r/Unexpected • • 2d ago

A calm podcast can have unusual guests.

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u/post-explainer 2d ago edited 2d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:


Two chill guys on a podcast, and a runaway car crashes into their show.


Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/raxmano 2d ago

Podcast: 🥰.. so quiet

Car: GTFO here.

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u/Few_Number_8528 2d ago

Car: you called, sir?

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u/Ancient-Civilization 2d ago

“it got so quiet in here”

Car: say less

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u/sourestcalamansi 2d ago

podcaster comically exits frame

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u/blaze_003 2d ago

Car says otherwise

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u/Blissachu 2d ago

Bro is in no hurry to leave it seems

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u/AntalRyder 2d ago

Survival instincts of a sloth

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u/EL-HEARTH 2d ago

Considering the car was behind them out of sight and well is a couple thousnad pound vehicle, his survival instincts never mattered. As to why he doesnt move after the impact. Its called shock

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u/MusicHearted 2d ago

That's a Chevrolet Tahoe. Closer to 5600lb. And yeah, he reacts like he went into instant shock.

Judging by the glass break pattern, it might have also pressed up against him. I'd be terrified to move with a panel of shattered glass against my back, too.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/yuusharo 2d ago

They never saw the car approaching from behind them.

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u/Outside-Drag-3031 1d ago

Little known survival fact, cars never strike the same place twice

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u/stringerbellwire 1d ago

That car could have eaten them alive if it wanted to but it was just testing the waters. They often confuse us with seals.

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u/Redararis 2d ago

«Excuuuse me”

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u/KindsofKindness 2d ago

He annoys the fuck out of me. No reaction at all.

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u/Abhir-86 2d ago

At this point it's hard to believe its not staged. The timing of the dialogue and then the action. Anything for views and engagement.

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u/GamingSenpai35 2d ago

This seems real. I'd be careful not assuming everything is staged. It's easy to default to "this is fake" since so much is, but this one is just real i think. He was on an actual rhode with other cars around when he came already spinning in.

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u/KibaWuz 2d ago

Ah yes,is SUPER convincing to do a fake crash risking getting smashed and breaking a used car IN THE SAME TIME as he says it

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u/Ninja-Panda70 1d ago

The stupidity of this comment is astounding

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u/licer71 2d ago

Is the dude on the right okay??

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u/Rhmech 2d ago

I think he walked away, It was his chair that fell, not him

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u/okeyneto2 2d ago

arent bollards supposed to be enough to stop this

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u/Brunoise6 2d ago

They definitely helped bring that car to a stop

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u/MissingLink101 2d ago

Yeah you can see there's a change in speed once it hits them. Those bollards probably saved the lives of these two guys.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/GabeIsGone 2d ago

They are rated to stop a vehicle from ‘penetrating’ past 3.3’, and at a higher rate of speed.

So yeah, these seem not as effective as they should be, which is probably installation problem though. I mean, they definitely saved these two from major injury, but that’s only cuz this was an accident. In a hypothetical where this was purposeful, that bollard got completely taken out and the vehicle still looks okay to continue on.

I’d ask for a refund.

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u/Outside-Drag-3031 1d ago

They 100% saved their lives or very serious injury. Safety measures aren't for creating a bubble around us, they're for doing the best we can in the worst situations. Those bollards did well, and at most I could recommend doubling up the rebar so it has a bit more resistance in cases like this, where a vehicle threads the needle and only hits 1.

Interesting to note, though: the already bent board off to the right? Seems like this has happened before, so maybe they should revisit the traffic pattern instead.

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u/CBGCUP 2d ago

They clearly didn’t buy those from 1-800-Bollards.com

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u/marvk 2d ago

World Bollard Association in shambles

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u/fightingthefuckits 2d ago

Nope. Most bollards are just a piece of pipe bolted to the ground. They'll stop light contact and fuck up your bodywork while doing it but they're not stopping a full size SUV moving at speed. 

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u/Dixiehusker 2d ago

They absolutely are. These apparently are not that kind.

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u/yuusharo 2d ago

They’re not made of titanium. It’s still a 2 ton piece of metal and glass traveling at what looked like at least 15-20 mph on impact.

Physics can’t be defied.

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u/FranktheLlama 2d ago

Not from the UK, but I think at least one bollard contributed to the crash.

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u/Used-Reindeer-4930 2d ago

Guest speaker has arrived

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u/Educational-Ear-1449 2d ago

Tiger Woods has arrived.

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u/ElCiclope1 2d ago

The "survival instinct" comments have got to be bots. Like every third comment has that dumbass phrase 

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u/SharkLaunch 2d ago

Yeah, they have the comment instincts of a bot

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u/red08171 2d ago

Looks like the white vehicle in the background hit the black vehicle. Crazy.

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u/Grand_Koala9605 2d ago

I really like how he’s so calm

Damage is already done! Why do you even need to have ‘survival instincts‘ now xD

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u/KwyjiboTheGringo 2d ago

Damage is already done!

Don't assume that. There no telling what the driver will do next, or what their intentions were.

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u/HanS0llo 2d ago

Amazing glass though to withstand that impact.

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u/Psychostickusername 2d ago

Withstand? It looked pretty broken to me. It's encased in plastic though which stops the shards from going everywhere

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u/HanS0llo 2d ago edited 2d ago

Well obviously yeah I can see that. I'm talking from a safety standpoint, despire being broken, it withheld it's shape well. Pretty sure modern safety glass is made with a plastic interlayer in the middle like windshields and then heat welded to the outer panes.

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u/Tttehfjloi 2d ago

Downvoted for using big words

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u/14u2c 1d ago

I gaze here upon a rube, an individual who has achieved such staggering levels of diminished cognitive ability that even their most servile ramblings fall far below any semblance of mediocrity, as evidenced by their inability to exhibit even the most modest veneer of alacrity.

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u/Tttehfjloi 1d ago

Sorry for making a joke I guess lmao

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u/Psychostickusername 1d ago

That was a joke?!

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u/14u2c 1d ago

but did you like my big words?

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u/Tttehfjloi 1d ago

They were alright

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u/Zaynara 2d ago

I had a team lead that used to sit in the corner, tehre was an emergency door behind her, brick wall, she moved one month to sit closer to the rest of us, then a month later some lady crashed into that brick cinderblock wall, the crashbar of the door was about where that person sat, she'da been a pancake, she was a muffin before, so glad shes still that muffin lol

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u/Optimal_Radish_7422 2d ago

I don’t think they liked the podcast 🫤

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u/navreedeux 2d ago

As often as I see this recently, I world be surprised if business/ property owners start installing bollards at the curb in front.

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u/Brilliant-Turn-4388 2d ago

Given the recent volume of podcasts and podcasters, i don’t think anything is unexpected around a podcast someplace somewhere. Blackhole opens up mid podcast

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u/Ancient-Civilization 2d ago

Dude froze in place. Survival instinct didn’t even kick in.

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u/Kayish97 2d ago

Freeze is an instinct. It’s part of the fight, flight, freeze response the body automatically has. Usually people experience one of them, but having multiple reactions is common.

Anyway, yeah his instincts did kick in! Just not the right response.

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u/hyukwish 2d ago

People always forget fawn

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u/KwyjiboTheGringo 2d ago

Also fart.

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u/hyukwish 2d ago

Thanks gringo

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u/7_Chesi_7 2d ago

Umm, he got really badly hit on his lower lumbar area? How hes supposed to react??, who knows how long lasting his back injury will be.

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u/bem13 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah, I don't know what people talking about survival instincts in this thread are smoking. They couldn't see or hear the car in time, by the time they could react it was already over. The guy on the right looked to be almost crushed between the wall and the desk, who knows what injuries he had. The other guy was either in shock or injured as well, since he seems to be checking his right side. Everyone thinks they're John Wick, until some unforeseen shit happens and they freeze just like this.

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u/Fanrific 2d ago

Surprisingly, they only suffered minor injuries.

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u/mbashs 2d ago

Survival instincts of a carrot

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u/slowdownbabyy 2d ago

Did you know that carrots in the winter develop microbes that expel most kind of insects but in turn enhances the vision of humans? Nah i just made that shit up

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u/deltajvliet 2d ago

There's fight or flight, but nobody ever talks about the third: freeze.

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u/pez5150 2d ago

Easy to say when you're not in the hot seat. When you get into an actual incident its a lot harder to react appropriately without training or the like.

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u/Spiritual-Storage734 2d ago

I think this is a trend increasingly, I’ve noticed my reactions to real danger are insufficient sometimes. I think it’s because we’re used to a safe world where you are praised for being unflinching and unafraid

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u/Chance_Vegetable_780 2d ago

Responses to threats do not follow trends

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u/SoldatPitivier 2d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/3JERArflmMfSM

My survival instincts are so fast, i don't need to move.

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u/Semi-Protractor91 2d ago

Saved by the Bell Bollards

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u/_hetfield_ 1d ago

Pfft... Staged! /s

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u/BitBucket404 7h ago

He said the Q word

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u/britthip 2d ago

Talk about an unexpected guest 😂 That entrance was definitely memorable.

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u/cnotevelly 2d ago

You’ve seen final destination right??

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u/MercenaryAlpha99 2d ago

This reminds me of that one clip where a food influencer couple at a restaurant gets hit by a car through the window while trying out burgers.

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u/LicketySplitBud 2d ago

That car really said enough of the peaceful vibes.

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u/RoseofDianamoonlight 2d ago

and his name is John Cena
crash
doot doo doo doo

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u/alfredomova 2d ago

bro didnt even check if his friend is ok…

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u/m1sterwr1te 2d ago

The guy on the left reminds me of the guard from Monty Python and The Holy Grail.

"Hey..."

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u/Wrongdoer5050 2d ago

Should the guy on a left be in a hurry to check guy on a right?

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u/Firm_Order_2212 2d ago

Hey! We got a caller!!

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u/Disastrous_Lie_6698 2d ago

"It got so quiet in here" famous last words

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u/Fancy_Bet5340 2d ago

dude couldnt have timed that crash better.

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u/Cannacology 2d ago

Now my next guest is a newer generation chevy suburban.

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u/Lloyd_garmado 2d ago

Dont you know, you never say something like that, have movies taught you nothing

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u/Beelzebot_666 2d ago

Simply disagreeing wasn't enough.

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u/AddressOtherwise4941 2d ago

Driver: What does this hard stick do? Well let's pull it !!

https://giphy.com/gifs/JUvlsXPA0DXycGnUrx

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u/Additional-Catch-412 2d ago

Never say the Q word, it activates the Kool-aid Protocol.

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u/Curious_Koala8 1d ago

Thank goodness for those bollards reducing the impact!

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u/morfeythe 1d ago

Feels so planned, idk why.

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u/npsideqown 1d ago

Man Vs Car Podcast.

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u/NuclearFartMonkey 1d ago

It's like that scene in the hangover.

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u/GgefgTheRobust 20h ago

If I had a nickel for every single time a podcast of two people sitting in front of a large glass window was interrupted by a car coming in and crashing I'd have two nickels

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u/mchilds83 4h ago

The efficacy of those bollards was underwhelming. 

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u/FromMyTARDIS 2d ago

Rule 1 Don't panic

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u/1Harvey2Trent3Temple 2d ago

Those bollards were useless, not proper ones, anchored incorrectly.

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u/Personal-Courage1149 2d ago

The clip looks old, like from the 2010s. Anyone know who these guys are?

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u/Fit_Spirit_108 2d ago

Not so quite anymore

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u/Firm_Rip_4024 2d ago

The guy has like zero instincts? Or is super calm

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u/mrrobot01001000 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's AI, the vehicle loses headlight before the crash.

Edit: ok, I didn't see the bollard on the right behind speaking guy, i retract my statement.

btw: please don't get rude just because someone is mistaken.

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u/PureOnion_8080 2d ago

Do you not see it hit the bollards before it crashes into the window?

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u/mrrobot01001000 2d ago

Nope, it doesn't even touch the bollards. The front section of the vehicle is simply "shot off", as if a Transformers car were vomiting. That's not how physics works.

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u/PureOnion_8080 2d ago

At the very start of the video you see the bollard that the car will hit dead center.

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u/mrrobot01001000 2d ago

Thanks, didn't see it, I was focusing on the left one. Edited my comment.

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u/Horror_Garbage_9888 2d ago

It runs right over the bollard right behind that guys shoulder

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u/DataLazinyo 2d ago

Im pretty sure it isnt a ai because it is a repost? Im not sure but i saw it before.

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u/YoungRoronoa 2d ago

It ran over a bollard that rips its bumper and headlight off.

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u/HeirAscend 2d ago

Everyone thinking they a detective these days

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u/Spend-Automatic 2d ago

Do you have eyes?

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u/mrrobot01001000 2d ago

Obviously not.

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u/AtWorkTodayActually 2d ago

This video is from like 15 years ago

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u/BigB0ss_89 2d ago

I think you're AI because you lack object permanence.

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u/OllieN94 2d ago

Not AI, the other car in the back has hit this car to cause the impact spin, the headlight was loose from that first collision.

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u/OkGarage6122 2d ago

Skit? 🤨 Bad acting

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u/yaxir 2d ago

The guy says, "It's quiet in here."

The car, "Say no more."

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u/UrsaMajor7th 2d ago

A missed opportunity to collapse on the ground with a mysterious and long-term back injury.

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u/666Irish 1d ago

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