WATCH: Waiter saves child's life from falling refrigerator with food tray
Not all heroes wear capes!
It's that time of the year where everyone just wants some good news and to get through the last few weeks of the year.
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And one family's year could have ended in disaster.
Occasionally, children and restaurants are not the best combination. They run around, get rowdy, and can sometimes make the experience less pleasant for the other diners.
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But parents deserve a night out and they don't have eyes on the back of their heads or keep up with where the children are at all times.
You can try to control the kid but if they get themselves into hazardous situations, they'll get themselves into a hazardous situation.
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A Reddit user recently posted an incredible video that will make your heart stop.
The video was posted on the Subreddit r/nextf*ckinglevel by @blake_HEADACHE and features a child getting into a very precarious situation.
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The little boy tries to open a fridge door, is too strong for his own good, and the unit begins to topple over.
Luckily for him, and his parents, there was a guardian angel nearby to save him just in time.
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Watch the video below:
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What an unbelievable save!
While most of us look at this video in awe, a few people in the comments section had some questions with the most common being: "Wouldn’t it have been easier to drop the tray and use their hands?"
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Another user explained why using the tray actually helped:
Too little time to drop the tray. If they had released the tray it wouldn’t have fallen clear and would have hindered getting their hands solidly on the cabinet. Also the tray gave a slight reach extension that enabled them to start slowing down the cabinet slightly earlier. Time was critical because the best time to slow it down is when it’s only a little off-balance. A split second longer and the shelf would have been far more off balance and have had a lot more force.
Not only was this heroic waiter thinking fast, but he was clearly thinking smart as well.
Well done!
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