I had the middle section of a sectional couch, covered in nubby aqua-glitter cloth. It was wide in the back but narrow in front, so it barely fit two people yet took up a disproportionate amount of room in my small apartment. So I decided to get rid of it.
I threw it out my window. Oh my, what a satisfying thunk when it landed in the courtyard. There's a picture, but I can't find it & I can't really tell which way it goes.
This was shortly before I started going out with Johnny, the longtime super of his building.
I mentioned it one day & he was so appalled he almost broke up with me.
It was the backyard! No one was endangered!