"Another second and I would have died": stories of people who were on the verge of death

Reddit users have shared horror stories of their lives, which can be described by the phrase "more seconds and I would have died." For a couple of days, this topic has attracted great attention of site visitors and attracted nearly 14,000 comments. Here are some pretty horrible stories.

spider flair

A user with the nickname ethanlan He said that once sat on the steps of his dormitory. At one point he had no particular reason just got up and decided to go under the visor of the building. Just a second later to the place where he has gone, from a height of 11 floors collapsed window glass.

Reddit users jokingly speculated that worked "spider flair" - the ability of Spider-Man to anticipate the impending danger.

Horrible red cardigan

Acridid12 He said that once a giant letter "M" from the clothing store signage Miller's Outpost crashed next to him, touching his shoulder. A moment earlier she would have fallen right on the head. Store representatives as compensation offered to him any merchandise to choose from, only that it did not submit them to court.

According to the victim: "I chose a horrible red cardiganBecause I was 16 and I was stupid. "

Elevator

A user with the nickname kimb0q remembered that once he and a friend went down the elevator to the dining-room hostel. They are about something vigorously argued and after opening the doors stayed in for an extra second. At this point, the cabin fell down and flew two floors with open doors. The benefit of no one was hurt badly.

In this situation, the second delay, in fact, saved their lives, because they are made from step elevator a little earlier, the consequences can be much more tragic.

The lesson from childhood

clipperlad He told the terrible story of his childhood. When he was 6-7 years old, with his mother and puppies, they went to the suburban area for dog training. The site was surrounded by a forest and one side is adjacent to the freeway. Mum with the dog went to the site, and the boy was told to sit in the car and entertain themselves in the games of Game Boy.

After about an hour he was bored, and he went to look for his mother. Parking was removed from the training area, so had to walk some distance on foot. On the way he met a man looked about 30, who convinced the boy that he goes in the wrong direction. But he is ready to take the boy to his mother and pup.

The child agreed and went with the man along the side of the road to the parked car. On the way to the car at the last moment the boy heard his mother scream. Looking back, he felt the man tightened his grip on his arm, but still managed to escape. Child ran to his mother and the stranger managed to escape.

If the boy's mother stayed still for some time, the end could be quite different. Author history still remembers how close he was to being kidnapped and possibly killed.

Railroad crossing

User NRT-48Rules He told how almost killed in a car that led the mother of his girlfriend. She decided to cross the level crossing right in front of a moving train, but did not have time to travel the path and collided with a locomotive front of the vehicle.

Author history sitting in the back seat, so suffered the least. Those who were in front, got a lot of fractures and other serious injuries. If the car was moving a little faster, the blow would have fallen to the side of the body, and all the passengers would be dead.

Coin

Booms777 told how he was saved by a coin thrown up, that, in fact, is also a snap. Everything happened in 2004 in the middle of December, when he and other travelers in Bangkok. It was the last week of travel, and they had to decide to go for Christmas home to the UK or to spend the holidays on the beaches of Phuket, extending his foreign tour.

To choose, the guys decided to throw a coin. I had the trip home. Collecting things, they came back. And at home on the TV to see what Phuket has covered a tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean. This natural disaster killed while more than 200 000 people. Among them could be the hero and history.

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