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Friday, June 13, 2008 :::

Animated Friday (Near Miss Edition)!

I've decided to label both of these animated GIFs as "near misses", even though their depictions are almost exactly opposite of each other, because the accepted use for the term "near miss" doesn't make a lick of sense. By definition of the words, a "near miss" would mean you actually almost missed something, which would mean you actually did hit something. Right?

Lucky Near Miss

Unlucky Near Miss

Apparently that second one was from a police cam during a high speed chase, so you don't have to feel too bad for the person.

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I witnessed something like that first one. It was so freaky to watch every car magically miss the errant car.

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Sissy, at 3:56 PM

I saw a car try to pull off that first one with a bus; somehow they missed it. I don't know what I was more freaked about- the fact that I saw them swerve in my mirror to avoid hitting me, or that they almost smashed into the bus.

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Monkey, at 4:14 PM

I've seen the "lucky near miss" one before, named "real life frogger" Remember the video game? ;)

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Robert, at 2:49 AM

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