tuxette's Journal: you've got to be fucking kidding me...

Who's the dumbass who came up with this idea?

from years ago

[queenofthe1ring]

when I had swimming lessons, we weren't allowed to dive while wearing goggles. I think it had something to do with the force of hitting the water dislodging the goggles, so it was possible to get eye injuries.

Re:from years ago

[rm007]

...that and the possibility that even if eye injury does not occur if the goggles get dislodged, the child might become disoriented, panic and drown if the goggles get dislodged... at least this is the line that I have heard. It makes me wonder how the likes of me ever managed to survive childhood without the now obigatory set of a range of helmets etc for every activity known to humanity.

Balance

[LPetrazickis]

There has to be a balance between not requiring any safety measures and banning plastic spoons because a determined kid could carve out someone's heart with it. This measure crosses over into the latter extreme.

Re:Balance

[turg]

Yes, balance. Instead of "No-one may have plastic spoons," the rule should be "LPetrazickis may not have plastic spoons." That should cover it."

Exercising can be hazardous

[October_30th]

Heh. That's almost as funny as the gyms where they don't have 10+ kg plates or 12+ kg dumbbells and where you're not allowed to do powerlifting because a) you'll scare off customers or b) the gym thinks it's too risky activity and will expose them to litigation.

National safety advice...

[Ashtead]

Isn't that the same ones that publish the yearly report on accidents and their causes. Like 5 people were injured due to dirty socks and 7 people were injured by their mailboxes, that sort of thing.

This certainly could use some more elaborations as to exactly why swimming goggles are dangerous to the extent that they are cautioned against...