If you’re a newer parent, you may be planning to steer your children toward sports that aren’t as dangerous. But others know that almost ALL of them are dangerous in some way.
People online are talking about unexpectedly dangerous sports, and there are some amusing ones. Here are a few:
1. Water Polo . . . One person says, “I’m a pretty strong guy, but nothing prepared me for the brutality of what goes on above AND especially below the surface. It’s straight-up mauling, a water-based combat sport.
Another person says they still have scars from people’s finger- and toe-nails, and another compared it to “competitive drowning.”
2. Darts . . . and it’s not just the risk of you getting hit in the back. It’s ALCOHOLISM.
One person said, “Major incidence o cirrhosis of the liver,” and it’s not a joke. You compete in the pubs, you drink. It calms your nerves, and you drink more. Another said, “How many sports are there where you can actually DRINK and SMOKE when it’s not your turn? Darts, bowling, golf, billiards.”
3. Sumo wrestling. “Seriously. It’s the only sport I watch and injuries are extremely common, especially for the knees, and the Sumo Association very, very heavily discourages people taking time off to heal. It’s sad as hell.”
4. Cheerleading. “There aren’t many safety regulations for it, unlike other high school sports.”
5. Tug-of-War. “If you look at the Wikipedia page, it lists DEATH and DISMEMBERMENT in accidents. People aren’t understanding physics, and use a rope not rated for the tension. The rope snaps with the force of the COMBINED pull, snaps back, and can kill people on impact.”
(You can find the full thread, here.)
