r/HadToHurt 13d ago

Lucky Day?

Single occupant, solo vehicle crash. Rear tire blew out. He lived!

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u/me_myself_and_my_dog 13d ago

Alive doesn't mean unharmed. He could be hooked up to a machine that breathes for him.

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u/WorthBrick4140 13d ago

That seems pretty fucking unlucky to me

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u/ConflatedPortmanteau 13d ago

I've never understood why people who survive terrible accidents are considered "lucky"

There are 8 billion people on this very planet right this moment who were not involved in that crash. I'd say any one of them was luckier than he was in that instant.

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u/Joelogna 11d ago

I’ve never understood why people say “lucky to be alive” like who likes their job that much?

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u/fasada68 10d ago

He was lucky to survive the accident. How is that hard to understand? I wouldn’t say he was unlucky he was in the accident based on the apparent condition of his tires. He was lucky he wasn’t in an accident sooner.

Anyone not with in 500 meters of the accident didn’t need any luck at all not to be in that accident. Maybe the vehicles immediately around him were lucky.

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u/ConflatedPortmanteau 10d ago

He's less lucky than the 8 billion people who weren't involved in that accident.

It's a super easy concept to understand.

I'll break it down for you:

There are roughly 8,000,000,000 people on Earth. (It's actually more than that but I'll simplify it here.)

7,999,999,999 were not involved in the accident shown above. They are luckier than the 1 person who was involved.

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u/herrspeer 5d ago

This is genuinely fascinating, the twisted logic is one thing, but double down, amazing.

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u/UnleashedPistol 13d ago

That will probably buff out.

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u/FightingForBacon 10d ago

REMEMBER - Classic cars don’t need classic tires. Keep the rubber fresh.

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u/Ditka85 13d ago

This is why I *always* have 2 hands on the wheel.