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Armenian Man Escapes Serious Harm with Leap of a Lifetime
weather.com ^ | Jan. 17, 2020 | Staff

Posted on 01/17/2020 1:21:40 PM PST by Red Badger

An out of control vehicle almost smashed directly into a man in Armenia.

Amazing video at link...................


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Outdoors; Sports; Travel
KEYWORDS: armenia; leapoffaith; olympic
He should join the Armenian Olympic High Jump team!.................
1 posted on 01/17/2020 1:21:40 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Wow...what a good natured guy to smile that that afterwards.


2 posted on 01/17/2020 1:35:42 PM PST by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Red Badger

Good peripheral vision & quick reflexes win the day!
Look before you leap, but do leap!


3 posted on 01/17/2020 1:39:53 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Red Badger

It probably would have helped if the driver and passenger weren’t covering their faces when they drove.


4 posted on 01/17/2020 1:50:25 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

He’s probably thinking, I hope they got good insurance!!!!!.............


5 posted on 01/17/2020 1:51:57 PM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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And he smiled immediately afterwards, not a hint of anger. Decent dude.


6 posted on 01/17/2020 1:51:59 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Red Badger

Situational awareness - checking your ‘6’ - better to be able to laugh and say “WHEW” than to be crushed!

Interesting how so many car-dash videos come out of the old Warsaw Block countries. I’ve wasted many a minute watching YouTube compilations of hits and barely missed vehicle rodeos from there. Winter driving there? Only in a TANK!


7 posted on 01/17/2020 1:55:32 PM PST by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: Red Badger

One of those “I was almost a bloody splatter” moments.


8 posted on 01/17/2020 1:58:31 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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They get discounts on their insurance if they have a dash cam.......


9 posted on 01/17/2020 2:01:29 PM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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Cool as a cucumber on ice.


10 posted on 01/17/2020 2:12:05 PM PST by agatheringstorm
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They get discounts on their insurance if they have a dash cam.......

Thanks for the info. I like scratching my curiosity bump.

11 posted on 01/17/2020 2:20:00 PM PST by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: Red Badger

He has what we called “good situational awareness”.


12 posted on 01/17/2020 2:23:14 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Learned that back when that Russian meteor hit and there was dash cam video all over the place from it.

I thought it was weird that there was so many people that had dash cams, then they reported why it was so................


13 posted on 01/17/2020 2:43:29 PM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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w0w that’s bonkers! I’ll have what he’s having, if it gives me vision and reflexes like that. A dash of luck and good humor are a bonus.


14 posted on 01/17/2020 3:28:39 PM PST by catbertz
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To: Red Badger

“They get discounts on their insurance if they have a dash cam.......”

THANK YOU! I’ve wondered why there were so many Russian car crash videos on YouTube. Now I know. Big fan of those...


15 posted on 01/17/2020 3:45:28 PM PST by moovova
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The car was only going about 5 mph when it got to him, and he jumped high enough to sit on the hood. Big screaming deal. I could probably do that, and I’m 64.


16 posted on 01/17/2020 4:31:59 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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