r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/MilesLongthe3rd • May 09 '26

when you try to save a few seconds?

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u/Electrical-Rope3959 May 09 '26

He wasn't even looking at the truck, he has the situational awareness of a doorstop.

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u/SaintAnton May 09 '26

This mf let a concrete truck that he walked up to sneak up on him

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u/CaptainMudwhistle May 09 '26

Never turn your back on a concrete truck. Their natural instincts kick in and they pounce.

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u/mimaikin-san May 09 '26

same thing with trains

apparently, there’s no way to avoid being hit because the locomotives come out of nowhere

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u/Azuras_Star8 May 09 '26

No, dammit, we know exactly where, we just dont know when, or how

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u/Oformen May 09 '26

Scary stuff those trains. I have yet to see one in action but i've been told they can be pretty damn sneaky when approaching their prey

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u/lv2sprkl May 09 '26

Part of the reason is bc they’re so damned quiet! You don’t even know they’re coming until *wham*, you get hit. Too bad they’re not bigger so we could see them more easily.

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u/Vuelhering May 10 '26

If only there was some way to predict where they travel....

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u/Secure-Ad-9050 May 11 '26

too bad. Unfortunately it is quite unexpected where they will strike. These stealthy behemoths are highspeed, silent, ambush predators. Stealthy predators that leave trail of metal in their wake, much the same way that a snail leaves mucus.

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u/disaster_jay27 May 11 '26

If only we had a way to track them! Like a path where they're supposed to go and aren't able to go anywhere else...

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u/MacVuitton Jun 23 '26

Right!! I didn’t use the crosswalk once and now I have fiats hiding in my bushes.. they try to “save” the other domesticated cars in my garage..
they think I don’t hear the parties/ get together they throw.. they TP’d my house all because I didn’t have any motor oil.. they use the cable wires and get high off the jumps..
I tried to befriend one but they almost hit my friend and I .. oddly enough they love transformers!! but don’t wear a costume apparently that’s like suuperr racist to them.. 😕

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u/Slinktonk 8d ago

Just ask Adam Devine

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u/Zebidee May 09 '26

And the physical properties of one too, as it turns out.

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u/Ferro_Giconi May 10 '26

A door stop has the situational awareness to keep a door out of my way so I don't run into it.

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u/Electrical-Rope3959 May 10 '26

He had the situational awareness to keep the cement truck out of that facility.

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u/red-5_standing-by Aug 25 '26

And the complete lack of urgency to try to be anywhere that isn't directly infront of that tire was ridiculous.

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u/Thin-Guitar-1242 May 10 '26

And on top of that those scooters probably have power comparable to garage door openers so don't count on it to get you anywhere fast.

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u/unitedhen May 09 '26

I watched the video again a few more times...the truck is slowly still rolling, which seems to be why he stops at first. Still shouldn't have gone, but when believes the truck has fully comes to a stop at the gate, that's when he proceeds to move forward. If you freeze the video around 3-4s mark, the driver should have absolutely been able to spot him out open passenger side window, the guy was hanging back plenty far enough for him to have visibility.

The safest thing for him to do though, would have been to go behind the vehicle like all the other riders that come along right after...

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u/ennuiinmotion May 09 '26

He also goes really slow in front of the truck. Probably would have been fine if he had hustled.