Ten Things We Did As Children That Would Get You In Big Trouble Today

#9. PLAYING WITH FIRE

Kids used to satisfy their curiosity of reaching for the stars, and it was encouraged. They might shoot off home-made bottle rockets or perform science experiments. It was all good.

Science was made fun so that children wanted to learn more about it. It also made them safer by being keenly aware of the consequences. What sometimes starts out as a little bit of kids having fun can also result in the fulfillment of a life-long dream for some. People like Homer Hickam, one of the “Rocket Boys”-a story that the film October Sky documented.

Hmm… reasonable threat and knowledge of making explosives? Be careful, Stacey and Homer. Today, you would be on some Terrorist Watch List  if you tried to pull any of these stunts.