We all know at least one person who takes any challenge way too seriously. It becomes a matter of reputation when someone dares them. Be it eating some weird sort of dish we ourselves will never eat or be it spending the night in the so-called haunted bungalow, they’ll be ready to do anything once provoked. Trust us they won’t hesitate to jump off the balcony if said.
Such moments become unforgettable memories and make into our happy list while growing up. Not always do such dares end interestingly rather it might turn into something risky. Sam Ballard became a victim of one such horrible incident that took place. This one incident changed not only Sam’s life but also his family and friends’ lives.
In 2010, 19-year-old Sam Ballard, an Australian native took a friendly challenge too seriously and his life too lightly. He was a promising rugby player and was spending one afternoon with his teammates. They had days like that one before as well, where the entire team sat together, watched their favorite matches, got drunk and had fun. Sounds like a perfect summer afternoon with friends, right?
It was a session full of criticization, appreciation, and leg pulling. Glasses full of wine and faces glowing with smiles was their definition of fun. By the time they were done with the match tape, they were already a little drunk. And a discussion started that led them to dare each other. It was that good time which wasn’t going to last for too long.
One of the friends noticed a big size slug was reaching towards the inside door of the common area. Out of nowhere, a little buzzed Sam asked his friends what would they think of him eating that slug. Everyone was drunk enough by then that not even a single person in the room suggested the risks of such action. It was one funny idea everyone agreed on.
Jimmy recalled, “We were sitting, having a bit of a red wine appreciation night, trying to act as grown-ups and a slug came crawling across. The conversation came up, ‘Should I eat it?’ Off Sam went. Bang. That’s how it happened.”