Mr. A,
The nutty things that Boy Scouts (and other adolescent boys) do are amazing. Ever play "spread"? Two boys stand facing each other and throw their scout knives into the ground near the other's foot. The kid then has to stretch his foot out far enough to touch the knife. As the game goes on the legs get stretched out more and more. The first kid to fall down loses.
Did you know that a 14" tent spike can be thrown all the way through a foot, then through the sole of a tennis shoe into the ground? I learned that in the Boy Scouts. Fortunately by observation, not personal experience.
Here's a fellow that wishes his hitch had broken off.
Tom