Height of stupidity

If you think that an addict like me is wired in 24X7, you got to widen your eyes a bit more and peep into our lives. Just like other  homo-sapiens, we do fall into pits, annoy our parents and siblings and strive hard to prove that we are just as crazy and stupid. Read on to find out what happened on the day I and my friend were away from the keyboard. 

“Sky is not the limit when you can camp in the stars”……

I agree the above quoted line is not apt for this post, but I couldn’t find anything better despite the existence of Google. All I want to say is that there is no limit for anything, not even how stupid one can be.

Cell-phones are the trend of today. But a cell-phone without a network is just like a Facebook page without a single like (I just can't get away).  Fortunately, the network providers make every possible attempt to make sure we receive the signals irrespective of our location.

We were in the Fun City, a theme park located in Bareilly,

reminded of  Eiffel tower

India. While the others who accompanied us were having the perfect day out, I and my friend Akshat were on a mission – to reclaim the reputation we had lost during our previous trip. And one way of achieving it was - riding the most terrifying ride out there – the “Free-fall”. Needless to say, not a single brave-heart from our team had experienced it before, a ride on it would mean - getting the title of “the most fearless teens on earth” and so, both of us set out to taste the thunder.

A wise philosopher once said - "If nothing goes right, go left" but you sure loss the sense of direction when you find yourself hanging 17 meters above the ground. This must be the concept behind the creation of this gigantic free fall tower. An almost 17 meter high pole with seats attached to it that lifts you to the point after which you could no further be lifted, provide you a split second time to take a look at the whole city and then, drop you as if you were of no more use to this world. 

Those who have experienced it would know that reaching the top is not a big deal at all, but dude, thats just the beginning of the game.

yeah! just what we calculated

So after calculating the mass, momentum, velocity and all those terms that leaped over our heads during physics classes, we hopped onto the seats. On reaching the top, the  first thing we did was enlarge the size of our iris in order to see the farthest possible. The bulb on the side of Akshat's head started glowing, he had struck upon an idea. He scratched his pant pockets and out popped a brand new cell phone. Akshat is one of the most curious people I have ever seen, I realized this when he told me the motive behind his move – “Can we receive the phone signals up here?”. I, known for my presence of mind, appreciated the idea. 

 

interested anyone?

It was now time for our free fall, it began with a shaking jerk, powerful enough to make the phone slip out of Akshat’s hand and make a free fall to the ground much faster than us and we followed it with a decreased velocity.

On finally reaching the ground, we wondered if picking up the shattered atoms and molecules of the Nokia 1100 would be of any use. There were tears in the eyes of Akshat and a sense of contentment in mine – we had regained our reputation.