@EricFarmer 30 September 2021 more from that month

Fun at the Smash Room

I Broke All the Things! I remember a few years ago hearing about something called a rage room. I can’t remember exactly where I heard of this. I think I saw it on one of the network news shows or something. You are given a room full of things to break. Pretty simple concept. You get to take out your frustrations in a legal and supervised way. It turned out there was one of these smash rooms near me, and it had opened about two years ago. I decided for my 31 birthday to book an appointment. I am going to tell you what my experience at this smash room was like. How Much Money Did This Cost? I paid for a large smash. I got to break some glass items, some small electronics, and a TV. I also had them throw in some other small things to break as well. I also brought in some things of my own. I was getting ready to move. So now was a good time to smash up that old ass TV nobody wanted and some other small things. Overall I paid about $105 (USD). The Experience First, they had me put on all sorts of protective gear. I had to put on a jumpsuit, goggles, and a helmet. It was somewhat unconformable to wear, but whatever. Safety first and whatnot. I was given three tools to use. I could use a baseball bat, a crowbar, or a sledgehammer. I decided to use all three! I walked in and started to break things. I smashed all the things up real good. Then I smashed them up some more. I was not expecting to get tired as I did. Turns out smashing things with a sledgehammer tires me out. I had the most fun throwing things against the wall. When else will I get a chance to fling a 50 inch TV at the wall as hard as I can? I finished the experience by smashing an old HP laptop I had. Don’t worry. It was ancient and broken. I tried to smash it to bits with the sledgehammer. But I just could not do it. Seriously. WTF was this thing made out of it? I hit it so many times and it hardly even got dented. After many swings and tosses against the wall, I was finally able to get the hard drive out. I then smashed that some as well. Then I stooped. Because I was too tired to continue.

My Overall Thoughts on the Experience It was very fun. I enjoyed myself much more than I thought I would. It turns out being able to let loose and just break some shit is what I enjoy. I felt I got more than what I paid for. If anything, I wish I picked a smaller package because I was too tired to break every single thing I had. If there is something like this near you, I highly recommend doing it at least once. I was very happy I went, and I can see myself doing something like this again in the future.