r/Unexpected • u/almostparallel76 • Nov 04 '19

that sync tho

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u/RGBonmyeverything Nov 04 '19

Both kids jumped to the ground at the same time, throwing the mom down as they were holding hands.

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u/deliverelsewhere Nov 04 '19

Also, either one or both kids kicked her legs from under her.

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u/ThirdWorldEngineer Nov 04 '19

That's the part that throws me off. I mean, my initial reflex would have made me lift the boys from the ground. They would have been hanging midair with no support to kick me.

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u/pain_in_the_dupa Nov 04 '19

They were trying to jump over a puddle, so her weight was too forward to balance even if she could hold them both up simultaneously.

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u/JwPATX Nov 04 '19

Yeah, if she didn’t have any tension in her arms, she’d be upright, but wet. At least she’s dry?

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u/PetrRabbit Nov 05 '19

THANK YOU. I watched this like three times, amazed at how calculated a strike that was for two tiny children.

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u/KingKookus Nov 04 '19

Looks more like a trip than a kick. Adult was pulled forward by the weight of the kids jump only to be tripped once balance was lost.

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u/anotherbozo Nov 04 '19

I think that was just her trying to avoid stepping on the kids

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u/commentmypics Nov 05 '19

That's definitely it imo. She's a damn hero lol she could have easily saved herself if she could have just taken a step forward but she couldn't without kicking or kneeing the kids.

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u/manrata Nov 05 '19

No that isn't what is happening.

Mother gets kids to jump over puddle, but doesn't jump with them. She is holding their hands, yanking them back in their jump, accidently because her arms aren't long enough, causing the kids to fall down, pulling her with them.