close call

The universe is shifty and unpredictable, and it's impossible to know when an unforeseen danger will be thrown right at you. But sometimes our spidey senses light up, allowing us to make either fast or seemingly precognitive decisions that help us dodge massive bullets. Sometimes a crazy close call is up to chance, but other times people feel a gut instinct keeping them safe.

As not-total-idiots, we spend a lot of time worrying about making the right decision. Sometimes we can thank ourselves for avoiding a bad situation, and sometimes it's totally up to random chance whether we dodge a huge bullet or not. Everyone has a moment in their lives that the think about "man if that had gone just slightly differently I'd be in some serious pain right now." Hindsight is 20/20 and life is just a constant act of dodging massive bullets.

Apparently the moral of this story is that tight pants can save your life? Maybe it's an exception to the rule. Either way you wouldn't expect this from an 80 year old history professor. For some more close calls, here's a dad whose instinct save his daughter, as well as some creepy paranormal stories from night shifters.

These lucky people all found themselves less than seconds, or in some cases inches away from complete and utter destruction. It really makes you feel deep thoughts about the delicate balance in which all our lives hang. And also it's effin' wild. For stupid people who things didn't perfectly work out for, check out these utter morons who deserve darwin awards.

Thank goodness for reflexes. These videos would look a whole lot different if not for some quick thinking or just straight up luck. Honestly, most of these are just luck. Here's to monster trucks and trains having effective breaks. For more close calls, check out these close calls where people escaped ruin by moments.

These close calls are inches, feet, and seconds away from being really not fun to watch. Congratulations on everyone's luck in these videos, because without it they would all likely be hurting a lot more. For more close call gifs, here are some close calls where people escaped ruin by moments.

Life is a series of close calls. Yours might be almost having spilled your coffee this morning. For these people it was almost getting hit by a train. Oh, quick reminder, look both ways before crossing the street. Don't save the looking for when you're halfway through. These could have been some real doozies. For more, here are some close calls where people escaped ruin by moments.

You risk your life every time you step out the door. Or even stay at home. Even when you're sleeping. Anyway, these folks are some of the luckiest people out there. You never know how life will roll the dice, but it looks a lot like these people got a second chance that many aren't afforded. If you're in the mood, here are some more nerve-wracking stories of survival.

These people had some real close calls, but by chance, circumstance or skill managed to get out (pretty much) unscathed.