Stupid and Impulsive Activities

Sometimes, I get the urge to do something new and different from stuff I have done in the past.  Usually, this happens on the weekend when I am free of other obligations.  At times like this, my mind starts coming up with all sorts of not-necessarily-great ideas for stuff to do.  These ideas usually have two traits:  They are stupid, and they are impulsive.  They usually involve a high probability of causing personal injury.  And they usually work best when thought of only a few minutes before execution.  Here you will find a collection of stupid and/or impulsive activities that have been documented in jpeg form.  At the bottom will be a list of some stupid/impulsive ideas that have not happened yet, but I am planning to do them eventually.

Stupid and Impulsive Activity #1:  Sliding down the hill at the marina on ...?

	Hmm... let's see here....  If I just unfold this cardboard box and uhhh.... take a running leap onto it....  I... should... slide right down... or something.
Ouch.  So that didn't work exactly as I planned.  Specifically, the box didn't move across the grass at all.  Instead, I just belly flopped right on the ground and stopped.
	Jill, being the smart one of the bunch, somehow knew in advance that the cardboard thing wasn't going to work very well.  So, she brought a couple of slick drawing boards for us to try out.  We used the same strategy on these, and they turned out to be a lot better.  However, the running leap plan was starting to get a little painful.  SOOOoooo, we came up with an even "better" idea!
Run and leap on it FEET FIRST!  And of course, ride it like a surf board down the hill.  This was a lot of fun as well, but while individual runs could be not painful at all, total pain experienced in the end was at least as great at the original running-leap-on-belly because there is a bit farther to fall when you eat it.

Stupid and Impulsive Activity #2:  The Long Distance Marshmallow Toss

I stand at one spot and Chris tosses a 'mallow to me from some spot that is far away.  If I miss it, I toss it back to him, and we try again.  When I catch it in my mouth, I eat it, and we go on to another 'mallow at a longer distance.  Here, you can see me lining up for a reception of that pink marshmallow flying through the air.

Stupid and Impulsive Activity #3:  Bomb Creation

	So we gathered all this stuff to make a black powder bomb to blow up out in a field.  We used small reinforced plastic sugar sprinkle bottles as the container.  The walls on them are pretty thick, and we reinforced them with epoxy in hopes that it would cause a louder noise.  We might have to find a better container next time.  We used an electrically ignited fuse so we could get plenty far away.  But of course, none of us actually knew how to do this.
	On the way to the vacant field, we found a GIGANTIC MAILBOX, so we stopped and took a picture.
	We hooked it up to a car battery for a significant spark.
	Sadly, our "bombs" only made a little pop at best.  There was no earth shaking blast as we had hoped.  Luckily, though, other members of our party brought fruit and Blackcats, so we exploded fruit instead, which is OK too.
	Our next project: The Carbide Cannon We'll download real instructions this time.

Stupid and Impulsive Activity #4:  Three 4-Wheelers, Three Guys, and Lots of MUD

	Before.
	MMmmmm.....  Donuts...
	I spent a lot of time getting out of the mud, since my four wheeler isn't exactly set up for this deep, wet mud.  This just allowed me to get even more muddy.
	Even 4 wheel drive doesn't always save you.
	After.
	Next time I might demand more.