Disaster can strike at any moment! Whether it be getting hit with a cup of questionable liquid at a festival, falling off your bike, or setting your hair on fire with your birthday candles, disaster can strike in a variety of ways!
And, sometimes, people are able to capture these moments just a second before they occur. So, here is a collection of images that are taken against all of the odds at the split second before disaster strikes! Enjoy!
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I Hope That Is Beer..
Since this looks like it was take at a festival, I would be praying to God that it was just cider in that cup, and not something far worse!
“My friend/coworker set her hair on fire while blowing out the candles on her birthday cake. This was taken the split second before anybody realized.”
Thankfully, this person emerged completely unscathed, and they all still ate the cake; however, I can imagine that it all got a bit lively for the few seconds she was on fire The person who posted this wrote, “After a minor trim to the affected area of hair, you couldn’t even tell the next day!”
“Here’s my friend buried in the sand the second before he was beaned in the head with a football.”
Knowing my friends as well as I do, there would be no way that I would allow them to bury me up to my neck in the sand! I guess they could have done a lot worse to him than hit him in the head with a football!
Heads Up!
There is a whole array of emotions going on here. It looks like the three people in the middle on the second row back are just about to sneeze, and I don’t even know what the guy in the blue shirt on the left is doing!
“Half-a-second before.”
Wow, this is even captured the second before she has even realized herself that she is falling. Look how the water has barely been touched, there is just a single ripple for the back of her feet.
Right In The Nads!
Oh wow, I can feel the pain that this fella is about to go through creeping into my body just by looking at this. Every man has just winced when looking at this picture.
Swing-Sets Can Be Dangerous Too
This is a photo that the person on the right will doubtlessly treasure for the rest of her life! This clearly wasn’t the day to go out wearing white!
The Look Of Regret
Is there anything worse than dropping a piece of cake? I mean, dropping a whole cake would be worse, I guess, but this is still heartbreaking.
Tactical Vomit
Ooft, this one is hard to look at. That kid on the left is about to become very well acquainted with everything that that kid has eaten over the last 12 hours.
Watch Out Below!
That is perfectly aimed to land straight on top of his noggin! That guy on the right also has no idea either, and he is right in the splash zone!
Hold On To Your Drinks
Well, looking on the bright side, at least the girl on the bottom left may get a drink of gin and tonic, or whatever that is, out of this blunder! Although, I guess she’d rather not get covered in someone else’s drink.
Just Enjoying The Sunshine
People really need to stop throwing water at each other! I’m now just waiting to get hit in the face with a bucket of water at this point.
“5 seconds before the best year end group photograph.”
I think that is a lot less than 5 seconds before the “best year end group photograph”. There is about to be a real discrepancy between those who like practical jokes, and those who cannot stand them!
The Jesus Moment
This guy is simultaneously putting Michael Jackson and Jesus Christ to shame here! He truly is the lord of the dance.
Jesus Took My Wheel
If there has ever been a photo that screams, “WEAR A HELMET!” then it is this one!
“Just me, a split second before my jaw was dislocated.”
Yes, they did dislocate their jaw, and if you want to know what they were hit in the face with, it was, according to the person who posted this, “A pillow. Filled with soft, comfortable… fluff.”
“One year ago my girlfriend found a 4 leaf clover.”
I naturally ducked when I looked at this photo and slammed my face into my desk. Now feel like an idiot.
“Catch Grandma!”
It looks like that grandmother is either going to catch the kid, or kick him like a football!
“Amazing photo taken from a beach in Hawaii.”
What are you doing standing there staring at it? Get running away you fool!
Six Lives Lost.
That face is still one of innocence, who hasn’t yet noticed the consequences of his actions.
“Never take a selfie during a snowball fight.”
Can we talk about how weirdly photogenic the snowball thrower is? So effortless, so evil.
Just A Nice Family Dinner.
This kid has already accepted his fate. He’s fully at peace.
A Snack? Don’t Mind If I Do.
Isn’t this why at parks and whatnot there’s always signs saying don’t get close to the wildlife?
“I told him a millions times not climb on the chairs.”
The filter and photo editing that went into making this a perfect artsy shot is what really puts this over the edge for me.
“They were living in two different realities when this picture was taken.”
Oh how the girl must wish for the man’s optimism and smile in this truly tragic moment.
One Man’s Disaster Is…Soon To Be Three Peoples’ Disaster.
he figured if he was going down, might as well bring some others with him.
“The lid coming off Jonah Hill’s drink.”
It seems that even celebrities are still touched by tragedy. But really you should know better than to hold a drink with a lid like that.
What Sick Tricks Can Cost You.
Half of this pic is a sweet cat acrobatics move, the other half is a disaster for everyone involved.
“My friend mid fall on the skateboard.”
From this pose, I’d say there’s a good chance that instead of falling, he blasted off into the air like Superman.
What An Elegant Moment In Nature.
Silly deer, that’s what ice skates are for, obviously.
“Just a pic that my friend took down at the beach the other day.”
I’m sure it was a disaster for the friend, but the seagull was having a great day!
“A moment after saying ‘I think this bag is about to break’.”
Well…she was right! At least she can take solace in that fact.
A Few Disaster Options.
This could end with a hole in the ceiling, a dent in the floor, or any amount of human injury. Or maybe, all three!
“That one Christmas when a champagne cork hit me in the eye.”
I’m recoiling just looking at this photo. That’s a sensitive area corks have no business being around.
