Caving (and other terrifying hobbies)!

[J4CKO]

Had heard of caving, thought it sounded pretty cool, so watched a couple of videos, now going to have nightmares

Anyone on here do it, if so why ? Squeezing through a tiny gap unable to move, going through "Sumps", i.e. water, underground, in the dark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHJIO0YC8rE

And folk do get stuck, concreted in and left there.

Any other similarly potentially terrifying hobbies you do ?

[LE62NDE]

I've been going caving for years, always guided, with school groups and on my own. I've always enjoyed it (with a couple of exceptions!): there are physical and psychological challenges, and the underground world is fascinating. It isn't all hardcore: you can stand up and walk around in some places, but others are more confined. It somehow never feels as enclosed as it might seem. I prefer it to abseiling -but then I don't have much of a head for heights.

[pidsy]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...


I can’t hack the thought of falling so none of those jumping out of planes, off bridges type hobbies.

[J4CKO]

pidsy said:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...


I can’t hack the thought of falling so none of those jumping out of planes, off bridges type hobbies.

Lol, hadnt seen that thread !

Wonder if the OP on that also saw a TikTok video like I did ?

[Timothy Bucktu]

The craze from a few years ago where kids break into building sites and climb on the cranes amongst other things (Ally Law was one)...gives me the willies watching them.

[Benni]

I like to stand a few feet away from V8 engines on full throttle,
which are running a highly-compressed liquid explosive, sometimes they go KA-BOOM in a big way.
Keeping the camera steady while attacked by 160dB and 3-4 Richter tremors is my kind of hobby,
Top Fuel Drag Racing is highly entertaining and kinda addictive, though.

Photo not mine, (C) by NHRA / National Dragster

[CKY]

Benni said:

I like to stand a few feet away from V8 engines on full throttle,
which are running a highly-compressed liquid explosive, sometimes they go KA-BOOM in a big way.
Keeping the camera steady while attacked by 160dB and 3-4 Richter tremors is my kind of hobby,
Top Fuel Drag Racing is highly entertaining and kinda addictive, though.

Photo not mine, (C) by NHRA / National Dragster

Yeah fk that for a game of soldiers - worse than that would be having a diff explode driving one of the 'slingshot' dragsters where your wedding tackle is precariously close. Thankfully I like driving through corners so never paid dragsters much attention, crazy what some people choose to spend their money on.