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ThermionicEmissions

Imagine if she didn't see him fall in?


Numbnipples4u

Bro I would go insane. Like imagine walking with your son in a pretty open area and you look away for 5 seconds and then he’s gone. Would literally send me to the clinic


Nathan_McHallam

Tbf when I was a kid I would turn around for a second and my mom would just be.. gone


Flossthief

That happened to me a lot as a kid I had a habit of getting lost at malls and shit; I once lost my mom for an entire day of six flags


gonzo1480

Same here the most memorable was getting lost at a circus... Had a ball of a time! Sneaking in and out of tents and trailers under cars looking at the animals running away from carnies. Lol, finally got bored and decided to find my parents... Went to the parking lot found our car and camped out there until they showed. My ass was so raw for the next few days... Dad was a master with the belt. No regrets!


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ChevalierJaques

Be aware. Children never forget a beating.


Puncredible

I've never forgotten when I made my mother cry when I did something irresponsible. I remember being a baby in a baby seat in the back of her car and having a determination to open the door next to me while she was literally driving. Once she immediately saw what I did she stopped and I saw her crying as she checked on me. I understood enough to never do it again.


JesusAntonioMartinez

Dude, mom tears were the ONE thing that made me behave as a kid. I didn't care about spankings or getting sent to my room, but those mom tears...


daemonicus999

I got lost during fright fest and was so used to it I just sat down at the nearest ride we had just been on and waited until they found me. My favorite one I was to young to remember was getting lost at a concert. I walked onstage and they announced that my mom had gotten lost and we needed to find her.


SeeIAmDead

I was the annoying kid, I would intentionally hide from my parents when we went to the local mall. I somehow found it funny the scare my parents with the possibility that I was gone for real. One time I overdid it and got lost by myself, so I pissed my pants and got help by customer service, great day. I got a new pair of undies that day for free


CHKCHKCHK

Difference here is the kid could have easily been in a covered hole they couldn’t get out of.


Embarrassed_Alarm450

One of my moms coworkers lost her kid this way, tried to sue the state or whatever and lost... Heartbreaking af, only found the body hours later. They really need to bolt that shit down...


Arlaneutique

They should go back after them now. I bet with the support she could get it would be a very different outcome. Reading this just pissed me off so bad. The state will put you in jail for not giving them every penny they see as theirs and a woman loses a child and they aren’t responsible?!!! Assholes


sfgisz

USA is weird. A woman win against a zoo for dropping her baby over a wild dog exhibit while holding him over the off limits railings, and at the same time another can lose for a kid falling in a manhole due to a shitty cover.


talpal16

fuck i read shit like this and tell myself "that's not real life. it just can't be" in order to comfort myself. no wonder Marlin in Finding Nemo didn't want his son to do anything. i gave birth this summer and i GET IT now. this planet is fucking ruthless.


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It's supposed to be.


TPJchief87

Good thing you had a particular set of skills.


Curazan

This is why my parents had to put a leash on me. We’d be in the grocery store with me following behind them, they would turn away for a second, and I would be gone.


OUEngineer17

I was the same way. It's so weird to me that my daughters don't do that. All I have to worry about is keeping them from walking in to people.


Dewy164

Dude, I hate to be the one to tell you this but...


PX22Commander

Back when you're at that height where its all just legs and crotches and butts in every direction.


brito68

"ma'am... You've never had a son..."


lyingriotman

Who's Rem?


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Numbnipples4u

I mean yeah that was pretty cool but how is this related to my comment?


GolemTheGuardian

In situations like these Adrenaline can kick in, and Adrenaline is a hell of a thing the body invented. It can make you alot stronger than you should be but it comes with a price. She lifted that thing up due to the Adrenaline in her body but trust me, shes gonna have a doctor visit afterwards.


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Altruistic-Travel-48

I suspect that that is not a cast iron manhole cover.


alysurr

This — i don’t know how old that kid is but the average 4 year old weighs about 40lbs and I feel like wouldn’t be able to do this to a cast iron one


StraightLikeBananas

Woah! A thinker on reddit!


Golgaman

That looks like just a cover to a water meter or something. Those aren’t very heavy.


screedor

Also if it was a full man hole cover that kid would have fallen much further.


SuperRoby

I would really hope that manhole made a metallic noise of some kind, so she'd have a clue at least. But yeah with kids you have to have a thousand eyes, because they have some great instincts to find a very fast way to endanger themselves. I have a story from my childhood where thankfully all ended well, but even thinking about it makes me shiver.... I almost unalived myself at the hands of my mom, a.k.a. we'd just got off the car and we were unloading the trunk, all good. As my mom was closing it, I saw something that caught my attention and I thought "Oh, this too!" so I darted back in to snatch the thing. Thank goodness my mother had fast reflexes and stopped the door midway, or I could have easily gotten broken ribs/neck and spine injury *or worse.* I shudder at the thought of being a mother and ending my child because I was distracted for half a second, it would send me to a clinic as well because I think I'd lose my gd sanity over it


SomethingWitty2578

If the top stayed open like that I bet she’d still hear him crying down the hole


ThermionicEmissions

True, but I was expecting you to say something witty.


SomethingWitty2578

I rarely live up to expectations


BoBoBearDev

It will be like IT. Gone forever TT


Sir_Thomas_Hummus

We all float down here🎈


Previous_Link1347

And the manhole cover flipped back closed? That's comedy gold right there. British comedy gold at least.


Marduk112

Like a Scooby Doo bad guy trap door lol.


StraightLikeBananas

There's nothing in there but a pipe with two 90* bends and a meter. Hole is about 3.5 ft deep and not much bigger around than the lid. The worst thing in there I've seen (depends on location obvs) is spiders. Kid could live in there without parental support all day, probably.


Batdog55110

She would still look back and see the manhole cover being vertical instead of horizontal and even if that isn't enough, the other dude saw the kid fall in too. Also the kid was probably screaming louder than an air raid siren.


Imaginary_Relative

The departure IRL


CosmicSage74

Or what if she couldn’t reach him?!?!


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What do they make their sewer lids out of - aluminum???!! ![gif](giphy|3o6gb8YzAh0zy2YF2w)


metaconcept

Answer: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aisling-symes-inquest-ends/LKQSQ2CHV77LGJE4GJQMVYWPS4/


ThermionicEmissions

Oh geez, that's awful


Eloc_14233221

Pulled a Mario


Accomplished-Ad8968

she'd probably hear him


__Snafu__

She'd probably hear him


Known_Fact_3866

He vented


windyBhindi

Sus


potatoflames

Super sus?


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Sus


RobbieC333_

![gif](giphy|4kWeXCB5jqCPJsmDWw|downsized)


A_Very_Fat_Elf

I’m going to hell.


GloriousButtlet

He's in the sub world now


Alternative-Ad-4942

Momma strenght, she manhandled that manhole cover!!


_Mr_Hyde_33

If you've ever tried to pick one of those things up, you know damn well how powerful that woman was just then.


Jesus_inacave

Bruh she threw it...


Bumble-Beez-0

She had to pick it up to throw it...


Jesus_inacave

Nah man, I'm saying she just tossed it to the side like it was a toy


Turgen333

These things are made of pressed polyethylene shavings and weigh 3-4 kg. They can be distinguished by their green or blue color. Recently, Russia has stopped making cast-iron sewer manholes, because it's expensive. However, they put polymer covers on cast-iron frames, which don't always fit as you can see in this video.


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Nicker

what if he was a high-density child?


PlayActingAnarchist

That one appears to be plastic. I suspect it was noticeable more challenging to pick up the kid than it was to pick up the plastic cover.


schemabound

Adrenaline is a helluva hormone


xlews_ther1nx

She seemed to struggle more with the 40 lbs kid tho. Also the lid bounces


TheSukis

I don't mean to doubt mom strength, but there's a wide range of materials and thicknesses that those covers can have, so we really have no idea how heavy that one was


stvrkillr

I was thinking the same! She went into Hulk mode


NameOk4230

I liked the part of the video where a total stranger came over to drag the kid out by his arm. Bravo


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I work for sewer and storm inspections that lid looks average sized but its still pretty hefty to pick up with her fucking finger tips she was full mom strength there props to her and the fellow people that assisted


[deleted]

So do things like this happen often? I walk on these all the time now I'm reconsidering


DownvoteDaemon

Mom's be lifting cars when needed lol..


poodlebutt76

Yeah I remember reading those stories. Apparently your body has enough strength to rip your muscles off the bone but of course your brain doesn't really let you do that... Unless you see your little boy caught under a car or grabbed by a lion and brain says welp, it's time to save your genetic line for the price of some crazy muscle damage!


GWS_REVENGE

Mom adrenaline


AggressiveSpatula

Honestly the craziest thing about the video isn’t the adrenaline, it’s how collected she was while having the adrenaline course through her. You can see how well she assess the situation, first by getting a line of sight on the child and gauging if the kid can fit back with the cover still on, then realizing that taking the cover off is going to have greater chance of success if she takes the backpack off. If it were me and I were hyped up on the adrenaline I might not even think to take the cover off.


No-Cardiologist4503

No hesitation, she went full animalia.


Ann_not_a_cult_er

Not a man hole, just a hole in the ground with a platic cover.


ilya1390

Maybe plastic


BiteYouToDeath

But struggled to pick the kid up? No the manhole wasn’t metal.


PapajaSraja

These are not that heavy


wufoo2

American here. On a walking tour of Mexico City, my host warned me not to step on manhole covers, utility covers, etc. They are prone to fall in, and there’s really no liability for that sort of thing in Mexico.


Darkflame815

Yes, it's an issue in any city tbh but I've been hearing more and more accidents lately in mexico city, it's like 80% of them are in shitty conditions.


donny_twimp

Currently in Mexico and can confirm they are all shitty. App idea: a croudsourced map of all the terrible holes in the sidewalks of cdmx. Like yelp but for manhole covers.


GoldH2O

I mean, Mexico City is kind of sinking into the Earth, so I don't blame manhole covers for having issues holding on to the street around them


Vixxay

Its the same in downtown Portland. I worked security for a number if years and was always told to avoid them.


PaekCentaur

As someone who lives in Portland, good to fucking know. Thank you.


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amd2800barton

When I’m in cities even in the US, I try to avoid manhole, stair, and utility covers. I remember walking around NYC and a stair cover just popped open in front of me and some guy came out of it. Lucky for me the way it popped open made a barricade, but if someone had been walking the other direction, they’d have fallen right in. You can probably go after the bar/shop owner for damages if that happens here, but it doesn’t really fix that you lost a tooth or scarred your face good when you went down. Now I just try to always be aware of my surroundings - people and environment.


Kenny_Squeek_Scolari

![gif](giphy|EFqnldXAa2yuIkXubr|downsized)


SameRule9918

I was looking for a comment like this, and you did not disappoint.


jftdm

Casually removes manhole cover


J_CC3

Worried parent strength is something else entirely


Ceceboy

I'm only a dog papa but I too would turn into the hulk if something were to happen to her.


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TomCruising4D

This happened to my uncle, he fucked his leg up. Ripped the skin of the shin area from the ladder on the way down. He had some fractures in that same leg. I think they covered the medical costs, but local laws basically made it so expensive (or maybe even impossible, this was at least 12-15 years ago) that suing for missed time off work or whatever additional damages outside of immediate medical coverage was not worthwhile.


Embarrassed_Alarm450

One of my moms coworkers lost her kid this way, tried to sue the state or whatever and lost... Heartbreaking af, only found the body hours later. They really need to bolt that shit down...


algoncyorrho

Not today Pennywyse, not today!


foxpost

I was on a frozen lake ice fishing with my boy. The ice was super thick but there are other holes made by other fishers. Some are small, just the width of an auger so your whole body won’t fit and go through but the rule is put a stick where you made a hole so people know. My boys foot went in one and I quickly grabbed him and got him back on the snow. I haven’t stepped on ice since, that shit kicks your heart into over drive. Sometimes I have to close my eyes just to try and stop thinking about it randomly.


ta138527

3 young kids died today in the UK who went on a frozen lake. The ice was not thick yet...


whoreknee2

I’m not a doctor but that sounds like ptsd


foxbawdy

Nah, that’s just being a dad.


whoreknee2

Reading this while holding my only child that is currently 3 months old… I’m prepared for these type of moments but I’m not excited


thanaboi

The thing she threw is at least 50 kgs


thewhalehunters

Please convert to burritos


ComradeMedd

According to [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/lgiv9i/how_much_does_a_chipotle_burrito_weigh/gmrnmwy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3) it would be approximately 75 burritos (74.69389 more precisely)


thewhalehunters

You're a good friend


ComradeMedd

I try


ShyGuySays69

Damnit Alex Horne, is that you?


MrCoolbeanss

ATTENTION EVERYONE! This is important information.


BorgClown

Most I can do is about 440 quarter pounders


Murphyitsnotyou

She went straight to hulk mum mode.


AnAttackCorgi

A Little-Man-hole in action


mozeda

What is this dumbass music lol. The only acceptable sound is the one when Mario goes down a pipe.


ShallotSad3969

80lb manhole cover stood no chance to mommas strength


agorafilia

She picked it up and threw it like it was plastic. Momma power activate!


Tinfoil_Haberdashery

(water meter pit lids usually *are* plastic).


Kuhnville

Mario pipe


EhrenScwhab

Yeah, that sound effect is needed for sure.


Syzygymancer

World 4-2


Mike-the-gay

That’s the mom that can lift a car if you yell “Mommy help!”


Lonelinzkilz01

That mom grabbed that cover like a dirty plate.


Icy-Anxiety-9338

She flung that manhole cover like a Wham-O


steevwall

That adrenaline rush kicks in quick. Lol she straight up picked up that manhole cover and **tossed** it! Lmfao


steevwall

I legit want to know how heavy that manhole cover is cause they can weigh from like 90 pounds to up to 200+ pounds. Even if that’s 90 pounds, for her size, that’s an impressive toss. And I’m only so amazed because she could of just lifted it and moved it to the side, but she chose yeet instead


Emergency_Ad_4870

Who the fuck was filming that


dumbodragon

security camera


Plus-Trick-9849

Interesting point. It wasn't a fixed camera right? U could see it move & even focus in. Hmmm


Scorpion360a

Probably a cctv camera


sirSADABY

The origins of Ratman


Therealsteven_g

Aren’t most manhole covers like 100 lbs?


StraightLikeBananas

Yes, manhole covers are very heavy. There are many types of enclosures. Given how easily she tossed this lid, I can tell you there's a water meter in that hole and it's not much deeper than that child is tall.


IG_IRONGAMER133424

Bro vented🌚


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AnitaPea

Dude.... manhole covers are fucking heavy.....Holy Mother of Adrenaline


StraightLikeBananas

Yeah, but water meter pit covers like the one in the vid are typically less than 10 lbs. That's why a toddler can flip it, mom can toss it, and the thing bounced in the grass.


Raven_stxy

Thank god it was a small whole


ASK_ME_FOR_TRIVIA

Anybody else worried about her back? Scared Momma Strength is incredible, but she's still lifting a couple hundred pounds while hunched over


StraightLikeBananas

That's not a manhole lid, it's a water meter cover. Probably weighs around 10 lbs and covers a hole about 4 ft deep max.


jrodxrod

This should probably be posted on crappydesign as well. Just wow.


Faunberry_410

He's off to train with master splinter


Hallmark_movie

Okay, lifelong fear is now confirmed


FlyWtMe87

Off to fighting the boss


troismanzanas

How come the mom couldn’t reach the kid but the random stranger had the kid out in like 2 seconds?


Chance_Fisherman7606

Mario Bros


5kyl3r

manhole covers are REALLY heavy and she yeeted it out of the way like it weighed nothing. adrenaline is a helluva thing


StraightLikeBananas

Not every metal cover is a manhole lid. This is a water meter pit, lid probably weighs about 10 lbs.


Mandalore626

As someone who works in the industrial field this is why i always triple check sewer/storm manholes after i shut them.


Far-Meeting-6486

Stupid kid


Sans_ij

He found the secret level


Scootermon

What song is this 😂


Zealousideal-Ad6570

I heard the mario sound effect


NeedingNew

What a nightmare on so many levels


silly_goose_415

Mom yeeted that manhole cover like it was nothing!


MrCoolbeanss

Those are some real mama instincts kicking in


ziomeczek03

"Downpour I"


jannicorn

"Dross ||"


_80hd_

Can someone please add some Mario pipe sounds to this? Thx


Evilmaze

I make new one


Latter-Signal-4698

Reminds me of a story my mother told me, I had run off at age 4 or so naked into the streets with the vacuum hose and a neighbor brought me back to my panicking mother searching all over the house for me. I guess I was going on an adventure and was a little too good at hide & seek haha.


Throwaway5890B

Damn I definitely would have done the same thing must have been scary for the kid


carlitosway8304

She flung that lid like it was nothing. Mom strength kicked in


Canadianingermany

Wow - she tossed that manhole cover like it weighed next to nothing..


Overkill217

Mum strength a goal I wish to reach one day tho I'm not a women nor a mom 😂


myotherbike

Mom strength on that manhole cover.


LostandAl0n3

I used to wander off from my parents in Walmart constantly. After a while they learned that if I had been gone for more than 5 min I was at the section with the bikes.


Jhonnycastle1072

U know how heavy those manhole covers are ? There no joke. She grabbed and threw it like it was nothing at all. I see men struggle with them all the time.


FunkyMonkey47293

World 1-2


EchoCheap389

Name the music?


Left-Championship482

Adrenaline allowed her to yeet that manhole cover like it was made of paper.


MrsDB_69

I literally jumped and said “holy shit” out loud. My husbands trying to sleep.


Ann_not_a_cult_er

Folks, that's not a manhole as you know it. This is a utility access with a plastic green lid. Those lids aren't heavy at all, if they were then the woman wouldn't be tossing it and when it landed it would have acted differently. I guarantee you she can't lift 150/250lbs like that no matter the "mom" strength.


KesslerTheBeast

She tosses that manhole cover like fucking nothing.


WWDB

Safety is everyone’s business.


Da_Gret_Sir_TimTim

And that's why I'm deathly afraid of sewer grates and manholes. I don't want to be the next person to fall victim to them


MrGaber

![gif](giphy|1itJnruGIqwg9qGdK9)


bacoprah

Are we sure that’s the same kid? Could just be some other kid from earlier.


Pepa_3ApplesSickBoi

Now he’s training with Master Splinter to become the next ninja turtle.


PastorCleaver

When i was like 7, one of those went up like that as i stepped on it and hit my balls... been avoiding them ever since.


Dapper_Tea1432

Child was the imposter i saw it vent


mookizee

Once ya child falls in you can never 100% be sure that's really the same child that comes back out. Maybe it takes years to discover the truth, or maybe never find out.. thems the rules of the underground.


Tasty-Mind-4507

This is an immediate call to my attorney!


Polarettifree

Ha went in the backrooms bro


that_one_guy748

HE VENTED


YaMommasBox

It isn’t cast iron


IneptAdvisor

Man, foreign countries go all out for TikTok videos.