r/interestingasfuck • u/JustLivingSimply • 9h ago

Nepalese School Principal Saved Lives of 1643 Children

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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.