(September 24, 2020 at 11:40 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: And someone actually thought this was a good idea?

And appears to have been granted a patent.......

(September 24, 2020 at 11:40 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: And someone actually thought this was a good idea?

I went and looked. It's an actual thing- there is a patent. I highly doubt that it would ever be used, though. Babies are generally born head-first, and the g-forces would be enough to break it's neck once out of the vagina...then the placenta comes flying out to add insult to injury! 

(September 24, 2020 at 12:46 pm)Fireball Wrote:

(September 24, 2020 at 11:40 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: And someone actually thought this was a good idea?

I went and looked. It's an actual thing- there is a patent. I highly doubt that it would ever be used, though. Babies are generally born head-first, and the g-forces would be enough to break it's neck once out of the vagina...then the placenta comes flying out to add insult to injury! 

I suppose it's made by a comic who confused malice with practical joke. I like the inventor.

(September 24, 2020 at 1:08 pm)Sal Wrote:

(September 24, 2020 at 12:46 pm)Fireball Wrote: I went and looked. It's an actual thing- there is a patent. I highly doubt that it would ever be used, though. Babies are generally born head-first, and the g-forces would be enough to break it's neck once out of the vagina...then the placenta comes flying out to add insult to injury! 

I suppose it's made by a comic who confused malice with practical joke. I like the inventor.

That's why I went and looked it up to see if the patent was real. This looks like a Rube Goldberg, to me.

(September 24, 2020 at 1:08 pm)Sal Wrote:

(September 24, 2020 at 12:46 pm)Fireball Wrote: I went and looked. It's an actual thing- there is a patent. I highly doubt that it would ever be used, though. Babies are generally born head-first, and the g-forces would be enough to break it's neck once out of the vagina...then the placenta comes flying out to add insult to injury! 

I suppose it's made by a comic who confused malice with practical joke. I like the inventor.

As though women don't go through enough during childbirth they wanted to add an amusement park ride to the deal?  Sheesh

I know I am ancient but "women these days" are planning their epidurals at the same time and with the same enthusiasm as they are planning gender reveal events.

I had an epidural during my first labor...it didn't work and instead screwed up my back for years.  I nearly had baby #2 in the car and I refused an epidural with baby #3.  And we had this weird thing about picking out a boy's name and a girl's name - because we didn't freakin' know ahead of time.  The gender reveal happened in the delivery room with no explosions, balloons, or confetti.

But ... but ... but you're saying a carrousel delivery wouldn't be fun for the mother-to-be??? I think the father would be entertained by the show!

An easy alternative would involve a large bridge and some big bungee cords......

(September 24, 2020 at 4:11 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: An easy alternative would involve a large bridge and some big bungee cords......

And probably safer for the baby to have a splash landing rather than getting caught in a giant catcher's mitt.

(September 24, 2020 at 4:26 pm)Fireball Wrote:

(September 24, 2020 at 4:11 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: An easy alternative would involve a large bridge and some big bungee cords......

And probably safer for the baby to have a splash landing raIIther than getting caught in a giant catcher's mitt.

At least you know which direction the little bugger is going to fly - straight down.......

(September 24, 2020 at 3:31 pm)Sal Wrote: But ... but ... but you're saying a carrousel delivery wouldn't be fun for the mother-to-be??? I think the father would be entertained by the show!

The vomit comet would not be welcome...there's enough going on without that too.  Good lord.