Relief. There are few feelings as sweet as relief, that warm glow you get as you exhale deeply into a huge ‘PHEW!’ and you realize that a huge shitstorm has just been narrowly avoided.
Here at Bored Panda, we have compiled a list of just those moments, some more serious than others. From almost dunking the spoon handle in soup (the horror), to narrowly avoiding death by chainsaw, this list has got it all.
Scroll down to check out the list for yourself, and don’t forget to vote for your favorites!
#1 My Great-Grandfather Was Shot In The Chest By A German Soldier During World War I. Luckily, The Coins In His Breast Pocket Absorbed The Bullet And Saved His Life. You Could Say He Didn’t Need Much Money To Survive
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#2 What To Do After A Car Crash?
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#3 Close Call
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#4 Safety Specs Saved This Guy’s Eye From An Exploding Angle Grinder Disc
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#5 When Jesus Loves You Very Much
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#6 That Was Close
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#7 Well That Was A Close Call
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#8 Almost…
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#9 What A Save!
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#10 A Shark Bit Her, But She Wasn’t Tasty Enough. Some Researchers Believe That In The Initial Bite A Shark Can Detect The Ratio Of Fat To Bone Or Muscle And Whether Its Mouthful Is Worth Eating Or Not
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#11 Boulder Nearly Takes Out Italian Farm House
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#12 Well, That Was Close
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#13 A Friend Of Mine Almost Lost His Wedding Band To The Drain Today. The Drain Had Mercy
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#14 Almost Had A Heart Attack
#15 I’m A Lucky B**ch To Get Away With This For 20 Minutes Driving Around Town
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#16 Just Avoided A Potential Credit Card Theft. Always Wiggle The Card Reader
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#17 Almost Stepped On This Little Nope-Rope While Shooting
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#18 That Could’ve Hurt A Lot
I work in lumber and had a customer shift a pile of 4″x4″x12’s that my hand was next to. One came tumbling down right on to my fingers. I heard a snap and thought my finger had lost the will to remain unbroken, turns out my tungsten carbide ring caught the full force, broke, but didn’t bend and potentially saved me a really chewed up finger. I’d rather replace a ring than a finger any day!
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#19 There Was A Mud Slide Just North Of My Town And This Caltrans Truck Driver Had A Very Close Call. To The Left Is The Pacific Ocean
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#20 I Almost Died Today, And My Mom Got A Perfectly Timed Picture Of My Dad Saving Me
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#21 This Is What I Call A Close Call!
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#22 Close Call
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#23 Took A Shower After Putting My Son To Bed. Almost Stepped On Him When I Got Out
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#24 This Car Owner Is Just Lucky
#25 Close Call
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#26 When I Opened My Fridge, This Pitcher Fell And Was Caught By The Door
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#27 Cell Phone Saved Workers Leg From Chainsaw
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#28 Had A Close Call Tonight, These Just Look Too Similar
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#29 When You Drop Your Phone And It Almost Hits A Land Mine
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#30 Well, That Was Close
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#31 We Almost Had A Very Bad Day Today
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#32 These Two Car Owners Should Play The Lottery Today. Not A Scratch On Either Car
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#33 Being Late To Work Saved My Life. If I’ve Left Home 2 Seconds Earlier, This Car Would Have Fell On Top Of My Head!
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#34 This Guy Had Two Nails From A Nail Gun Hit His Leg, And They Both Missed His Femur And His Kneecap
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#35 When You Make It Home In The Nick Of Time
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#36 Well, That Was A Close Call
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#37 I Was A Little Too Lucky Today (That’s A Sewer And My Car Key)
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#38 This Is Why You Wear Safety Glasses
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#39 I Got Lucky That I Noticed Before I Started Brushing
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#40 Lucky Car
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#41 This Could Have Ended Poorly
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#42 I Work At A Burger Joint Where Customers Fill Out Their Order On A Ticket And They Put Their Name On It. When The Food Comes Out We Call The Name On The Ticket. Almost Slipped Up On Curt’s Order Today
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#43 Thank God I Noticed That
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#44 Saved By An Angel
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#45 Close Call
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#46 …hole In One? Direct Hit While Drinking His Beer. Close Call!
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#47 I Feared The Worst When This Tree Toppled Over In The Direction Of My Car. But When The Snow Was Cleared Away I Realized How Incredibly Lucky I Was
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#48 Close Call
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#49 Definition Of A Close Call
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#50 I Lost Control Of My Car Yesterday And Slid Off The Road. Close Call
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#51 Asked My Mother In Law For Eye Drops. Almost Put This In My Eyes
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#52 Almost Caught My Office On Fire Today. Glad I Had This Glass Separating My Laptop And Wood Desk
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#53 Close Call During A Cyclone In My Home Town Today
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#54 Close Call
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#55 Falling Asleep And Double Checked My Alarm, The Night Before My First Day On The New Job. Close Call
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#56 Very Lucky Monday Morning So Far
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#57 When You Find A Knife Point In Your Frozen Berries From The Farm And Think Your Father Is Trying To Kill You – Then Remember You Snapped It Off Breaking It Up Yesterday
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#58 Close Call
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#59 That Was A Close One
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#60 When The Muddy Patch Is Exactly 1 Wellington Boot Deep
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#61 Close Call
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#62 This Is What We Call A Closecall. Found By One Of Our Fire Inspectors Today. Given A Bit More Time It Would’ve Been Found By Firefighters
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#63 Close Call
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#64 Left A Can Of Coke In My Car. I Think I Narrowly Avoided A Disaster
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#65 That Was Close
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#66 Storms Came Through Chicago. This Car Was Having A Lucky Day
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#67 Near Miss
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#68 Close Call
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#69 Maybe Cages Aren’t Such A Bad Idea
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#70 Icecreamed – Almost Had A Heart Attack When It Fell Over
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#71 That Was A Close Call…
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#72 I Was Really Lucky Today
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#73 I Am Now A Heart Attack Survivor
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#74 If You’re Feeling Like A Crappy Parent, Don’t Worry, You’re Doing Better Than I Am! My Kids Almost Started My House On Fire Today. I Was Only A Few Feet Away Talking To My Husband. Thank God He Looked Over And Saw That The Stinkies Piled Pillows In Front Of Our Fire Place. It Was Smoking. It Was Terrifying
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#75 Yesterday I Got Lucky, I Ride Again
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#76 I Almost Just Had A Very Unhappy Cat
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#77 That Was Close One
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#78 Had A Close Call This Morning
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#79 When You Almost Lose Your Engagement Ring Diamond, Down The Bathtub Drain!
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#80 That Was A Close Call For This Coffee Mug
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#81 Thought I Heard A Noise Last Night
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#82 When You Step On A Board With 4 Nails In It With Flops On And Somehow Manage Not To Get Any In Your Foot
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#83 Close Call On 85 North 90′ Up On The Tom Moreland Interchange In Atlanta. Directly Above 4 Lanes Of 285 East
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#84 Nearly Got Cooked Tonight!
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#85 So This Happened. Don’t Work With A Wire Wheel In Your Lap
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#86 Close Call…
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#87 I Just Had A Close Call As Well
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#88 Close Call This Morning
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#89 My Neighbor’s Close Call After A Big Windstorm
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#90 Close Call With A Lawn Mower Blade
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#91 Interlude To Further Disaster
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#92 That’s A First For Me To Have Explode. Lucky I Had On Heavy Gloves Face Shield And Long Sleeve Shirt. It Let Go And Took Out My Overhead Lights And Dropped Them On Me
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#93 And Luckily My Neighbor Took My Favorite Spot
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#94 Lucky Toiletpaper Stall
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#95 “Mom, What’s Wrong With This Milk?!” “That’s Laundry Detergent In An Old Milk Jug!” “Oh Man, I Almost Poured It All Over My Cereal!”
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#96 Close Call With A Chain Saw
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#97 Close Call
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#98 Close Call This Morning
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#99 Close Call At Work Today
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#100 Close Call
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#101 Duncan: “The Bath Will Probably Run Pretty Quickly Here You Know”….me: “S***, S***, S***, S***”
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#102 When The Pot Is Just Big Enough
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#103 Had A Near Death Experience This Morning
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#104 Close Call…
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#105 So This My Current Situation
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#106 Umm Whoops That Was A Close One
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#107 So Kinley Knows How To Turn On The Gas Stove Now
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#108 Close Call This Morning
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#109 Dodged A Bullet
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#110 Dodged A Bullet
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#111 Close Call
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#112 Amazon Shipped Me 128GB Worth Of Micro SD Cards, Almost Threw The Box Away
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#113 Cheating Death
#114 Phew… That Was A Close Call!
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#115 Close Call
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#116 Close Call
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#117 Close Call
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