People who cheated death and lived to tell about it

Do you know what it’s like to be lucky? While some may consider these people much more unlucky than most of us, mainly because they got themselves into these situations, they were certainly lucky enough to survive to have the opportunity to share their experiences with others.

At the awesome.club we believe in luck. In the stories below, you’ll see 20 incredibly lucky people who managed to save themselves from major catastrophes despite being just inches away from the worst.

“My great-grandfather was shot in the chest by a German soldier in World War I. Fortunately, the coins in his pocket stopped the bullet and this saved his life. You could say he didn’t need a lot of money to survive.”

Someone didn’t hold their ax correctly.

The driver of this car was supposed to buy a hundred lottery tickets today.

Tree falls can be totally unpredictable, but this one landed impressively… and perfectly!

“I almost stepped on this little snake while taking the picture. It was a horned rattlesnake, the size of a dollar bill. I hadn’t seen it and it was too small to hear, so I quietly approached it, took a picture and left it in peace.”

The nail pierced the heel skin without hurting.

Did you know there’s something called the “bite test” for sharks? It’s so they can find out if they want to eat their prey or not. Apparently, this girl failed the test.

I almost set my cat on fire.

One of the dangers of having a black cat.

When you live in places with strong winds, you can only pray that the trees don’t fall.
about your car.

Safety glasses saved this man’s eye from an exploding grinding wheel.

This rock almost leads to the home of this Italian farm.

“There was a mudslide north of my town, and this California Department of Transportation truck driver almost died. To the left is the Pacific Ocean.”

I worked at a sawmill, and a customer swapped a 4″ treated lumber beam for a 12″ one that I was holding. It landed on my hand. I heard a bang and thought I lost my finger, but it turned out that my tungsten carbide ring took the full force of the impact. It broke but didn’t dent, thus protecting my finger from being tragically crushed. I’d rather change a ring than ever lose a part of my body! 🇧🇷

Helps to reconcile night sleep.

Mild laxative.

“They were close last night, the boxes are very similar.”

The cell phone saved this worker’s leg from a chainsaw accident.

“Two size 16 nails were driven into the space between my kneecap and my femur! Pay close attention, they didn’t touch ANY bone. If you look close enough, you can see that one just touches cartilage.”

“Being late for work this time saved my life. If I had left the house 2 seconds earlier, surely this car would have fallen on my head!”

How did this happen? Do you think anyone got too excited about breaking the wall?

“I feared the worst when this tree collapsed towards my car, but when the snow dispersed I realized how incredibly lucky I was.”

“When you find the tip of a knife in your frozen blackberries and you think your dad is trying to kill you, but then you remember that yesterday you tried to tear them apart.”

Do you have your own miracle stories? Share them with us in the comments!