People Are Still Being Swallowed by Storm Drains. One U.S. Agency Is Pushing for Safety Measures.

Wow. This brought up an old memory. Back in the 90s in the college town where I grew up, a student was fucking around in a creek on campus after a storm, got caught in the current and ended up being whipped around through city storm drains for quite some distance. He ended up being fine.

Then, a few months later, Penn and Teller come into town. They're doing some sort of trick on stage that involves getting someone from the audience and having them say something unique about them. I'm really sure it was not part of the act, just a coincidence, but that's the guy they call on. Of course, he gets a huge round of applause, especially since the big performance theater is right in the middle of campus.

Obviously, that guy was lucky he wasn't killed, but I haven't thought about that since it happened in the 90s.

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Wow. This brought up an old memory. Back in the 90s in the college town where I grew up, a student was fucking around in a creek on campus after a storm, got caught in the current and ended up being whipped around through city storm drains for quite some distance. He ended up being fine.
Then, a few months later, Penn and Teller come into town. They're doing some sort of trick on stage that involves getting someone from the audience and having them say something unique about them. I'm really sure it was not part of the act, just a coincidence, but that's the guy they call on. Of course, he gets a huge round of applause, especially since the big performance theater is right in the middle of campus.
Obviously, that guy was lucky he wasn't killed, but I haven't thought about that since it happened in the 90s.
New fear unlocked 🔓
- You'll float too!
  
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- This is one of those things I’ve been afraid of my whole life that, crucially, I didn’t know could actually happen.
  At least now I feel justified.