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[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 96 points 11 months ago (6 children)

EMS hate motorcycles and decorative throw rugs.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 67 points 11 months ago (3 children)

and anything vaugly shaped like a butt plug but is not a butt plug.

[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.org 24 points 11 months ago

Not with that attitude

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also, actual butt plugs. Yes, they can and they will slip inside to the point you can't get them out.

[–] A_Wild_Alt_Appears@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

ALWAYS USE A FLAIRED BASE. Ideally a very wide flaired base.

very important lol

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You ever realize that a guy is the flaired base to his penis?

[–] A_Wild_Alt_Appears@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 11 months ago

The real life pro tip, in the replies as always

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Flair: the 32 pins and badges at TGIFriendly's

Flare: a widening at the base

[–] A_Wild_Alt_Appears@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago

Ah, thank you I missed that :)

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why do they hate the decorative throw rugs?

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 39 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I know 2 people that both had an accident this way. One tore off a tendon around the knee, the other fractured their hand from trying to cushion their fall. And I don't know that many people.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, people don't realize you can add non-slip materials to the bottom to minimize the risk.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago

Ugh, if only that worked for longer than like a month.

Eventually all these materials you can throw under throw rugs to make them stickier end up failing. Catastrophically.

Make sure to get a throw rug that has the non-slip feature sewn in. Make sure it's nice and heavy too and never put it in the dryer (it'll ruin the non-slip part). You should probably air dry throw rugs anyway, actually 🤷

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fell on a throw rug yesterday

[–] riskable@programming.dev 8 points 11 months ago

The rug threw you. That's why they're called that!

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Some real TIL gems in this thread.

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

Get receive rugs instead, got it

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 9 points 11 months ago

Agree on the rugs but motorcycles are more of a "I hate people" thing. I'm an EMT that dailies a bike and tons of my coworkers ride too

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

and those huge mirrors thar you just leaning against the wall

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Do the floor rugs trip people?

[–] JustRalph@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] JustRalph@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago