Comedy and tragedy, or so the saying goes, is a matter of perspective. You falling into a well is comedy, me getting a papercut? Tragedy. Fortunately for most, through the magic of the internet, it’s possible to find and display moments right before (hopefully hilarious) unfortunate events.
We’ve gathered some wonderful examples of moments captured seconds or even milliseconds before disaster. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the best ones, and feel free to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
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A Story Of Confusion
Can Never Get A Good Picture Of My Hiking Pals Together So This Is The Best I Can Do
Never Take A Selfie During A Snowball Fight
Took My Kids Rock Climbing Today
True Love
A Second Before
This Photo Of A Pelican Trying To Eat My Phone
My Lumberjack Brother-In-Law's First Time In Finland Making An Ice Hole. A Good Example Of How Not To Do It
Halloween 1989. That's Me On The Right. My Sister Is Behind Me And About To Have A Really Bad Day
Something Will Be Missing
My Niece Likes To Chase Seagulls. The Seagulls In Chicago Chase Back
That One Christmas When A Champagne Cork Hit Me In The Eye
The Calm Before The Storm
My Daughter Stepping On A LEGO
When My Husband Thought It Was A Good Idea To Pick Me Up While Standing Dangerously Close To The Creek After Our Wedding
Caught My Puppy Right As He Discovered Why He Shouldn’t Run On Ice To Get To His Best Friend
No puppies were harmed in the production of this photo.
Earthly Pleasures
My Girlfriend Was Trying To Take A Photo Of Her Ice Cream
The Exact Moment My Brother Got Punched In The Face By This Cheeky Little Lady
Smile
He probably shifted his head and headbutted it as she picked it up. Has happened to me many times. Admittedly not with a cocktail and I haven't dressed up as nice as this in several years now. I'm a little envious i only ever get to spill water on my kids heads
My Boyfriend Wanted To Take A Picture Of That Glass Of Wine, Then My Dog Showed Up In My Window And Did This
The Moment Before I Got Attacked
My Stupid Unexpecting Face A Fraction Of A Second Before Being Bit In The Junk
I Asked If I Could Pet Him. The Answer Was, "Sure, He’s Friendly." Dog Starts Growling In The Second Picture
Please stop lying about whether your dog is friendly. You can say "sometimes", "we are practicing", or even "with family". There is nothing wrong with "not so much!" I remember a German shepherd coming to attack me, it was off leash, growling, snapping, barking, the whole shebang. Owner starts shouting that it's friendly and I pop back that he didn't look friendly to me! I kept telling him to get his dog control your dog, I didn't want to hurt it. He just kept responding that it was friendly. He did finally get his dog on a leash and I said something smart. Friendly dogs don't react in an unfriendly way. People may want to try and get to know your furry friend expecting that we share the same definition of "friendly". If they're not quite good with others yet, let us know and definitely keep it on a leash.
This! Especially pity owners. Breed has a bad enough reputation, without half of their owners being morons.
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A friendly dog may not want you, a stranger much larger than them, to sit down and get in their face. And put both hands on them in a dominant manner. All while they are leashed/ unable to run away. This has NOTHING to do with the breed, training, or owners "lying". Most humans are friendly until you sit next to them and put a hand on the back of their neck and another on their chest.
Good analogy. Doesn't matter if it's a light touch - it's unsettling to be touched by people you don't know.
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If a dog starts growling doesn't necessarily mean he is unfriendly BUT don't just put your hand on his back as a complete stranger. The dog's owner should have given instructions. Let's hope he doesn't read the panting face as smiling 😊
It's because the doggo can't see the kids' back hand .. they don't like being groped either!
Enclosing a dog like that, with one hand on top and one on bottom, isn't a great idea either, especially if you don't know the dog.
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That's why you ask permission from both the dog's human, AND the dog. I love that dog's colouring <3
you can tell from the dogs expression in the first picture that they don't want him hear them
It’s your lean my friend. I know that to you it may not seem like you’re leaning over him, but to him you are. From what I can see of his body position, he looks like a forward dog. Leaning over a strange dog like this is taking a risk, “friendly” or not. To him it’s not acceptable.
The problem with many dog owners is, that they don't realise, that the person who wants to pet your dog has no knowledge of how to behave with dogs. How could they if they never lived with a dog?
It took a few seconds to realize that the cord was not going out of the dog’s ear into his ear.
A lot of people don't understand that pitbulls talk just like huskies. Until you get used to the sound, you might think they are growling
Staffys, too. My mix has full growling conversations with us mixed with a bit ahoooo. He even brings toys growling but happy
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Dogs have a great sense of character, when it comes to people. Doesn't always mean that you are a bad person, you can simply have negative energy at that moment, or even nerves can trigger a dog to be defensive. As any person would be.
Like the old joke: 'I thought you said your dog didn't bite?' 'That's not my dog.'
Oh my! Does anyone else see the complete change in the dogs eyes? Like something snapped and you can see the crazy in the dogs eyes. That's scary looking.
Not Even The Dog Expected To Go Swimming
"Is This Cake Batter?" Dunks Entire Head In
Dad's Reflexes Worked
Trying To Take A Picture With The Monkey
That's Gonna Hurt
A Second Before The Bite
I have a Belgian Malinois. Can confirm there is an absolutely legitimate reason that they are nicknamed “Maligators” XD
My Neighbor's Pipe Broke, And I Am About To Be Flooded. Should I Put A Towel Or A Couple Of Sheets Of Toilet Paper?
The Moment My Sister Was Punched In The Face By A Horse
Picture That My Friend Took Down At The Beach The Other Day
Seconds Before Disaster
I Call This One The Dog Crash. No Dogs Were Hurt In This Photo, Just Andy’s Ego
My Girlfriend Opening A Snack Next To Seagulls
Horse Shenanigans
Apparently, The Spirit Possessing My Cat Doesn't Like Selfies
If you don't open the tuna, you become the tuna.
The Fall Of The Tower
This Image Was Taken Moments Before I Heard My Wife’s Screams Coming From The Bedroom
She Slipped Trying To Pop The Soap Bubbles
Moments Before Disaster
Falling Glasses
A Bird Perched On My Head Took Flight As I Took The Picture
I Started Dating A Girl With A Dog. I Have A Cat. We Decided It Was Time To Introduce Them. This Is Me Just Before Being Caught In Violent Crossfire
This Photo
0.5 Seconds Before Realizing She Missed The Glass
Just Before The Ouch
Dairy Queen Flip
The Photo Explains It All
Little League
When You’re Just Trying To Get A Chill Outfit Selfie
A Picture Of Me As A Kid With A Snowball My Dad Threw At Me Moments Before
Took A Photo At The Exact Moment, My Boyfriend Was Bitten By His Squirrel Friend
Naughty Swan
Headshot Incoming
Photos Taken Seconds Before Disaster
A Pigeon Flew Into The House While My Sister's Friend Was Doing Yoga
Poor Kid
Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned
Take A Picture, She Said. "Ok, Just Make Sure She Doesn't Fall Flat On Her Face In A Puddle". 2 Seconds Later
The Moment Before A Bee Flew Into My Face
Tried To Take A Nice Summer Picture With The Lads... Got A Football To The Head Instead
My Sister Dropping Me
Splash
Picture Taken Seconds Before Disaster
I Caught A Moment Of This Kid Getting Hit In The Face By A Coin During A Baptism Party A Few Years Ago
Moment Before
I Took This Picture Before My Parrot Bit Me And In My Defense I Was Just Taking Pictures
My Puppy Decided He Also Wanted A Piece Of My Mom's Birthday Cake
My Son Batting A Ball Back Into My Daughter's Face
A Picture My Mom Caught Of Me Wiping Out As A Kid
Just Seconds Before He Hits The Ground
My Parents’ Cats Were Finally Being Nice To Each Other, But Things Quickly Changed When I Tried To Take A Picture
One Second Before The Spill
And just out of the frame of the picture there is a very satisfied cat...
My Buddy Caught A Fish And The Camera Just Happened To Catch The Exact Moment It Leaped From His Hands
My Poor Cousin Slipping Off The Chair
My Friend Is Teaching His Toddler To Ride A Bike
Something Went Wrong
Tried To Take A Cute Picture With My Beer
Old Photo Of My Brother Falling Off A Porch Chair
I'm just going to be in the corner depressed that OP called a photo from 2001 an "old photo" XD I know it was 23 years ago, so it IS an old photo, but I'm still gonna just go and feel old in the corner now XD
The One That Got Away
About To Teach My Daughter About Real Life
Moments Before An Asphalt Faceplant
My Little Sis Dropped Her Ice Cream
The Moment My Cone Became A Cup
Seconds Before This Bee Stung Me
Am sitting on my bed going through this list. My bf is next to me, sleeping. This list quickly became a "can you get to the bottom of this list without waking bf up?"-challenge! I can't remember the last time I cried so much from laughing without making a sound. Haha! Even had to fetch a tissue. 🤣
Faster camera? I can catch moments on my Nikon that I can't begin to catch on my less expensive cameras. Also, I think several of these might be from video where they pulled one still frame from the right moment.
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Am sitting on my bed going through this list. My bf is next to me, sleeping. This list quickly became a "can you get to the bottom of this list without waking bf up?"-challenge! I can't remember the last time I cried so much from laughing without making a sound. Haha! Even had to fetch a tissue. 🤣
Faster camera? I can catch moments on my Nikon that I can't begin to catch on my less expensive cameras. Also, I think several of these might be from video where they pulled one still frame from the right moment.
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