How crazy can people go in old age? (lemmy.world)

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Example, I heard that some pensioner assembled a rocket in his garage, connected it to a car, and crashed into a mountain at incredible speed and died.

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why is that crazy?

What about working in a soul destroying job fi 50 years, isn't that "crazy"?

Mama we're all crazy now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEv6jy_7PQQ

this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026

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