TIFU leaning over car engine when its on . Also carrying too many glasses/ stuff in hands

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These two accidents could happen in a split second and ruin your life.

  1. leaning over car engine when its on

  2. Carrying too many glasses/ stuff in hands

1)I went to check the connection of a headlight from inside the hood- I forgot you can do this with the battery on without the engine on. I left the engine on and leant in to look. I have long hair- I leant right over where some belt is spinning around wheels and cogs.

I realized how easily my hair could have been caught in some machinery and my whole head pulled into the engine. The same if you have a tie on, laces on a hoodie, a bag, its probably endless. So dont leave the engine on and look inside the hood.

  1. I know of someone who was carrying glasses in both hands, tripped and broke the glass on his head/ face and got life changing injuries. The amount of times I have filled my hands and then arms and anywhere else I can fit another glass, is probably thousands. Now I hold my arms as far away if I have ceramics or glasses, or anything else hard in my hands- and I have literally no idea what my reaction and reaction speed would be if I fell. Most people don’t know how to break their fall even with nothing in their hands, makes me think we should all learn how to fall over safely depending on the situation.

TL;DR: leaning over car engine when it is on is dangerous. Carrying glasses is dangerous if you fall

Posted Oct 30, 2025, 4:03 PM UTC

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