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u/toastronomy 3d ago
well then don't push down on a flimsy table as hard as you can?
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u/buster089 3d ago
Well, to play devil's advocate, I assume there are clips on the underside of the tabletop the folding legs snap into to keep the whole assembly steady and he was trying to get the leg to snap into the clips, that's why he's leaning onto the thing. Still stupid doing it with the bowl on top
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u/lousydungeonmaster 2d ago
Yeah, we used to have very similar trays growing up. You always gotta have those locked in before placing anything on the tray. Amateur hour over here.
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u/OnYourHonor 2d ago
To further play devil's advocate, have you considered selling your eternal soul to the devil? Let me know if you'd like me to facilitate the meeting. There are several suitable crossroads in your area where the agreement can be made. You can contact my office by sacrificing an innocent and we will be with you in 7-10 business days.
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u/Fafnir13 2d ago
Real talk: where am I supposed to find all these “innocents” needed for sacrifices? The internet has done an amazing job corrupting the youth (credit where credit is due, the Devil really knew what he was doing setting that all up). I suppose literal babies are maybe the best option, but have you ever seen how the smile and lock eyes with you as the refill a fresh diaper with the most tank leavings imaginable? I don’t know if that really counts as innocent.
So really, what do I do? It’s not like I have an innocence detector Donnie it’s just trial and error but that’s going to cut into my other hobbies.
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u/justcallmebean 16h ago
How about we just get down to brass tacks here...
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u/42stingray 3d ago
That is literally the whole point of flimsy tables
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u/toastronomy 3d ago
The point of flimsy tables is to push down on them until they break?
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u/42stingray 3d ago
That's literally the whole point
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u/toastronomy 3d ago
I don't get the bit you're doing
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u/turtlenipples 3d ago
I'm not sure how you've confused "literally stating the obvious purpose of an object" with "doing a bit."
It's as if I told you that stop signs exist to indicate to drivers where they should stop their cars or that the purpose of a cheese grater is to support the weight of your shed when you level it and in response you say "oh hardy har, pull the other one."
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u/toastronomy 3d ago
I don't think the purpose of a table is to push down on it so hard it breaks.
Is the purpose of a car to drive it into a wall?
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u/notusuallyhostile 3d ago edited 2d ago
I snort laughed at this and my wife is glaring at me because I’m supposed to be as engrossed with The Devil Wears Prada II as she is.
Edit: I didn’t say I agreed with the guy above me, dummies! His comment was so ridiculous that it made me snort laugh! JFC.
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u/WeekendBard 3d ago
bike sharing companies when the bike made specifically to be thrown into the river are thrown into the rivee
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u/baddymcbadface 3d ago
I have an 11 year old.
100% the tables fault. Not his fault. I know this because he clearly explains it to me.
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u/firedmyass 3d ago
omg. my teens insist that intent is required to be “at fault” for something so any accident is not their true fault.
I finally got them to understand the concept that you can be technically not “at fault” for an accident it is still your responsibility
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u/GruffScottishGuy 3d ago
To be fair, there's a lot of adults that struggle with that concept too.
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u/kremlingrasso 3d ago
I wonder why owning you shit is such a hard thing for most people. It doesn't kill you to say: "I recognize my failing and be sure to correct it"
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u/navarone21 3d ago
I've been 'sassing' my 7yo with "Negligence is the same as intent when it comes to responsibility" He is starting to get it...
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u/CodePervert 2d ago
Did you do or say something to get it to stick?
When my dad taught me how to play chess he taught me to think to do anything and not to do anything without good cause. I don't know if he intended it as a life lesson but it essentially was.
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u/firedmyass 2d ago
just lots of repetition about the responsibility aspect. finally seemed to click for them
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u/Monspiet 3d ago
And this clearly is not his account, and he is the best of his siblings! No bias, only base.
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u/Soulinx 3d ago
I don't understand what they were trying to accomplish.
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u/baddymcbadface 3d ago
Kids be kids.
Probably trying to snap the table in to the legs.
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u/WhiskeyJack357 3d ago
My grandparents had similar trays, they have clips on the underside that attach to the cross bar of the legs. I bet he was trying to latch those clips because otherwise the whole thing is twice as rickety as it already is. Dude just needs to rethink his order of operations.
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u/Yo112358 3d ago
While attempting to scoot the table to his right, the kid accidentally disconnects the legs from the right side of the table. Now he's balancing his bowl of cereal on the tray and tries to snap the leg back into place. There are clips on the underside of the table that the legs need to be pushed into. He fucked up the last part.
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u/Ok-Shine1271 3d ago
I genuinely think he was trying to double check and make sure the table was “safe & supportive” enough for him to eat off of without having any issues.
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u/Derezzed87 3d ago
Can you say it again? I didn't hear you the first three times.
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u/Iamfabulous1735285 3d ago
He's trying to read something on the bars, why is everybody downvoting me? I'm just trying to inform what the kid is doing. Is the multiple comments I made the most inportant thing to you, rather than trying to point out what he's actually doing when the original commentor wonder what he was trying to do.
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u/Ok-Shine1271 3d ago
Yea I also put half my body weight down when I’m trying to get a good look at something.
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u/SortovaGoldfish 3d ago
This is a learning experience. He thought could just snap the askew table into place cuz it was tilted and that seemed iffy- what if it malfunctioned and dropped his cereal while he ate? He tried to slowly increase pressure carefully to do so, but even while he was trying to be careful the malfunction happened anyway. He stares for a second while his brain processes going from having cereal and ready to watch TV just the second before to having no cereal, a mess to clean before it soaks and inevitably then sours, and to.have to start the whole process over again- not withstanding if that was the last of his milk or cereal or if what he's watching is on regular TV and can't be played when he wants.
This is not a mistake he will be making again and he is likely to think twice about all similar adjustments he might need to make to things in the future. Dunno if it will save him, but he'll remember.
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u/Sir_Piglety 3d ago
🤦♂️
& his favorite show is about to air too,
& he was relaxed,
& the house was finally peaceful & quiet,
& it was his day off
& he was hungry too
🤦♂️
now he has to spend his weekend day off cleaning the rug
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u/ouroborosity 3d ago
Can't even really blame the kid. Tables like that have a crappy plastic clip that attaches the legs to the tabletop. Looked like he was trying to push the clip back together from lifting the table. Probably shouldn't have put the cereal there first, but it wasn't totally stupid.
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u/SamwellBarley 2d ago
If this was my kid, I would be very delicately and calmly explaining that I understand his logic, but that it was, in fact, pretty stupid.
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u/RepresentativeCat553 3d ago
Great example of kids being stupid.
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u/Vast-Struggle-4785 11h ago
I was just about to eat that after i finished caving in the table...why me god?
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u/lovelyfeyd 3d ago
Why would anybody be filming this?
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u/Dentistbrother 3d ago
Seems like security camera, unless someone's latched themselves to the ceiling of this house to get this angle
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u/deko_boko 3d ago
Why would you have a security camera specifically pointed at a sofa in your house?
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u/paolo_77 1d ago
What the heck was he doing? They were perfectly fine sitting there??
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u/AdhesivenessFun2060 1d ago
It looks like the corner of the table wasnt clipped on the stand. He was trying to fix it.
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u/thomasjmarlowe 3d ago
That wasn’t accidental. I mean he might not have intended to spill it, but he sure was putting a ton of pressure on that corner for whatever reason. Maybe he was trying to lock the legs into place or something?
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u/Different_Debt_5238 3d ago
The bowl is still at least half full, the table just offered a little portion control
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u/super_time 2d ago
Side question: why do some people seemingly have cameras EVERYWHERE in their house? Is this some sort of Complete Security system that homeowners are being sold?
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u/AmbassadorSad1157 2d ago edited 2d ago
Bet he never does that again. Learning experience. Critical thinking skills unlocked.
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u/CheckOutDisMuthaFuka 13h ago
Life.
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u/Tito_Tito_1_ 9h ago
Nah. I'd say Cap'n Crunch or one of the Fruit Loops varieites, given the colors.
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u/Nice-Pea-3515 3d ago
A cousin of mine used to place his work laptop on one of these lame ass stools. One day in middle of his work, he went out to grab coffee and fell down and broke his ankle.
That’s why I hate this stool.
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u/beautifulcreature86 3d ago
Why does everything have text in the middle in hige letters? Tiktok generation sucks
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u/ProofVeterinarian620 3d ago edited 3d ago
And i hope it stinks like sour milk in there for a couple weeks and no one knows where its coming from. That would be good too.
Edit: sticks -> stinks
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u/spambearpig 3d ago
Well, not really it’s not his house is it? I doubt his parents deserve to deal with this crap. He’s old enough to clean things properly himself.
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u/FreeKevinBrown 3d ago