The implosion of the Titan submarine (OceanGate) was so rapid that the pain wasn't even registered by the brain. They didn't feel anything at all. Utterly instantaneous.

[u/ThugLeeVoguee]

[u/TheWolphman]

Seems similar to a hit and run I was the victim of on my motorcycle. I was only doing about 25mph through an intersection, but someone made an illegal left turn in front of me as I was passing through.

The last thing I remember is seeing their crinkled hood passing by right in front of my face as I flew over it. I don't think I was out for long, but the next thing I remembered was being splayed out on the ground.

The woman driving got out of her car, I sat up, yelled what the fuck, and by the time I got my bearings and was able to stand up, she was gone. Left me with a totaled bike, a gnarly bruise on my thigh and a fractured right shoulder that as of two and half years later, I still don't have full mobility with.

Fortunately, I was wearing gear, or it would have been worse. According to a witness (and the marks left on my gear), I shot off my bike, flew over the hood superman style, hit the ground on my shoulder (explaining the fracture) and proceeded to slide on my face a bit before rolling onto my back. All I remember is the hood and being on my back.

Local PD was pretty inept from the start, but they gave up on it fairly quickly and that woman got away with it. I still think about her occasionally. She's just out there living her life and I'm left with the consequences.

[u/SleepingWillows → u/TheWolphman]

In case someone hasn’t told you this today, fuck that lady!!

[u/SquirrelAkl → u/TheWolphman]

Hey internet friend, I had pretty much the exact same accident, except I was riding a bicycle and it was a car full of spoilt rich young men/boys. It super sucks when there's no justice, huh.

I was doing about the same speed as you, I was out on a Saturday morning solo ride testing out some racing wheels. Dickheads decided to speed past and cut in front of me instead of waiting for 1 second, and woefully misjudged my speed. I remember thinking "oh f*ck" and turning my front wheel, which is all I had time to do, then the next thing I knew I was sliding along the road on my head and shoulder. I remember thinking "ohhhh, now I understand why people get gravel rash on their faces, it's impossible to lift your head up with this force on it"

Witnesses told the paramedics I flew over the car, I don't remember doing it. I just remember the nurses at the hospital later saying that I could have just as easily gone under the car instead and I was very lucky.

Broken arm, TBI, couldn't work full time for a year. Driver had to write me a letter saying sorry and do a defensive driving course. Cops didn't want to prosecute him for the more serious charge of careless driving causing injury, because his parents were rich and got a lawyer to fight it. WTF.

[u/GoBeyondTheHorizon → u/TheWolphman]

I'm happy you're still around, stranger.

[u/RedditOfUnusualSize → u/TheWolphman]

May that lady's every step be barefoot onto a Lego.

[u/jadethebard → u/TheWolphman]

I'm so sorry you went through that. I hope the driver is haunted every single day by their own cowardice. I hope she lays awake remembering what she did to another human being.

[u/New_Libran → u/TheWolphman]

You're telling me no got the drivers licence plate?? Not even traffic CCTV?

[u/Pale-Jello3812 → u/TheWolphman]

Been there & done that still here & still riding.

[u/DonkyFondler → u/TheWolphman]

Argh, that driver is an asshole for fleeing the scene.

I remember when I was a kid, I got tripped up by someone in the playground. I fell backwards, and my head landed on the concrete. I remember falling backwards, but I don't remember any pain of hitting my head.

[u/Appropriate-Bid8671 → u/TheWolphman]

That lady doesn't think about you at all.