Nate
In a world where most things follow the rules of logic, there are those rare moments that make you stop and question reality. That’s where r/NeverTellMeTheOdds comes in—an online haven for sharing the most mind-boggling coincidences and lucky breaks you can imagine.
From perfectly timed photos to unbelievable near-misses, these wild moments feel like they were plucked straight out of a movie. We’ve rounded up some of the craziest, most incredible pictures shared by members that will have you asking, “What are the odds?”
1. “Unexpected Reunion”
2. “They Fit Together Perfectly”
3. “Rainbow Deflects Lightning”
4. “Photographer Prasenjeet Yadav Gets One In A Lifetime Shot Of Meteor By Accident”
5. “This Picture Of A Blackbird Catching A Ride On An Osprey’s Stick In Michigan By Jocelyn Anderson”
6. “A Fish Jumps Right In Front Of The Camera And Creates Funny Picture”
7. “Actor Sean Astin Photo Bombing Me In ‘93 At D.c. Inaugural Ball And Again 26 Yrs Later At Disneyland”
8. “Lightning Hit Photographed At The Right Moment, By Debbie P”
9. “Dragonfly Ate A Mosquito That Was About To Bite”
10. “In Palermo (Italy), A Citizen Went To The Police Station To Return A Credit Card Found On The Street. Within Minutes The Policemen Were Able To Trace The Identity Of The Card Holder: Harrison Ford”
11. “Kummakivi Is A 500 000 Kg Rock In Finland That Has Been Balancing On Top Of Another Rock For 11 000 Years”
12. “3 Generation Of Twins”
13. “Our Family Photo Taken With A Disposable Camera On July 4th, 2001 In Bishop, CA. We’ll Never Get A Better Christmas Card”
14. “Looks Like He Is Breathing Fire On A Sunset”
15. “Thought I Was Out Of Tums”
16. “Eagles On The Seattle Waterfront”
17. “My Egg Perfectly Inverted Itself”
18. “What A Day To Be Drafted Into WWI”
19. “Dude Meets Keanu Reeves 3 Years Apart, But Keanu Wears The Same Shirt”
20. “Tree Split, Fell, And Straddled A Car”
21. “The Man Who Angered Thor”
22. “There’s A Very Small Chance That A Roll Cloud Can Turn Into A Spherical Cloud, This One Was Observed In Japan 2016”
23. “Snorkeller Finds Lost Wedding Ring Wrapped Around A Mullet Fish Off Of Norfolk Island”
24. “Lightning Struck A Vent And Traveled Up Into A Toilet During A Thunderstorm”
25. “This Is William West And William West And They Are The Reason Fingerprints Were Created To Find Criminals Because They Were Not Related At All, Shared The Same Exact Name And Looked Identical To One Another”
26. “Grand Rapids, Mich.–Ben Carpenter Got The Ride Of A Lifetime When His Electric Wheelchair Became Lodged In The Grille Of A Semi-Trailer And Was Accidentally Pushed Down A Highway For Several Kilometres At About 80 Km/H And Survived Uninjured”
27. “How This Pilot’s Plane Took A Hit”
28. “Glasses Falling While Mountain Climbing, Getting Clicked At The Exact Moment Glasses Falling While Mountain Climbing, Getting Clicked At The Exact Moment”
29. “This Sign Post Was Launched Into The Side Of My Apartment After A Drunk Driving Accident On My Street”
30. “I Captured This Shot Of A Sandhill Crane At The Exat Moment It Was Perpendicular To Me, So You Can See Straight Through Its Nostrils”
31. “Almost Died This Morning On The Highway. Bounced From The Left Lane Up In The Air And Impaled My Windshield”
32. “Perfectly Placed Web”
33. “Was Eating Orange Slices Until I Found Half Yellow And Half Orange Ones. Very Cool”
34. “In 1943, Ball Turret Gunner Alan Magee’s B-17 Bomber Was Hit By Flak And Began To Spin Out Of Control. He Fell Over Four Miles Without A Parachute Before Crashing Through The Glass Roof Of A Railroad Station. He Survived The Fall And Lived To Age 84”
35. “Truck Goes Over Bridge, Is Saved By Safety Chains Hooked Up To RV”
36. “Soldier Survives After 15,000 Ft Fall As Parachute Fails To Open Correctly In Us”
37. “Conjoined Eggs”
38. “I’ll Never Kick A Ball Higher In My Life”
39. “It’s The Only Logical Explanation”
40. “These Horrible Injuries Are One Heck Of A Coincidence”
