Furryanimal
Y gath o Gymru
- Location
- Wales
What is the scariest thing you have done for fun?
It was scary but.....
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Linda
Senior Member
- Location
- Central California foothills
I'm not a dare devil at all.
I'll have to say it was getting on the Buccaneer ride at Magic Mt. 6 Flags in Valencia CA. It was like a huge ship that was swinging back and forth. My daughter told me to sit in the middle of the ride so I did the exact opposite and sat at one of the ends. It didn't dawn on me till too late that I would go higher off the ground than I would have if I had sat in the middle. I was so scared my whole body was shaking and my husband had them stop the ride. To my great embarrassment almost everyone on the ship started booing me! I was really surprised there were so many rude people on there!
I just looked on Youtube and found 4 videos of the Buccaneer. It doesn't look scary at all now. I wouldn't get on it again though.
I'll have to say it was getting on the Buccaneer ride at Magic Mt. 6 Flags in Valencia CA. It was like a huge ship that was swinging back and forth. My daughter told me to sit in the middle of the ride so I did the exact opposite and sat at one of the ends. It didn't dawn on me till too late that I would go higher off the ground than I would have if I had sat in the middle. I was so scared my whole body was shaking and my husband had them stop the ride. To my great embarrassment almost everyone on the ship started booing me! I was really surprised there were so many rude people on there!
I just looked on Youtube and found 4 videos of the Buccaneer. It doesn't look scary at all now. I wouldn't get on it again though.
Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
Walking into a crowded event alone can be terrifying for me.
hollydolly
SF VIP
- Location
- London England
I am terrified of heights, and after years of putting it off, I finally managed to walk across this bridge in Southern Spain... I was terrified, but I did it...
Pappy
Living the Dream
Riding a cable car up Whiteface mountain on a very windy day. I dreaded coming back down. 
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RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Roller coaster. Survived it, but never again.
jujube
SF VIP
I thrive on scary things. It would be hard to decide which was the scariest.
Top three:
Crossing a gorge in Ecuador on a rickety antique cable car.
Hot air ballooning in Capadoccia in Turkey.
Zipping for over 4000 feet on a zipline over a gorge in Costa Rica.
Top three:
Crossing a gorge in Ecuador on a rickety antique cable car.
Hot air ballooning in Capadoccia in Turkey.
Zipping for over 4000 feet on a zipline over a gorge in Costa Rica.
JFBev
Member
- Location
- Oregon Coast
First ballroom dance competition!
Magic!!!
Magic!!!
NOPE !!!! No way.
I am terrified of heights, and after years of putting it off, I finally managed to walk across this bridge in Southern Spain... I was terrified, but I did it...
hollydolly
SF VIP
- Location
- London England
LOL..it's actually a lot worse than it looks in the picture...
Ruth n Jersey
Well-known Member
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
When I was a kid I tried to ride down a steep flight of stairs on my bike. I flew over the handle bars and landed on the sidewalk with the bike on top of me. As a teen my friend and I paddled out into the ocean in a tube from Sandy Hook NJ. The tide took us out a lot further than we expected and we couldn't get back . We finally left the tube and tried to swim in. We made it but we were quit a distance from our starting point. We were scared half to death and had to pay for the tube we rented for the day.
Falcon
DV8
- Location
- So. California
My first solo flying an airplane. If I want to keep on living, I've gotta land this thing all by myself !
Got in a plane with my boss
‘C’mon, Gary, let’s go up!’
It was a ’48 trainer
Tail dragger
Prop start
Two seats, front, back
We took off from Cedar Hills airport
Landed at Scappoose airport
Had coffee
He had me sit in the front seat when we got back in
Once back up in the air, he handed me the stick
Quite fun, stick left, go left, stick back, go up, stick forward go down
‘OK Gary, level it off’
Then it went all quiet
Just the whooshing of air
Mike, my boss, began to cuss a blue streak
Mike never cussed
Later, he explained that he’d turned the key off, to put a scare into me
Thinking the prop would keep wind milling
It froze
The engine was tight from a recent rebuild
He had me hand the stick back to him
Felt I was in wunna those zany slapstick cartoons
Thought, well, here I am, gonna die at the ripe old age of 17
Wonder where we’ll splat
We came in to a pasture beside Cedar Hills airport
A one shot deal
Called a dead stick landing
THAT was not the only dead stick in the cockpit
Once we landed and got out, he began to laugh historically
‘You should see yer face!’
Face, my butt, my legs were like rubber
Kissing the ground was rather tempting
Told me later we were never in as much trouble as it looked, since we had enough air speed and altitude
Yeah, right Mike
I owe you one
‘C’mon, Gary, let’s go up!’
It was a ’48 trainer
Tail dragger
Prop start
Two seats, front, back
We took off from Cedar Hills airport
Landed at Scappoose airport
Had coffee
He had me sit in the front seat when we got back in
Once back up in the air, he handed me the stick
Quite fun, stick left, go left, stick back, go up, stick forward go down
‘OK Gary, level it off’
Then it went all quiet
Just the whooshing of air
Mike, my boss, began to cuss a blue streak
Mike never cussed
Later, he explained that he’d turned the key off, to put a scare into me
Thinking the prop would keep wind milling
It froze
The engine was tight from a recent rebuild
He had me hand the stick back to him
Felt I was in wunna those zany slapstick cartoons
Thought, well, here I am, gonna die at the ripe old age of 17
Wonder where we’ll splat
We came in to a pasture beside Cedar Hills airport
A one shot deal
Called a dead stick landing
THAT was not the only dead stick in the cockpit
Once we landed and got out, he began to laugh historically
‘You should see yer face!’
Face, my butt, my legs were like rubber
Kissing the ground was rather tempting
Told me later we were never in as much trouble as it looked, since we had enough air speed and altitude
Yeah, right Mike
I owe you one
treeguy64
Hari Om, y'all!
- Location
- Austin, TX.
The "Big Shot" ride, at the top of the Vegas hotel, The Stratosphere," was the scariest ride I was ever on. The guy sitting next to me was actually crying when he got off of it.
jujube
SF VIP
I've ridden the Big Shot four times and, yes, it's really scary. I remember thinking, "this thing isn't going to stop at the top and I'll be orbiting the earth."
They also had a ride that had an arm that swung out over the side. You'd sit it a rollercoaster-type seat and shoot out on the track until you hit the end (at least you hoped it was the end). As much as I love thrill rides, I drew the line at that one; just couldn't do it.
Originally they had planned a "King Kong" ride where a big figure of King Kong climbed up the Strat, holding riders in his paw. That one fizzled out quickly.
That mirror thing is very scary alright.
Like an old song lyric, saw a strange reflection, is that lonely woman really me.
Knight
Well-known Member
Wife & I hiked Angels landing trail in Zion National park in Utah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6K0KoMrco
Watch the video someone made & enjoy what we did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6K0KoMrco
Watch the video someone made & enjoy what we did.
a bit OT, but prompted a memory of a poster I made last decade or so
It is more boredom than lonely I think.
We use to be very outgoing and loved to dance but hubby hasn't been able to dance for 15 years now. So I dance alone to music here. We did go out last year once and it was fun.Hubby watched and I danced,lol.