Fire: not that my parents know of..... knife: many deep cuts (again none my parents are aware of....) spear: broke my finger..... appliances: several sitting in my room(not sure what they are anymore.....) drive: through the garage door.....oops.

Lol, awesome video, but he said number 5 twice.

In Scandinavia, any child who has not broken a bone is considered to have had a poor up-bringing. My boys - > Fire: check, both at home and at camp. #1 son has cooked over an open fire as well. > Knife: check. Actually, I'm jealous of #1 son's knife. > Spear: does archery count? Or air-rifle shooting? (Actually, I've just realised that they make their own "spears" out of sticks and bamboo). > Appliances: check. Their knives have screwdrivers and pliers on them. > DMCA: check, sort of. They bring me CDs to rip and put on their DSs for them. I haven't explained copyright laws to them, just the idea of plagiarism being bad. > Drive: #1 has steered on my knee, #2 can't see out yet, even on my knee.

I've done all those things starting out when I was little. And I'm still here. I could die tomorrow, but I didn't kill myself when I was 10. He proves a great point about saftey. Kids get cuts and bruises, and you don't have to sue someone just because of it. Some things should be checked though, like lead concentration in toys.

Yep, I agree. I owned a Barlow carbon steel pocket knife when I was 12. I still have it. It is in great shape, though a bit worn.

About the time I turned 14 I learned how to be safe with a firearm; a shot gun, specifically a break open single shot 20 ga. I got so proficient with it I could fire off 2 sometimes 3 rounds at a flying pheasant before it got away :-)

But I never aimed it at anyone, and was always, even as a 12 year old, very careful with the weapon.

Today, kids shoot themselves when they find a gun because they don't know what the thing is.....Oh LOOK ! a TOY. *sigh*

I completely agree with this, I've had a pocket knife since I was 8 or 9 and have cut myself more the older I get, as a child I never got hurt by my knife the other day I sliced another finger open while maiming something. I got to drive strange things, like a bobcat shovel (which I equated to my remote control bulldozer), I got to steer a front loader, which was the great colosus of my world as a child... I decided it looked like a machine but was alive. Oh and the pickup truck but on his knees, next time he bought a new pickup truck was last year, we technically voided the warranty lol Throwing stuff is very important especcially if you made your spear with your pocket knife... Copyright protection... I sold copy DVDs and CDs by the time I was 14. Burning things and making them do what you want is amazing when you're a child.... and you feel really cool when you figure out the whole passing your hand through fire bit...

I've done all those things. One of the upsides to living in the country, I guess!

All great suggestions..most of which I did when I was younger. Let's see: Fire: check Pocket knife: for as long as I can remember Throw a spear: we made quite a few when we were younger Take apart appliances: hehehe..more than I can count Drive: once or twice (before I was legally able to drive)

If I could go to tinkering school, I definitely would. Sadly, I probably do not have the time.