Once watched a bloke attempt to hand start a Pitts special.
I had some experience at swinging a Tiger-moth but the height of the prop on the Pitts, coupled with the tall gangly pilot looked decidedly dangerous.
He was bent over in an effort to get the blade through the 9 oclock with some oomph behind it.
Looked very unbalanced (into the prop arc) throughout and thankfully he gave up after 15-20 swings and not a hint of a start.