# Suggestions for risk-taking activities that are not extreme sports. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315 "2009-01-14T20:39:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/21 "2009-01-15T14:50:49Z")
Kind of surprised no one mention gambling yet. At any rate, a safer bet is to join Elven Blood on Facebook and duel miscellaneous strangers. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/22 "2009-01-15T14:56:42Z")
Wear a fur coat to a Greenpeace meeting. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/23 "2009-01-15T15:19:27Z")
> [@CrazyChop](#): > > Kind of surprised no one mention gambling yet. _Psst! See Post #1!_ ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/24 "2009-01-15T15:34:24Z")
Why does this make me think of _Kentucky Fried Movie’s_, Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker (it’s on YouTube)? Oooo! Ooooo! I know! Gambling. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/25 "2009-01-15T16:32:07Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > I’m all about thrills and rushes, but for some reason “extreme sports”, like the ones mentioned [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=501614), doesn’t interest me that much. > > I’m a lot more into activities and actions that pose legal, social, and financial risks. When I was younger, I would purposely start fights and arguments, but that’s just stupid. I’m over that. I enjoy gambling, urban exploration, streaking or other forms of public nudity. But, sometimes those things get old. I am looking for new ideas. It doesn’t necessarily have to be risk-taking, but anything that could give you a good rush. I would suggest stringing a wire between two of your neighbor’s houses, and attempting to wire walk the distance. It’s risky legally (trespassing), socially (perhaps not terribly risky in and of itself, unless you do it in the nude – for a real risk, try nude wirewalking while masturbating…that might be socially risky enough for you), and finally, financially, because you could be sued for trespassing, or lose your assets when they incarcerate you against your will for being mentally and/or emotionally unstable. Another idea is to write a threatening letter to the president. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/26 "2009-01-15T16:49:18Z")
Audition for _American Idol_ while drunk. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/27 "2009-01-15T20:41:34Z")
Legally, socially, and financially risky? Shoplifting. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/28 "2009-01-15T21:08:46Z")
Call people on their bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![dactylic\_hexameter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@dactylic\_hexameter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dactylic_hexameter)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315/29 "2009-01-15T21:12:42Z")
Parkour? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-risk-taking-activities-that-are-not-extreme-sports/481315.md?page=1)