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Josilph t1_j2diewz wrote

I actually laughed out loud. I'm a little skeptical about being a true story, but well done!

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redit4679 t1_j2digd8 wrote

This is the best thing I’ve read this year. Thank you for sharing kind internet stranger!

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Ephidiel t1_j2dih54 wrote

The good old " i just wanted to see if i could" 👍🏻

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majesticjules t1_j2dii6o wrote

I'm not sure I'm buying it, banisters are not going to move when you pull on them.

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Hot-Interaction6526 t1_j2djjmy wrote

OP what you experienced are intrusive thoughts. Normally people don’t act on them. Because they involve you doing something dumb or dangerous.

Most people never act on them, but in your case you actually planned around it. You dove head first into the void.

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kappsylen t1_j2dl6ce wrote

What have we learned today? When you're giving the banisters head, make sure you have the lubricant ready from the start.

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OkVolume1 t1_j2do0t8 wrote

Just be glad your family didn't break both of your arms.

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88BlueBeard t1_j2don40 wrote

Barristers & banisters are 2 different things. One can get you out of trouble while the other one will get you in trouble or shall we say trap you between the bars.

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fliguana t1_j2dosdy wrote

A family with low engineering skills?

A rope/towel twisted around neighboring bars would work, if no pipe clamps are around.

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Squigglepig52 t1_j2dr0vp wrote

Most of us try this at a much younger age.

For me, if I can get my ears through, the rest of me will also fit through.

Got yelled at by somebody in the neighbouring building for squeezing through the fence to take a shortcut last summer.

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TattieMafia t1_j2dx7cb wrote

This used to happen at the fence to my primary school all the time. You need to turn the person around, so their back is facing the floor, then they can get out as easily as they got in because their ears are the right way around.

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KatiePotatie1986 t1_j2dxpof wrote

I mean, my cousin did this at the mall when he was like 5.... but he has the excuse of being 5.

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Its_eeasy t1_j2dzxwg wrote

Be honest, you'll do it again won't you.

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MRandall25 t1_j2e08w1 wrote

I'm glad I got this out of my system when I was 3, and it at least was somewhat understandable to others lol

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Oblic008 t1_j2e2dz0 wrote

"What are you doing, step-banister...?"

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[deleted] OP t1_j2e40ui wrote

Replying to DangerousCalm (#1,230,201)

When I posted on NoStupidQuesions, I was pushing my face against the bars. After seeing all the responses saying, “don’t get EMS involved,” I wanted to prove them wrong. I wanted to show myself that I wouldn’t get stuck, so I squeezed my head through the bars…😬

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OberonPrimeGX t1_j2e4f1n wrote

Real talk if you have strangely-compelling desires to do this sort of thing, you'd probably be great at spelunking.

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CasaFlata t1_j2e53k8 wrote

Surely someone in your family was smart enough to film this! Post that, please.

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Urgash t1_j2e5y5t wrote

A banister always pays his debts.

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columbo527 t1_j2e67nu wrote

I had the same thing happen to me except the fire company had to use a saw to cut my head out from the railing, oh and I was only 4 or 5.

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minesaka t1_j2e8xsi wrote

It does sound like if you replicated the same exact move that took your head through the first time, it probably would have also gone through the second time.

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Kwasan t1_j2ea7d0 wrote

You're an idiot. That being said, fear is the only reason this hasn't happened to me, and I've come damn close on multiple occasions lmao.

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KyleGrizz t1_j2ecdjl wrote

So you didn't think anything bad would happen but brought butter just in case? Sure.

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PckMan t1_j2echrx wrote

I understand the urge to stick your head in there, but I got my head stuck once when I was 4 years old so I've learned my lesson. It was actually a pretty chill affair overall so it's not like it's a traumatic experience or anything. I just know I won't get a pass for it now that I'm not a toddler.

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TattieMafia t1_j2edvtr wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,229,589)

No way!! That was the janitor's magic trick. Sometimes he used Vaseline, but mostly he just turned them around and sent them on their way. It must have happened often for him to have a technique. The kid would stay trapped and other pupils and teachers would hover around until the janitor turned up and instructed them.

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bros402 t1_j2eflx2 wrote

> A little panicked now, I grabbed the butter and spread it on my ears and the bars.

I cannot stop laughing

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FateEntity t1_j2eg5dj wrote

NGL, there's a hentai with a similar plot.

Remember boys and girls, lube FIRST, then insert. Also, maybe oil or lotion next time instead of gross butter?

At least it didn't result in calling the first department and being even more embarrassed OP. Family should've took a pic, something to laugh at years later.

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13inchmushroommaker t1_j2egj7g wrote

Someone watches too much "got stuck in the washing machine " porn.

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Nathanexplzn t1_j2egwar wrote

There's an episode of full house where D.J. is babysitting and this same thing happens lol.

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teddyoctober t1_j2eihdr wrote

The deficiency of critical thought here is truly impressive!

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WhiteLightning416 t1_j2eil2p wrote

Thankfully the worst outcome wasn’t death, but in the future be wary of following through on similar thoughts.

That said, I think almost everyone can relate and this made me legitimately laugh out loud.

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[deleted] OP t1_j2ejkcd wrote

Replying to teddyoctober (#1,236,016)

I honestly didn’t think I would get stuck as badly as I did. I assumed it would be a little tight, which is why I brought the butter. I figured butter was good enough to get me out. When I buttered up and pull on the bars, you should have seen my face when my head still didn’t budge.

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Reflection_Secure t1_j2el6t3 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,223,870)

Those damn intrusive thoughts. I can't tell you how many things I've done and then been like "I'm so sorry. I don't know why I pushed you off of that. My brain just said I should and I didn't question it."

I've learned to say my intrusive thoughts out loud, that gives me a chance to hear them, out loud, and go, "WTF, that's crazy!" And I usually don't do the thing. Plus people often praise me for not doing the thing, which also reaffirms "good job, me, another disaster avoided thanks to my good will power!"

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cromulent923 t1_j2elyd6 wrote

You lost all plausible deniability by bringing the butter with you

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tteetth t1_j2ep623 wrote

I did this very thing with my leg in grade 2

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Chopchopstixx t1_j2epajk wrote

Uh why not bend the bars to get more width for your Mensa head to slide out? 🤣

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Koloristik t1_j2eq0yc wrote

Have you ever tried to put a lightbulb into your mouth? Easy in, easy out, but looks impressive! I highly recommend!

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mike117 t1_j2eq9bg wrote

To get out of this, you actually have to turn your body around on your back so your head can come out the same way it went in (facing forward).

If you try to pull back, the way the head/ears are shaped will indeed keep you stuck there, but if you got into it facing forward you’ll get out of it facing forward.

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Gamblersluck954 t1_j2esa6m wrote

I had a similar incident, except it was a staircase banister, they were made of wood and I was 4 years old

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phalloguy1 t1_j2esxmr wrote

I'm curious, did you go to university? If so, what was your major?

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shoulda-known-better t1_j2ew1af wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,225,076)

Just be glad it was only family that saw..... my dumbass 4yr old self was dared to stick my head through the cookie hole at the grocery store and definitely got stuck in the glass hole..... my dad was so mad and the firefighters kept feeding me cookies to calm me down! Haha

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shoulda-known-better t1_j2ey2ma wrote

Replying to thisusedyet (#1,241,180)

Oh it was worse then that.... not a jar it was a circle cut out of the entire bakery display case (I was meant to reach in by hand) but I heard my brother say the magic words.... "do it you won't" and I definitely did..... it took about 4 hours for them to cut the glass out of the display then cut a chunk out so I was free!! (Might not have been that long but certfelt like it!!

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SnooHedgehogs1524 t1_j2f14z7 wrote

I love the premeditation. Should have kept an empty beer bottle nearby... alcohol almost always explains these things

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Kwasan t1_j2f3kaz wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,233,696)

First thing that comes to mind is smashing my foot in an automatic car door because I was curious. Or doing exactly what you did, except I was thankfully able to get out with relative ease as well. Then a whole lot of high risks low reward Nsfw stuff if you're interested in that 😅

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Ok-Ad-7247 t1_j2fazhe wrote

Excuse me for a moment... I need to step outside..

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stefanorizzo t1_j2fsc5m wrote

I could swear quite a few porn scenes were made in these circumstances.... hmmm

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