drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 2 months agoOne of the royal family's living decorations fell down.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1614arrow-down127
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minus-squareTinidril@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoHe most likely locked his knees standing at attention too long. It’s not an uncommon occurrence in training. I saw one guy do it during a locker inspection and whack his head hard on a bench on the way down. The fall itself is the real danger.
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI was in JROTC in high school and before some ceremony the colonel explicitly warned us about this exact thing. I don’t remember anyone passing out.
He most likely locked his knees standing at attention too long. It’s not an uncommon occurrence in training. I saw one guy do it during a locker inspection and whack his head hard on a bench on the way down. The fall itself is the real danger.
I was in JROTC in high school and before some ceremony the colonel explicitly warned us about this exact thing. I don’t remember anyone passing out.