Teen who swallowed a slug on a dare became a quadriplegic

[luckyshot]

You hear about stories like this and realize all the comically terrible shit that could happen to anyone at any time.

Like, remember when your parents used to tell you not to cross your eyes or they’d get stuck that way... I bet there is some 59 year-old dude out there right now who has been stuck cross-eyed for 51 years.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

I admit to laughing at this part.

then 19-year-old Sam Ballard was dared to swallow a garden slug by his mates.

 

[Zookeeper Gabe]

Grindcore. Napalm Death style

None of those guys can hold a note or carry a tune...

 

[Tankeray]

Fucked up

 

[Tankeray]

How did they know he got it from that slug?

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

420 days in a coma, oh my God thats crazy. I done a few dares in my younger years but thankfully never had to eat a slug as a dare.

 

[ctrlaltdelete]

rat lungworm sounds like a metal fking name.

Hello Richmond! We are RAT LUNGWORM!! This is a song called Quadripleg-DEATH!!!!!

@Mark Cutting I see it more as a party thrash band.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

His buddies who dared him

 

[BisexualMMA]

Eating slugs is dumb, but this penalty is disproportionate to the stupidity. People do far stupider things with no consequences. Poor guy.

 

[DLX]

Shit, they must have triple dog dared him. Ya know when someone triple dog dares you to do something. You GOTTA do it

 

[Thrawn33]

Play stupid games....

 

[MadSquabbles500]

He is 19, and did something this stupid. This is up there with the Kid at the PSU frat who drank himself to death. And everyone blamed everyone else but the kid.

 

[Steve-French]

rat lungworm sounds like a metal fking name.

Nice... How about with some black metal font

 

[Jack Reacheround]

This is like the exact opposite of winning the lottery.

 

[lts5025]

Makes this mascot a little more intimidating now, doesn’t it?

 

[Osculater]

He Should've avoided the sushi and went with the escargot

 

[Osculater]

Nice... How about with some black metal font

Looks more like sludge crust imo

 

[bad seed]

itt guys who have done way dumber things and had way less severe consequences but still manage to play all high and mighty over some drunk 19 y/o kid having his life ruined over something that had a 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001% risk of happening

 

[ObamaPhoneLady]

But would be eat a tide pod?

They do look delicious.

 

[Just Creed]

...Why would anyone leave cat food outside in the garden?

When we first got a cat we didn't have a cat flap and our cat basically loved the garden n sat outside all day. I left his food outside and was told later on not to do it again due to slugs.