Today, my older brother told me that no matter how fast you run at automatic sliding doors, they'll open in time. So I ran at a pair. They don't. FML
I agree, your life sucks (5481) - you totally deserved it (54390)
On 06/19/2009 at 12:04am - misc - by kat9232000 - Canada (Alberta)
life lesson:: never believe older brothers, mine convinced me that if you put ur tongue on a charged battery enough times it gave you super powers.. have you ever licked a charged battery? ouch
haha yea, i also tried it with a cellphone charger, it stings like hell.
#62 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:40am by holystudent
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Well thats cuz your from canada and if this happened to an American then we would have stopped running after noticing the door isnt opened. Fucking retarded canadians
If this happened to an American we would sue because of our own stupidity.
#103 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:57pm by Duckasaurus
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Ever wonder why there are no "Duckasaurus"? Because you're freaking dumb. Keep your anti-american comments to yourself dick.
#104 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:00pm by DizzyDemon0
Not true. I was staying at the Contemporary Resort in Orlando for an academic competition and was running late for the next round because I overslept. Having five minutes to run from my room, through the lobby, to the convention center, I had three sets of automatic doors to pass through. I ran into the first one when I didn't register it hadn't opened. After that, I made sure to pause for a second before going through the other doors.
And yes, I made it to competition, and my team made third in our division.
ETA: 93, you're retarded.
# 93 you are a huge retard. Just because this person is a Canadian doesn't mean that everyone in canada is a retard .
Sorry 93, but a few FML's ago was about an American yelling at a garbage can for 5 minutes because they thought it was a drive-thru speaker.... Personally, I rather have the kid running into doors....
#122 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:22pm by nebjamin69
there may be no duckasaurus out there, but there are plenty of you retards in our country who criticize other nations, yet get too defensive when someone criticizes us. if you think our country is flawless, then you're either brainwashed or retarded. and another thing. pointing out some of our flaws isn't "anti-american" - I hate when people like you use the phrase and don't even know what it means. Being anti-american is standing against all of our core values: liberty, freedom, justice, etc. Moron
#171 - On 06/20/2009 at 4:32am by Casualt1234
# 104 your fucking stupid.. he has a fucking point dumm ass.. he said "we would sue" prolly meaning he's american.. and it is very true.. americans sue for dumm stuff.. I guess ur one of them..
@ 180: I'm sorry. I can't take you seriously when you spell dumb, "dumm"...Try again later.
To #171: First off..never said America doesn't have flaws or is perfect. Nice job reading. Also, notice how I never insulted another nation. Weird. "And another thing"...being anti-American does not mean standing against all of our core beliefs. Go look it up and try again. Thanks
#183 - On 06/20/2009 at 6:12pm by DizzyDemon0
Older brothers will say anything to make you look like an idiot, and you can't move faster then the machine can do it's job. I can't believe you believed him.
#2 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:12am by redbluegreen
actually, i think it is. you just want people to be "gullible" and look it up. retard.
#110 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:12pm by anonymous_user
#81: Has anybody you know ever fallen for such a stupid trick?
#173 - On 06/20/2009 at 5:27am by Ventriloquisitor
...that's...the entire point... of saying it..
Like, you know... "hey, there's something on your shirt! -nose flick-" and all.
In any case, I've lost brain cells because of this FML...
Edit: #173, I think 81 was saying it to point out the insanity of listening to an older brother. It would be like looking up gullible to see if it was in the dictionary.
Well at least that special helmet you always have to wear would have cushioned some of the impact.
#3 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:12am by Virtuoso
Nice. I firmly agree that the OP is a pillock although I must admit that my older brother used to do the same kinda thing. He once, while walking me home from a piano lesson, told me to wait for him in the middle of the road as we were crossing. It took him a moment to realise that I had actually done it. To be fair I was quite young.
#13 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:22am by Stupidstupidrat
Most children will believe anything, especially if it's a family member.
#19 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:33am by arienh4
thats true, when i was little my big sister told me to put my hand over the kettle once it was boiling, but then she kind of didn't let me move it away, ended up with 3rd degree burns lol
Haha, why didn't you just run towards them and stop in time? I almost always have to stop because they don't open in time at normal speed.
I thought Canadian people were smart. :-o
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They are.
It's Americans that are stereotypically dumb.
#10 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:21am by iFellytone
just half of us.. the ones who voted for Bush.. and the ones who thought Palin as vice president was a good idea.
#33 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:21am by aannggiiee
yeah but who else is there that is not a douchebag?
#52 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:01am by Fuck_The_Police
yeah, that's true. because Obamateur is doing so well.
let's nationalize the auto industry, now the health care.
another TRILLION dollars to the deficit? Bush's fault. yup, republicans are idiots
#57 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:31am by imbored932
but the ones who voted for obama and thought he was a good candidate, were the biggest retards and most gullible brainless ding-dongs to walk this earth.
#168 - On 06/20/2009 at 2:47am by fuck_YOUR_lives
fuhk politics thoroughly its all a bunch of bullshit anyways. both partys are basically teh same. they are puppets for the people who really run the country. which consist of the top 10 richest families of the u.s. duh think bout it. they had to bail us out of certain shit.
#178 - On 06/20/2009 at 5:57am by StudBoiAyeEm
Don't listen to brothers a and b who's dumb enough to try that it's called common sense
#16 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:28am by smartsportsbabe
did u know that if u say gullible backwards it sounds like fishstix? :D
#30 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:13am by peacelovepeaches
You cant trust older brothers. And you need to start thinking. :]
#23 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:41am by Iwannabetreo
They need to start making people that post here give their adresses too, some of them need to be physically told that things like this are not done by people that can use a computer. Go live in a cave.
#31 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:16am by ForWhatItsWorth
Don't call someone an idiot when you can't even write a proper sentence.
#143 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:15pm by TheLetterZero
....isn't that something you learn NOT to do when you're like... I don't know.... 5?
#36 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:52am by musicislife
As an older brother I'll let you in on a little secret. Our objective in life is to see you suffer for our own amusement.LOL
#37 - On 06/19/2009 at 8:07am by mrtrixxxter
Some doors wont even open fast enough if your walking towards em, not to mention run.
Dumb dumb. (YDI)
i refuse to believe that people can be this stupid. fake
#46 - On 06/19/2009 at 9:05am by ilikequarters
What are you, 5 years old, that you fell for this? No, wait, a 5 year old would be smarter than that. Have you never walked up to a pair and had to wait for them to open because they open so slowly?
hahahhhh oh my god you're retarded for believing that (: YDI for suure.
#55 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:24am by brumfielddd5
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fucking canadians....YDI fucking moron
#56 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:25am by wrestling49
hahahhahaha! dont worry ive ran into a screen door before. it happens.
#61 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:36am by loverslanex3
Fuck you, I live in Alberta.
(FYI, we're not western at all, unless you count Calgary Stampede which is like a week or two per year).
Yeah.
#156 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:14pm by bananamanama
YDI. Sometimes they're slow and they stick. How long have you been on planet Earth anyway? Not long, I am guessing.
#64 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:47am by GriefBacon
hmm, well did you know that it IS true if you jump up right when you get there so the sensor sees you better? I do it all the time. try it!!!
#68 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:59am by Suckstbeyou
Haha that's awesome. I didn't know people were this stupid!
#69 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:05am by U_idiot
Hahahahahahah,that made my day.
Don't trust ur siblings.
#71 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:09am by darkblueee
darwin says you need to be weeded out of the gene pool via natural selection. next time, run off a cliff.
#73 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:14am by KoreanLifter0723
yea if you run off a cliff, there is a reward. and with that reward i have some cheap land i will sell you.
#169 - On 06/20/2009 at 2:50am by fuck_YOUR_lives
Considering you're old enough to know of this site, or even post on it; i've come to the conclusion that you are both mentally and phsyically challenged. My advice to you, is to ... go die.
You should have known that was completely bogus. Half the time you have to stop and wait for the door even when you're walking.
#82 - On 06/19/2009 at 11:56am by barfobulator
lmao! that's what older brothers do best. i believe i pulled that one on a younger sibling a few times.
#83 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:01pm by koneko12984
Ouch. Win for your brother. Fail for you.
THose auto doors are tricky. I have problems with a lot of them cuz I don't weigh enough to trip the sensor.
#86 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:19pm by alwaysalady
I expected this from an American, but a Canadian??? Come on.
#91 - On 06/19/2009 at 12:30pm by roflcopterzzz
That doesn't even sound plausible.
Your an idiot and you deserved it big time. I hope they broke and you have to pay for them.
Haha, I love it when people get owned by inanimate objects!
#94 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:03pm by BreezyPear
YDI-you never believe older brothers... duh... I thought everyone knew that.
#99 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:36pm by lologirl419
YDI – are you completely stupid? How gullible can you be, seriously!?!
#101 - On 06/19/2009 at 1:47pm by SarlaccBits
You must either be young and naivë or retarded because no normal person would run full speed at closed doors, if they "opened in time." YDI.
#108 - On 06/19/2009 at 2:44pm by heatherrrx
What the heck were you trying to prove and why would you even want to prove anything like that. That is soooooo stupid to even bother trying to do that. Older brothers are never really the most trustworthy people when it comes to stuff like that. Most older brothers try to get their younger brothers/sisters to do stuff just like what you did
Yeah. #57. because Obama hasn't gotten everything completely sorted out in his first few months as president, he is a failure?
The kind of people who say stuff like that are the same people who voted for Bush.
HE SAID HE WOULD MORON! i bet your retarded liberal ass voted for him. oh yea, being a vegan makes your brain decompose. dead serious. have fun being a vegetable (pun intended).
#180 - On 06/20/2009 at 10:53am by fuck_YOUR_lives
Which city do you live in? Because if it was my city, then FML for not being at Towerlane Mall when that happened!
LOL!! That was an epic fail, but thanks for the laughs.
#116 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:51pm by delightmistress
Wow, i know that would never work because even when i'm walking slowly, the automatic doors still take time to open.
#117 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:53pm by xiloveyoux3
Ouch, fyl. Thanks for the laugh though :)
The newer ones are quick... but not THAT quick... or smart. At a marc's near my house, I have to stand on the pad (they're really old automatic doors) for five seconds before the first of the two opens...
#118 - On 06/19/2009 at 3:59pm by justaquietghost
Haha, made me laugh..
Can't believe you didn't realized that it was time to stop, before you hit the doors :b
- But, congratulations on disprooving your brother! (see the glass half full, you know)
#123 - On 06/19/2009 at 4:22pm by Pirate_argh
wow, I seriously doubt you've passed 4th grade... what are you, 9? 10?
#135 - On 06/19/2009 at 5:42pm by pineapples
YDI. you're kind of gullible, aren't u? Hahahaha. Way to go.
#136 - On 06/19/2009 at 5:44pm by LetItRock2009
*hands templed*
Please God, let me find a video of this on Youtube?
Let the Church say "Amen"?
#139 - On 06/19/2009 at 5:51pm by prttyyngthng
No Shit Sherlock....had u ever seen a sliding door before that day?
#140 - On 06/19/2009 at 5:58pm by lucksnothear1
Wow. There have been times that I have had to stop and wait for one to fully open when walking. Why the hell would you run at it? LOL. YDI
#141 - On 06/19/2009 at 6:03pm by Loverfli
haha why would you listen to your brother. definatally not an FML at all. YDDI!!!!!!!
one final thing...your a dipshit
#148 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:24pm by akfml
Yeah because the sliding doors usually measure your speed. Oh wait...
#150 - On 06/19/2009 at 7:55pm by Asdas
lmao..ur hilarious///runnin at em ..i always wonderd if it was true..hit me up if u do any other crazy sht like dat!lol
#154 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:17pm by dis_ooglie_nena
i love canadians and americans and i will soon be a citizen of both :))
#155 - On 06/19/2009 at 10:33pm by itsoliviabruhh
FYI... automatic doors often open slowly as a loss prevention measure... they're supposed to slow a person down in the event that they have been spotted shoplifting or something and are trying to run away.
Wow. I'd say you walked right into that one, but you actually ran into it.
#162 - On 06/20/2009 at 12:27am by AmpulexCompressa
Do you know how they work? They're not speed-sensitive, idiot! They open at the same speed no matter what. Which should have been obvious if you've ever been through motion-sensor doors in your life before. I can't believe someone would actually think this could work.
First off, your "older brother" gave you this info . . . duh! The primary function of any big brother is to cause his younger siblings to do stupid things. You are very obliging. Put some ice on whatever you hurt and learn the lesson. dumba$$
First of all, YDI unless you're like 5 years old. Secondly, why are so many people saying American doors open really fast? I live in the US, and I walk through automatic doors all the time and almost always have to slow down as I wait for them to creak slowly open. This has happened to me in several states, often in new buildings that haven't had time to wear down with age.
I agree with #164. I live in the U.S and have never had that experience. Automatic doors are always slow to open...sometimes I avoid them altogether and just go to the doors that you open manually.
#166 - On 06/20/2009 at 2:33am by Cali_Chick
ur dumb as hell... ive entered enough automatic doors to kno this shit aint truw wtf YDI!
#176 - On 06/20/2009 at 5:41am by StudBoiAyeEm
ignore any negative comments...everyone is curious about this one. Props for having the balls to try it :) Hilarious.
If you jump out of a plane without a parachuite and wish, you'll land on your house, too. :3
#186 - On 06/20/2009 at 7:43pm by elsieenchanted
That's only true if you're leaving a store. Try it again.
#187 - On 06/20/2009 at 8:58pm by monkey314159
Sorry but how old are you? Have you never noticed that people usually have to wait for them to respond?
#196 - On 06/22/2009 at 5:34am by supasqueak
haha...im american and would totally do that...i always believe what my brother says...well most of the time
#203 - On 06/25/2009 at 1:48am by chuckles2013
wow no shit they dont open no matter how fast you run at it. YDI
#206 - On 06/26/2009 at 3:10pm by awesomeperson
you think you'd try walking quickly first, rather then go straight to running at them.
even not running i have to wait for them sometimes
#207 - On 06/27/2009 at 6:42am by celestial_42
Lol, for your information, they say "Push In Emergencies" BECAUSE they don't open fast enough. I've stood in front of one and still had to wait a second for it to open. :P If they did open that fast, it would be dangerous.
*Olympic runner charges at door*
*Door slams open and flies off due to high speed*
*Old lady dies*
Wait, don't you think about these things before you do them?
Running would probably make the door less likely to open at all, since the camera may not see you or something or the sort.
Sounds like something
my older brother would do..
HAHA!
#210 - On 07/23/2009 at 7:38am by hardcoreprep37
Funny, I fell for the same thing when I was seven ^-^';; I'd probably have fallen for it now too though
#211 - On 08/02/2009 at 2:36pm by emikonaito
YDI for being so dumb as to believe that ur brother would tell u the truth. As a rule NEVER believe anything an older or younger brother tells u. It is 9/10 bullshit and only said so that we can rip the pish out of u and generally make u have a bad day.
that's one thing I wanna do before I die. I also want to walk up a down escalator and down an up escalator.
#213 - On 09/01/2009 at 12:49am by xSceneSceneBabyx
