This doesn't look dangerous:

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[jpak]

1. Boys

[ironflange]

2. The tramp has the net around it, not dangerous at all

[Ocelot II]

3. Those nets are just about useless, you can fall right through them.

About 100,000 kids are injured on trampolines every year; some homeowners' insurance policies specifically exclude them. I wouldn't let my kid anywhere near one.

[ironflange]

4. Yeah, I was just being sarcastic

Should have added this, sorry:

[Ocelot II]

5. I should have realized that -

but some people actually do think the nets are useful and that backyard trampolines are safe, which they are not.

[marble falls]

7. We had one, and we learned it was not safe.

[ironflange]

8. I wonder if you could somehow combine trampolines and lawn darts

That would be truly life-threatening.

[yellowdogintexas]

12. my sister's friend did a flip on a tambourine and hit the back of her neck

on the steel tubing that ran around the outside. Broke her neck; paralyzed from the neck down until she died 2years later.

They terrify me. I could barely get myself to climb up on one in College PE

I do not want to imply that trampolines are not dangerous because they definitely are, they still terrify me.

The circle of kids standing around the jump spot gives a LOT of protection from the type of hit she took; the jumper is more likely to collide with one of them - I think it is pretty smart of them to do that

addition .. the net does encircle the surface, and the steel tubing is about a foot beyond that. The net appears to be well supported. It would be much more difficult to suffer a fall like that young lady did; that trampoline had no net and no protection on the steel plus the distance between the edge of the fabric and the bars was about 6 inches. Clearly dangerous.

[marble falls]

6. Looks like lethal levels of adolescent testosterone to me ...

https://dartgoals.com/trampoline-injuries-statistics/

Last year 300,000 injured were hospitalized, 110,000 were treated in ERs.

The last line is especially good: "Never allow your kids to practice flips and other moves without adult supervision. Follow safety methods for ensuring a safe and a sound trampoline activity for your children."

That video sure doesn't show that.

[Fla Dem]

9. So is this going to be the new "Challenge" fad?

[sop]

10. Every homeowners' liability insurance lawsuit nightmare.

[Ocelot II]

11. Some policies exclude coverage for trampoline accidents.

[LastDemocratInSC]

13. That would make any spine surgeon tingle with delight.

He could forget about the new sails he wants for his sailboat and start looking for a new boat instead. All because of the irrational exuberance of youth.