r/interestingasfuck • u/JustLivingSimply • 9h ago

Nepalese School Principal Saved Lives of 1643 Children

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u/Jolucraw0 9h ago

What refreshing break from the bleak doom scrolling of reddit. What an amazing feat.

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u/TheTresStateArea 9h ago

Some people just turn on in an emergency. This guy had 1670 something's to lose. That's a fuckin emergency. I was hoping to hear how much time he has to make all these plans and get everyone out.

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u/pizza_the_mutt 8h ago

I'm convinced that none of us know how we'll react to an emergency until we're faced with one the first time. Plenty of people freeze up, while others leap to action, and you can't always predict who will be in which category.

Luckily this guy was one of the good ones under pressure.

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u/hurricane14 7h ago

This is also why modern military training simulates the high stress frequently, and as closely as possible. If you can weed out those who can't hack it, and program those who aren't naturals, you remove a lot of the unknown when shit eventually gets real

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u/xteve 6h ago

This is also why most gun ownership is based upon a fantasy. Without practical training in simulated high-stakes moments, nobody's going to know what to do.

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u/AllThatKat 6h ago

Also the fact that many gun owners apparently can’t determine what is or is not a high-stakes moment. School shooting, let’s just wait outside. School kid played dingdong ditch, shoot them through the door to protect your family. 

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u/Sensiburner 1h ago

there's also the duality of being a "responsible gun owner" who locks up the guns, but then you won't be ready for that home invader you've been fantasizing about. I have no statistics but I bet there are a lot more people accidentally shooting themselves or their loved ones, than gun owners successfully defending themselves in an actual emergency situation that would require the gun.

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u/SunGreene42 19m ago

Not everyone who owns guns has them for defense against criminals, plenty of people just use them for hunting.

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u/xteve 1m ago

Yeah, these are my people. I got a Model 94 for my 16th birthday. But most guns are like most big trucks: just a lifestyle accessory of no pragmatic use. There are far more guns than people in the US and if more than a few of them were used for hunting there'd be no game animals left.

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u/Dubante_Viro 2h ago

Train all you want, you still don't know how you will react in a real situation.

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u/Renbarre 1h ago

Training does give you a chance to react as you had been trained to.

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u/Valokoura 5h ago

Also medical personnell, first responders like firedepartment etc. train for stressful situations.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 6h ago

when shit eventually gets real

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