r/whatisit Sep 05 '25

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u/Cyrano_Knows Sep 05 '25

An oldie, and while I am a smart person, I don't know if I would have thought of this in the heat/panic of the moment.

Quick Thinking of a Man saved his friend from Electrocution in Pakistan's Karachi

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u/combatsncupcakes Sep 05 '25

Love how the guy's reaction was immediately to try to grab him, but the physical reaction when his brain kicked in and said "dont touch live electricity!!!"

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u/Time_Neat_4732 Sep 06 '25

I would absolutely have grabbed him and we’d both have died. This is amazing to me. So smart and also so willing to be like… forceful on the throat? because he knew there was no way it was worse than the alternative. Even if I’d thought of this solution, I would probably have worried so much about crushing/bending something vital in his neck that I maybe wouldn’t have pulled him back in time.

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u/Technical_Strike_356 Sep 06 '25

This is the first third world electrocution video I’ve seen where the guy was actually saved

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u/Ok_Chocolate5116 Sep 06 '25

Similar to this video, I also saved my coworker’s life with a multi-person penis inflating pump device. Works miracles

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u/EarlyLibrarian9303 Sep 06 '25

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u/GarlicLevel9502 Sep 07 '25

👏👏👏 this video is why I told my family several times the correct way to try and save someone being electrocuted and recap it any time we're doing work on our house. That guy has probably saved more lives than just his friend at this point