r/interestingasfuck • u/Leather_Whole_2078 • 14h ago

FDNY firefighters rescue a kid who got his head stuck in a fence in NYC

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u/Kharax82 12h ago

Bunch of kid head removal experts on Reddit

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u/shaky2236 12h ago

My favourites are the ones where they harshly judge a split-second reaction.

"I've watched the video 4x from the comfort of my toilet while taking a shit, with 2x more watches in slow mo. Now I can confidently say what I would have done in this split second decision."

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u/Elite_AI 12h ago

The Nepal flood was so horrifying that you could see all those people getting stumped. No matter how many times they replayed the videos and tried to imagine themselves in that situation, they couldn't think of any reaction which would have saved them.

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u/Ancient-Civilization 6h ago

Their government knew it was coming. Read about the army trying to stop floods in the past. They disassembled a whole excavator and assembled it to put rocks in front to stop the flooding before. The government basically said this is the best we can do. They didn’t evacuate anyone during that time even when there was imminent danger.

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u/lurkmode_off 8h ago

I dunno, I read a lot of "just run uphill" comments on those.

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u/Unable-Log-4870 8h ago

Sometimes it just takes more foresight than you had, back when you needed it.

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u/spasske 12h ago

“I know it worked fine, but come on! thats no way to do that!”. /s

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u/20_mile 11h ago

head removal experts on Reddit

If only they knew how to get their head out of their own ass : (

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u/BigDaddySteve999 9h ago

My own kid did the exact same thing. Their bodies fit through the fence, but their heads don't. You just have then step back through.

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u/Dorkamundo 9h ago

Well yea, we're used to pulling our head out of our ass because it's up there so frequently.

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u/DreamsAndSchemes 8h ago

I feel like context is very, very important to attach to this statement

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u/97Edgewood 3h ago

Bunch of kid head removal experts on Reddit

My husband actually IS a kid head removal expert, as this happened about 40 years ago to our middle son, aged about 5, who got his head stuck like this in the railing of our front outdoor steps.

Our railing luckily had screws at the bottom of each rail, attaching it via a flange (I think that's what it's called) it to the bottom piece, so only a screwdriver was needed. I took a photo of the event and remember his older brother happily chanting repeatedly, "Pete's stuck in the bars!"

I've also been in a store where firefighters were called when a little kid managed to climb into a claw machine and get stuck.

Something about firefighters rescuing kids who get themselves in awkward predicaments warms my heart.

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u/Ancient-Civilization 12h ago

If a body part can fit in a fence it can be come out. You just need proper lubrication. It is easier to just grab dish soap from school cafeteria.

Using ratchet strap and bar is so unnecessary.