I n culinary school they teach u to always allow knives if falling to fall completely to the floor and stop moving before picking them up. Never try to catch them. This is one of those things chefs still do thought and sometimes I still do😂
My bf does this all the time, just the other day he nearly caught a knife he dropped in the kitchen, and the look on his face when he managed to pull his foot back before it hit was hilarious.
Like yes... But I talked to a podiatrist buddy of mine about this and he said it's super easy to break your foot and the complications can be long lasting. Probably better to let the tool take the fall not your foot.
Rather it take a soft hit against my shoes than a hard hit against the ground if im dropping it accidentally. If intentional id rather just drop and kick it knowing it wont be damaged than bend down
The real skill is having quick enough judgement to know whether you should or not. Solid things, don't care about the floor, let it fall. Inside floors or breakable tools, catch them. But at close to 10m/s/s you don't have a lot of time to think. And wear work boots.
It’s worse for me cause I work in a kitchen so if I drop smtg, it’s usually a knife or smtg messy so either way should probably not keep this habit. Once tried to catch a chefs knife that way and only back off before realizing
As a tool and die maker, that's a bad habit to get in to. You might think it's handy until you drop a huge piece of steel and break your foot. It's not worth it, those tools are designed to be able to withstand the fall, just let them fall
My tradesman did this once. He opened his toolbox and heard something fall, then he stuck his foot out to break the fall and what fell turned out to be a vac pump that proceeded to fall and land on his shin.
I feel better now that I is not just me
Better than letting your tools actually hit the ground
As a chef we're trained not to do that...😆
I n culinary school they teach u to always allow knives if falling to fall completely to the floor and stop moving before picking them up. Never try to catch them. This is one of those things chefs still do thought and sometimes I still do😂
A falling knife has no handle!
As soon as a knife is falling down, I Juno back and widen my stance to move my legs and feet as far away as possible
My bf does this all the time, just the other day he nearly caught a knife he dropped in the kitchen, and the look on his face when he managed to pull his foot back before it hit was hilarious.
Yeah me too. I worry about knives and bare feet sometimes 😂
Dropped one on my foot like that and landed right on my bone right after I sharpened it lol
I first learnt this working in foodland as a teenager, that jar of vegemite was not going to smash.
Like yes... But I talked to a podiatrist buddy of mine about this and he said it's super easy to break your foot and the complications can be long lasting. Probably better to let the tool take the fall not your foot.
Every single day at work 😂
Always do ! Especially if it’s something expensive and breakable all the years of Hackie sack have paid off!!
💯 all the time.. lazy tradies! But smart
100%. Just need to make sure I turn the habit on/off. Almost put a knife through my bare foot in the kitchen once lol
Yep, automatically. Saved many a damaged tool or floor.
I've saved my fone screen from cracking by doing this 😂
I do this with my tools all the time. Take some of the impact away
Absolutely, I do this all the time 😂😂😂
I am glad it's not only me 😅
All the time is damn right
Yes actually. I drop things on my feet on accident occasionally but, I don't have steel toes, so it hurts! 😂
Yeah Im terrible at my job too.
Yeah i do lol. Its the soccer instinct kicking in
absolutely my back is gonskies so aslong as something soft is breaking the fall and i dont have to bend over im happy
Snap
Rather it take a soft hit against my shoes than a hard hit against the ground if im dropping it accidentally. If intentional id rather just drop and kick it knowing it wont be damaged than bend down
Me too, glad to see im not alone
Especially when you hook the impact driver on ur foot and slowly lower it down
100%. Accidentally drop something and know its not a goner afterwards (started with my phone haha)
The real skill is having quick enough judgement to know whether you should or not. Solid things, don't care about the floor, let it fall. Inside floors or breakable tools, catch them. But at close to 10m/s/s you don't have a lot of time to think. And wear work boots.
One of the first things I was shown training to be a jeweller over 30 years ago. Saved my ass many times. Great vid!!
Always do it, tools are expensive 😂
I always do that i am to lazy to bend down😂
Im not alone!
LMAO YEP 100%
TOES heal ... while SHIT BRAKES LMAO
I do this all the time
You ain’t alone my friend, I do this with everything that falls…except sharp things! I did catch my dog one time just like that…lol!
Do that all time 😂
Always and by reflex!
It's your inner soccer player.
When you have to, yeah it softens the landing. But I have a hook on my drills and a tool pouch
It’s worse for me cause I work in a kitchen so if I drop smtg, it’s usually a knife or smtg messy so either way should probably not keep this habit. Once tried to catch a chefs knife that way and only back off before realizing
Yes of course sir 👍
All the time brother
Always forever
No I do it too 😂
Yeah mate, I do, it’s an instinct to save the things that you dropped.
Yep all the time
Yup... pretty much everything lol
Wow that's crazy I do that constantly
Heavy line mechanic here. I do it all the time as well.
That's the way it's done
Lol, did that my whole career 😊
As a tool and die maker, that's a bad habit to get in to. You might think it's handy until you drop a huge piece of steel and break your foot. It's not worth it, those tools are designed to be able to withstand the fall, just let them fall
Yes I thought I was the only one lol 😂
Yeah i do it when i accidentally drop something. Just to soften the hit
I do the same
👍🏻 best way!!
Yep me
🙋🏼♂️ me too
HAHA!! YES!! I NO LONGER FEEL ALONE!!
Sometimes I’m a bit late and I accidentally kick what I was trying to save into another dimension.
yeah you’re not the only one i thought it was stupid i did that but good to know others do it to
Hell yes I do that 😂😂😂
All the time. Sometimes I feel my foot going to mitigate the fall when I still had time to reach out and grab it
Yep I do this
That’s the best reason to wear steel toes
Yessss 😂
Gotta catch it with your knees
Yeah it sucks when u don't have steal caps on lol😂
Gotta break that fall somehow.
Yep! 😂
Literally with everything brother catch my phone all the time like that
So accurate
No bro i lift my leg high... Your not the only one
Yes
I do that
Yes and Ive done it with a dropped chefs knife more times than it should take to learn. Steel caps to the rescue.
Yep 100
I do this every day
I do this with everything, even if I drop a piece of toast in the kitchen. It can be a problem.
Did this with the stizzy pen the other day.
You gotta cushion the fall
Yep 100% from uk
All the time, it's second nature to me now
Nope that's why I have a TOOL BELT
Literally since birth
Yep haha past soccer coming into play
I do it without remembering ive got no shoes on 😅😅
Same bro
Yep
Yah dude. Better to practice catching things for when a piece you cannot brake decides to leap from your grip
Yeah definitely mate
Oh yeah I do this haha.
Guilty 😅
It’s a natural instinct to break the fall of whatever you accidentally dropped or has fallen near you
My tradesman did this once. He opened his toolbox and heard something fall, then he stuck his foot out to break the fall and what fell turned out to be a vac pump that proceeded to fall and land on his shin.
Diddy
#saveyaback
This is what all the Hacky sack was for 🤣
Bro wtf I thought I was the only one
FFS I THOUGHT I CAME UP WITH THIS AND WAS GONNA BE A TREND SETTER
Yep all the time. Thats what steel toes are really for.
No way I get paid out for that all the time ! I thought it was just me
Tool belt? 😅