35 Perfectly Timed Photos Captured Right Before Everything Went Wrong
There’s a specific kind of funny that only exists on the internet, and it’s the perfectly timed photo taken at the exact moment before everything goes wrong. Not after. Before. When the person in the frame still has no idea what’s about to happen, and you, the viewer, already know exactly how this ends. That half-second of blissful ignorance is what makes these seconds-before-disaster shots so good.
People online have been collecting and sharing these perfectly timed moments for years, and the best ones have a way of making you wince and laugh at the same time. Whoever had their camera out at the right moment did the rest of us a real favor.
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2. “A Story Of Confusion”
3. “Took My Kids Rock Climbing Today”
4. “Never Take A Selfie During A Snowball Fight”
5. “My Lumberjack Brother-In-Law’s First Time In Finland Making An Ice Hole. A Good Example Of How Not To Do It”
6. “True Love”
7. “Dairy Queen Flip”
8. “Poor Kid”
9. “A Pigeon Flew Into The House While My Sister’s Friend Was Doing Yoga”
10. “That One Christmas When A Champagne Cork Hit Me In The Eye”
11. “Picture That My Friend Took Down At The Beach The Other Day”
12. “Halloween 1989. That’s Me On The Right. My Sister Is Behind Me And About To Have A Really Bad Day”
13. “When My Husband Thought It Was A Good Idea To Pick Me Up While Standing Dangerously Close To The Creek After Our Wedding”
14. “Tried To Take A Nice Summer Picture With The Lads… Got A Football To The Head Instead”
15. “My Daughter Stepping On A LEGO”
16. “The Exact Moment My Brother Got Punched In The Face By This Cheeky Little Lady”
17. “Earthly Pleasures”
18. “My Boyfriend Wanted To Take A Picture Of That Glass Of Wine, Then My Dog Showed Up In My Window And Did This”
19. “Smile”
20. “Not Even The Dog Expected To Go Swimming”
21. “My Stupid Unexpecting Face A Fraction Of A Second Before Being Bit In The Junk”
22. “Dad’s Reflexes Worked”
23. “‘Is This Cake Batter?’ Dunks Entire Head In”
24. “My Neighbor’s Pipe Broke, And I Am About To Be Flooded. Should I Put A Towel Or A Couple Of Sheets Of Toilet Paper?”
25. “Trying To Take A Picture With The Monkey”
26. “The Fall Of The Tower”
27. “0.5 Seconds Before Realizing She Missed The Glass”
28. “Falling Glasses”
29. “Just Before The Ouch”
30. “Little League”
31. “The Photo Explains It All”
32. “Photos Taken Seconds Before Disaster”
33. “Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned”
34. “She Slipped Trying To Pop The Soap Bubbles”
35. “This Image Was Taken Moments Before I Heard My Wife’s Screams Coming From The Bedroom”
