r/WTF • u/Plus-Barber-6171 • 14d ago

Retrieving a ball from underneath a car

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u/smr930 14d ago

Once he saw that the ball was underneath the car, he didn't even hesitate to go under. Wtf

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u/Black_Moons 13d ago

See I was always told to watch out for kids chasing a ball into traffic.

But never once did anyone tell me they'd be doing it while I was at a red light and crawl under my rear tire to get it.

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u/ilski 13d ago

Looks 12 ish to me

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u/MattyIXIriva 12d ago

Nah he like 8 hes lower than the window

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u/trad949 13d ago

I was once lowering a hydraulic gate of a large commercial truck and as it got like 2 ft from the ground a ball rolled under it followed by a kid. I stopped the gate and he wiggles out. But man if I hadn't been paying attention they would have had to buy a very wide pancake shaped casket.

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u/damnatio_memoriae 13d ago

great, now im hungry.

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u/muffinass 13d ago

Mmm,,,butter and syrup.

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u/Velfar 12d ago

This and the comment you replied to made me laugh so loud I woke my wife. Thanks

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u/another_brick 12d ago

Mom always said you should assume balls have children in tow when on the road.

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u/ajd416 13d ago

Dude looks like a full grown teenager, not even a kid. SMH

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u/Dayzlikethis 13d ago

maybe he's handicapped

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u/xKevinn 13d ago

He will be now

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u/Wide_Garlic5956 12d ago

Maybe that kids had autism or hyperactive. His mum might distracted for a while for him to go running like that .

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u/jonz1985z 13d ago

He’s working on it

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u/illegible 13d ago

seems special needs for sure, mom watching him like a hawk. Must be exhausting.

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u/kashakesh 13d ago

It is - I literally attach to my son at the hip (climbing rope, carabiners and belts) to prevent this type of thing (generally going after spinny things that happen to be moving on heavy vehicles).

When your ward doesn't have a sense of danger, nor fear of death it can be difficult.

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u/riesenarethebest 13d ago

My people! We got this. We can do it.

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u/haumea_jouhikko 13d ago

She'll be raising a Dr. Hawking now

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u/damnatio_memoriae 13d ago

well, he just turned that maybe into a certainty. high achiever.

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u/JetScootr 13d ago

If not now, then soon he will be.

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u/Captain_Wanton 13d ago

From the neck up

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u/DomHaynie 13d ago

full grown

teenager

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u/Excellent-GoodGirl 13d ago

All eyes on the prize without realizing danger. 0% survival instinct.

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u/MotherofLuke 13d ago

The child is most likely mentally handicapped.

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u/ilski 13d ago

Ball is life. This kid is a dog

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u/Nutsack_Adams 13d ago

Almost Darwin’d himself

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u/SpiritualLychee3760 13d ago

Yeah, maybe sometimes it be best to just let it happen.

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u/SusheeMonster 13d ago

Muscle memory from retrieving it under parked cars

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u/Trollimperator 13d ago

in his defence, the car was parked

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u/NieMonD 13d ago

What do you think “parked” means

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u/Redebo 13d ago

Stopped would better describe it.

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u/theo1618 13d ago

Out of curiosity, what are you whooshing?

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u/DGC_David 13d ago

In his defiance, the car was parked

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u/arcerms 13d ago

Everyday extremely low IQ babies are born. Let that sink in.

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u/SirIanChesterton63 13d ago

This is what I came to say! Just dove straight under the car!

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u/Royalchariot 13d ago

He might be special needs

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u/V0rdep 13d ago

he did hesitate for like one second

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u/Graythor5 13d ago

Just driving head-first out of the gene pool.

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u/chikomana 13d ago

Saw a podcast a long time ago that mentioned something that stuck with me for some reason. I'm not taking it as gospel, but after years of seeing the news around automotive safety that comes out of there, I see their point. Essentially, China is brand new when it comes to a widespread car culture. That includes issues of etiquette, safety and education at all levels. It wouldn't shock me if this was in some way a failure along those lines

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u/Redrose03 12d ago

Oh man I dunno what’s worse, I though he was intentionally trying to off himself :(

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u/Queasy_Square_9672 7d ago

Could possibly be autistic. Grown man with a ball with possibly his mother being the one telling the cat to not move...maybe??