Hammock Injuries are cartoonish, not pathetic. I bet Alane (and the rest of us) have visions of Disney's Goofy flailing about trying to hang a hammock. Or the Skipper and Gilligan. You have entered the cartoon world; laughable perhaps, but not pathetic.

Believe it or not, hammock injuries are not uncommon. I suspect alcohol might be involved in many of the injuries but tea is much more compatible with the cartoon image. You have become a classic.

Injuries were dependent on the type of hammock, the maintenance of the hammock (state of wear) and the stability of the product (the way it connects at a single point on each end) and supervision by parents with young children. The industry reports that I read after seeing your post suggest that the dangers include, cuts, lacerations, head injuries, strangulation, broken arms and even deaths. There are at least twelve recorded deaths of strangulation of children who got tangled in string hammocks. But I suspect the legendary Mastandrea large head would help prevent such an injury, wouldn't you?