Those Awful Milliseconds...

[renfield]

I just knocked my lattice globe meer off my bench while putting things away. Somehow I snatched it out of mid-air a foot above the concrete and disaster was averted.

Recognizing what was happening, calculating the trajectory and snagging the pipe with no conscious thought. All within less than a second. Good job, brain, you deserve a drink.

 

[Servant King]

Morpheus would be proud!

 

[Ahi Ka]

Good job bro. Reminds me of the time I was clenching some old britwood while making concrete. As I was leaning over the mixer the pipe slipped from my jaw. I have no idea how it happened but I managed to quickly rush my head forward and bite the stem as it dropped.

 

[Searock Fan]

Back in the 80s I bought a large globe (ball) shaped meer with a quarter bent stem. I was attempting to color it by not touching it with my fingers and being very careful with it. Shortly after purchesing it I left it in it's open case by my chair and went on a business trip for a week.

At this time I live out in the country and there were lots of critters around. When I came home from the trip and saw the pipe I was taken aback. The end of the shank where the stem fitted was all chewed up. I suspected I knew who the culprit was so before bed that night I put a mouse trap with peanut butter on the table by the pipe. I had been in bed for about 10 minutes and heard a loud "snap". Justice had been done for my beautuful new pipe! I gave up on trying to color it but still smoke it to this day. She's no longer beautiful but at least she smokes good.

 

[bbqpiper]

You might be part cat with reflexes like that. Nice save.

 

[OzPiper]

I just knocked my lattice globe meer off my bench while putting things away. Somehow I snatched it out of mid-air a foot above the concrete and disaster was averted.

Recognizing what was happening, calculating the trajectory and snagging the pipe with no conscious thought. All within less than a second. Good job, brain, you deserve a drink.

??

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Nnnoooooooooooooooo!!!

I hate it when life happens in slow motion ??

 

[Thepipehunter]

Been there, done that. I was so ashamed of myself for dropping my pipe, yet so proud to have caught it.

 

[Jwebb90]

I just got done reading this thread on the Metro and managed to drop my pipe when I got off the train.

Apparently I do not have cat like reflexes like the rest of you…

 

[Egg Shen]

RIP

 

[cosmicfolklore]

It took me a few times to deprogram that "catch it before it hits the ground" reaction when at my workbench. I have a few permanent scars from knocking a setting or ring off my workbench after soldering it, and reflexively snagging it before it... Oooouch!!!
Now, I am perfectly willing to just let things hit the ground.

 

[Grangerous]

 

[bullet08]

Yupe. Done that before. Only to have it bounced off my hand and landed on the concrete. I guess I didn't have ninjas in my ancestry.

 

[didimauw]

Some things, your brain knows ahead of time that it will be dropped. I've had some serious heart beating saves in my day and I can never explain them...

 

[mso489]

When your reflexes beat your emotions to the draw. Nice going.

 

[FLDRD]

I just knocked my lattice globe meer off my bench while putting things away. Somehow I snatched it out of mid-air a foot above the concrete and disaster was averted.

Recognizing what was happening, calculating the trajectory and snagging the pipe with no conscious thought. All within less than a second. Good job, brain, you deserve a drink.

I've done that with various items over the years. Always felt real good to know my synapses are firing well.

 

[FLDRD]

It took me a few times to deprogram that "catch it before it hits the ground" reaction when at my workbench. I have a few permanent scars from knocking a setting or ring off my workbench after soldering it, and reflexively snagging it before it... Oooouch!!!
Now, I am perfectly willing to just let things hit the ground.

My reflexes generally want to catch, or even defer the impact with my foot under said object.
But having that kick in, and then have to try and over-ride it before I'm impaled with a sharp object, learning my lesson the hard way with that too.

 

[rorrer]

Dropping pipes must be in the air. I thought it was just me!

C.Rorrer

 

[anotherbob]

I still think my best catch was a 12 inch chefs knife. They tell you never to do that. But the thing is you just have to do more of a pinch then a grab. Easy.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Good advice, I’d your straight razor slips out of
Your hand…..move!!!!!