[Other Sport] Surprisingly dangerous sports

[Arthritic Toe]

I had a mate who got his worst sporting injury from table tennis. Whilst retrieving the ball from under the table, he got a splinter in his finger that went septic and put him in hospital for a week with blood poisoning.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Table tennis for me too. Smacked my own forehead with the bat after I hit the ball!

 

[Herr Ing Gull]

When applying for life insurance, I was asked if I did any dangerous pastimes, I replied yes I go gliding, the man looked through his list. No thats quite safe. I also said I played golf, cue sharp intake of breath. Evidently quite dangerous.

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Danger of dying of boredom, I suspect.

 

[ANdy1]

I had a mate who got his worst sporting injury from table tennis. Whilst retrieving the ball from under this table, he got a splinter in his finger that went septic and put him in hospital for a week with blood poisoning.

Oh god, it hurts me to even read about it. In fact, dangers await us in any action and sport. I hope your friend is now completely healthy and continues to play table tennis if he really likes it

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Stoolball. Last game I played, I had to bowl the entire innings for the first time in many years. My last over was so slow, I was nearly taken out by the ball coming back at me at breakneck speed. I was lucky. The non striker not so much. Claret everywhere. He recovered for a while but as they were going out to field, he passed out. Trip to A&E and game abandoned.

I retired gracefully.

 

[jackanada]

Obviously very dangerous if you think about it but a fact ignored by many. Horse riding of any kind.
Amazing how many otherwise over protective mothers are happy for their girls to go horse riding, but if you suggested a motorbike (almost exact same risk level) they'd go absolutely spare at you for the recklessness.

 

[Eric the meek]

Danger lurks everywhere.

Never kiss a fish you've just caught.

 

[happypig]

When applying for life insurance, I was asked if I did any dangerous pastimes, I replied yes I go gliding, the man looked through his list. No thats quite safe. I also said I played golf, cue sharp intake of breath. Evidently quite dangerous.

When I was diving I applied for travel insurance. When I put down recreational diving the quote doubled, when I ticked the "mixed gas" box it doubled again.

I personally know two people who have died scuba diving, both very experienced with several hundred dives.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I'll wager the Isle of Man TT races must be somewhere on the leader board.
Death and/or serious injury occurs every year and has done since it's inception - I think more folk die on the IOM in motorcycle related incidents than in Boxing and MMA combined.