I don't care how hot the weather is, roller skating in beach clothes is asking for a hospital visit. And this is in the 70s, they were probably using thiomersal or hydrogen peroxide for antiseptics, which hurt like hell.

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 4 points 15 hours ago

calling @flakesbongler we need simpsons screens of the old lady with iodine please

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 10 points 20 hours ago

Just thinking about the good skating falls/slides I've had and imaging them on concrete with bare skin biden-pain

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Good old tincture of merthiolate, my grandma’s bottle had a handwritten label. Mmm. Mercury.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

One time they started advertising that the new version of merthiolate didn't hurt. They lied.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao all they did was take the mercury out sometime in like the 80s, the mercury wasn’t the part that made it sting, it stung because it was like 48% alcohol.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 32 minutes ago

I wish I knew this, I could have been getting blitzed on mercury-laced alcohol

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

While carrying a child??? Or am I misinterpreting the front persons leg positioning?

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago

That person is not skating lol

[–] ephemeral@hexbear.net 1 points 18 hours ago

they're quad skates, it's pretty hard to fall down in those