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[-] RadicalCandour@startrek.website 49 points 2 years ago

Thank goodness. It’s crazy how fatal falls can be for old folks. As a tall clumsy person, I think about this more than I should probably.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

As a fellow tall clumsy person, low railings at the perfect height to make me fall over them stress me out too.

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's crazy how fatal falls can be for ANYONE. Seriously. I've seen people fall off a 4 foot ladder and have it be fatal. Or slip on ice. Or just trip on something. I'm also a kinda tall clumsy person so I think about this a lot too. Plus I've taken OSHA classes on fall protection which only made it worse. :)

[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

"While falling, McKellen could be heard to exclaim 'Fly, you fools!'" (I do hope he recovers fully though.)

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago

Shit, he solo'd another Balrog without the party again?

Dudes an XP hog.

[-] TIN@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

Only mildly relevant to the topic but I saw him in this and he was awesome, a really amazing actor. The rest of the cast were good but he was a cut above.

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