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[–]SRS270 1223 points1224 points ago

That was the smoothest death avoidance I've ever seen.

[–]SeanMisspelled 1290 points1291 points ago

The people in the backseat might disagree with you

[–]SRS270 404 points405 points ago

Touche.

[–]mach-2 166 points167 points ago

Said the backseat to the car.

[–]Valkie 79 points80 points ago

Uh, said the man to the lady

Pixies song for those who don't make the connection.

[–]SecondSkin 20 points21 points ago

We're chained!

[–]lozano066 6 points7 points ago

With your feet in the air and your head out of the car

Try this trick and spin it, yeah

Your car will collapse

But there's nothing in it

And you'll ask yourself

Where is my car

[–]noamg111 11 points12 points ago

That UH gets me every time

[–]Garry_The_Snail 12 points13 points ago

Uh, said the lady to the man she adored.

[–]IceCube711 17 points18 points ago

And the whores like a choir! UH UH!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

And Mary, ain'tcha tired of this?

[–]mattroch 6 points7 points ago

Thanks for explaining...

[–]Predator_ 15 points16 points ago

One night upon my motorcycle through the desert sped And smashed my body so that all my friends thought I was dead.

[–]givequicheachance 12 points13 points ago

You are the son of a motherfucker.

[–]Scorchedcookie 1 point2 points ago

UH, said the lady to the man she adored and the whores like a choir

i was literally just listening to this song as i read your comment, right on man

[–]mus0u 10 points11 points ago

That would have sounded alright if you didn't pronounce it like "Douche"...

[–]Brammelam 47 points48 points ago

well they couldn't resist the smashing deal the cabdriver made them.

[–]I_Kissed_Cereal 54 points55 points ago

Shut up, Nigel.

[–]Lamamannen 34 points35 points ago

SMASHING!

[–]Calitalian 34 points35 points ago

BLARHRGAHBLABLRAHG

[–]SeanMisspelled 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, but it's really the oncoming driver who drives a hard bargain

[–][deleted] 54 points55 points ago

They have a chunky death avoidance?

[–]prot0mega 28 points29 points ago

Try this.

[–]SRS270 34 points35 points ago

shouldn't you be studying?

[–]ShreddyZ -1 points0 points ago

Shouldn't you?

[–]StockPhotosOfFruit 87 points88 points ago

[–]EvanMacIan 26 points27 points ago

You know what? I saw the username, and I clicked anyway. Because who doesn't like a nice picture of fruit?

[–]SRS270 17 points18 points ago

you got me.

[–]TheyCallMeStone 13 points14 points ago

This guy. I can't tell if I love or hate you yet.

[–]fakelife2 8 points9 points ago

just another fruitcake.

[–]DroopySage 10 points11 points ago

No tip for Jakucha.

[–]InfiniteSource 11 points12 points ago

Was there people in the back seat? Can somebody find the source?

[–]RawdogginRandos 10 points11 points ago

Were.... WERE, you bastard

[–]snarkyaardvark 14 points15 points ago

Was there people in the back seat?

Were.... WERE, you bastard

Yes, that is the question, but the real question is did they drove or did they flew?

[–]WangBangSusie 1 point2 points ago

They drived not flied.

[–]silverwolf761 1 point2 points ago

there was a backseat in that thing?

[–]toproper 25 points26 points ago

He even used the pedestrian crossing.

[–]BricksWereShat 39 points40 points ago

Besides this.

[–]treespleaseSC 26 points27 points ago

There are a lot of interesting things happening in this video, what caught my eye:

1:04 Man in red shirt is possibly helping

1:05 Man in red shirt leaves scene in back of wagon.

WHAT BECOMES OF THIS MAN?!

[–]ymahaguy3388 14 points15 points ago

I felt bad for the guy when he was standing over the carnage of his smashed up scooter and all the other people on scooters showed up and started riding around him

[–]ProbablyGeneralizing 5 points6 points ago

Kung fu Chinese man's a pimp too, go'n brush your shoulders off

[–]bford_14 1 point2 points ago

Well I've been waiting for AAA for a while, and I'm not sure what to do.

[–]terminal157 1 point2 points ago

As much as I want to believe, it's almost certain that he hit the pavement, and hard, off camera. His momentum is far too great to have landed on his feet.

[–]itsasillyplace 1 point2 points ago

Which would explain the limp.

[–]damnthemanagain 1 point2 points ago

All I could think about was how big must a Chinese typewriter be. answer

[–]norwegian-dude 2 points3 points ago

Despite the fact that he crashed and burned. Notice the blood on his shirt, pants and arms...

[–]Qrotch 82 points83 points ago

No he's dead...that was his confused ghost thinking he made it.

[–]phreanix 39 points40 points ago

Swayze here, I can confirm.

[–]Billbeachwood 7 points8 points ago

Haley Joel Osmond here, I can confirm that that is indeed Patrick Swayze.

[–]SpermWhale 4 points5 points ago

Casper here, I'll make a wish for you.

[–]Brainderailment 6 points7 points ago

Ghost dad here, I can corroborate.

[–]WaterAndSand 4 points5 points ago

Right after a top 5 egregiously pulling into traffic. Quality breeds quality.

[–]thedudewhosmiles 1 point2 points ago

The Flash dosent drive

[–]jockoj 1 point2 points ago

Unless there was a passenger in the rickshaw.

[–]Feed__Me__Downvotes -4 points-3 points ago

That guy is cool as the rule...

[–]crayola_ferrari 33 points34 points ago

You're tragically failing as novelty account. Keep doing that.

[–]PancakeWrangler 24 points25 points ago

People only upvote him because of his name. They think he wants downvotes, so they give him upvotes instead.

[–]Old_Greggg 60 points61 points ago

Keep him at zero, then either way he wont win.

[–]SRS270 7 points8 points ago

Ok, he's at 0. Everyone STOP!

[–]hyperacti 6 points7 points ago

0 as in his karma total.

[–]hugezeldafan 0 points1 point ago

Reverse psychology novelty account!! I had that idea.

[–]brunste 19 points20 points ago

I bet you hate Zelda...

[–]delusivewalrus 1 point2 points ago

A most interesting game. The only way to win is not to play.

[–]mattrition 2 points3 points ago

You must be starving!

[–]vxx 312 points313 points ago

Reminds me of this

Or this is even better

[–]PancakeWrangler 132 points133 points ago

Opening that door almost got him killed, the truck he's in barely misses his legs.

[–]vxx 221 points222 points ago

Not wearing a seat belt almost killed him. I guess the door opened itself from the force.

[–]Homletmoo 97 points98 points ago

His continued existence suggests the force is strong with him.

[–]vxx 44 points45 points ago

We like to say "The luck is with the stupid" or "The dumbest farmer has the largest potatoes".

[–]Kotakia 62 points63 points ago

Sounds more like a penis joke than anything.

[–]BloodshotHippy 1 point2 points ago

Who's we? Ive never heard of either saying.

[–]vxx 1 point2 points ago

I am German. "Das Glück ist mit den Dummen" and "Der dümmste Bauer hat die dicksten Kartoffeln"

[–]YouPickMyName 36 points37 points ago

For all we know, he was badly injured but appeared fine due to the adrenaline.

[–]occupythekitchen 4 points5 points ago

idk I was in a head on collision (i was going 60 and this drunk driver turned in front of me) and I walked out of it fine all i had was a sit belt burn but he on the other hand had a broken arm. I still remmber walking to his car asking him if he was ok and he just mumbles than lift his hand which was clearly broken, I was just like nope nope nope.

[–]OnlySanePanda 13 points14 points ago

I'm more concerned with how everyone walking but the mom and kid don't seem to give a fuck.

[–]Mumberthrax 7 points8 points ago

Maybe it's one of those kinds of things where you've never experienced such an event before, so you have no idea how to respond.

[–]polynomials 7 points8 points ago

Everyone appears to slow down and look. But we are only seeing a few seconds of it anyway. Also it is kind of dangerous to just run up to a car accident before you are sure everything has settled down. And there is also the factor of people assuming someone else will do something.

[–]5ka5 37 points38 points ago

my dad did no2 with his bycicle. the fact that he jumped over the front of the car and had a bouqet of flowers in his hands when he landed on his feet made that even better. he told me that the woman in the car looked a bit confused.

[–]vxx 54 points55 points ago

In my imagination I heard a loud "Tadaaa, your flowers madam."

[–]Arcon1337 45 points46 points ago

And that's how I met your mother.

[–]N3RiX 13 points14 points ago

Wow uhm, spoilers? sheesh

[–]flabcannon 20 points21 points ago

"I was hoping I'd run into you today."

[–]WangBangSusie 2 points3 points ago

my dad did no2 with his bycicle

Visions of your father taking a shit while on his bycicle (sic).

[–]5ka5 1 point2 points ago

oh i see... i'm not a native english speaker. ;)

[–]WangBangSusie 1 point2 points ago

No problem. I just thought it was funny :)

[–]taotao670 18 points19 points ago

This increases my suspicion that everybody in Asia is secretly a ninja.

[–]bigrjsuto 8 points9 points ago

Looks like someome falls out of the right side door of the truck and it crushes them...

[–]mycroft2000 7 points8 points ago

No, that was the same guy ... He slid along the ground faster than the truck for several yards, and just missed getting crushed. The gif format makes it a little difficult to make out.

[–]bigrjsuto 1 point2 points ago

Upon closer inspection, you're right. Good observation.

[–]ForgettableUsername 5 points6 points ago

I wonder how many of these people end up collapsing with terrible injuries once the adrenaline wears off...

[–]tonythetiger1 4 points5 points ago

Was the guy in #1 on his cell phone entire time?

[–]Sarex 28 points29 points ago

Driving in china is some scary shit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPxinqO3f8o

[–]Saganomics 42 points43 points ago

WARNING: This video has a picture of a cat being blowtorched at the end. Don't watch it all the way through.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

deaddove.jpg

[–]Gunnmitten 20 points21 points ago

Jesus Christ man, I thought you were kidding!

[–]Sarex 4 points5 points ago

OMG That wasn't there the last time I saw it... O_o

[–]appleburn 1 point2 points ago

sad thing is I live in a neighborhood with a very big influx of Hmong immigrants and my cat recently disappeared..I really hope one of them didn't blow torch her and eat her :`(

[–]Saganomics 9 points10 points ago

Don't worry, eating cat isn't very common in China - it's mostly restricted to a couple of provinces in the southeast. She's probably running around somewhere, eating birds. :)

[–]Cynikal818 2 points3 points ago

deaddove.jpg

[–]CountMalachi 9 points10 points ago

For some reason it feels like all those people are just driving around aimlessly with no destination.

[–]varanone 4 points5 points ago

I feel they do have set destinations, but a) are not in a hurry to get there and b) try to get to there in the shortest distance possible i.e. straight lines, even if this means wrong ways, sidewalks and through buildings and over peoples' property.

[–]Kowzorz 6 points7 points ago

It's like the lines don't even exist!

[–]itsasillyplace 3 points4 points ago

Fuck yo' lines, nyugga!

[–]follier 10 points11 points ago

2006 statistics:

Traffic Fatalities

US      42,708
CHINA   89,000+

US source: census.gov
China source: chinatoday.com

[–]lordcorbran 11 points12 points ago

To be fair, they've got four times as many people as we do, so per capita they're actually ahead of us.

[–]Gozdilla 27 points28 points ago

We also beat them out for car ownership, by a huge margin. Per 1000 people, we own ~1600% more than they do (808 vs. 47). Start increasing the traffic, the deaths will pile on.

[–]iama_brick 1 point2 points ago

But China has more pedestrians? I'm assuming traffic fatalities include accidents with pedestrians.

[–]awswaim 2 points3 points ago

Also, based on that video they drive at much lower speeds so their fatalities are going to be low. I'm sure if you looked at number of accidents they aren't doing as well.

[–]occupythekitchen 4 points5 points ago

the avg. american car is a suburban, the avg. chinese car is a 3 wheeled motorbike. An American car drives through a house where as a chinese car blows up if it crashes into a building.

[–]Xxzx 1 point2 points ago

One does not simply drive and survive in china.

[–]CaptainChainchomp 1 point2 points ago

Chinese driving: the epitome of not giving a fuck.

[–]cmbezln 3 points4 points ago

Always Asia...

[–]swollencornholio 1 point2 points ago

[–]scsp85 119 points120 points ago

It was a rickshaw. Hopefully with no customer inside.

[–]dioxholster 31 points32 points ago

it was an assassination that didnt go as planned.

[–]rasmus9311 19 points20 points ago

I would say that it did go as planned, the people in the rickshaw were the target both the driver of the silver car and the 'driver' of the rickshaw was in on it. They wanted to make to make it look like an accident, and they even made the crash occur in front of the security camera to back it up that it was an accident. Or maybe the camera thing was an accident and he meant to just run away from the scene when the crash happened.

[–]arksien 10 points11 points ago

Thanks, I was wondering WTF that thing was. It looked almost like a model A or something similar. Not fun to be in and get T-boned either way :/

[–]crayola_ferrari 231 points232 points ago

Doesn't matter how many times I see this, it still makes no fucking sense

[–]Gornagik 229 points230 points ago

It's a rickshaw. He was already running, the carriage just got destroyed.

[–]Krispyz 66 points67 points ago

I take it the rickshaw isn't actually attached to him? He just holds the handles when he runs.

[–]Gornagik 53 points54 points ago

Yes, otherwise he would have been affected more by the collision

[–]BigDildo 296 points297 points ago

The rickshaw is usually attached to the runner's small intestine, but this guy probably wasn't following the rules. Sometimes, the lazy runners will just attach it to their tails, but I don't think this guy did either one. I think he may have actually been using his hands like you suggested.

[–]HateMachineX 28 points29 points ago

BigDildo the worlds foremost authority on Rickshaws and Riskshawers.

[–]maynardftw 6 points7 points ago

I believe the proper term is "Rickshawists."

[–]emu420 77 points78 points ago

K

[–]Billbeachwood 10 points11 points ago

[–]SaikoGekido 1 point2 points ago

The rickshaw is usually attached to the runner's small intestine

Sounds like a painful and expensive operation.

[–]drewkj 1 point2 points ago

Gooby plz.

[–]Krispyz 5 points6 points ago

Seems legit.

[–]smusername 22 points23 points ago

Wait, so that means someone got fucked up inside that rickshaw?

[–]Gornagik 27 points28 points ago

Most likely, yes.

[–]altrego99 5 points6 points ago

:-(

May be the rickshaw was empty

[–]limitz 4 points5 points ago

Most rickshaws in China are now motorized. He likely is not running, but riding instead.

Basically little bikes with a canopy on the backseat. Usually utilized in large cities as a cheaper alternative to taxis.

[–]vandal823 8 points9 points ago

I know of a guy, in my town, named Rick Shaw..

All right, see ya.

[–]jamescagney 5 points6 points ago

So he was rickrolled?

[–]blufox 1 point2 points ago

It is an auto-rickshaw not a human powered one.

[–]IbidtheWriter 1 point2 points ago

No it isn't. It's a 三轮车, either a bike or a scooter of some kind in the front with a passenger area in the back.

[–]Calibas 14 points15 points ago

I think the video is sped up for one thing...

[–]jamescagney 31 points32 points ago

What asshole would do such a thing?? If the video hadn't been sped up, they might have been able to avoid the accident!

[–]anthrocide 7 points8 points ago

I get what's going on, but when he hops out he looks like he's going faster than the cars.

[–]Brule_Tools 37 points38 points ago

[–]TheErudite1 112 points113 points ago

Lovely day, I think I'll walk instead of driving today. casually whistles as he walks away

[–]dioxholster 23 points24 points ago

"let just pretend nothing happened here and I walk back home"

[–]MustStopMasturbating 66 points67 points ago

Extended video

Look at this guy, he escapes certain death, makes a swift recovery, then casually walks away.

[–]Kinetic_Waffle 17 points18 points ago

Why the fuck did he just cut across three lanes into oncoming traffic?

[–]p0op 29 points30 points ago

Because India.

[–]MozTS 25 points26 points ago

can't be india, not enough potholes or needless construction

[–]bsonk 10 points11 points ago

There are plenty of good roads in Indian cities, they just have no rules, as far as I could ever tell. Driving was sort of like giving yourself up to Shiva.

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[–]seekfear 1 point2 points ago

This is legit..

[–]iamnotobama 1 point2 points ago

Right side drive. Can't be India.

[–]HarryLillis 4 points5 points ago

The turn lane in China is the right lane, even if you're turning left.

[–]AdrianBrony 3 points4 points ago

that makes what kind of sense?

[–]Smaskifa 22 points23 points ago

Thanks, I don't know why people post stuff like this in gif when there's video of it.

[–]mattc286 72 points73 points ago

[–]Theropissed 4 points5 points ago

this is unsettling

[–]seagramsextradrygin 1 point2 points ago

Anyone have the extended video of this clip?

[–]Alveia 19 points20 points ago

People are way more likely to watch a gif than a video = more karma.

[–]EosMisley 5 points6 points ago

Probably just me but I usually never click on a link if it is a video. I have Chrome set to 'Click to Play' for plugins and HTML5 video on Youtube. So when I inline expand a video in RES I end up having to click 3 times to get it to start.

I am lazy and gifs are easier.

[–]reddells 1 point2 points ago

Because you can't embed videos or watch them with hoverzoom.

[–]potentpotables81 1 point2 points ago

then he just stands near the curb like "Fuck it".

[–]tankosaurus 47 points48 points ago

Since he managed to run so quickly from the car I have come the the logical conclusion that this must have been what he was driving

[–]MrMakeveli 5 points6 points ago

It was a rickshaw. He was already running and let it go.

[–]BurrDurrMurrDurr 17 points18 points ago

Is anyone else concerned that although the taxi driver made it out ok, maybe someone was in the carriage??

D:

[–]reptomin 6 points7 points ago

If there was at least they didn't suffer.

[–]bbhart 12 points13 points ago

That's just what this city needs, more slow moving wicker vehicles.

[–]Tsenraem 9 points10 points ago

I'm not saying that i'm better at pulling a rickshaw than he is, but you think he would have thought that left turn through.

[–]GrooveCombo 31 points32 points ago

In my mind when I saw the car hit I heard "Flash!!! Ahh ahhhhhh!"

[–]midnightsbane04 26 points27 points ago

That would be Flash Gordon, not The Flash just FYI.

[–]pacman404 11 points12 points ago

Wrong flash. Your nerd card has been revoked.

[–]cypherreddit 1 point2 points ago

thanks for that :( Now my brain is singing instead of doing its job of focusing on reddit and the song isnt even about the same Flash!!!

[–]ehjayred 2 points3 points ago

Thus is why us reddit people never go outside.

[–]Tapeworms 4 points5 points ago

Oh yea, that dude has excellent micro.

Oh wait, you meant the other Flash?

[–]SelectaRx 2 points3 points ago

NO TIME FOR LOVE DR. JONES!

[–]pantiloons 21 points22 points ago

That wasn't a car. That was actually just a fat guy crossing the street, who out of fear, instantaneously shed of hundreds of pounds of fat. At the least, fucking impressive.

[–]AshNazg 4 points5 points ago

It's a rickshaw. The guy who escaped death was pulling it along and when the rickshaw got owned, he just kept running.

[–]Soltheron 4 points5 points ago

Note to self: do not ride with Flash.

[–]orion12 3 points4 points ago

Why would the Flash be driving a car...?

[–]Dajave 1 point2 points ago

My brain can't process what happened.

[–]The7thTaco 1 point2 points ago

I can't be the only one that thinks he aimed at it on purpose...

[–]MisaMisa21 1 point2 points ago

Is this in China? Those carts are everywhere - like illegal taxis. Cheap though.

[–]JustGreg 1 point2 points ago

Looks like he walked away from that crash

[–]Fintann 1 point2 points ago

Then he leaves without giving you his info.

[–]Butter-Tub 1 point2 points ago

There is a video posted somewhere, and someone WAS in the back. The video is grainy, and the people filming are assholes for laughing, but they did appear to walk away in the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLHuqI1_eOs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[–]Kliptic69 1 point2 points ago

Damn! what's the story behind this? I wanna kno what happened next, ha so smooth!

[–]jammonk 1 point2 points ago

Good thing he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Don't know if I will ever be saying that again...

[–]masterpLZ 1 point2 points ago

[–]Dank_n_Spank 1 point2 points ago

Good Guy Greg's cart gets hit by a car, still uses cross walk.

[–]raegunXD 1 point2 points ago

I've seen this gif a million times, but I still can't stop watching it!

[–]kolop1 1 point2 points ago

Is there an actual video to this? Why do people post to shitty imgur and not the actual video itself.

[–]Iheartmypleco 1 point2 points ago

Sorry if I sound like an idiot, but, is this real?

[–]fdisc0 1 point2 points ago

imgur is over capacity, mirror?

[–]Splashy01 1 point2 points ago

This amazing. It's a little big, though. I just wish they could have shrunk this gif to only 10x10 pixels.

[–]alekseykorzun 3 points4 points ago

To those who are confused, the GIF is speed up. The collision it self was super slow.

[–]EndiveMassacre 1 point2 points ago

People are mistaken by this video. From constant study I'm certain that he was propelled across the pavement by a torrid stream of piss and diarreha.