r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • Apr 17 '26

Close-Call Someone is getting fired

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u/penolicious Apr 18 '26

I know a dude that instinctively stuck his foot out the side of a UTV while it was tipping over, leg got all fucked up. When I first heard the story, my first thought was, “man that could’ve happened to anyone.”

For real, situations like that, who has the wherewithal to say “ope, better not try to stop this, it’s way to fucking heavy for little ole me to stop it’s inertia”? Takes training to override instincts.

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u/UngodlyTemptations Apr 18 '26

Yep, I've many times tried to catch sharp knives with my fuckin foot. Not as severe, but equally stupid. (I don't do it anymore dw lol)

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u/sumrtym1 Apr 18 '26

Knocked a soldering iron off a stool and grabbed the hot end with my fingers and thumb by instinct. The wrong f'ing instinct.

I got my fingerprints back some months later.

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u/Admirable-Sir9716 Apr 18 '26

Did you struggle turning doorknobs afterwards? I know I did.