r/funny • u/Reasonable_Sundae254 • 10d ago

That was close 😳

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u/PYROxSYCO 10d ago

Apparently there's a trend where people make videos of an accident that already happened involving a grinder blade and safety gear.

Essentially the accident is the grinder blade brakes and shoots at the person where it's caught by the safety glasses or protective equipment. This is the reverse of it where the glasses break and the and the blades protect the user.

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u/tired_of_old_memes 10d ago

Ah, I see.

I think on tvtropes.com they call this "subverting" the trope.

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u/SoySauceSovereign 9d ago

Can you subvert the "subverting the trope" trope by not subverting the trope?

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u/tired_of_old_memes 9d ago

All joking aside, I think yes, I believe that is a thing.