sea in a storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. ticks Water. Rivers. Current. I'm a fairly good swimmer, and I wanted to swim in a river where the current seemed really tame. Boy was I wrong, just small moving body of water dragged my poor body like a leaf in the wind. Mandolins. (The kitchen gadgets not instrument.) Drowsy driving ETA: Back in 2015, I had an incident where I fell asleep behind the wheel. It was in mid-August, and I had fallen asleep on my way home from work after a 16 hour night shift because my job messed up the schedule (we couldn’t work more than 12 in a single shift). All I remember is I was driving, then I was waking up in a hospital 4 hours away from home. No clue where I was or what happened. I had suffered a major TBI and have been mentally different ever since. Had a pretty major concussion following the accident. It happened in the backroads of southern Idaho, and I was lucky to have come out of it with 0 broken bones. Everyone at the hospital was saying I was lucky to have survived. There were witnesses who saw the whole wreck, a couple high schoolers on their lunch. I read the police report and witness statements, and according to them, my car rolled 6.5 times, ended wheels up and I was partially ejected (laying half in and half out of the car through the window) my seatbelt buckle had broken as the car was coming to rest. Cat bites. I love cats, but got bit by one once. Spent 3 days in the hospital and there were talks of amputating 2 of my fingers and maybe 1/2 of another finger. Had intense IV antibiotics and came out fine but was scary for a couple days The ocean or any body of water, really. My health. Getting older you rediscover all those old hurts. When I was 20 I hyperextended both elbows playing volleyball. 15 years later my elbows started aching in the winter :( Also my teeth. It falls under health, but not everyone thinks about the dentist when they think about health. If you are reading this please floss. Its a small thing that can make a huge difference later. Trust me Waves. Newby body surfer, misjudged a six foot wave and nearly drowned. Boulders covered with algae in mountain creeks do not equal water slides. Hikes in the Arizona summer. Having allergies and very bad asthma The IRS The HR frequent flyer. It doesn't matter if you didn't do anything wrong, they will still make your work life unbearably annoying if you dare upset them.