"Moments Before Disaster”: 35 Photos That May Leave You Reflexively Cringe-ing

“Moments Before Disaster”: 35 Photos That May Leave You Reflexively Cringe-ing

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When we look at images captured “moments before disaster,” there’s a unique thrill that leaps off the screen. The visual clues prompt us to reconstruct the scene, letting our minds imagine what happened just after the photo was taken. Our brains are drawn to the uncertainty, weighing different outcomes and attempting educated guesses about the events that would no doubt unfold just seconds later.

This oddly satisfying aesthetic enhances the value of these still images, caught milliseconds before something funny, unfortunate, or mildly irritating occurs. People have posted their proudest captures on the dedicated community, r/MomentsBeforeDisaster. Scroll down to check out some of our favourite finds from the subreddit, highlighted in the gallery below.

#1 When Mom Is Angry But You Are A Photographer😭😂

Image source: Frosty_Ship_1746

#2 Ummm… Run Away??

Image source: Antonio0300

#3 She Has No Idea

Image source: JoeZocktGames

#4 Found This In A Vintage Nat Geo Photo Book

Image source: algaespirit

#5 One Big Gold Fish

Image source: Koyaanisquatsi_

#6 Infidelity

Image source: ExcitingCustomer5156

#7 Disastrous

Image source: b3kk0

#8 Bonk

Image source: zdube21d

#9 She Didn’t Know What’s Coming

Image source: TL_the_legend

#10 Poor Doggo

Image source: maximum_94

#11 Chaos Ensues

Image source: Fernando_357

#12 Captured A Moment Before I Was Love Tackled

Image source: brodeine-goth-syrup

#13 A Selfie Taken The Moment Three Cyclists Were Struck By Lightning While Sheltering Under A Tree

Image source: arithmetic

#14 How To Start A Fire

Image source: katsumi907

#15 Mistakes Were Made

Image source: StormofRavens

#16 Ohno

Image source: Yeety_Mcyeet_face

#17 Just Another Fun Day In The Neighborhood, Anytown, USA, 1970s

Image source: DiosMioMan2

#18 Ahhhhhhhhh

Image source: CodeNovaBtw

#19 Speaks For Itsself

Image source: literalld

#20 Milliseconds Before A Ruined Shirt

Image source: LordeLightskin

#21 This Is Gonna Sting

Image source: Zykium

#22 My Aunts Crystal Cabinet Has Been In This State For The Last 2 Years

Image source: indigo-antler

#23 Shlorp

Image source: anon

#24 This Guy Splashed Out On An Expensive Camera

Image source: EndersGame_Reviewer

#25 What Do You Think Happened?

Image source: Mean_Command1830

#26 Seems Like Someone Can’t Read

Image source: anon

#27 Oof

Image source: ThisIsAUsernameBtw

#28 Starship Sn9, Milliseconds Before Crashing Into The Ground In An Enormous Fireball Of Liquid Methane And Liquid Oxygen:

Image source: jernej_mocnik

#29 This Wedding Photo

Image source: SakuranomiyaSyafeeq

#30 It’s That Time Of Year Again!

Image source: FreyFire

#31 Turn Around Quickly!

Image source: Antonio0300

#32 Smile And Say Chedda-Aaaaaah!

Image source: FreyFire

#33 Dog

Image source: anon

#34 Fly!!

Image source: Antonio0300

#35 Mere Milliseconds Before Absolute Disaster. Rip

Image source: Old-Chapter-5437

Shanilou Perera

Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.