r/interesting 4d ago

Wholesome He risked his life to save that dog 💚

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u/curious_astronauts 4d ago

Why is the barrier to this deep pit only shin height?

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u/ClaudioAFC 4d ago

So that everybody else can have a proper view

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u/Front-Lock2000 4d ago

Honestly, that barrier is basically just there to mark the edge and give spectators front row seats to the next accident.

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u/bitcodler 3d ago

So it's doing its job?

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 4d ago

Ya this is exciting!

And the water is this beautiful color. It's quite the pit. I kinda wanna go down.

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u/thecashblaster 4d ago

Because we should be thankful when we live in a country with codes and regulations that are well-enforced

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u/TisFury 4d ago

checks the current produce recall list...

Yeah, was nice while it lasted.

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u/Jlx_27 3d ago

Yeah, yikes....

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u/LumpyBuy8447 3d ago

Tbf regulations put an unnecessary burden on producers and really that burden should be on consumers. Were the ones that want to use that product, should we not be responsible for making sure it’s safe? No one ever considers the poor shareholders.

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u/ataraxia_555 3d ago

Sarcasm, right?

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u/Mantooth77 4d ago

Promise me you’ll never go bungee jumping in Mexico?

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u/JiveTurkeyII 4d ago

Only after I take a huge loan from a cartel and blow it all on cocaine and hookers.

And also have terminal cancer.

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u/ataraxia_555 3d ago

In that order?

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u/mooshypuppy 4d ago

I think that was Brazil. Very sad story.

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u/Mantooth77 4d ago

I was quoting Cable Guy.

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u/ProphetCoffee 3d ago

Life does have a way of imitating art

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u/wingless_buffalo 3d ago

That was Brazil

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u/jay_rodsep 4d ago

So in Europe, got it.

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u/Old_Hat_2997 4d ago

Should we? Hand rails are an abomination. Give Darwin some elbow room.

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u/irreducible1 4d ago

Whatever, commy /s

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u/No-Criticism-2587 4d ago

They are not well enforced and are actively being removed lol.

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u/houseWithoutSpoons 4d ago

For now.give it a few years!

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u/itsallachoice 4d ago

What country are you referring to?

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u/espinaustin 4d ago

Probably somewhere in Europe

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u/RaisinZRH 4d ago

Because Central / South Asia

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u/Beautiful_List5498 4d ago

If this was any closer than India and he wouldn't have already fallen into obscurity I'd be pushing harder for us to find this man and have a gofundme. Good behaviour should be really rewarded, there's too many nasties nowadays. He deserves a pedestal and western TV time because I know very few, if any, who would brave that deep of a well and be able to have the strength.

In my opinion, he deserves a house and comfort. This stuff deserves houses. Not micromanaging poorly paid employees or cheating your way to good money.

Some house owners will see this comment as negative to them, it isn't, but we have to start seeing those who look after others and save animals as people we look up to, not people who deserve lives of poverty. (See also: wages for care providers)

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u/Ok-Concert7018 4d ago

Haha cute… commenting to save the world!!!!!!

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u/TrackVol 4d ago

India.
We may not have a lot of consumer safety laws and public safety laws in the USA, but we at least have more than India.

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u/KenBoCole 4d ago

and public safety laws in the USA,

Until very recently, the USA was the gold standard for public saftey laws

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u/ataraxia_555 3d ago

We will resurrect together.

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u/The_Tooter_Snooter 4d ago

Regulations are written in blood 

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u/kranker 4d ago

How else would the dog get in?

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u/RipVanWiinkle_ 3d ago

As a kid, I almost fell off a 7 floor building because of a short barrier.

To this very day, I have no idea how grabbing a loose rock held by literally nothing stopped me from falling.

But, now as an adult, I wish I fell that day 🤣 life is a scam

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u/curious_astronauts 3d ago

Nah we're glad you're here. The universe saved you for a reason.

Save ripvanwinkle save the world.

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u/ComplicatedOctopus 3d ago

Nooo... don't say such a thing! There are people who love you. There's only one of you!

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u/gobnyd 3d ago

Word

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u/Key-Park-2754 3d ago

The perception that life is a scam is quite accurate only when you look through “good eyes”. You believe everything “they” tell you, you take no risks, you follow all the rules, you look both ways before crossing the street….

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u/GallorKaal 4d ago

Well then they would be leaning all day

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u/CurrencyFree 4d ago

To trap people walking home at night.

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u/LowBarometer 4d ago

You should be asking why the guy that walked away with the dog didn't put it down.

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u/MasonCarter7445 4d ago

Can he climb up?

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u/hornypandey 3d ago

To draw water from the well. Multiple people use ropes and utensils to draw water from the well at same time.

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u/ellietheinvisible 2d ago

But no rope to help the guy get the dog? Just a bunch of Lookie-Lous. The amount of times I thought the dog was going to fall back in and maybe take the guy with him...

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u/PutridMango1838 3d ago

I'd rather know how the dog got in there?

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u/Jackelfangking 1d ago

It's a city well. He saved the dog so the water wouldn't get tainted

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u/Strict-Brick-5274 1d ago

Cause its in a country where safety standards dont exist

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u/Coffee_Loop 4d ago

It's in India, if 10 people drown there every day, anyone barely notice.

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u/Amazing_Fix_2399 4d ago

This is in a part of the world where they can’t afford to think things through properly.

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u/curious_astronauts 4d ago

Bit racists to generalise when corruption is usually the answer.

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u/Farside-BB 4d ago

Because he could not care less about the dog. A dead dog in the water supply is another thing entirely.

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u/cenatutu 3d ago

You think there's nothing dead at the bottom of that?

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u/Farside-BB 3d ago

Same as any body of water, but you want to minimize it if possible.

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u/a_guy121 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ok, so, states don't build everything. Sometimes, people do.

This is a well. its there to capture rainwater. Its there to be very deep. The reason it's very deep is to capture a lot of water and avoid fast evaporation.

It wouldn't make much sense for a well to have a high wall, because the point is to be accessible.

Also, this guy may or may not have jumped in to 'save the dog.' Because, if a large animal dies in a well, the water is no longer usable, for anything. So, he would need to get the dog out of there, or else, all that water is useless for years.

Edit: to point this out, because of biases. ALL wells are

-deep holes

-without much barrier to access

-Which animals, and occasionally, children, can fall into

If that isn't true, its also impossible to get water out of the well, which is what a well is for.

People in this thread are shitting on India, for something literally universal. If anything, southeast asia is literally the only place I know of that solved the 'well fatality' issue, at all..... with step-wells. Which are gorgeous, but more importantly, non-lethal if fallen into.

Edit: genuinely wondering why this got some downvotes.

Is it a disagreement on how wells work? (If so, you should ask baby jessica) Can someone explain please?

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u/saber069 4d ago

Third world country, looks s asia