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28 Things That Caused Unimaginable Pain To Every Single Millennial, The Likes Of Which Gen Z Will Never Experience

If you grew up sometime in the last 40 years, chances are you...

1.Burned the hell out of your legs on a slide like this on a hot summer day:

A playground slide compared to a baking sheet with text: "We were really sliding down baking sheets ?"

2.Still have welts on your body from these:

A rubber band and a paper clip against a patterned background with text suggesting they could be dangerous

3.Got a near-concussion after getting hit in the head by an old, water-clogged soccer ball:

Person holding a worn, vintage soccer ball outdoors
Roberto Machado Noa / Getty Images

4.Had your ankles destroyed by an uncontrolled scooter:

Person visibly in pain holding leg after scooter accident

5.Had one of these hit you full speed upside the head:

Text over image of a red kickball reads: "You can still hear the sound this ball made when it hit you."

6.Had your shins absolutely annihilated by these:

Vintage metal bike pedals with text: "Kids today couldn’t handle the pain of takin one of these bad boys to the shin."

7.Still remember the clickity-clack of this jump rope right before it smacked the life out of your ankles:

Plastic jump rope with segmented red, white, and blue beads, coiled neatly with red handles

8.Ran your fingers over with one of these:

Stacked gym scooters with handles and wheels, in blue, yellow, red, purple, and green, resting on a wooden floor

9.Can still feel the pain of stepping on a LEGO:

Bare foot stepping on scattered toy bricks on carpet
Alamy Stock Photo

10.Gave yourself a "Mike Tyson uppercut" trying to keep this underwater:

Image of a Speedo kickboard with humorous text about using it to pretend surf in pools, followed by a funny comment about it shooting up like a torpedo

11.Still remember stepping on one of these:

A red bouncy ball surrounded by several metal jacks is placed on a wooden surface

12.Burned yourself trying to fasten your scalding metal seatbelt:

Text reads: "Every 90s kid knows the agony of getting branded by one of these seat belts on a hot summer day." Image shows metal seat belt buckles

13.Shocked the hell out of your finger on some shock gum:

Image of a tweet showing a novelty item called "Shock Pull Here" with the caption about being tricked by siblings, followed by a questioning reply

14.Still have marks on your heel from a barbie comb:

Small pink toy hairbrush with soft bristles on a textured surface
u/onecat_shortofcrazy / Via reddit.com

15.Were severely injured at your grandma's house by one of these turned upside down:

Close-up of a hand lifting a clear, textured mat with spikes underneath, revealing it placed on a carpeted floor

16.Experienced your first neck strain playing video game demos in the store for a little too long:

A person plays a Nintendo GameCube demo in a store, looking up at a screen above a display of games and electronics

17.Wacked the hell out of your ankle while skipping with a Skip-it:

Pink Skip-It toy with two loops, resting on a gray surface. The toy features the "Tiger" logo and the word "Skip-It" in colorful letters

18.Can still smell the toxic fumes from one of these:

Collage of Bloonies packaging, a blue tube, a pink straw, and an inflated plastic bubble toy being shown
u/radkoolaid / Via reddit.com

19.Slapped someone or yourself a liiiiiiittle too hard with a slap bracelet:

Instructions showing how to put on a colorful, patterned wristband in three steps

20.Still can feel the Joker style cuts on the sides of your mouth from eating a Freeze Pop:

A close-up of an open mouth with red lipstick, ready to eat a blue freeze pop held by a hand
Getty Images

21.Got your hair caught going down one of these slides:

Adult and child happily sliding together in a colorful indoor play area with circular windows on the sides
Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

22.Have burns on your fingers from a toy oven:

Child next to an Easy-Bake Oven box, adult humorously reacts to small flames on toy cake in hand

23.Got hit in the eye by the seams of a Sock 'Em Bopper:

Two people having fun indoors with large inflatable boxing gloves, both smiling and mid-motion, wearing casual jeans and tops

24.Still have to look down to make sure you don't step on one of these toe destroyers:

A collection of colorful butterfly-shaped hair clips in various pastel shades, scattered in a pile

25.Still have bruises on your thumb from trying to make these work:

Image of a battery with a power indicator. Text jokes about past struggles testing battery power with thumbs

26.Had one of these Perfection pieces jammed into your foot:

Board game "Perfection" with red base and yellow shapes, next to its box and instructions. Players fit shapes before time runs out

27.Got your fingers caught in a wooden snake:

Wooden snake toy with a painted pattern and a small red tongue
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28.And flattened your fingers carrying a 50 pound box TV:

Modern flat screen TV; text: "*Puts down gently in fear of breaking the TV*". Old box TV; text: "*Puts down gently in fear of breaking the table and your fingers*"
Text on a bright background reads: "Do you know anyone who literally injured themselves on every single thing on this list? Send it to them and make them relive their childhood nightmares!"
Text on a bright background reads: "Do you know anyone who literally injured themselves on every single thing on this list? Send it to them and make them relive their childhood nightmares!"