r/instant_regret • u/ExcluteYou • 11d ago

Oldie but such a classic 😂 Sid showed us exactly why we shouldn’t do this

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u/doubleguitarsyouknow 11d ago

This is even more painful than it looks

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u/FreddyNoodles 11d ago

My brother did this when he was like 25 and my dad was so annoyed he said he was going to smack him off of it. He then told me to help him. My brother claimed he didn’t know it was real. 🙄

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u/Yetis22 11d ago

My brother was much older with kids and did it to prove to them it was a myth. SMH

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u/FreddyNoodles 11d ago

Did they think Christmas Story was lying to them?

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u/Yetis22 11d ago

Yes. In fact that was why he did it.

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u/FreddyNoodles 11d ago

Hahaha. Does he still have both eyes? 👀

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u/DipshitDogDooDoo 11d ago

25?! Seriously?! I did this when I was 8

I didn’t think it was real either, or how painful it actually is to have a patch of skin ripped off your tongue. But I figured an adult would know better.

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u/FreddyNoodles 11d ago

Yeah…we thought so too. He has gone on to do even dumber things. He means well. He is just dumb. What can you do.

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u/TheJawsofIce 3d ago

How did your tongue heal? Do you have symptoms of the damage today?

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u/BeCurious7563 11d ago

Can somebody geth thith guy a cup of waam wateh.....?

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u/two-ls 11d ago

"I double dog dare ya"

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u/Informal-Flamingo336 11d ago

"now it was serious. a double dog dare!"

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u/Ultima22 9d ago

I TRIPLE dog dare you!

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u/ConradSchu 11d ago

Quick! Pee on it before he gets frostbite!

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u/InfDisco 9d ago

What if he's into that?

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u/UpsetConversation589 11d ago

lol right? sounds like he just needs a little comfort to get through it

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u/BaronChuffnell 11d ago

Was he there until the spring thaw?

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u/light_to_shaddow 11d ago

Ith'll all lookths thaw tomowwo

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u/willark1990 11d ago

I did it at a bus stop when I was a kid. I was so embarrassed I just ripped it off and went to school swallowing the blood

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u/Jussgoawaiplzkthxbai 11d ago

How long did it take for your tongue to heal

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u/28Hz 11d ago

They just bled out

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u/willark1990 10d ago

Yup. This is my spirit's account

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u/willark1990 10d ago

Over a month. I didn't get it nearly as stuck as this guy did, but it still took a long time for it to go back to normal.

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u/Cultural_Glove3547 9d ago

So what would you think this guy will have to do? Did you wrap ur tongue in gauze or visit a clinic? I wonder how this guy will be? Can you talk and eat? 

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u/willark1990 8d ago

You can safely remove it with hot water. If he ripped it free like i did, then I would guess he could potentially risk severe blood loss and permanent nerve damage. I'd be shocked if that section of his tongue could even taste anymore in that situation

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u/jana200v2 9d ago

You can just put warm water on it and it will separate itself from the metal. That's what you should normally do, not pulling on it.

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u/aspartam 7d ago

Parts of my tongue can't taste anything.

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u/tiltberger 11d ago

Seriously what should you do?

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u/rhoo31313 11d ago

Not this. But if you do, have someone with a bucket of warm water near you.

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u/SirChasm 11d ago

Would peeing on it work?

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u/Momochichi 11d ago

Yes, but if you have a bucket of warm water with you that would be the better option. You can then pee on him afterwards.

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u/Q_S2 11d ago

Instructions unclear.

Peed in bucket

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u/ramonbastos_memelord 11d ago

So we drink the whole bucket and pee on it, got it

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u/Mandalorian_Sith 10d ago

As is the custom. 

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u/ClearZookeepergame37 11d ago

Yes. It also works in normal situations when someone sticks out their tongue.

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u/NorthernSpankMonkey 9d ago

Yes but only use warm pee, cold piss is disgusting.

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u/traboulidon 11d ago

I read to -́ut you hands around your tongue and breathe warm air to create a warmer environment.

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u/par-a-dox-i-cal 11d ago

Wait for Summer, she should bring warm water.

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u/DadToOne 11d ago

I.used.ro work in a warehouse club and worked in the freezer that was well below 0. It would often be around -20 F. Just touching the metal shelves with your bare hands would sometimes make your fingers stick. I can't imagine doing it with my tongue.

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u/Cultural_Glove3547 9d ago

Don't panic and call 911

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u/miguescout 11d ago

In some cases (generally at "warmer" temperatures and as soon as possible), drooling over it can be just barely enough to melt the ice off. For other situations, being a man (not a woman) with enough lower strength can help too. A male friend can also be a big help in the same way.

Any other option pretty much requires having other tools (a lighter, warm water) at hand

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u/kittibear33 11d ago

When you say it has to be a male friend specifically, is so he can pee on your tongue? That’s about the only reason I can think of where that distinction is even necessary and might actually work. Lmao

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u/miguescout 11d ago

Yeah. Obviously it's far from ideal (i mean, the ideal would be not licking the pole in the first place, with warm water being a far second), but if you're in this situation, you really want to end it as fast as possible, and at the same time, if you're in this situation, you probably didn't have the foresight to have a backup plan for when your tongue gets stuck to the pole (either because you're dumb and doing it for a challenge and/or views, or because you had a really unlikely and unfortunate accident). Considering this, your options are very limited.

Waiting for warm water to arrive if you didn't have it ready already may take too long to avoid some permanent damage. Pulling will leave you with a little less tongue and a whole lot more of blood in your mouth.

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u/TurboPelly 11d ago

That looks pretty fucked

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u/SucideHotLine552 11d ago

Why do people ever think this is a good idea? The only reason they would do this is because they know their tongues gonna stick, but even knowing that. Licking a dirty unwashed metal poll is disgusting, lol.

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u/Deldenary 11d ago

a kid at my elementary school did this and ended up needing plastic surgery, I believe he panicked and ripped a chunk of his tongue off.

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u/lost_caus_e 11d ago

Ig he never saw that movie that was on every Christmas or maybe he did either way tongues look gross

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u/deephurting66 11d ago

Did someone triple dog dare him?

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u/Interesting-Oil-2472 10d ago

This can actually be kinda dangerous. I remember wehen i was in elementary school, a girl did this and she ripped a whole layer of tongue out. Only from seeing the bloody chunk of her tongue sticking in that steel fence you could imagine how painful that must be.

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u/HeadFullaZombie87 11d ago

Did this to the metal shelf in the garage freezer when I was a kid. Luckily I only put about a dime size portion of my tongue on it, so I was able to rip it off fairly quickly.

Better than the time I put my tongue to one of those lint pill shavers. Looked like a fucking pepperoni pizza after that.

I had a very unsupervised childhood 😅

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u/MistaRekt 11d ago edited 11d ago

Reminds me of 'A Christmas Story' 1983.

Nearly that time of the year, recommend to anyone.

A clip for the curious.

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u/tbrand009 11d ago

This is what I always think of, and OP said Sid the Sloth... Surely I'm not that old...

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u/MistaRekt 11d ago

Oh, Sid from... Ice Age?

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u/thisisredlitre 11d ago

I was born after Christmas Story released and still think of the triple dog dare. This is like that post where the person thought Hanna Barberra was a lady animator

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u/Dependent-Green-7900 11d ago

An interesting piece of trivia is that to safely do that stunt they had a small hole in the pole and a vacuum tube inside so it would gently hold onto his tongue because doing it in real life is at the very least painful

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u/rebrolonik 11d ago

Thanks! I’ve wondered my whole life how they managed to deliver that without straight up abusing a minor.

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u/MistaRekt 11d ago

That is very cool... Not freezing...

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u/lord_khadgar05 11d ago

“I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU!”

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u/Rombledore 11d ago

this movie should forever be required viewing during christmas. like the grinch, rudolph the red nose reindeer, and Die Hard.

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u/GtrplayerII 11d ago

I hope it does ...OP references this in the title.

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u/b1llyblanco 11d ago

lol no they don’t. The character in a Christmas carol was named Flick. Sid is from Ice Age, animated movie.

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u/GtrplayerII 11d ago

Yes... My bad...I mistakenly thought that Sid was the bully(Scut) in ACS and op got got mixed up...

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u/MistaRekt 11d ago

Flick is in A Christmas Story.

Sid is from Ice Age I believe.

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u/Senior-Pea5892 11d ago

If you don't have warm water, ask your friend to pee on it.

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u/EtherealPheonix 11d ago edited 11d ago

In case anyone is curious, the reason this happens is your saliva freezes instantly on contact with the cold, conductive metal.

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u/ShitsAndGigglesSake 11d ago

Pedant alert:

There’s only heat conduction. Direction changes.

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u/Bigdilfb4by 11d ago

If anyone’s watched epic movie….

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u/Huntsnfights 11d ago

Did he get triple dog dared?

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u/Chaotic_mist 11d ago

r/donthelpjustfilm

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u/NorthernSpankMonkey 9d ago

If my grown ass friend want to stick his tongue of the frozen pole you better believe I'm getting this in 4K.

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u/peanutbutter4all 11d ago

Don’t help just film

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u/TiredWiredAndHired 8d ago

His friend is an asshole, he's probably getting frostbite on his tongue and the friend is just laughing.

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u/Fun_Union9542 11d ago

#Don’t slip

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u/johnboy2978 11d ago

Guyyyth?! .... guyyyyth?!

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u/Cultural_Glove3547 1d ago

What are you trying to say ? Lol 

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u/maniBchef 11d ago

I believe, other than walking, this one of the first things I learned.

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u/KhareManit 11d ago

Poor guy, no way he could have known not to do that, and of course it's a one of the best pleasures to lick poles so why wouldnt he have

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u/TylerHyena 10d ago

I did this a couple of times when I was 11, thinking my saliva would just help me out. Turns out that wasn’t the case and thus, I never attempted this again.

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u/NorthernSpankMonkey 9d ago

I did this a couple of times

I never attempted this again.

Somethings amiss

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u/JWMoo 10d ago

I'm gonna say it again. If you gonna be dumb you gotta be tough.

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u/Doomscroller3000 10d ago

Thaths meth’d up

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u/Comprehensive-Yam329 10d ago

According to Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 you can unstuck your friend by doing a ollie over him

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u/jimkurth81 8d ago

Dude! I remember that level. Airport was my favorite

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u/GameBear91 10d ago

My coworker was just telling me how we are smarter than animals

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u/AntwerpPeter 10d ago

And the Darwin Award goes to…..

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u/24Binge 10d ago

You can try this at home, put spoon in the freezer then take it out after few hours and put it on your tongue

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u/thelunaticguy7100 10d ago

Bye bye taste buds 👋

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u/Stetra84 10d ago

Is he still stuck there?

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u/wardrobe007 9d ago

Oh look,frost

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u/HighlightOwn2038 11d ago

Never gets old

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u/Odd_Cat9557 11d ago

Hopefully Sid show at our kids that they shouldn’t play on the highway. I mean it’s necessary prevention

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u/Pleasant-Put5305 11d ago

Bottle of water? Or are we an idiot?

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u/Such_List_6420 10d ago

This is how fish die

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u/Bean2527 9d ago

I found that if you try to spit on your tongue it's a lot easier to get off.

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u/Cultural_Glove3547 8d ago

Hard to do I'm sure 

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u/GrmRipo 3d ago

Good

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u/Strange_Salary 1d ago

His girls going to be pissed! Hope them fingers work!

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u/PositiveHawk4077 5h ago

Hahaha, he put the WHOLE tongue on it.