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50 Times Ordinary Situations Turned Into Life-And-Death Moments Before People’s Eyes
Some people are so incredibly lucky that they have a creepy run-in with the Grim Reaper and end up winning. It’s almost enough to make you think that they have a whole squad of guardian angels working back-to-back shifts to keep them safe from harm.
In a riveting AskReddit thread, people shared the nail-biting moments when they saw someone come close to losing their lives, and just barely escaped to live to tell the tale. Keep scrolling to read their stories, and remember to always, always, always look both ways before crossing the street.
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#1
When I was 11 or 12 years old my little brother sucked down a hard candy while we stood in the hallway in our house. He immediately grabbed his throat and his eyes widened in panic. He couldn’t say anything and his tongue kept darting out of his mouth. I got behind him and performed the world’s most poorly formed, but extremely forceful, Heimlich maneuver. The candy shot out of his mouth. He was fine and, true to form, my parents didn’t believe the episode ever happened. I still resent that, but am thankful that the Boy Scouts taught me how.
Heir of Durin 2 months ago
Especially bc the poor kid was probably bawling his eyes out afterward!
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Lara Verne 2 months ago
It once happened to my little brother. He took hard candy that was left on the table in the living room. I noticed it, yelled "no" and ran after him, but he was still a baby and didn't obey me. He put candy in his mouth and tried to run away from me, but stopped, because he started choking. He couldn't breathe, so I hit him between shoulder blades, twice and he spit candy out. My parents were mad at me when I told them about it, but it wasn't me who left candy on the table.
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#2
Running across a busy road. Kid got hit by 2 cars travelling in opposite directions, was in a coma for 9 months and didn't remember any of it. When he came back to school, he said the biggest shock he got on waking was pubic hair, he'd had none when he he got hit.
#3
My dad fell asleep when we went to a movie theatre. I noticed his skin was really gray when we got out to the car. I took him to the hospital and his blood sugar was 758. I was very surprised he wasn't in a coma.
TiNaBoNiNa 2 months ago
For reference, under 100 but above 40 is normal. A number above 600 can cause coma.
Kelli Wilson 2 months ago
Under 100 and above 70 is normal. Anything under 70 is hypoglycemia. Whoever told you 60, 50, 40 is normal was wildly incorrect. Below 70 is hypoglycemia, and below 55 is SEVERE hypoglycemia; life threateningly low.
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Laserleader 2 months ago
My Blood Glucose Level can jump to 450 if I eat any carbs while I have a cold or flu.
Apatheist Account2 2 months ago
Curious. We (UK) have it that between 4 and 7 is normal. I wonder why the different scales?
moody goody 2 months ago
What you are referring to is HBA1C reference 4 to 6.7 range. . BSL range is 70-120. Below is hypoglycaemia and above hyperglycemia.
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If you’re well-prepared for handling crises, have a quick reaction, and make quick decisions, you can weather a lot of dangerous situations. But it would be naive to think that you can control everything to do with your fate.
Accidents can and do happen to good people. So, a large part of your survival also depends on pure luck, timing, and the right circumstances. That means that you barely get hurt or make a miraculous recovery. Or, there’s someone around who can quickly come to your aid instead of panicking or ignoring your plight.
But it’s a godsend if a stranger decides to help you. That’s not to say that there aren’t good people in the world (there are plenty!), but the bystander effect can end up harming you when you’re in danger.
In short, the bystander effect, aka bystander apathy, is a well-documented phenomenon when people are less likely to help someone in distress the greater the number of people around them.
“If many people nearby are also not reacting, you may be less likely to respond,” Verywell Mind stresses, adding that individuals will likely help someone in trouble if they’re the only witness or part of a smaller group.
#4
My mom and I were visiting London, and my mother is a self important know-it-all, who stepped in front of a double decker bus before looking both ways. I yanked her back just in time. She was oblivious that she almost died and got mad at me for yanking on her. Can't help stupid.
Debby Keir 2 months ago
Most of our crossings (and in London, you don't cross the road without being on a crossing) specifically say LOOK RIGHT precisely because we have so many visitors who are used to looking left.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
I am always grateful for this and the "keep left" decal in rental cars!
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 months ago
I almost got hit by a bus, didn’t look as I stepped off the kerb. In my defence, my Dad was having complicated heart surgery that day, and I was distracted worrying about him. I did think afterwards what would my poor Mum have done if we were both in hospital at different ends of the country.
Spittnimage 2 months ago
Maybe she's like one of those phone people - they don't look up and expect traffic to stop for them.
Melissa Harris 2 months ago
I had nearly the same thing happen with a friend in high school on a class trip to Toronto. Yanked her back from nearly being hit by a car in downtown after just walking out with looking.
nm 2 months ago
Back in the 70s, on my first visit to London I nearly died. I looked to the correct direction for coming vehicles totally forgetting the in UK the cars travel the wrong way.
Apatheist Account2 2 months ago
No, in the UK we travel the right way. Everyone who doesn't is wrong :)
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Carrie de Luka 2 months ago
As someone who has commuted to London for work for years and visits regularly for theatre, arts and culture I can assure you that it is NOT a god awful city. Stop falling for the media's spin on everything. You are not 'LITERALLY' (spelt correctly) safer in the Bronx. You write badly (that isn't text talk) and your views are ignorant and I don't care how rude you think me.
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#5
A drunk friend dove head first into a public pool during the night. He didn't notice it was a pool for toddlers only 20cm / 7 inches deep. He crushed his skull and barely survived.
Upstaged75 2 months ago
People often end up paralyzed from the neck down after diving in to shallow water.
V 2 months ago
The "no diving and no jumping" signs at pools aren't just there for decoration, although a lot of people seem to think they are...
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Luke Branwen 2 months ago
I read "drunk friend dove" and was like "why are you friends with drunk doves". Brain no braining today.
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
All of Maryland lakes are man-made, many from old quarries that have filled up over time. There's a saying I heard when young: if you jump into a lake without knowing how deep it is, jump feet first. That way when you break your back, you'll only be paraplegic. Dive head first, break your neck, you'll end up quadriplegic. Very graphic, and I have never jumped into any lake at all.
Sam Trudeau 2 months ago
I remember the wave pool in Great Wolf Lodge (Wisconsin Dells, which I visited pre-second MAGA) had a sign saying "no diving" at the 0" mark.
#6
Grabbed a marzipan candy from a kid with a severe nut allergy as he was about to bite it. The teacher who gave it to him didn't know marzipan is made of almonds. I had nightmares about what would have happened if I'd been a few seconds late for years after that...
ETA: I was an assistant teacher and I had stepped out to grab cleaning supplies and an extra tray of sliced watermelons, since a little girl had dropped the ones we had on the floor.
I went outside the classroom and my thoughts went like this : "Will the kids even want to eat watermelon? It's a birthday party, there's cake and candies... Do kids even like marzipan? Oh s**t, MARZIPAN!"
Then I dashed back like a madwoman and arrived right on time lol.
Anne Roberts 2 months ago
It's kind of like fondant on a cake. Looks pretty but tastes ugly
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Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
I didn't know that! I don't like marzipan so it hasn't been an issue, but I have a nut allergy and would have been in trouble.
Ellen Gould 2 months ago
Even though almonds are technically the edible seeds of a fruit (a drupe) and not a botanical nut, they contain proteins that frequently cause severe allergic reactions, which is why they are classified as one of the major tree nut allergens.
Load More Replies...It’s very likely that the bystander effect has affected you at some point in time, or you’ve seen others freeze up or ignore people in need.
Essentially, when there’s an emergency, no single person has to take responsibility for an action when they’re part of a large crowd. That sense of responsibility gets diffused among the crowd.
What’s more, people feel pressured to behave in socially acceptable ways. So, by helping someone when nobody else is, you might feel judged or as though you’re behaving inappropriately.
Moreover, when you see lots of witnesses not reacting to someone in distress, you might assume that it’s not an emergency, even if it is.
#7
They got bit by a bat and didn’t think anything of it. Their supervisor heard them yell when they got bit. Their supervisor insisted they go to the hospital for rabies shots. He almost didn’t go. The bat had an autopsy and found to have rabies.
If he hadn’t gone to the hospital, he would’ve died.
Upstaged75 2 months ago
Dude get a life. Go find another site if you're just here to correct English spelling and grammar. 🙄 This is not school and we hate people who do that. The post is perfectly readable and that's all that matters.
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My newborn daughter had severe reflux. I left her sleeping in her crib while I washed the dishes. I had the baby monitor on but since we lived in a small apartment the monitor would pick up the sounds from the kitchen. I went to check on her and she was choking on her vomit. I am so grateful for that maternal instinct or whatever propelled me to look in on her at that moment.
Nicola Mawson 2 months ago
My kid had severe reflux (I ended up with bad postpartum) and she slept on her stomach and later on her side so she wouldn't drown in her own vomit
Francesa Miller 2 months ago
My son was 2 1/2. I put him in bed for a nap, but when I was in the other room I heard a soft gasp. I decided to check on him and he was choking on a quarter he'd found somewhere. If I'd have had music playing, I wouldn't have a son.
#9
Unsupervised child at a motel pool with no lifeguard. My friend and I had to jump in and pull him out. Wound up calling CPS after the mother arrived and got angry at the kid for "making a scene" for almost f*****g DROWNING.
Spittnimage 2 months ago
Because it called attention to the fact she wasn't there supervising him.
Anne Roberts 2 months ago
Sometimes people react to fear by getting angry. Still, the poor girl deserved some cuddling, not yelling. And why wasn't her mom watching her?
Knowing about the bystander is one of the best ways to counter it. When you’re aware of how human psychology works, you can then consciously change your behavior.
That being said, while you can and should intervene when someone is in danger, don’t rush in without assessing the situation.
You have to protect yourself as well.
#10
Pulling apart a split rim to change a tire without letting out the air first. Luckily the rim went flying across the shop into a wall instead of his face and all the dude had was a sore wrist for injuries. There’s a reason these are called widow makers and most tire shops won’t touch em.
Helen Rohrlach 2 months ago
Some tyre shops have a cage to put them in when they inflate them after changing because they can go through the roof or wall if they let go. And yes k**l someone.
#11
I watched an unsupervised toddler fall into the pool at a party when I was around 9. The mother who jumped in and pulled him out couldn't swim and just jumped in out of maternal Instinct when she saw this unknown toddler slip below the surface.
Luckily, the kid had fallen in the shallow end so both the toddler and the mother were okay but the family whose toddler fell in were kicked out of the party for not supervising their children and not being in the pool area when their kids were. The toddler's parents were too busy drinking and having fun to even care that their youngest almost drowned. I think I was more traumatized than they were because it was scary to watch a toddler pulled out of the pool like a limp dead body and then watch CPR performed and the toddler come to.
Kalikima 2 months ago (edited)
When my nephews were 6 and 7 I had them over for swimming, and my sister and I were fully dressed, standing next to the pool watching them and talking. Suddenly my 6 year old nephew started struggling to keep his head above the water, and in the next instant went under. Without even thinking about the fact I'm in jeans and a tee shirt, with my phone in my pocket, I just jumped in the pool and pulled him above the surface. He'd only been under the water a couple seconds, the whole thing probably took less than 20 seconds from start to when I grabbed him. It's amazing how FAST someone can drown, and how quietly it happens. Now I have an almost 9 year old son, and I'm so careful to watch him around water, cuz I know just how fast it can happen.
ILoveMySon 2 months ago (edited)
As one should respond. No matter thr age, children MYST be monitored.
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 2 months ago
The guy adjusting the lights needs to get a stronger elastic on his shorts...
#12
Back before baby seats or seatbelts were required My little brother learned to open the car door. My parents didn't have a car with child locks either. My Dad was picking my Mum up from work, did a huge turn into the car park and my little brother developed his door opening skill and immediately started to roll out. I grabbed him by his foot and held on, then I got battered for not watching him closely enough.
TiNaBoNiNa 2 months ago
That's right, blame a child for not being responsible for a sibling's safety. That makes complete sense.
Brian Droste 2 months ago
I remembered this so I might have been 6/7 years old. My dad had a older truck. We was in town. Not sure if my brothers were with us. The passenger door would not latch probably. I was leaning against the door. The door came open. I end up hanging on the door. My dad said something like hold on. Then he pulled over. Then he reached over, pulled me in and close the door and made sure it was probably latched. Then we went on our way.
Jackie Lulu 2 months ago
That's the way you're supposed to handle the situation.
Load More Replies... Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 months ago
I fell out of my parents car in the 70s. Thankfully, they were looking at houses at the time, so we driving very slowly. Apparently, I started running down the road after them. When they realised I was gone, they asked my older sister who was still in the back of the car, what had happened. She claimed she didn’t know. I still harbour suspicions….
Cat servant 2 months ago
I witnessed this about 1964 on a rural road. The child fell out and under the wheels. My dad was driving behind them. He got the child and mom in our VW van and drove to the nearest hospital. I love kid safety locks on cars.
Joe Reaves 2 months ago
We wore seatbelts before they were made compulsory because when i was tiny ( don't remember this first hand, just got told many times) one of our neighbours had twin toddlers. They had a rollover accident and the kids got ejected. Car rolled on top of one of them and he died. My mother did not let us leave the driveway until everyone was belted in after that
Chuck the Cat 2 months ago
Sometimes, at least in the UK, we don't mean "battered" literally, it's just an expression for when someone has been scolded. I hope for OP's sake it wasn't literal!
Load More Replies...Have you ever witnessed someone close to losing their life, only to get away at the last possible second? Has this ever happened to you? How (un)lucky would you say that you are?
Have you ever seen someone in trouble and fallen prey to the paralyzing bystander effect? If you feel like sharing, we’re all ears. You can share your thoughts in the comments section, at the very bottom of this post.
#13
It was me. I was working two jobs (still am now) and I fell asleep while driving. I was close to hitting a tree head on but thankfully didn’t. I didn’t hurt myself or anyone else but it definitely put it in perspective that if you’re tired, PULL OVER. One of the dumbest things I’ve done.
Brian Droste 2 months ago (edited)
One time I was working 3rd shift. I had worked a Saturday night through Sunday morning. Got off early in the morning. As I was driving home I was driving through town on a multiple lane road. I fell asleep. For some reason I woke up. I had drifted across couple of lanes. Since it was early Sunday morning, there was no traffic that I could recall.
moggiemoo 2 months ago
I did this after a series of 18 hour night shifts. Rang that same day and resigned.
Chuck the Cat 2 months ago
18 hours?! I'm so glad you resigned, and hope that anyone working those hours finds a better job with better pay.
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My dad did that once. Luckily he was in very slow stop/go traffic so all he did was low speed rear-end the car in front of him. We all yelled at him for driving when he was so tired. It could have been a lot worse!
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Happened to my husband coming home from an extremely long and stressful day/night at work. He ended up off the side of the highway in a grassy median. Vowed never to take this common assignment again and alerted management about how dangerous it was. Management actually listened to him and changed policies!
Huddo's sister 2 months ago
As much as I laugh at the signs on the side of the highway that say 'Tired? Powernap now' because I imagine stopping right there on the road, it is important to avoid driving when tired. It can have worse effects than drink driving.
#14
Fist fighting. The sound a head makes when an unconscious person strikes the asphalt is something I'd prefer to never hear again.
TiNaBoNiNa 2 months ago
I heard that same sound when parents weren't paying attention to their daughter who was standing up in the seat portion of a shopping cart. She fell out and landed head first on the tile floor.
ILoveMySon 2 months ago
I live in a resort area and swear many parents throw out common sense while on vacation.
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Zero Costa 2 months ago
that's when you knock out or "unalive" someone. also a thing in vic
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We were all teenagers and lived out in the middle of nowhere in the Midwest. We did what we always did, had a nice bonfire, a few drinks, good music, etc on this nice man's farm (he let us use it). A few of the guys were horsing around, as usual, except one guy tripped. When he tripped, he was reaching out to grab onto anything that he could so he wouldn't land in the fire. As he was falling and grabbing, he accidentally pushed one of the other guys straight into the fire. His whole body was in this massive pit.
We all were freaking out, a couple of us grabbed the only cell phone around (this was before cell phones were popular, we didn't even have the Nokia brick yet) and called for help. A few others dragged him out and got hurt in the process.
I'll never forget the smell or the way he looked. He looked awake but not "here." EMS arrived VERY quick, considering the location we were at, cops came, and there was a lot of chaos and crying. Surprisingly, no one ran. The cops confiscated our drinks after taking our statements, drove us home, and told us that they weren't going to ticket us because we might have saved our friends life. They did however state multiple times that they hope we remember this whenever we drink near a fire. And we did/do.
Our friend survived, but barely. He had expressed multiple times how he wished he died. He looked similar to Niki Lauda. Nobody ever bullied him and f****d with him and he was one of the sweetest guys, before the accident and after. Unfortunately because of the pain he was in during recovery, the depression, and other medical issues from the accident, he became addicted to pain medication. About two years ago, I read that he died from a fentanyl (that's the assumption as the d**g name was never released) out at the local lake.
The friend who accidentally pushed him wasn't doing much better. He lived with the guilt for years. He never drank after that, but he became a bitter, angry, self destructive, depressed man. He stayed friends with our buddy and vowed to make it up to him. If our friend had any mean bone in is body, he could have easily taken advantage of that, but he never did. The other guy took his own life a few years ago (there were other personal issues that compounded on to his mental state). He died violently. Ironically, he set his house on fire (on purpose) when he found his wife dead (she had health issues), called the cops, taunted them when they arrived, and shot himself before anyone could get to him.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 months ago
Heartbreaking. You never forget the smell of burning flesh though.
Tyranamar Seuss 2 months ago
This is not a lighthearted Bored Panda story. I'm not reading Bored Panda so I can get PTSD.
#16
When we were young 12 ish, I watched my cousin attempt to cross a very busy street with very poor judgement…..I still can’t to this day believe what I saw as he made it half way across and somehow got spun around, wether by his own survival reflex or maybe he got clipped by a passing car just right….. but he never broke his running stride and ended up next to me where he started, this d*****s looked me dead in the eyes and said “oh cool you made it too, that wasn’t the best idea” and i, jaw dropped had to explain to him what the hell just happened.
Apatheist Account2 2 months ago
I suppose we should expect a bad spell of "whether" at this time of year... :D
#17
I worked at a lumberyard. A 2x4 got jammed between two conveyor belts, and instead of shutting the machine down, a coworker jumped up on the conveyor belt and tried to get it unstuck. When he finally got the board pulled out the belts started running again and he flies down the line and very easily could have slipped between the belts and gotten seriously injured or k****d.
Joe Reaves 2 months ago
Saves time and effort and no one had died 'yet' doing it. People do that s**t all the time. Safety rules are often 'inconvenient' and every time you skip them and get away wit it convinces you even more that it's' fine.
#18
Paddling an Ozark stream in November without a lifejacket or thermal protection, flipped, got pulled into a strainer and held under. Had there not been other experienced paddlers on the river who saw what happened, and who had the skills and equipment to save him, he would have died.
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago
Or you WILL potentially become cool, still and very dead!
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When I was about 10, my 3 year old sister ran into the middle of a busy road and I ran in and swooped her up before she got hit by a car. Terrifying day.
Brian Droste 2 months ago (edited)
One time I was driving down a street in town. There was a house that sat back from the road. The front yard had a chain link fence around the front of the yard. I could see couple of women sitting up by the house talking. Notice a toddler climbing the chain link fence. I pulled over, got out and started to walk over to the fence. One of the women for some reason notice me and the child. She got up and ran over to the fence and got the toddler. I didn't say anything and just went back to my vehicle and continue on my way. Hopefully they kept a closer eye on the toddler after that.
Cat servant 2 months ago
I am surprised at the number of adults that don't remember that little kids will climb anything.
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I was going in to the grocery store as 2 women and several very young children were coming out. One started to run toward the parking lot. I use a cane and can't move quickly, but I was able to reach my cane out and block his path. Better a bump from a cane than a hit from a car! The women didn't even realize what happened until the child started crying, and I told them he was almost into the parking lot. Geez, people, these little ones don't know any better, watch them! The child wasn't hurt by running into my cane at his tummy level.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
We lived at the top of a cul-de-sac with an intersecting street at the bottom. We were standing outside talking to neighbors when our 5-year-old son thought it would be a good idea to idea to point his Little Tikes Cozy Coupe down our driveway. We saw him zip past us and towards the intersection. A neighbor takes off and grabs the car before he got there. So many little kids can be unintentionally su!cidal - very scary for a parent!
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
That's not the point. The point is the parent wasn't being responsible.
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#20
This guy nearly died because he was doing 50-55 in a 75 MPH zone of interstate highway with no streetlights, on a motorcycle with no taillight, at 11 PM on a moonless night. I nearly ran him over because I simply didn’t see him until my car’s collision avoidance system started screaming at me. Had I been in any other vehicle I own, they likely would not be alive and I would be in prison.
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
Given the circumstances, with him ignoring so many laws, I doubt you would have been in prison. Just haunted by guilt.
#21
Riding their motorcycle with their helmet not fastened. Looked like a 5 point ninja throwing star when his bike came out from under him and his helmet was under no obligation to make the trip with him. The sound his head made when it hit the curb was terrifying. He died on impact. I was able to get his heart started again and keep him breathing until the paramedics made it there. He made a full recovery.
Glen Ellyn 2 months ago
Absolutely! I see too many kids on bikes who are wearing helmets, but not wearing them properly. The helmet should sit level on your head, not tilted forward or backward. The front edge of the helmet should be one inch above your eyebrows. This ensures your forehead is protected.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 months ago
Last December, a motorcyclist was struck by an SUV right outside my family business's office. The motorcyclist was in full riding gear/leathers and had a proper helmet on and was following all traffic laws/had the right of way (our external office security cam caught the entire incident.) He still died instantly when the SUV struck him. It was horrible. Even full, proper safety gear sometimes won't save you when someone else is driving recklessly. Now there's a shrine to the young man on the sidewalk outside of our office, and I see his mom, ex, and friends still lighting candles for him. Absolutely horrible situation :(
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
I know too many young men who have not survived motorcycle crashes. I'll never get on one again and discourage my family from doing so!
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 2 months ago
This being the case, he obviously didn't die on impact, otherwise he couldn't have been revived.
Chuck the Cat 2 months ago
Technically, he *clinically* died, which is where your heart stops but it is reversed. But I'm no doctor so please correct me if I'm wrong.
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My friend once leaned too far over a balcony trying to take a selfie. I grabbed their shirt just in time.
Anne Roberts 2 months ago
So many "influencers" do that on purpose. The only thing they influence me to do is scroll right on by their stupid photo.
Stardust she/her 2 months ago
Similar thing happened a few years ago, we went to this waterfall and there were signs telling us that a pretty photo is not worth your life. Still my mum kept walking closer and closer just to get a perfect picture to the edge which had no railings and there was nearly a 50m drop with rocks below. Thank god she came to her senses because that place was notorious for people dying due to selfies
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
People have fallen off cliffs that way. Or gotten hurt/k****d in other dangerous situations due to ego and vanity.
#23
A guy with a peanut allergy decided to eat a Chinese granola bar, despite not knowing Chinese
He almost died, my mom drove him to the hospital after his face and throat swelled up and she saved his life. (This was back when I was in college).
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
If you have allergies ALWAYS carry an epi-pen! You still need to go to the ER, but the epi will buy you some time.
Sam Trudeau 2 months ago
Always smart to translate whatever it is you're about to eat first. Turns out that some Japanese candy consists of dried squid.
Huddo's sister 2 months ago
Since becoming coeliac and having other intolerances, I avoid any food that hasn't got ingredients in English. Most of the time it has to have a translation to be sold here, but some international food shops and markets manage to import them without it.
Upstaged75 2 months ago
I'm guessing the doctors/medication probably saved his life. But good on her for taking him there!
Nina 2 months ago
Well, if she hadn't brought him, he would've died. So she was also instrumental in saving his life.
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Watched a mate fall out of a tree as he was trying to untie a rope swing, he hit the base of the tree and ended up knocked out, face down, floating in the river. He'd have drowned if he was alone. I jumped in and managed to hold his head above the water until I started sinking in the silt at which point friends just yanked him out by the arms.
He came to, went into shock, but we managed to get across the river and get him into a mate's mum's car (Ford Fiesta) and off to the hospital. He had a neck/back injury where he hit the tree roots and he couldn't get out the car so they were gonna chop the roof off. In the end they folded down the back seats, reclined the front seat, got a board under him with a neck brace and slid him out the hatchback!
#25
**Saved a kid from passing out face first into a fire pit.**
Up at some cabins I use to go to every year with a group of old friends. There was a big nice family in the cabin next to us celebrating some kids 19th birthday. They were Canadian and in Canada the drinking age is 19, so they got him s**t faced.
Everyone eventually went to bed, but the kid stayed up with us as we were a younger crowd than his family and he didn't want to stop hanging out. Eventually my group filtered out one by one, but I felt bad because this kid was TOAST, but he just wanted to stay up by the fire. So I stuck around.
I honestly thought the worst thing that could happen to him was that he would fall asleep outside at night and get hypothermia due to the cold after the fire went out. 😅
Kid is staring at the fire and before I know it his eyes close and he just collapses forward. Literally just passed out, just like that...
Thankfully I was sitting on a wood log pretty close to him. I launched myself so fast, I couldn't tell you what I was thinking. Kid was huge, over 6 ft, and I just blasted into him like a missile.
I still thought we were going to fall in the fire! I'm 5'6, But back then I was absolutely tiny. Size 0 and my doctor and family were on my a*s trying to get me to gain weight. Thankfully we fell to the side of the fire and I still had to try and pull him away from it so we wouldn't get burned.
I ran back into my cabin and got help. We carried the kid back to his cabin and tried to wake somebody up to tell them, but they were all passed out.
I had nightmares for a long time about what would have happened if I wasn't there.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Wow, OP's sense of responsibility and quick action likely saved this kid's life. She's a hero!
#26
Pushed brother into the deep end of a swimming pool on holiday, thought, 'Gee, I didn't think he was this bad at swimming' so jumped in to rescue. Mother came round the corner at just the right time to watch me pull him out of the pool and called me a hero. Brother has no idea how close he came to carking it.
I never admitted to it.
Stephanie Did It 2 months ago
I managed to do this to myself. I was about five and learning to swim without an inner tube around my waist, as we did back then. We were at the pool at a friends home, with our grandparents. I decide it was time to try diving, and launched myself head first into the shallow end. Suddenly I was aware of lying on the bottom and thinking how pretty the ripples on the surface above were. I had no clue I'd knocked myself out. I heard a splash and then I was out of the pool being aggressively dried off. It was years before I understood how close I had come to oblivion.
Andrew Keir 2 months ago
I was wild swimming at Bible Camp in Scotland, aged about 12, another boy got into difficulties and I was told "You're in the water, get him out". I was then a poor swimmer, next thing I know I'm in my tent about a mile away, Bible Camp medic asking me to remove my swim trunks to get me dried and warmed up. I still have no memories of what went wrong but I suspect I was dragged down by the kid in difficulties. All I do know is that I added to the potential casualty list. Other kid was fine btw.
#27
Friend was trying to breathe fire while drunk. F****n idiot burned half of his face.
Andrew Keir 2 months ago
Self-cancelling problem? Drunk fire-breather, drunk motorcyclist, ...
#28
Those kids in DC that drive crazy on ATV's and dirtbikes and do stunts and break sideview mirrors.
I saw a dude crash into a fire hydrant.
#29
Myself, went up a metal staircase in a tower while checking out an abandoned cement factory. I was several stories up when the whole staircase dropped a few inches then caught again. All the birds nesting in the tower started screeching, I remember how loud it was. I got TF out of there. Told the people I was with to not go up and what had happened.
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago
Never explore abandoned buildings alone , you never know if a wall or floor etc is going to collapse, always have your phone with you
#30
Vicodin, coke, booze, and some random unmarked pills. It was a college party and she was just some rando townie that showed up. I mean, she kinda *did* die (heart stopped, no breathing)...but we brought her back.
It took a while, but a couple people got her pulse back with CPR; but they couldn't get her breathing again. Since the only actual "medical professionals" (a combat medic and a nursing student) that had any idea what to do eventually fell victim to **freakin' tf out**, someone else suggested smacking her, because they tried everything else and the ambulance was still too far for us to hear any sirens.
So I swung my arm all the way back, put my entire person into it, and *administered a hail mary medical-grade smack* with all the strength I could muster. It was so loud my ears are *still* ringing, lol. But when it connected, she shot straight up in a gasping breath, like a horror movie resurrection.
GenuineJen 2 months ago
'Hail mary medical-grade smack"... Setting this aside for a rainy day lol
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago
Don’t do d***s kids or you too might receive a Hail Mary medical grade smack
#31
Me and my dad were eating dinner when I was about 10 and he started choking. I started slapping him on the back, but nothing was working. Suddenly, I remembered our favorite movie dumb and dumber. I gave him the Heimlich and I think it only took one or two squeezes.
I remember him saying something like name anything you want. I'll start shopping for cars for your 16th birthday right now. I remember saying, can you just chew your food a little better?
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
My son was about 10 or 11 when he saved his grandma from choking. Boy Scout training FTW!
#32
At my local skatepark there was an absolutely insane BMX rider who went up a quarter pipe at speed, his front tire popped and span the back grind peg into the front of his head. When he landed back down it was still stuck in his head while he spasmed on the floor.
Absolutely brutal, he was in a medically induced coma for a couple of weeks and a ton of operations to reduce intracranial pressure. He never really recovered full function- the park owner said that had the peg come out he likely would have died in the spot.
I was so happy to have been one of the dorky kids who always wore a helmet.
#33
My mam, several years ago. She'd recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and it was the first time I'd seen her have a hypo. We were alone and I had no idea what to do. I gave her insulin. Paramedic said she was lucky to not have immediately collapsed into a coma.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed to childhood. How did this woman survive this long?
highwaycrossingfrog 2 months ago
Adult-onset diabetes accounts for more than half of type 1 diabetes diagnoses. It's often caused by an auto immune condition attacking the pancreas.
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Liz Rutherford 2 months ago
I was diagnosed as Type 1 at 30. My a1C was 13.3 and my blood sugar was 528. 15 years of insulin, diet and exercise, a1C at last checkup was 6.2. Anyone that says adult-onset is Type 2 can su*k it.
#34
My oldest child has tried to die twice in their 12.5 years of life…
First time I was nursing said kid at maybe an hour old. Decided breathing was overrated and turned blue. Then fought like hell to not have IVs and kept pulling them out and removing the baby CPAP.
Then at 10 a blood vessel burst 10 days post tonsillectomy (removed after having strep for 7 months running - which caused a whole host of other problems too). Nearly bled out at the first ER before we were transferred to a trauma center and emergency surgery happened.
Liz Rutherford 2 months ago (edited)
Had 20 minutes to an hour to live 6 days after I was born. I was blue, not breathing, parents freaking, priest called for Last Rights. Spent 6 weeks in NICU, heart Cath at 10 days old, and diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. I'm 45, have had multiple procedures done; I'm having my yearly TEE the week after thanksgiving and have a pacemaker.
#35
Hiking unprepared. I worked in parks for most of my twenties. I myself almost died on the middle teton when I slipped on an ice field and fell into a crevice up against the rock face. Had to shimmy my way up like 15 ft of snow and rock maybe 2 ft wide. If I had broken a bone in that fall it would have been over. I also saved more than 1 person who was ill prepared and insisted on coming with me into the desert for a back packing trip. Had to call a chopper to save one and the other i had to carry back to the car with a friend because she was in heat stroke. Well both of them were deep in heat stroke but one of them we couldn’t find help so we had to carry her ourselves. One was in the Grand Canyon 2015, the other was in big bend 2018.
highwaycrossingfrog 2 months ago
I have listened to many episodes of the BBC podcast Real Survival Stories, and what I have learned is: 1. Don't go into the wilderness; 2. Don't go on the sea; 3. *Definitely* don't go up a mountain.
Jane Doe-Doe 2 months ago
There are so many missing people in national parks, I watch ‘ strange disappearances’ on YouTube and people say things like ‘ they went prepared’ and ‘ they know the park like the back of their hand’ etc but all it takes is a wrong turn or a missed step and it could be game over
#36
Watched a guy try to jump start his car with a vape pen. The look on his face when sparks flew everywhere was priceless - lucky he didn't fry himself!
Upstaged75 2 months ago
A really stupid person did a really stupid thing!
Load More Replies... Andrew Keir 2 months ago
To be technical, a vape pen has a small (remember that word) battery in it, maybe 3 volts or so. Jump-starting a car needs a large (that word, too) 12 volt battery to be connected across the car's dead 12 volt battery, to supply current to operate the starter motor. 12 volts across 3 volts is no contest , he'd probably blow up the vape battery.
#37
Does listening count?
I'm a 911 operator, so I've got a lot of these. But here's a lighter one: Recently, I took a call for a vehicle crash with no injuries that was on the highway. I told the caller to move the veh out of the road if safe to do so, and he states that he's going to get out and "help block traffic" before police get there, because his car isn't moveable.
Once I realize what he means, I'm trying to tell him please DON'T get out of your car and go stand in the middle of the road, because w*f? He insists it's fine. He doesn't want anyone to hit his car. Then there's a NYOOOOM, the painful screech of brakes, and a "HOLY S**T!!!" from this guy who almost got hit by a semi truck.
He got away from the road after that.
Edit: preemptively, please don't roast the poor guy *too* much. Getting into a car crash will dump a huge load of adrenaline on you, and you never know how you'll react. I think he was just trying to take control of the situation in whatever way he could, no matter how illogical.
Stephanie Did It 2 months ago
I think it is very kind of you to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
I remember doing and saying very weird things after a car crash, and it wasn't because I hit my head. That adrenaline rush is crazy and makes you crazy!
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My O My 2 months ago
My car rolled thrice over the bonnet and landed on the drivers side. Climbing out of the passengers door I frantically tried not to step on the seat as to not get them dirty
Andrew Keir 2 months ago
The professionals get training because intelligent thought is rare in an emergency
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#38
When I was younger (about 10 or 11) my little brother (2 or 3) somehow got into the pool room in our vacation home. My parents were working so no one really noticed except me when I heard the door close. I hurried in just in time to see him fall into the pool. I jumped in with him and carried him out. It might not sound so scary but as a child I found it pretty traumatic and I’m glad I heard the door closing that day.
#39
Refusing blood products to save their life because they’re Jehovah’s Witness. .
Spittnimage 2 months ago
I know someone who claims to be a Jehovah's Witness, but only when it comes to holidays and birthdays so she doesn't have to cook or buy presents.
Spocks's Mom 2 months ago
Huh. I don't cook much or buy many presents, but not because of religion. 🤣
Load More Replies... Sam Trudeau 2 months ago
In my religion class the Jehovah's Witnesses are classified as a cult rather than a religion.
Brian Droste 2 months ago
I don't know why anyone down voted you when this is true. Apparently they didn't click on the link to see if you were right.
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I’m an ICU doctor, take your pick.
Actions include smoking, drinking, not seeking medical care when it was obviously needed, not getting vaccinated during the delta wave of COVID (although only 1-2 people actually survived that one once they were sick enough that they made it to my ICU), using dirty needles to inject d***s, driving recklessly, driving drunk, f*****g around with ATVs, etc etc etc
Forgot about “eating foraged mushrooms you didn’t correctly identify”!
#41
9-year-old child running blindly across a major 4 lane road (against a red light at a crosswalk) without looking to see if it's clear.
I was the one who almost k****d her. I think about her sometimes, wondering if she made it to adulthood.
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
I almost k****d a teen near a high school once. Headphones on, head down firmly focused on phone, stepped off curb without even looking. I see this a lot these days, and am a lot more careful if I see pedestrians anywhere near a curb.
#42
I watched a dud on a motorcycle turn right at a green light and plow into a car that was running that red light. He jumped off the bike before it crumpled cartoon-style into the front of the car. Then stood there in shock staring at the ball of metal that had been his bike.
#43
I've seen a few people die but one was so close he was saved by a sneeze. A drunk equipment operator running a CAT330 swung his bucket around as he was turning at head-height and nearly took this guy's head off. He suddenly started sneezing and bent over just in time for the bucket to touch his hair as it went over his head. We all had a lil nervous giggle but definitely reported the event. Nothing was done about it anyway.
Andrew Keir 2 months ago
Firms which ignore "Near miss" reports end up in court, often still smelling of burnt paper ...
#44
Watched someone pick up a handgun, look down the barrel and pull the trigger. It was loaded, but not chambered. The owner ripped it out of his hands and slapped him in the face.
#45
Hiking the Mist Trail at Yosemite. There were two teenage girls goofing around shoving and grabbing each other. They both lost their footing on loose gravel on a slab of rock right next to a huge drop off. They slid a couple feet and were dangerously close to the edge. It didn't phase them though. After the briefest of pauses they both ran giggling up the trail.
#46
Was on holiday in Tallinn, Estonia and hired one of the electric scooters to explore the area quicker. Was coming up to a crossing way too fast and hadn't tested how the brakes on the scooters worked before. Tried to brake, but it barely did anything until I pulled hard and the abrupt stop threw me into the road in front of an SUV. Thank f**k the guy was paying attention because the view of the crossing was blocked by a bush until just before the road. I got up with a couple of scrapes and bruises and apologised to the guy and thanked him for not k*****g me. Then, I walked back to the hotel while trying not to have a full on panic attack.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Electric scooters are bloody dangerous! I also went flying off of one after an abrupt stop. Broke my shoulder. Six months, one surgery, and a b*tt ton of physiotherapy, I was finally back at work
#47
I was white water rafting with friends and as we were going through a class IV rapid we noticed a person in the water. We were frantically looking for him trying to get him into the boat but he disappeared under the water I don't even know how long. All the sudden he popped up right next me me and I stick my paddle out. He grabbed it and it took most of us to pull him in. I cant believe we didnt flip our boat trying to pull him in! Dropped him off with his friends after the rapid and he refused to get back in the boat. They didn't seem to think it was a big deal at all but he was shook, hyperventilating, repeating"I almost just died!".
#48
I saw a toddler fall out of a shopping cart and land head first on the concrete outside. There was so much blood, I thought for sure the little dude was done. It has stuck with me ever since. My heart still races when I see toddlers standing in shopping carts.
TiNaBoNiNa 2 months ago
I witnessed a similar incident. No blood, but I'll never forget the sound her head made on the tile.
Sara Frazer 2 months ago
Oof. I got a concussion at age 2 falling out of a shopping cart onto a concrete floor. Lost consciousness, spent time in hospital. I don't remember it obviously but I get terrible anxiety seeing kids standing in carts
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
Head wounds bleed a lot. More than you'd expect. I got a cut above my eyebrow once and my face ended up covered in blood.
#49
That person was me
I lived near the base of a mountain so everything was downhill
Coming out of a neighborhood is a busy street but I can see as I'm coming if it is green
I was cruising down on my longboard and was going to just keep going as it was my right of way, noticed a car was gonna run the red pretty fast so I hooked my arm around the street light pole to stop myself
My Sector 9 board got f****d, but I lived.
Lily bloom 2 months ago
I had never heard of Sector 9 boards but today I saw a jacket from that brand at work and then read this post. Strange
#50
Rubbernecking on i80 in the Midwest where people are normally doing 80+mph. Two cop cars had someone pulled over. Guy in sedan veered into center lane from the left, two cars ahead of me. He hit a van, van immediately lifted onto two wheels, shot across the lane to the right before flipping a few times and landing on top of one of the cop cars (cop inside), launching the cop car maybe 30 feet into the ditch. I somehow managed to drive through the chaos completely unscathed. Sedan man was covered in blood, van man covered in blood, cop covered in blood, back half of the cop car was nowhere to be seen. Checked that everyone was alive at least, left as helicopters were approaching to take people to the hospital.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Wow! I cruised through an interstate highway crash in front of me and it was surreal, like time had slowed down as I weaved through flying debris. Some of us just get lucky sometimes!
Laserleader 2 months ago
Reminds me of a bad winter when traveling down highway and saw two cars in the snowy ditch on both sides. Stopped to help and discovered we had a shredded tire ourselves. TWO other cars slid off the road into the ditches over the next 20 min after the cops showed up. We changed our tire and left that cursed piece of road as fast as we could.
#51
My dad was cleaning his gun “just to check it” and forgot there was a round chambered. It went off and missed my mom’s head by maybe a foot. No one moved or said anything for like a full minute after. He sold the gun the next day.
Michael Largey 2 months ago
Actually, bullets k**l people. So I say lock up all the bullets and let people have all the guns they want. Hunters claim it's not about k*****g but rather the thrill of the hunt. Well, sneaking up on a 400 pound grizzly bear with an unloaded rifle should provide all the thrill you'll ever want.
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Motorcyclist splitting lanes through stopped traffic hit a sub that was turning left across the lanes. SUV was barely moving, motorcyclist was doing at least 30. Got out and rendered aid and called 911, but it was very clear the only think keeping the cyclist’s foot on was his boot. Bone was sticking out of his shin. The guy kept trying to get up (he was obviously in shock) and it took two people to hold him down and convince him to stop moving while we waited for the emt. He ended up losing the whole leg from just above the knee (I know because I was a witness in the lawsuit he brought and lost - the accident was entirely the motorcyclist’s fault). Dude’s still lucky to be alive. His helmet was split in half and 20 feet down the road.
Stephanie Did It 2 months ago
I lived in the LA area where this is legal. It terrified me to see that it was allowed at all.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Same. At any moment someone could open a car door or switch lanes.
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So this was me.
My cousin and I were rough housing in the pool. He was on top of me and it forced me down. As a result I started to drown. I inhaled a bunch of water panic then calm. I happened to see a ladder close by before I lost conciousness. I grabbed at it used that to get my head above water and got him off. I coughed up water for a bit but was good after that.
There was also the time I nearly choked on calamari. Parents and sisters were across from me. Did not notice I was dying quitely. Luckily I drained my drink and disloged it.
Sunshine 2 months ago
Drinking something doesn't help dislodge food stuck in the trachea. Two different tubes--esophagus for food, trachea for breathing.
Tiffany sanders 2 months ago
If you put enough force into it. If it doesn't work, it makes it worse though.
Load More Replies... Andrew Keir 2 months ago
I've noticed that if they can still yell, they're not really choking :P
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Not exactly "his own actions" -- but the bespectacled nerdy freshman at the end lab bench, during our organic-chem class at UIUC (1992), nearly died when the freshman next to him poured effluent down the shared drain -- the waste chemicals mixed in said drain to create potassium cyanide, which pooled in the end-drain + sent vapor upward.
Nerdy Freshman started to wheeze -- a shallow wheeze, like having the wind knocked out of him, not a deep filling-up-lungs wheeze. He doubled over, eyes and nose streaming clear fluids, and his face turned reddish-purple (not quite as dark purple as Joffrey Baratheon, but disturbingly close).
The Slavic grad-assistant knew exactly what to do, shouted to clear the lab, and administered some sort of breathing mask and/or recumbent position. Nerdy Freshman was okay (though I expect he had a ragged couple of nose/throat days), and Guy-Up-the-Bench got a severe drubbing for dumping liquids down the drain against lab rules. Guy-Up-the-Bench oddly didn't seem very guilty or troubled about it.
(Michael Marin's 2012 courtroom s*****e (by poison) sounded remarkably similar. I had a surreal 20-yrs flashback upon viewing/hearing that Marin courtroom footage.).
#55
Have so many of these. Caught friend's 3yo as they walked between a bonfire and people sitting down, stepping up onto a log. Log started to roll into the fire so I somehow managed to catch him with my leg and then my hands. It was entirely instinct, I did not think about it at all just suddenly found us both on the ground. He was very scared but did not get burnt. He had on a large polyester coat so that could have gone poorly. Now that I have little kids myself it is a good reminder for fire safety!
Brian Droste 2 months ago (edited)
Many years ago a friend was having a get together. I beleive it was in the fall because it got dark out somewhat early. So it was dark at this point and not any external lighting either. So I couldn't see very well where I was walking. He had a fire going. I was carrying a 5/6 year old in my arms. Was walking by the fire pit. I tripped over a log. My first instinct was to protect this child, I put one of my hand on the back of her head as we fell. We didn't fell in the fire pit but I was able to keep her from harm. I believe I didn't suffer from any harm either.
#56
Getting drunk and then fell down several flights of stairs. I think they were so limp that they just got incredibly lucky. They weren't even really injured beyond a little bruising.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 months ago
I fell down a really steep hill at uni (yes, if you’ve been reading my comments it’s a wonder that I’m still alive. I really shouldn’t be allowed out without a responsible adult with me!). I was somewhat tipsy at the time. I’m sure if I’d been sober I would have tried to save myself and ended up with much worse injuries than just ripped trousers and gravel in my skin.
Hassel Davidhoff 2 months ago
A mate from high school died this way. Went on holiday to Vietnam, got drunk, tripped and fell down a flight of stairs and hit his head so hard he died. RIP Bob.
#58
I drive a school bus so i’m on the road 100-150 miles a day, the number of people on the road without a clue of what’s happening around them is terrifying. i’ve seen so many close calls of what would have been horrific wreaks. also stay off the d**n phones while driving please.
ILoveMySon 2 months ago
Yet cars are manufactured with screens for pertinent use. They should stop that. Ugh.
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Been saying this for years. On your phone while driving = bad but giant touchscreens in the middle of the dash = equals good? This makes my brain hurt
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#59
It was me. I had headphones in my ears, watched the lights change, stepped off the curb just as I heard a scream and felt myself yanked back. 🤦🏽♀️. I was almost hit by a bus chasing a yellow.
Hugo 2 months ago
According to the Highway Code, amber means "stop unless that might cause a collision". Where I live, it apparently means "speed up, and with luck you may get through in the first two seconds of red". Pedestrians and cyclists beware!
Cat servant 2 months ago
To paraphrase Starman "Red means stop, green means go, yellow means go very fast."
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My dad put an uneven log on a lathe and switched that thing on at full blast. Log went flying off and slammed into his head - made a 'thonk' sound and everything. Luckily he was fine and as a kid, it was SUPER funny, but looking back now as an adult? Omg, he probably had a concussion and should've seen a doctor. However, this is the man that drove to the ER with his finger hanging on by some skin flaps and didn't bat an eye (Midwest farmer).
#61
Me, asleep at the wheel and getting into very dangerous situations; my elderly dad, tripping and falling headfirst onto a tile floor and cracking his skull open; my daughter, just minutes away from being successful in her s*****e attempt.
#62
I remember choking on a butterscotch hard candy as a kid (I wasn't even 10). We were in my dad's 1975 Chevy truck on the highway. Pulled over, my dad grabbed me out of the truck, held me by my ankles and shook me until it dropped out of my mouth. At the next rest stop, I got to have a Coke from Howard Johnson's!
#63
I have saved people, swimming alone is stupid and dangerous and yes I pulled 2 people ashore who went Swimming alone and yes both survived.
I also have bear tackled my friends kid who was about to put two metal rods into the electrical socket because his stepbrother told him. Yeah, the stepbrother is now adult and in jail.
#64
Kid in the neighborhood. He decided to put his stupid little head through a slip knot on a rope swing. His stupid little friend knocked his feet out from under him and wasn't strong enough to help him get his feet back in place. We (3 14 year old girls) were just out walking in the neighborhood and saw him. His face was purple and his tongue was hanging out. I was the strongest of the girls, so I picked him up while the other girls went to get the dad of the house. He did CPR (the best he knew how) until the Ambulance got there. He lived...little dumb-a*s. He OD'd about 10 years later.
#65
Can't say she would have died but it would not have been good. Girl in 11th grade chemistry class during an experiment with bunsen burners went to light the gas, except did not put the actual burner on the gas plug so literally lit the gas shooting out into the room.
Thankfully they had great reflexes and jumped out of the way of the jet of fire that came at them and equally the teacher wasn't paying attention so they didn't get in trouble. But she would have gotten it to the face if she were slower.
#66
We used to fly these little 2 seater ultralight plane at the beach for tourists. The engine was behind and above the seats in a push consideration, so the propeller spun just a wee bit behind the rear seat. Family comes in, girl gets in the back seat, all check, clear. The mom RUSHES to say something to the daughter and didn’t mind the propeller, couldn’t hear us screaming behind her. She could have been decapitated. I think it’s one of the biggest pants s******g moments of my life.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
That's why pilots shout, "CLEAR!" when starting propellered aircraft. Never go near a running aircraft on the ground!
#67
My father in law saved me from an airport bus. 😂 I wandered into the road, he pulled me back, and an instant later it flew past me. I would have been smashed.
#68
Flying a jet he was not properly checked out in. He rode it in and, surprisingly, survived. A couple dozen others did not.
TiNaBoNiNa 2 months ago
OP details: I was at an air show in the early ‘70s and witnessed an unqualified pilot attempt to depart the field at the end of the day in his F-86. Having not been fully checked out in the aircraft he was piloting, he was unaware of the jet’s unique handling characteristics, particularly as it related to takeoff performance. The fighter barely got airborne before plowing across a road and coming to a rest in a crowded restaurant. It was ghastly, although I was across the street, still on the airfield, so not an up-close witness. For my part, I saw the fireball and endless thick, inky black smoke thereafter. My father, a former WWII naval aviator, could tell that the pilot was mishandling the jet shortly after he began his takeoff roll. Dad, beside himself as he could see how it would unfold, was jumping up and down, screaming at the pilot to abort his takeoff. Of course, the pilot couldn’t hear (or probably even see) my father, but Dad did it out of sheer frustration and despair...
#69
Me and my family were on vacation in Costa Rica. We went on ATV’s and everything was going well. My parents asked us if we wanted to try driving it. My sister went up a hill and fell off of it. As I was watching my dad and sister fall, I thought I was watching their deaths right in front of my eyes. They fell and I came running screaming my head off. Both my dad and sister had minor scrapes, cuts and bruises. They were wearing helmets so their heads were fine too. Had they not been wearing one, I don’t want to think of what would’ve happened.
Mel in Georgia 2 months ago
Ugh, crazy travelling companion just had to show off on a rented ATV in sand dunes. She flipped it and it landed on top of her, breaking her collar bone. Glad it was at the end of our trip because her holiday was done!
#70
My uncle almost fell off a cliff trying to get his hat. He started going to church shortly after the incident and ended up very religious in his later years. .
What do you think ?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 months ago
If you have loved ones, be they friends, family, a partner, or pets, give them a hug or send them a quick message telling them you love them - because any one of us can be gone in a heartbeat. I wasn't home when my dad fell off of the ladder - I had just been dumped by my first boyfriend and was off moping around with my friends. My last words to my dad were a teenager's typical snottiness. I hope he knew I loved him.
whiterabbit 2 months ago
The only time I've actually had my life flash before my eyes was going on the first hike of the season, it was supposed to be a couple miles each way but ended up being 6-7 miles just to summit. On our way down the mountain we were exhausted due to not bringing adequate food and made the mistake of being too quiet. I hear thrashing in the bushes below me and see the top of a black head and ears pop up about 15 feet below me. I have about a half a second trying to figure out if it's the top of a dog's head I'm looking at or what when momma bear stands up next to the cub I'm looking at. I turn around and start running up the trail listening to her run behind me thinking this is how I'm going to die. Just when I'm bracing for impact she runs right past me, cub running behind her. I think the only thing that saved me was she was on the lower side of the trail, giving me the high ground.
Jesse 2 months ago
We were out hiking, my whole extended family on my mum's side. Including three kids aged 6 (twins) and 3. The road we started on was 30kph, and yet some absolute buffoon with a foreign license plate decided to barrel through with at least 45, missing the youngest kid by a hair. That was the first time I heard my grandma cuss.
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
I've had several near-death experiences and none of them are what I would call intriguing.
Michael Largey 2 months ago
Well, I imagine they at least caught your attention.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 months ago
If you have loved ones, be they friends, family, a partner, or pets, give them a hug or send them a quick message telling them you love them - because any one of us can be gone in a heartbeat. I wasn't home when my dad fell off of the ladder - I had just been dumped by my first boyfriend and was off moping around with my friends. My last words to my dad were a teenager's typical snottiness. I hope he knew I loved him.
whiterabbit 2 months ago
The only time I've actually had my life flash before my eyes was going on the first hike of the season, it was supposed to be a couple miles each way but ended up being 6-7 miles just to summit. On our way down the mountain we were exhausted due to not bringing adequate food and made the mistake of being too quiet. I hear thrashing in the bushes below me and see the top of a black head and ears pop up about 15 feet below me. I have about a half a second trying to figure out if it's the top of a dog's head I'm looking at or what when momma bear stands up next to the cub I'm looking at. I turn around and start running up the trail listening to her run behind me thinking this is how I'm going to die. Just when I'm bracing for impact she runs right past me, cub running behind her. I think the only thing that saved me was she was on the lower side of the trail, giving me the high ground.
Jesse 2 months ago
We were out hiking, my whole extended family on my mum's side. Including three kids aged 6 (twins) and 3. The road we started on was 30kph, and yet some absolute buffoon with a foreign license plate decided to barrel through with at least 45, missing the youngest kid by a hair. That was the first time I heard my grandma cuss.
Lady Eowyn 2 months ago
I've had several near-death experiences and none of them are what I would call intriguing.
Michael Largey 2 months ago
Well, I imagine they at least caught your attention.
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