Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I have many great childhood memories. Some of the most poignant involved me getting hurt though. Not to say they weren't fun. They were awesome.

I didn't have video games or internet and all that, but I sure did idolize McGuyver, and when I wasn't training to be a ninja in the back yard with misshapen sticks I'd sharpened to points on the cement, I was failing at making effective parachutes and bungee cords. My most crowning moments were the ever-dumb "garbage-bag parachute" tests off the roof of my house, and also the misconception that regular 2-foot bungee cords made for strapping things down would suffice as bungee cords to jump from the roof with.

I did a lot of roof jumping. Fortunately I never broke anything.
I also had great times in tree forts.