Safety standards have come a long, long way.
Back in the day, everyone was essentially gambling with their life as soon as they stepped outside. The world was full of unsupervised construction, asbestos, weird stunts, death trap amusement parks, and some truly insane inventions for babies.
Go back and see people risk their lives for little to no reason.
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It was a diving board before the bridge
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For fresh air
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Why not just strap him to the top at this point
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This didn't last for some reason
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American freedom means you're allowed to do very stupid things
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Vegas is all about gambling your life
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That golf ball nailed someone on the head 100 ft below
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"Hey, I have a weird idea"
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Extreme musical chairs
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The first swing set
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No helmets necessary
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Deadly activity just for fun
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So much context that we do not have
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Hopefully the wind was light
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Double the danger
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Don't look down
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Half of them didn't sign up for this
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All this for logo
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Balance was incredibly necessary back then
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For poisoned deliciousness
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