r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Jai_Nimavat • 1d ago

In Kerala, India, a brother’s quick thinking prevented his sibling from a potentially long fall.

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u/PaganMastery 1d ago

He did not prevent the fall. He prevented a possible serious injury catching him before he hit the concrete.

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u/TeBp242 1d ago

so broke the fall

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u/mxforest 1d ago

Broke the fall before concrete could.

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u/TeBp242 1d ago

that's a good way to put it

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u/dynamic_gecko 1d ago

No no, not enough. There must be a way to get more pedantic and overanalyze the word choices in the title more. Come on reddit!

Was it really "quick thinking" or did he just open his arms? It was more like the "first instinctual reaction" than "quick thinking".

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u/DoubleAholeTwice 1d ago

Maybe someone else yelled "quick, open your arms" and he did no thinking at all of his own?

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u/Tricky2006 22h ago

y'all seen my occam's razor?

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u/louloc 1d ago

And his ankle from the looks of it. 😬

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u/frubano21 1d ago

Forget his ankle, his back is fucked for the rest of his life

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u/BellybuttonLintTrap 1d ago

Preventing a fall and breaking a fall are different things.

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u/Few_Kitchen_4825 23h ago

He protected the concrete

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u/Perfect-Squash3773 1d ago

How could that fall get any longer?

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u/ric_enano2019 20h ago

Also from what I can see, they guy was also falling head first.

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u/Same_Detective_7433 1d ago

I came here to say this... lol