35 Times People Corrected a Nearly Disastrous Mistake
There’s occasionally a tiny sliver of time when you can correct an error before it becomes disastrous. Most people fail to act under pressure, but a few heroes manage to right their wrongs without anyone ever catching on.
One Redditor did just that when they brought a bad cake into the office. As they were cutting it, they realized they’d mistaken salt for sugar during the baking process. Moments later, people started arriving in the break room for lunch. With little time to spare and their reputation as an amazing cook on the line, they decided to pick up the cake and “stumble” to the floor with it. The cake was ruined (which was a good thing), and their boss gave them money to pick up an emergency replacement from the nearby bakery (which was an even better thing).
Other Redditors have described the near-disasters they’ve corrected in the moment, including white carpet surgery, a little birdie rescue mission and a charge with a few too many zeroes.
