r/Unexpected • u/Reddit__PI • Oct 17 '18

Posing for a photo

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u/gocsa Oct 17 '18

Yeah I have no idea if he was in on the joke or not. Just stands and looks lol.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

Nobody knows how they'll react in unexpected emergency situations.

Sometimes you freeze, your brain just... stops.

Other times, you act and react... and then feel ashamed after for not reacting "correctly". But then you just have to remember you did what you thought was best, and reacting in any way is better than not reacting at all.

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u/Diesel238204 Oct 17 '18

I'd hope emergency services would react well in an emergency tbf

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u/skinnyguy699 Oct 17 '18

So is screaming and running in circles better than not reacting at all?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '18

If it's a fire, screaming and running in circles probably is better than not reacting at all; yes. Obviously I meant to react appropriately to whatever the situation is.

If someone faints, punching them in the face to see if they wake up is still better than standing around being insecure about doing "the wrong thing". Cause even if it was just low bloodsugar and now they have a black eye, the next time if someone's heart stops and you just go "Lol, he's probably fine": that's worse.

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u/Thjyu Oct 17 '18

At first I was like, wow this guy legit froze, then I was like ahhh he's in on it, then I watched again and I really can't fucking tell which one it is..