Other Superstitious Causes of Bad Luck
Walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, stepping on a crack and spilling salt are behaviors best avoided because of the detrimental effect they have on future luckiness. Here are some others:
* Falling off a bridge (4 years bad luck)
* Flicking a wasp’s nest (9 months bad luck)
* Going all in with a 7/2 against pocket aces with two aces and a king on the flop (100 years bad luck)
* Swallowing whole chicken bones (2 weeks bad luck)
* Bringing a fake bomb to an airport (12 years bad luck)
* Speeding on icy roads in a jalopy with no seat belt (7 weeks bad luck)
* Walking on a tightrope between two tall buildings when you have no tightrope walking experience and are drunk (1 year bad luck)
* Getting lost in a dangerous neighborhood at night, finding an ATM and withdrawing your entire bank account, and then holding the money in the air as you wander the streets, pleading for assistance (11 months bad luck)
* Throwing a heavy rock in the air and then seeing if you can run and stand right where it’s going to land (16 years bad luck)
* Insulting somebody’s group identity when their group identity is notorious for killing people who insult it (9 years bad luck)
* Diving into a volcano, wearing only a thin jacket (1 minute bad luck)
