Hilarious Accidents That Are Funny Only When They Happen to Other People
Things that are funny when they happen to someone else
Doesn’t it totally suck when bad things happen to you? And yet sometimes those same misfortunes are exactly the things that are funny when they happen to someone else. Life’s weird, isn’t it? I don’t want to analyze the “why” of it too much, though. Because any time you analyze comedy, inevitably it kills whatever makes the thing so funny. So instead, I’ve just put together a list of these human calamities that will make you burst out laughing. Unless they happen to you. That would be tragic. They could happen to someone else, though, and you’d probably crack up. Schadenfreude is so real, you guys.Being Tripped
We’ve all seen it. Someone’s strutting along down the sidewalk like they own it, totally not paying attention to where they’re going. All of a sudden, a big tree root appears out of nowhere.
Best case scenario, they’ll be able to turn their stumble into a kind of weird little skip-dance. But the more likely scenario is they bite the dust, just maybe getting their hands out in front of them in the nick of time.
Better scraped palms than a busted nose, but even better to be the guy watching than the guy tripping in the first place.
Falling Down
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People falling down will always be funny. That look on their face as they go from being confident and in control to totally flailing around is absolutely priceless.
It’s like when a diver suddenly loses it and finds themselves going into a full-on bellyflop. On the water or on the land, falling down never fails to make a splash.
Wind Blows Hat
A little breeze can be a lifesaver on a hot sunny day. However, a big blast of air is the sworn enemy of the loose-fitting hat.
Blustery winds have sent many a cap and bonnet flying, and their owners scrambling after them, eyes wide, arms outstretched desperately. It’s a simple pleasure, watching them chase after their headgear, just knowing you’re not them.
Spoilers
It totally sucks when someone spoils a major plot point in a movie or TV show you really wanted to see, or gives away the ending to a book or video game you planned on experiencing.
But it’s kind of weirdly enjoyable to have it happen the other way around, to be the one doing the ruining, especially if the person really deserves it.