With all that's been in the news lately, one can easily think that humans are just the Earth's waste. And while that probably applies to some of us, there are plenty of awesome people as well. At least that is what the subreddit r/HumansAreMetal is trying to prove. With over 539,000 members, the community is sharing random acts of kindness and heroism in hopes of restoring our hope in humanity. From honoring firefighters who lost their lives during 9/11 to car crash survivors showing the lifesaving effects of seatbelts, it is doing one heck of a job, too. Continue scrolling and check out some of the most popular posts on the subreddit.
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Someone Make This Into A Movie Right Now!
"The aim of our community is to showcase just how bad*ss humans really are," a moderator of the subreddit, Stuttero, told Bored Panda. "In a sentence, it's a place for people doing bad*ss things."
Stuttero said that a lot of the long-time members of the sub are also big fans of our sister communities, r/natureismetal and r/natureisbrutal, "which both showcase similar content to r/HumansAreMetal, albeit with animals/wildlife instead of humans, and slightly more graphic content in the case of the latter - most of the team definitely do believe that the more gory content is viewed really well by the community."
The moderator highlighted that shared interests really are key to building a good, strong Reddit community. "It's been clear to us for as long as we've been here that the people make the community what it is—it's for this reason that we really try to give people a fair amount of latitude to post what interests them and the wider community—one thing for sure is that we wouldn't be where we are today without them."
Theresa Kachindamoto Saving The Children
As for the people in the pictures, they couldn't have done all these wonderful things if it wasn't for their ability to recognize, understand, and share the thoughts and feelings of others. Empathy is crucial for behaving compassionately—it allows us to experience another person's point of view, rather than just our own, and enables us to do good not because we have to but because we want to. Because we know it's what has to be done.
We, humans, begin to show signs of empathy in infancy and the trait develops steadily through childhood and adolescence. Yes, most of us are likely to feel greater empathy for people like ourselves and may feel less empathy for those outside our family, community, or race but it also allows us to bridge these gaps.
First responders, humanitarian aid workers, doctors, therapists, journalists, and others whose work involves opening themselves up to people's pain tend to be especially empathic. However, they need to watch out because all the heartbreak of those they help or whose stories they record can accumulate and when this "emotional residue" gets big enough, they may shut down, burn out, and become less willing or able to give of themselves.
Salute To Sir Bishnu Shrestha, Thanks For Being A Hero
Gurkhas are known to be the bravest soldiers in the world. He's proving it!
Stuttero added that the same moderation team runs five communities all centered around a main common interest—our natural world, with the primary, largest communities being r/NatureIsFu*kingLit and r/natureismetal. They also operate r/natureisbrutal, r/naturewasmetal, and r/HumansAreMetal.
"Each one has quite a unique content specialization, but there's sure to be something for everyone in one of our communities. Between the communities, we have been very grateful to have been able to raise tens of thousands of dollars for animal and nature-orientated charities, along with hosting AMAs (public Q&A type sessions) with figures from all over the animal and nature-based world. We've also teamed up with other communities, charities, and organisations across not just Reddit but all over the Internet as part of events such as Superb Owl Sunday, and we regularly hold image and video contests," the moderator said.
Willlem Arnodeus Fighting Nazis
Aitzaz Hasan. 7th January 2014, He Lost His Life Stopping A Suicide Bomber From Entering His School. He Saved Hundreds Of His Peers, At Only 15 Years Old
Nothing Is More Metal Than This
Meet Issac Wright Jr - American Hero
The Man Who Planted An Entire Forest!
Can't Beat Intelligence
Daryl Davis Attended Kkk Rallies As A Black Man. He Befriended The Members And Convinced Over 200 To Leave
Iconic
Throwback To 5 Years Ago When Tony Fauci, At 74 Yo, Was Suiting Up To Treat An Ebola Patient Himself Because He "Wanted To Show His Staff That He Wouldn't Ask Them To Do Anything He Wouldn't Do Himself". This Is What Leadership Looks Like
These Are The Words This Jogger Screamed At Her Would-Be Rapist In A Public Restroom, And The Squiggly Lines Are The Gps Trail Of Her Evading, And Beating Her Attacker. Respect
This Dude Traveling With His Parents, But They Can't Move So They Must Be Carried By Him
Brave Kid
And it seems like he's unscathed! (for the most part)
Load More Replies...I have to admit, I would have probably saved the dog before my brothers. Noah is definitely a better person than I am... (To make it clear - I would have gone back for my brothers. After the dog 😉)
Good boy Noah. This doesn't mean you must become a fireman when you are older. Be humble, be kind, stay as amazing as you already are.
Amazing how he managed to keep his cool and not panic at the tender age of five. He also had great presence of mind and immediately understood what needed to be done, then did all of it. Plenty of adults wouldn’t make that connection and just dissolve into panic and fear. As to commenters dissing the parents, we don’t have all the facts. While it is possible the parents were neglectful and left the kids alone in the house, or were drunk or wasted and slow to respond, the article doesn’t mention any of that, plus there are other plausible explanations too. Maybe the parents weren’t awake, or weren’t aware the kids’ room was in peril, or maybe he was faster than they were and got everything done before they got there. Until we know more we shouldn’t pass judgement.
A little hero! My grandpa got some kind of honorary award from the fire department once when he went into a burning house to save an elderly neighbor lady...both ended up being okay. My mom would tell me this story and ask me if I've ever touched a real hero before and I would say no, so I would touch my Grandpa's arm and go..wowww!!!
CNN: But Noah didn't stop there — he went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. He then ran next door to his uncle's house for help. Together, they alerted the rest of the family. Everyone made it out safely.
Load More Replies...For everyone else wondering about the parents: But Noah didn't stop there — he went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. He then ran next door to his uncle's house for help. Together, they alerted the rest of the family. Everyone made it out safely. Source: CNN
CNN: But Noah didn't stop there — he went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. He then ran next door to his uncle's house for help. Together, they alerted the rest of the family. Everyone made it out safely.
Load More Replies...CNN: But Noah didn't stop there — he went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. He then ran next door to his uncle's house for help. Together, they alerted the rest of the family. Everyone made it out safely.
Load More Replies...well he deserves a free thing of anything he wants times 10000000000
Outstanding little dude, just outstanding, most adults would panic and struggle to do what he did, hats off.
Guy Single Handedly Saves 2000000 People
I Understand Completely
Joy Andrew. From York, England
Barry J Marshall Infects And Cures Himself
If you want to test a medicine you cannot test it on humans as you please but you could test it on yourself. He proved that sometimes that's just what science needs to be convinced.
Dialysis Machine
Ronald Mcnair
This just shows that no matter who you are, you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
Hats Off To Iranian Doctor Shirin Rouhani Who Passed Away Due To Coronavirus. Due To Lack Of Medical Staff , She Kept Treating Cornaviris Patients Till Her Last Breath. Look Closely , She Herself Is On The Iv While Treating Patients. U Would Be Remembered Shirin ! Rest In Peace
And then you have covidiots and anti-maskers putting everyone at risk because "their rights are being violated and their freedom is taken away"... What about the right to live you stupid? Isn't that more important?
Can We All Please Appreciate This. Rest In Peace
This Homeless Man Is Next Level
Let’s Never Forget Willie
I just can't think of a KKK member as anything other than a pathetic, terrified bully. Doesn't make them any less dangerous, but I just can't take a person seriously who wears a button up bed sheet and a cone on their head because they're scared shitless of the righteous anger of a minority.
Three Teenage Girls Living In The Netherlands During World War II Spent Their Evenings Talking To German Soldiers, Extracting Information From Them And Then Luring Them Into The Woods And Shooting Them
That Guy Is Right
I'm conflicted over this one. I'm not in favor of people taking justice in their own hands. But when the system fails you... what would you do? Especially in cases as gruesome as this one... Was he right to shoot this man down? Maybe he could have recorded the conversation... I don't know. His little girl didn't have her father from 6 to 19... That's quite a heavy consequence even if he did was felt right. But it was also a radical way to prevent this man from abusing more children.
“When You Take Your Master’s Degree Back Home To The Uncle That Helped You Survived The Walk From Ethiopia To Sudan In 1991”
Anti Vaxxers Will Say It’s Fake
Dr. Alfa Sa'adu, 68, Came Out Of Retirement To Fight This Pandemic. Today, He Became 4th Doctor To Die From The Virus In The UK
Grandpa vs. Neo-Nazi
Jonny Kim, Aged 36, Has Achieved Becoming A Navy Seal, A Trained Harvard Doctor, And Is Now Selected To Become The First Korean To Go To Space
As much as this is awesome. It makes me feel like a sack of lazy old potatoes.
Nadya Tolokonnikova Risks Her Life To Protest Authoritarianism In Russia
Wish They Would Make A Movie About This!
15 Year Old Madlad
Literally Metal
She’s A Badass
A True Hero
Celebrities Can Be Metal
Dmitri Mendeleev
Memory 100
Terry Fox
A 9 Year Old Boy From Yemen Rescued A Fox From A Well That Was 3 To 4 Floors Deep Without Any Insurance Ropes
His Life Continued To Rise After The Titanic Sunk
She Used What She Had Learnt
Chinese Doctor Says Goodbye To His Wife Before Going To Wuhan To Help Treat Coronavirus Patients
2 Surgeons After Successfully Removing A Set Of Brain Tumors During A 32 Hour Surgery
They wore a mask for 32 hours and they didn't complain, so get over it.
This Metal Enough For You?
His Contribution To Humanity Will Be Forever Remembered. Song Yingie
At Age 71 Jack Wilson Eliminates A Would-Be Mass Shooter With A Headshot 30 Ft Away
Real Life Hero
Car Crash Survivors Show The Lifesaving Effects Of Seatbelts
This Is Riley Howell: A Hero Who Sacrificed Himself To Save His Classmates During The Unc Charlotte Shooting. "He Took The Assailant Off His Feet," Stated Police, "Unfortunately, He Gave His Life In The Process. But His Sacrifice Saved Lives"
Shoutout To This Madlad
Neerja Bhanot, 22, India. Head Purser Of Flight Pan Am 73. Saved 43 Americans By Hiding Their Passports. Shielded Many Kids From Bullets While Letting Them Escape In The Hijacking(1986)
This Is Cristina Zenato, Who Has Removed Over 300 Hooks From Sharks' Mouths
This Morning, Mike Bruno Continued His Tradition On 9/11. Climbing 110 Flights Of Stairs In Full Gear To Honor The Firefighters Who Lost Their Lives
This Is Awesome
Let's Keep This Badass Soldier Train Going
Fred Pepperman Died To Save His Three Daughters, Rescuing Them From A Ripe Tide Before Drowning Himself. His Last Words To Them Were “I Got You”
Cambodian Man Takes His Childhood Trauma And Turns It Into A Lifetime Of Saving Others (Crosspost Of My Post From R/Humansbeingbros)
Old Lady Refuses To Be Intimidated By Hong Kong Police
A Man Dresses Up As Death To Not-So-Subtly Remind People There's A Pandemic
A Child Was Born Among The Rubble. Life Despite Everything
When You Have To Protect Your Baby From A Hail Storm
Please Let Others See This: This Guy Did Not Flinch, Move, Cry, Or Gasp. Austin, Tx. In Front Of Apd. Judging By The Boots Probably Former Marine
On 9/11, Firefighter Orio Palmer Single-Handedly Fixed An Elevator That Took Him To The 41st Floor Of The South Tower. He Then Climbed 37 Flights Of Stairs To Reach The Impact Zone And Died During The Collapse While Trying To Rescue Survivors
My Dad, 67yo, Has Been Working 7 Days/Week As A First Responder And Police Officer. Turned Down 3 Different Chief Positions Because He Loves The Beat. Here's To All You Emergency/Healthcare Workers Who Are Working Even Harder Than Normal
Daryl Davis Changing Hearts And Minds
Sudan, The Last Male Northern White Rhino, And His Armed Guards
Rising From The Dead
Juliane Koepcke, A 17 Year Old In 1971 Was Sucked Out Of An Airplane After It Was Struck By A Bolt Of Lightning. She Fell Two Miles To The Ground Strapped To Her Seat And Survived. She Spent The Next 11 Days Alone In The Amazon Jungle Before Being Rescued By A Logging Team
I Am So Not This Cool
Ah, It Looks Like It’s Beginning To Rain. *cries*
One For All
No wonder he always seems so calm and collected, he's seen just about everything!
Wuhan Doctors Working Continuously For 12 Hours
Actress Audrey Hepburn, Living In Nazi Occupied Netherlands In Wwii And Suffering Malnutrition, Raised Funds For The Dutch Resistance By Dancing In Underground Concerts
August Landsmesser Being The Only One Not To Give The Nazi Salute At A 1936 German Rally. He Was Later Sent To A Concentration Camp For Publicly Having A Relationship With A Jewish Woman
Famous Image Of African American Soldiers With Easter Artillery Shells
And sadly nobody really cared a damn for them when they went back home
Student Archers Take Position To Battle Police After Writing Their Last Words
"These are protesters in Hong Kong who started protesting an extradition bill, however after several months of protests and many instances of police brutality, including policing killing protesters, the protests have become about much more.
What is happening in that photo specifically is two protesters going to defend their college from police. As of a few days ago police have started attacking universities as most of the front liners are young and coming from said universities"
Commander (Ayesha) Kaftar, The Only Afghan Female Warlord, Aged 70. She Fought Against The Ussr And Taliban Forces In Afghanistan With An Army Of Over 200 Strong, Losing Over 30 Family Members In Her Lifetime
"And We're Back." Cnn Reporter Omar Jimenez Immediately Goes Back To Covering The Minneapolis Riots After Being Released From His Unlawful Arrest By The Mpd
Jacklyn Lucas
Firefighters In Ukraine Are Dealing With Radioactive Fires In Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Mad Respect To This Brave Guys!
Kid(Age 10) Standing Tall After Arrested In Hong Kong For Shouting “Revolution Of Our Time, Glory To Hong Kong”
No Arms, No Problem
Please - what kind of farming accident would rip both arms off? Sounds so dangerous.
Dads Are Metal
Indonesian President
My Neighbor At Our Farm Riding A Horse To Celebrate His 102 Year Birthday. I’m Convinced He Will Never Die
This 3.5 Years Old Little Hero (Ayla Gezgin) Trapped Under A Collapsed Building After İzmir Earthquaqe, Survived By Herself For 91 Hours And Just Got Resqued Couple Hours Ago
This is so amazing. She did things I could NEVER do at 3 and a half. I am starstruck.
Jessica Cox Is The World's First Licensed Armless Pilot, As Well As The First Armless Black-Belt In The American Taekwondo Association. She Was Born Without Arms Due To A Rare Birth Defect
Danny Hodge, Former Boxer And Wrestler, Crushing An Apple With His Bare Hand At 80 Years Old
The Actual Robin Hood
He also killed a police officer and a federal agent. His gang killed others too. He shouldn't be honored.
The Medical Staff At Wuhan Union Hospital Have Been Risking Their Lives Fighting The Coronavirus. True Medical Heroes. Great News That 11 Medical Staff At The Hospital Who Were Infected Have Turned Negative For The Virus And Symptoms Were Controlled After Treatment!
Metal Last Words
Metal Man, Metal Mustache
Fire Fighters Rule!
Intense Game Of Hide And Seek Huh
Old Lady India Yeets A Cobra That Wandered Into Her Home
Bouncer Takes Down Gunman Walking Into A Club
When I was a teenager, I was at a dance club with a friend and my boyfriend. He chose this night to break up with me. Sobbing, my girlfriend said "Let's go to the ladies room, get you cleaned up and go find you a real man." As we walked past the entrance towards the restrooms...a skinny older man (who was totally out of place in a teen dance club) was walking next to us when we hear "clunk." We looked down to see a gun on the floor. He quickly snatched it up and ran for the men's room. We bolted to the ladies restroom, then got brave enough to find a bouncer and tell them what we saw. The guy was detained without a gun. When we told them he went to the restroom first, a search found the gun in the bottom of the trash bin. He had planned to rob the place. I'm just glad we were there to see him with it..otherwise no one would have known.
Anita Ekberg
I feel for celebrities and the constant s**t they get from paparazzi's, but this should just read "crazed celeb shoots photographer with bow and arrow"
Paul Henry Carr
Wow
The Same Spot
London Bridge Heros Take Down Knife Wielding Terrorist With Fire Extinguisher And Narwhal Tusk
That Must Have Taken Some Planning
Social Distancing During Tiananmen Massacre Vigil, Victoria Park Hong Kong
I Present Götz Of The Iron Hand
French Protester Explaining His Ideas To Riot Cops, Place De La Bastille, 28th Of November
My Physics Teacher Defended Her House From Bushfires By Herself, And Then Waited Out The Fire In Her Pool Using A Scuba Tank
In San Jose, After Being Shot With A Concussive Round This Guy Got Back Up And Challenged The Cop To Do It Again
Wow
Chilean Cop vs. Protestor
Man Offers Water To Thirsty Cobra
Mike 'The Durable' Malloy - History's Most Stubborn Murder Victim
Major Dhyan Chand Of India, Who Refused Hitler
Man Recognizes A Woman Having A Seizure And Catches Her Before She Hits The Ground
I like the clerk at a convenience store that saw a young mother about to have a seizure and grabbed her infant out of her arms before she fell.
I Am Incredibly Proud Of My Progress Over The Last Five And A Half Months. The First Part Shows My First Steps With My New Legs, The Second Part Is From A Few Weeks Ago. Practice, Determination And Support From Friends And Family Got Me Here
Thomas Fitzpatrick Lost A Bet To Steal A Plane And Landing It In Front Of The Same Bar The Bet Was Made Then Done It Again To Prove He Originally Did It
One Punch Man
Iraqi Protestors Sit On Government Chairs After They Take Over Government Buildings
Americans did this too, but for other reasons and much more disrespectful
Firefighter Bobby Lehman With His Helmet & Bunker Gear Caked In Ice Tries To Thaw Out After Battling A Stubborn, Wind-Driven House Fire In Nahant, Massachusetts
The pain that kind of cold produces. I don’t know how they can stand it!
Decisive Moment Of Chess Game. Moscow, Ussr, 1950s
Metal? Maybe. Do I Want To Party With These Guys? Yes
American Con Artist Steven Jay Russell
American Forest Bof Lost Both Hands In A Car Accident 40 Years Ago. When He Was Offered An Experimental Operation, He Decided Not To Refuse
I bet hes great at doing that robot dance! also that is sick i wonder if they are neurologically controlled
To Being Metal!
'monkey On A Tree' Shoalin Trick
This Is Ryan Newman. He Took A Car To The Face At 195 Mph Monday Night On The Last Lap Of The Daytona 500. This Was Taken This Morning
Respect
More posts like this, BoredPanda! All of these people are so incredibly inspiring, selfless, empathetic, courageous, and just plain bad-ass.
For sure! I am tired of remakes of other movies!
Load More Replies...How about Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September 1983, three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more. Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm, and his decision to disobey orders, against Soviet military protocol, is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in a large-scale nuclear war. An investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. Without him, it's likely NONE OF US would be here to read about him.
These are some truly incredible, inspiring and extremely strong people. Well done to them and their amazing efforts/achievements. One that is was surprised that didn’t get a mention was Desmond Doss. He was a combat medic who refused to kill anyone or carry a weapon due to his beliefs. The military tried to force him to quit and when that didn’t work they tried to court martial him for refusing a direct order to hold a gun but his religious freedoms saved him from dishonourable discharge and he was allowed on the front lines. During an ambush by the Japanese soldiers on top of Hacksaw Ridge ALL the US soldiers (that were able) started retreating back down the cliff, except one. Desmond Dodd went searching for anyone still alive and sending them down the cliff to safety. He saved 75 people that day, when the US soldiers stormed Hacksaw ridge slowly taking over Okinawa, Desmond Dodd’s was wounded severely from a Japanese grenade and as he was trying to get to safety he was shot by a sniper. Even when he was severely injured he told the ‘litter-bearers’ to take another man to safety first before rescuing him. He literally would choose to die just so another can live. He died at the age of 87 after his ONLY lung failed as he had one of his lungs (and 5 ribs) were removed approx 50 years prior after suffering tuberculosis.
Thank you! We need to read more about our hero's and the good people do!
You should include the researchers at the Leningrad Plant/Seed Bank who starved to death although they were surrounded by so many edible seeds in order to help their country survive after the end of WW2.
I absolutely love every single person I just learned about. Thank you, every single one of you.
I am surprised they didn't just take him out back and put a bullet in his head just like they have done in the past. Must be a relative of Xi Jinping.
Where's that WW2 US dentist that fought off a banzai charge with a machine gun and killed 98?
Why are they calling these people metal? Are we supposed to make a leap to "gold"??? Weird title, but cool stories.
Something being metal is another way of saying it's badass. Also, gold is a metal
Load More Replies...Stupid activists who do things for attention are higher up in the list than actual heroes, who saved lives. This site sucks.
More posts like this, BoredPanda! All of these people are so incredibly inspiring, selfless, empathetic, courageous, and just plain bad-ass.
For sure! I am tired of remakes of other movies!
Load More Replies...How about Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станисла́в Евгра́фович Петро́в) was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September 1983, three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more. Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm, and his decision to disobey orders, against Soviet military protocol, is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in a large-scale nuclear war. An investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. Without him, it's likely NONE OF US would be here to read about him.
These are some truly incredible, inspiring and extremely strong people. Well done to them and their amazing efforts/achievements. One that is was surprised that didn’t get a mention was Desmond Doss. He was a combat medic who refused to kill anyone or carry a weapon due to his beliefs. The military tried to force him to quit and when that didn’t work they tried to court martial him for refusing a direct order to hold a gun but his religious freedoms saved him from dishonourable discharge and he was allowed on the front lines. During an ambush by the Japanese soldiers on top of Hacksaw Ridge ALL the US soldiers (that were able) started retreating back down the cliff, except one. Desmond Dodd went searching for anyone still alive and sending them down the cliff to safety. He saved 75 people that day, when the US soldiers stormed Hacksaw ridge slowly taking over Okinawa, Desmond Dodd’s was wounded severely from a Japanese grenade and as he was trying to get to safety he was shot by a sniper. Even when he was severely injured he told the ‘litter-bearers’ to take another man to safety first before rescuing him. He literally would choose to die just so another can live. He died at the age of 87 after his ONLY lung failed as he had one of his lungs (and 5 ribs) were removed approx 50 years prior after suffering tuberculosis.
Thank you! We need to read more about our hero's and the good people do!
You should include the researchers at the Leningrad Plant/Seed Bank who starved to death although they were surrounded by so many edible seeds in order to help their country survive after the end of WW2.
I absolutely love every single person I just learned about. Thank you, every single one of you.
I am surprised they didn't just take him out back and put a bullet in his head just like they have done in the past. Must be a relative of Xi Jinping.
Where's that WW2 US dentist that fought off a banzai charge with a machine gun and killed 98?
Why are they calling these people metal? Are we supposed to make a leap to "gold"??? Weird title, but cool stories.
Something being metal is another way of saying it's badass. Also, gold is a metal
Load More Replies...Stupid activists who do things for attention are higher up in the list than actual heroes, who saved lives. This site sucks.