Holidays: Today, the price I paid to go on a kayaking trip in the sea was...

By royallymessedup - 14/08/2016 13:13 - United Kingdom - London

Today, the price I paid to go on a kayaking trip in the sea was nothing compared to the price that my foot paid when it inadvertently stepped on a sea urchin halfway into the water. FML

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By Stingraybeemonster - 07/04/2016 08:51 - Thailand

Today, I was snorkeling when a stingray suddenly appeared when I thought I was just looking at sand. It startled me, so my heel made contact with a sea urchin so that then startled me, and my other foot hit another one. FML

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By Username - 05/06/2019 20:00

Today, at the beach, I swam pretty far out into the ocean. I ended up getting pummelled by the waves and got a painful cramp in my leg. The whole beach watched me flail and scream, while my friends rolled their eyes as they dragged me out of the water. FML

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By Heather - 31/05/2009 17:38 - United States

Today, I thought I would make my first trip to the beach. While in the water, I was stung by a jellyfish. My friend had to pee on me. I went back into the water to wash the pee off and got stung by another jellyfish. FML

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Pirate move

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff

Today, I was kayaking with my friend. We figured it'd be awesome if I jumped from my kayak straight into his. Sounded good in theory. One flipped kayak, a pair of lost glasses, and a humiliating swim back to shore later, I'm starting to think it wasn't the best idea. FML

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Surf's up

By will - 11/04/2024 13:00 - United States

Today, I finally get to go surfing! On my way out, I got a splinter that’s still way too deep to remove, causing me to cancel the surf day and now it really hurts to walk. FML

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By Courtney - 28/06/2011 02:10 - United States

Today, I couldn't figure out what was worse: accidentally dropping my car keys into the bottom of a filthy park lake, or getting a fishhook through my toenail in an attempt to retrieve them. FML

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By onebadwave - 21/08/2009 07:26 - United States

Today, I thought it would be a smart idea to walk out on the pier while the waves were 6 feet tall. I was having fun getting "splashed" by the waves crashing over until one wave knocked me over and dragged me 20 feet across the hard concrete pier. FML

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Living my best life

By disappointed - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff

Today, I got to live my life's dream of going whale watching. Apparently my true life's dream was to get extremely seasick, sunburned to a crisp, and pay $60 to see only seagulls in the end. FML

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Surf's Up

By Anonymous - 25/08/2021 12:01 - United States - Wilmington

Today, as I was strapping my boogie board to my wrist, a wave slammed the board right into my crotch. Hard. FML

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By lifesuck - 19/09/2010 14:11 - United States

Today, while at a local river, I had been pulled underwater by a very fast and strong current. While fighting for my life, I had let go of my sandals so I could pull myself up. After explaining to my mom what had happened to me, her response was "YOU LOST YOUR SANDALS!?" FML

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LyricaSilvan 29

Monday 15 August 2016 10:10

Sea urchins- the Legos of the ocean.

ragnarok1540 39

Monday 15 August 2016 13:20

As a child, I accidentally stepped on a sea urchin in a shallow tide pool at the beach. Then I "accidentally" picked up a nearby stick and proceeded to turn the urchin into a sand dollar ...

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LyricaSilvan 29

Monday 15 August 2016 10:10

Sea urchins- the Legos of the ocean.

dannidoll93 24

Monday 15 August 2016 10:14

Ouch. Didn't sea that coming. Hope you feel better soon OP and that you were still able to Kayak!

siggy_mcsigx 22

Monday 15 August 2016 11:27

Hm. Is it like stepping on a chestnut?

thejonac 21

Monday 15 August 2016 11:49

i'm so sorry that happened. your safety is definitely more important than that kayaking trip, though.

ragnarok1540 39

Monday 15 August 2016 13:20

As a child, I accidentally stepped on a sea urchin in a shallow tide pool at the beach. Then I "accidentally" picked up a nearby stick and proceeded to turn the urchin into a sand dollar ...

claudiajean 24

Tuesday 16 August 2016 4:28

That's just nasty actually

Thegoofygoober 15

Monday 15 August 2016 13:21

well you know what they say, "step on a sea urchin, pee on your feet for it"

ragnarok1540 39

Monday 15 August 2016 13:23

That's for jellyfish stings if I recall correctly ...

Thegoofygoober 15

Monday 15 August 2016 13:27

Urine cleans the wound, basic knowledge when traveling.

syki 22

Monday 15 August 2016 16:16

Urine is in fact sterile (at least when it's freshly squeezed, so to speak), but it definitely doesn't have any cleaning or antibiotic properties.

syki 22

Monday 15 August 2016 16:20

Aside from just being liquid, I mean. Warm water would do the same job without going R. Kelly on your ass.

DToast 19

Monday 15 August 2016 13:48

Sue that sea urchin

StarkWolf_fml 23

Monday 15 August 2016 15:56

piss on it. easy cure

ClairvoyantVamp 19

Monday 15 August 2016 16:46

That sounds very painful but for future reference you should always wear water shoes when there are urchins in the water, as a precaution. I hope you managed to have some fun after you got your foot taken care of!