People say: ‘this stupid action almost cost me my life’

For me, this is really nightmare material, because I am a gigantic klutz. On top of that, I have a vision impairment that prevents me from seeing depth, which makes me even clumsier. I also don't rule out that one day, very suddenly, I might meet my end in the dumbest way possible. Or almost. But thankfully, I'm not the only one, because on Reddit it went wild again with the question: ‘What is the stupidest way you almost died?’

1. ‘My head was almost flattened by a car because I tripped over a small stone on a big road.’

2. ‘When I was little, I almost drowned in the sea. The current took me way too far from the shore. Lifeguards saved me and were slapping me in the face... I thought I was being punished by them, but they were saving me.’

3. ‘I cut the inside of my ankle open on a piece of glass. Just so you know: there is an artery running there, and I literally sliced it in half. Almost bled to death.’

4. ‘When I was drunk, I sat outside for a moment to take a break. In the middle of winter when it was freezing hard. Luckily, a passerby saw me and woke me up. I thought I had only been gone for a few minutes.’

5. ‘I coughed. That dislocated two important vertebrae and I spent six months in a corrective body suit afterwards.’

6. ‘With wet hands, I pulled the plug from the washing machine socket. My hand slipped out while it was still partially in the socket, and I think my heart stopped for a second before I pulled it out completely. I wouldn't recommend it.’

7. ‘Someone in Russia put some dry ice in a swimming pool for a cool smoky effect. Everyone jumped in, not everyone came out.’

8. ‘I didn't look before I crossed. I was walking backwards across the street while talking to a friend and got run over by a bus.’

9. ‘Driving a car on the highway while a hurricane was tossing all the cars into the air in front of me.’

10. ‘I'm an adult and I choked on a piece of mozzarella. I was only alone for twenty minutes. Just imagine my obituary.’

11. ‘I choked on a candy called Lifesavers. Oh, the irony.’

12. ‘When I was at the Grand Canyon, I thought it would be funny to pretend to slip. I actually slipped and almost fell into the abyss.’