We often have a physical response to watching others in danger, even if we ourselves face absolutely no threat, and the subreddit r/SweatyPalms proves it.
Created back in 2012, this online community now boasts 2.3 million members who constantly share footage of people’s stunts on tall skyscrapers, close encounters with wildlife, and everything in between.
So, we invite you to join us in scrolling through some of the subreddit’s most popular posts and see which of them elicit a reaction from you. Let’s test our limits!
#1 Active Volcano Looks Like Damned Souls Being Dragged To The Depths Of Hell
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#2 Diver Sitting On The Edge Of Underwater Sea Cliff
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#3 In 1990, An Accident Caused A British Airways Captain To Be Sucked Halfway Out Of The Cockpit. The Crew Held Onto Him For 20 Minutes As The Copilot Made An Emergency Landing. The Pilot Survived And Made A Full Recovery
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#4 Some Final Destination S**t
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#5 9 Lives
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#6 Gorilla Family Checking Out Wildlife Photographer
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#7 Safety Standards In The 1960’s
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#8 I’ve Been Told By Employers That My Current Linkedin Photo Makes Them Nervous
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#9 Getting Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed Is Not An Option
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#10 Talk About Sweaty Palms. Astronaut Bruce Mccandless Taking The First Untethered Space Walk
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#11 Extreme Camping
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#12 This Ofroad Trail
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#13 Let Me Quickly Nope Out Of Here
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#14 Alex Honnold Free-Soloing The Walls Of El Patrero Chico. Mexico, 2014
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#15 Oh No
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#16 Bears Are Not Welcome Costumers
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#17 Dropped My Phone On This & Had A Huge “Whew” Moment When It Didn’t Fall In. Drove Off & Realized My S Pen Is Missing 20 Minutes Later. Came Back To The Scene Of The Crime And Couldn’t Believe My Luck
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#18 This Is The Kind Of Sh#t We Have To Deal With In Aus. I Hate Huntsman Spiders
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#19 Someone’s Illegal Pet Tiger Got Loose In A Houston Neighborhood
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#20 My Hobbies Are Smoking Weed And Rescue Stray Dogs In The Woods
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#21 Climbing The Hua Shan, China. The Old Path
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#22 Imagine If He Didn’t Check
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#23 Hell No
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#24 Installing A Glass Rail On Every Floor
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#25 Brown Bear Sneaks Up On Kid Who Actually Does An Amazing Job At Staying Calm Thanks To Dad’s Help
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#26 A Bear Running Upstream, A Little Too Close
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#27 That’s Kinda High
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#28 Glass Bridge In China Breaks During High Winds
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#29 Always Check The Carabiners
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#30 A Tourist Sitting On Top Of The Pedra Da Gávea Mountain, Brazil
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#31 I Looked Over The Edge Of A Building In NYC And Saw This Crazy Reflection [oc]
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#32 Bear With Me On This One
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#33 Why Would Anyone Attempt This
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#34 Caress Your Pet Cobra
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#35 Florida Citizenship Test
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#36 Who Else Relates??
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#37 Professional Climber Uses A “Knee Bar” To Bring Blood Back To His Arms
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#38 Photographing My Friend In An Abandoned Theme Park
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#39 Breathtaking View
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#40 Keep Swiming
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#41 Spelunker Gets Stuck In A Partially Submerged Cave Section
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#42 This Photographer Is Playing A Potentially Deadly Fight Or Flight Game With Polar Bear
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#43 Graffiti Artists On 430ft Bridge
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#44 Descending Only By Stair Frames
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#45 Saw A Bentley Parked Like This In Zurich And It Immediately Gave Me Anxiety
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#46 This Guy Handling Those Giant Wasps
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#47 Skydiving From A Hot Air Balloon
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#48 On The Edge
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#49 Amazing Jump
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#50 Longways Down
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#51 At Least She Is Wearing A Helmet
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#52 Jesus Christ That’s A Nice View
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