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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social

I feel like childhood cartoons + movies prepared me to see boomerangs everywhere But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a boomerang anywhere?

aug 9, 2025, 6:15 pm • 42 1

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Rachel @rachelsomething.bsky.social

I keep one in my garage next to the anvil.

aug 9, 2025, 9:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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Occam’s Shaving Cream @occamshavecream.bsky.social

Also see: quicksand

aug 9, 2025, 6:16 pm • 3 0 • view
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pnwtrekking.bsky.social @pnwtrekking.bsky.social

Grew up thinking quicksand was going to be a SERIOUS problem when I reached a certain age

aug 9, 2025, 6:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social

(this post was inspired by watching my son watch an episode of Peppa Pig all about boomerangs. The boomerang propaganda-cycle begins again)

aug 9, 2025, 6:18 pm • 6 0 • view
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Red Painter @redpainter1.bsky.social

And razor blades in candy. I thought it was everywhere! Nope.

aug 9, 2025, 7:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Threelittlekit6 @lafitton.bsky.social

Quicksand is another thing I was alerted to as a child. I thought it would be everywhere! Thankfully, I have never encountered it.

aug 9, 2025, 6:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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samguy60.bsky.social @samguy60.bsky.social

I’ve only seen boomerangs around quicksand

aug 9, 2025, 7:20 pm • 0 0 • view
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Water @anancientwell.bsky.social

The boomerangs fell into the quicksand.

aug 9, 2025, 6:17 pm • 12 2 • view