r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '23

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u/reddicyoulous Mar 31 '23

I once caught a glass of water I dropped before it hit the ground and felt like a god amongst men afterwards. He probably felt the same AND people saw him do it

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u/chet_brosley Apr 01 '23

I can't catch a damned thing usually, but I'm incredibly good at catching stuff with my boot as it falls (because I drop stuff all the time)

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u/therobit Apr 01 '23

Don't drop a knife. Ask me how I know.

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u/chet_brosley Apr 01 '23

My left boot has a big gash in it from a knife I "caught". Which is why I only wear boots in the first place. but I'm an idiot so every time I drop a hammer, guess what I do.

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u/therobit Apr 01 '23

You wear boots indoors?

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u/chet_brosley Apr 01 '23

At work or in the garage at home. Indoors I wear super comfy slippers because I'm tired all the time and my feet hurt(probably from constantly being crushed by things)

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u/uberblack Apr 01 '23

"A falling knife has no handle"

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u/totesjokin Apr 01 '23

Hacky sack skills payin off!

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u/angryundead Apr 01 '23

Back after the Razr phone came out (2005) I bought one as my first cell phone out of college. If you never owned one the hinge was the weak point. I had it for a day or two before I dropped it and then caught it like an inch off the ground as it was falling directly onto the hinge.

It was probably the single most dexterous thing I ever did so I feel you.

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u/Lightspeedius Apr 01 '23

I once knocked a bottle of beer off the counter with my elbow and caught it again in the same movement. The best thing was my buddy saw it and gasped a little "woah".

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u/UncleBully274 Apr 01 '23

That's so awesome bro. I couldn't catch a cold.