Decided to pull a wheelie on my bicycle as a lad but unfortunately I had neglected to make sure that the front wheel was secure enough. It wasn't and fell out. I went flying and as you do decided to break my fall by using my left arm which didn't appreciate such use as it bent backwards and snapped.
I suspect many of these tales will end up with a physical injury
Ouch!
I once did the opposite - decided on my lunch break at Lincoln College to run up Steep Hill from approximately where Yates is/was. I was absolutely not fit, nor a runner. Got to the part where the tea shop is and then promptly passed out.
Painting the stairs - ladder too long (ceiling too low) to set at an angle, steps too short to reach the required point. Found that by combining the two I could make a platform
I stood on it to try it, and when it collapsed, I ended up on it on my back - broke my shoulder blade and three ribs
Also ouch!
Parents of my son's village football team decided to play 5-a-side on Sunday afternoons. Why not I thought, even though I've never really played football? At least I'm reasonably fit and can run around like a lunatic.
Unfortunately, we were playing on an artificial surface. In previous weeks I'd been sliding around on the rubber and sand surface. New trainers and I'll be fine, or so I thought. I lost the ball in a tackle and decided to chase after it to win it back. As I turned my foot didn't. It gripped the surface and I fell down in pain. I managed to drive home, iced and elevated it. Next day drove to doctors and was told to take paracetemol. Weeks later when my knee kept giving way I was sent hospital for a CT scan.
Verdict - torn cartilidge and a snapped anterior cruciate ligament.
Still ACL deficient. If I run it has to be in a straight line or it gives way.
And too many things to mention while driving as a teenager, an utter lunatic behind the wheel...
Got run over in Belgium at 4 in the morning, I was heading (with a mate) to get something to eat in a local cafe we know. Ended up in A&E and got sued !
Sued for what?