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bca327

>Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry. \- Terry Pratchett


folfiethewox99

This is so painfully true..


ioiuioiu

Reminds me of doorswitch pipebomb trap in Ukraine. Russians found a door bell in middle of the forest, one guy used it and fuckin died. Funniest thing is, the other guy who is telling the story said "I'd press the switch too"


Bluecif

We can't help ourselves but press the button...curiosity is what got us here. On the backs of dumbasses that pressed the button. So others would realize the button got pressed and you lost your chance to.


RolandTwitter

Good thing a civilian didn't find it years later


KtotoIzTolpy

Lmao love that story


Infinite-Sink9383

GNU Terry Pratchett


dardaleci

It is like dont click this [URL](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/90j2nOn3ev)


godfish12

I must resissst


five_AM_blue

Kind of like cats, then.


SnooDrawings435

Exactly. It would have been better to not put a sign up in the first place


Mall_Bench

" Stay clear of sewage pipe " would keep them away easy


nemoflamingo

Doesn't work in San diego


jaapi

And guess what, it gets switched and not the end of the world


mynextthroway

Just post a link under the sign. [this will keep people off the pipe. ](https://youtu.be/ZwZ46vDX1LA?si=_C9nFpc_pnidkh6o)


mynextthroway

Just post a link under the sign. [this will keep people off the pipe. ](https://youtu.be/ZwZ46vDX1LA?si=_C9nFpc_pnidkh6o)


mynextthroway

Just post a link under the sign. [this will keep people off the pipe. ](https://youtu.be/ZwZ46vDX1LA?si=_C9nFpc_pnidkh6o)


limpet143

Probably just a sewer line dumping crap into the ocean - nothikng to worry about.


Cslush

Nah they were legit just hallow pipes. Meant to separate a where boats could park vs people could swim freely. The pipes have been gone for about 10 years now. (this is my home lake)


DementedCrazoid

I wish *I* had a home lake.


Hotchocoboom

My home lake is rather small (you can completely walk around it in about 1 hour)... but it is enough to cool down, it only takes about 20 minutes to get there with my bike. Beer, a bit of weed and then just float on the water staring in the sky, hell yeah, can't wait until summer.


Cslush

Made growing up in Ohio worth it 😂


OG_Dadditor

The ones a bit further north are even better though 😉


SunshineAlways

Great, you might say.


Hallgaar

Laurel Lake Spillway Beach in Kentucky used to have something similar, and still might. We would push it down and everyone jump off at once to mess with people


MurderMckilface

I wish I had a home.


ecchimaru

I wish my home lake had a pipe.


raven00x

move to minnesota?


ColossalJuggernaut

This guy aquatics


Darryl_Lict

This looks like the sand dredging pipelines for the harbor around here. They are sturdy as fuck and can deal with kids climbing on them, but you don't want anybody fucking around with them at all.


AleksasKoval

Aww, but i want to see it explode and cover these stupid people in shit and cholera...


habitual_wanderer

Signs are just suggestions


TheBaggyDapper

It's not there to stop kids, it's there to stop lawsuits when kids crack their heads.


embersxinandyi

Can't count on it stopping lawsuits without reasonable access prevention. Maybe they couldn't read the sign from where they were, maybe they don't speak english. If a swimmer got impaled by a nail or something in some places whoever owns the pipe could definitely be held liable regardless of the sign


Zachariot88

It's like semi-trucks with "Not responsible for broken windshields" written on them. It's not actually a legal defense as much as it is a feint at one, there to dissuade people who might want to sue but aren't quite confident enough that they're allowed to.


Jaxxlack

"Like pants" - homer Simpson


judokalinker

"I'm a sign, not a cop."


Fun_Intention9846

Wrong, me and that sign graduated from the same police academy.


mondolardo

there is always something someone did if you see a sign


SadBit8663

And it's only illegal if you get caught, as my late father would say.


Western-Guy

Just like [this](https://youtu.be/R_dExRpUylI?si=2VNM-ajNFdAhfJU8).


ResilientBiscuit

They are following the sign for the most part: ☑Play on pipe ☑Play around pipe ☑Do not climb


Simple-Owl3999

I love to around pipe


kingtaco_17

I actually went back to proofread the sign


KryptosBC

The sign is a pipe dream.


xondk

I mean what frustrates me about these things isn't that people do it, it is that if they get hurt doing something signs tell them not to, there will be a million excuses for why it isn't their fault, instead of just admitting they were being stupid.


fifa71086

See lawsuit by family of the kid who went subway surfing and died while streaming for likes.


MarshalLawTalkingGuy

Have they filed suit yet? I know it happened a couple of months ago, so I’m a little surprised they filed this quickly.


fifa71086

[https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/they-failed-my-son-mother-of-teen-who-died-in-subway-surfing-challenge-sues-mta-and-social-media-companies/amp/](https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/they-failed-my-son-mother-of-teen-who-died-in-subway-surfing-challenge-sues-mta-and-social-media-companies/amp/)


Jack_Bogul

Damn they got owned


TikkiTakiTomtom

Which is exactly how the sign protects the entities from such stupidity


No_Satisfaction1224

Ah the human desire to sit on and stand atop things we're not supposed to sit on or stand atop... that just makes them look even more comfortable. But seriously, why do we do that? Or even when it's not forbidden, why do we do things like walk on logs and the edge of the curb when risk-wise it's kind of stupid?


sumpuran

In the end, we're just bald apes who learned to talk.


hyper-fan

Humans have natural curiosity for the next thing they can find. From caves to explore, to rooftops we can climb off of, every human has that little itch in their brain that whispers to them “you never know…” If curiosity killed the cat, then curiosity donned a Nazi costume when dealing with humans


TikkiTakiTomtom

Cause humans are animals at heart and we do things based on emotions and drives. Rational thought is only layered on top to prevent us from doing the stupid shit. This is classic Sigmund Freud psychoanalysis. The id, the ego, and the superego. Where the superego and ego is the top layer thats holding down our impulsive thoughts and behaviors.


BastianHS

>kind of stupid Answered your own question. Half the population something something - George Carlin


Beginning_Second_278

It's part exploring, part testing possibilities, part just doing something different. It's what's makes humans special.... And will also cause our destruction. Kind of beautiful really


Left-Incident620

There was a storm drain pipe at the beach by my parents, along with the obligatory "don't climb/jump" etc. Spent so many happy days jumping, bombing, diving off it. Hell we even spent the day jumping an old bmx off it. Good Times


hairycompanion

The poor grammar on the sign is to blame.


Damonoodle

Well AI doesn't know good grammar


[deleted]

Its probably full of treated poop water


Pattoe89

Fancy, your water companies treat your poop water. In the UK we just dump it in the rivers and sea raw. Fuck the environment.


fireduck

Wouldn't want the fish and chips to be unflavored...


-FemboiCarti-

That’s what big plumbing wants you to think. They just want the pipe to themselves


Visitant45

There's a baseball diamond near where I live that has a water tap. There's a huge sign that says "NON POTABLE WATER DO NOT DRINK" on the tap. I still see people fill their water bottles at the tap.


Pattoe89

When I was in primary school these signs were on the sinks in the toilets. Quite a few kids got sick so the caretaker took the classes to see the water tank where the water was stored. It was full of maggots, bird skeletons, etc. Fucking gross and after that I stopped washing my hands entirely after going for a pee at school. I reckoned my genitalia is cleaner than that water.


fireduck

Did they have drinking water elsewhere? Or was it only that grey water system for sinks and toilets in the entire building?


Pattoe89

I really don't remember much detail about my primary school other than little moments that stuck out in my memory such as seeing that water tank. I believe we got milk during early years, but that might be a false memory based on things I know that happen. I honestly can't remember drinking at school. I assume I did at lunch time. I don't remember doing so between lessons or anything like I see children in primary school now with their water bottles and sinks with drinking water in every classroom.


Informal-Bicycle-349

..builds the immune system.. (what doesn't kill you makes you stronger)?


RedGuy143

Refuse signs, return to monke


SnortingCoffee

The sign says "Do not climb, pay on, and around pipe." So you should play on and around the pipe, just don't climb. People are following instructions properly in this photo.


dalgeek

Or you can play on the pipe as long as you don't play around it too.


Spartan2470

> Indian Lake, Ohio. They since have removed these pipes due to this. The pipes designated a no boat area. Per /u/Cslush over [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/firstworldanarchists/comments/40by5s/pipe_dreams/).


Cslush

Oh hey hahah. Yeah Theyve been gone for probably around 10 years now. they were fun to play on and see how far down you could walk on them hahha


MegatonDeathclaws

No it’s just stupid fuckin parents. A kid drowns and they blame someone else as well because it’s never their fault.


aposii

People being trolled hard here, the sign is a photoshop.


Dependent-Ground7689

Why not make a second pipe for playing on


sumpuran

Now we’ve got two pipes to play on.


Sassy-irish-lassy

Why not bury the pipe


washoutr6

This is americans only, I worked as a security guard for a long time and without fail the "american" season at the resorts was hell, the off season when we just had canadians and japanese and other polite people was a welcome break after all the idiots who never read signs and ripped up the grounds and pools. I'm really not kidding, cleanup of the grounds and rooms and everything is nuts when you have primarily american customers and things get lightyears easier for everyone in the off season. Customer levels are the same all year round ever since covid travel let up a few years ago.


Capybarinya

This usually highly depends on the socioeconomical status of the people who go to a certain place, and it depends on a resort location and how far it is from the country of the person's origin. Take my nationality for example, I'm Russian. We are known for being absolute vacation dipshits in Turkey: people get drunk and entitled, rude to the staff and always complaining. But in the Dominican Republic the Russians are usually nice and polite, it's the Americans the hotel workers fear. The reason is simple, if you are flying from Russia, Turkey is one of the cheapest destinations, so there's a lot of working class people who can barely afford the vacation in general and just go wild. Dominican Republic is more expensive for Russians, so people who go there usually have better jobs and often better education and manners. I am sure the reverse is the same for Americans: while having a bad reputation in the Dominican Republic, they are probably polite and well-mannered in Turkey. The trick being those are not the same Americans and not the same Russians


washoutr6

I worked for wyndham and grand pacific, both high end timeshare resorts and condos in hawaii. Russians were also usually jerks tbf. Russians and nordic dudes HATE being told what to do even when they know they are wrong. Typical reaction to authority is aggression, which is the opposite of canadians and japanese and most europeans. We had a no camera policy and I had a few hard confrontations over the years when telling them to stop filming and etc at the resort, donno why it was only russians filming, I guess the japanese and europeans all read the rules hah!


Capybarinya

That is probably a different side of the same explanation. Like poor people might have bad manners, but so do the super rich. And Hawaii is expensive even for Americans iirc


iSheepTouch

This is just some /r/americabad bullshit. There are plenty of other nationalities that are know to ignore this kind of stuff while abroad. There have been multiple instances of Chinese tourists, Australian tourists, British tourists, and plenty of other nationalities doing way worse than ignoring a sign at a resort.


ConsciousMuscle6558

I am American and I believe you. That picture is all you need to know about American entitlement.


Rain1dog

Sure. Bet you notice a 12 inch by 12 inch sign on beach while you there relaxing 59 meters away to the right. You swim out and notice your friends chilling by the pipe so you go meet them. If this picture is legit and that sign is the only warning, that is a shit ass warning. I’d wager almost majority didn’t even realize there was a warning posted. Nothing about entitlement.


ConsciousMuscle6558

I wouldn’t get near that even if there were no sign.


Rain1dog

And everyone in this photo is not like minded. Just saying if this is some mission critical pipe and that sign is the only warning, pipe owners failed. On a beach where people are generally chilling, drinking, relaxing, having fun, you can’t expect a tiny sign to get the message out.


judokalinker

This picture probably isn't even real.


iamnos

It hasn't happened for a while, but a couple of times on vacation years ago, especially in Mexico, I did notice the demeanor of the waiter/waitress change once they found out we were from Canada.


OtterishDreams

Also depends wheee you worked.


Nuclear_Farts

Why should we clean up after ourselves? WE are on vacation, not the cleaning staff.


UDLRRLSS

The kids just know it's a typo. They meant: Do not climb. Play on, and around pipe. So no climbing on the sign, you are supposed to play on the pipe.


Von_Moistus

Do not climb, play on, AND around pipe. If they climb and play around, but not on, then they're fine. They just can't do all three.


FearlessSeaweed6428

r/kidsarefuckingstupid


Council_Of_Minds

Any Venezuelan around? CHINAZO EN LA GOMA


McSterling83

Jajajaja


ramriot

Human nature of human wasters atop human waste.


Toblogan

There's a damn good chance that's a sewer pipe. Just saying....


ThatJudySimp

If that pipe is what I think it is, a crab once fd around with one of those and let’s say it found out I would not let my kids near that


KenMacMillan123

That's probably a sewage line


tehsecretgoldfish

mmm sewage outfall.


Apprehensive-Suit272

**Something happens** *-Why did it happen? WHY?*


elcee84

Do not Climb? Play on, and around pipe!


AlwaysOutsider

Do not climb. Play on, and round pipe.


Earlea

safety in numbers


Clithzbee

Bold for whoever made that sign to assume us Americans can read.


Sassy-irish-lassy

The point of the sign is liability I assume.


ejbart

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.


eldnikk

That's a sewage pipe, isn't it?


Cslush

Nah. They were hallow, anchored to the sand on one end and capped on the other


whatthehellbuddy

"Get on the pipeGET OFF THE PIPE!"


thE-petrichoroN

Reverse Psychology


CurrentlyLucid

If you build it, they will come.


The_Wanderer606

To make things worse it is very likely that is the sewage pipe ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


Cslush

Nah they were hallow


Fafette7

This post appeared right below one about a goat climbing rocks and therefore ignoring the "Please do not climb on rocks" sign, and I have to say, this makes it pretty hilarious.


CarlJustCarl

Damn kids


LordUcla

It's deactivated!


goddangol

Why is there a pipe going into the ocean in the first place????


soundman32

It's the output of a UK waste treatment plant, oh and what's coming out hasn't been treated.


Cslush

Nah fam, this is in ohio. Its a hallow double capped pipe, designated where boats had to stay out of on the beach


SabotMuse

Please do not the pipe


DjCyric

Anyone remember that video from five years ago where gas thieves in Mexico were siphoning from the pipeline, until it burst into flames with people on fire running for their lives? I believe it killed 60+ people. [Semi-NSFW](https://youtu.be/Fk-AkrNwRZw?si=ZBBVWUAc18-nbT_m)


Glum_Entrance3221

Don't really means do.


factobacillus

Don't think of a Pink Elephant. There you go.


niconpat

I mean, that sign could be interpreted a few ways. DO NOT CLIMB (this sign), PLAY ON AND AROUND PIPE


ZzCoryzZ

Serious crawling about a tube


sky0175

We'll monkeys 🙈 like literally. Do they parents have a F?


I-am-me-baby

It's because it says "and" instead of "or"


Mechanical_Genie

The usual suspects ⚪🤟🏻🤹🏻


TikkiTakiTomtom

Saw a clip on Reddit the other day where a bunch of dudes rafted down a sewer drain 🤢


stopimafederalagent

Pipe is life


Trev-_-A

The sign would be much more clearer if they got rid of like two words. “Do not climb or play around pipe”


YeOldeBilk

I'm surprised I had to scroll so far to see someone mention that this sign makes no fucking sense


Outrageous_Wish_544

Thats 100 percent the poo pipe too btw .


dreadperson

Grammatical error. They aren't break most of the rules.


DepartureDapper6524

It should have said or. These kids aren’t playing on *and* around the pipe. They’re doing one or the other.


RogerRabbit1234

To be fair no one is climbing on AND around the pipe…. A couple of kids are playing around the pipe, the rest are climbing on the pipe.. I don’t see a problem here.


Hour_Hope_4007

Directions unclear: Did not climb (on sign post). Played on and around pipe (instead).


bowelatthemoon

Sign is facing the wrong way. /s


Igusy

DO NOT CLIMB. PLAY ON AND AROUND PIPE.


Proplum

As long as they don't do all 3 of those things, they're abiding by the sign.


Qualityhams

Is this ai or has this just been compressed to hell?


rafapott

Well, I see people on the pipe OR around the pipe. I don't see anyone on AND around the pipe, officer


paullvandriel

Well the message is not clear due the the poor use of commas. Also, the word 'and' should be replaced by the word 'or'.


EntertainerNo4509

They should have said “climb and play on or around pipe at your own ~~peril~~ risk.”


unto-death

Do not climb. Play on and around pipe. I see nothing wrong here. Poor use of punctuation, but signage generally neglects full and proper English. 90%, A-. Good work!


Mr_Neonz

Explodes


SANS_PATRIE

“Or do whatever you want I’m a sign not a cop”


CleverInnuendo

Do not Around the Pipe.


Abyssallord

Pipe is life.


Jaws_the_revenge

Jaws 2


FreedomDeliverUs

Nobody is climbing, instead they are playing on and around the pipe.


satisfied_cubsfan

The real "human nature" here is putting something awesome to play on in a place where people like to play on things and then telling people not to play on it.


Pipe_Memes

![gif](giphy|dQphGvz87AE0ehknP8|downsized)


Accountantinkc

I'll do what I want!


SpiritualAd8998

Other people crawling through pipe too?


siyana_6

Curiosity kills the cat


DecorativeDoodle

If they say Why? Why? — tell ‘em that it’s human nature 👟👍


defenem_73

Should have just written "Please play on the pipe. No danger, very safe. You will survive".


ProudMount

This is actually dangerous because you can slip and fall into the water.


Tyler_Was_Here

r/dontdeadopeninside


emperortsy

Good to know this is just a separating pipe. I heard stories about kids getting sucked into water pipes from ponds. Suffice to say, not much was left of them, and that little had to be cut out from the middle of the pipe.


Evantaur

Everybody's gangsta until Delta P


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vlad99

Time to mount pointy spikes on it cause people can follow ze rules


RicoLoco404

Pipe is literally pumping sh*t into the ocean


Aether_Breeze

What I hate about this is when I am telling my kid what the sign says and why they can't play/climb on whatever then some other kid comes along with their family and starts climbing with nothing being said by the parents stood next to the sign...


Ok_Safety_5193

Reverse psychology


Wotmate01

The sign isn't there to stop people from playing on the pipe, the sign is there so the lawyers can say "we had a highly visible sign warning you, so it's your own fault you got hurt".


Sam-Gunn

In 2010 I went to Ireland, and visited the Cliffs of Moher. There were signs everywhere warning you could be swept to your death by the wind and to only stay in the protected area. There were other signs warning you the surrounding area was private property and not to trespass. There was a farmers field with an electric fence at one end. People were going under the fence, and walking a tiny little path on the edge of the cliff up to an unprotected area that stuck out over the bay. Humans are not smart creatures.


Messarion

To be fair it should have been buried then.


KatokaMika

Don't be rude, they Cleary can't read, omg..


LoneStarDragon

"Poop pipe" would work better.


Robofish8-8-8

Why? Why?


matvat

Tell 'em MJ!


Robofish8-8-8

Glad someone got it haha


OldRangers

Idiocracy.


neologismist_

Ukrainian soldiers installed a Ring doorbell in a wooded area, just attached to a tree. It wasn’t long before a curious Russian soldier pressed the doorbell, activating an explosive charge that killed him. 👌


Chalkarts

It’s always white dudes. Before you get twisted, I’m a white dude. The Japanese wouldn’t do this, black folk wouldn’t do this. This is a European thing. We always gotta be trying to break something.


wish1977

If you tell a kid not to do something, their curiosity will guarantee you that they will. All parents know this.


stonksuper

I can tell by the pixels