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[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 124 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Final Destination caused an entire generation of drivers to abjectly refuse to take up any space within a quarter mile behind a log truck.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Refuse to? Buddy, I'm hunting for them. I don't have to do this anymore and my family gets a big payout. Sign me up.

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Might I recommend any given highway in and around Washington State's Olympics Peninsula.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Bad news, the scene was CGI'd because logs don't bounce like that.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

Ya just gotta ruin my dreams, eh? /s

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

For anybody wanting to watch the movie so they understand this meme, don't actually watch Final Destination, because the log scene is not in there. I know this because I watched the whole movie waiting to see it, and never saw it.

The log scene is in Final Destination 2.

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 2 points 14 hours ago

Final Destination 2 also had the best final kill of the entire franchise. Most of the movie is not great, but the open and close are two of my favorite moments in a cinema.

[–] NotAnOtter@lemmus.org 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I swear this is just an online meme and people are larping about it being a genuine fear.

[–] igmelonh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago

Never seen the movies but I 100% would change lanes to avoid driving behind a log truck. I do it for other trucks, too, if they're carrying what look like barely-strapped-down loads.

I never even considered that this wouldn't be a common fear lol.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago

I can tell you it's true for at least one person.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly I got a lot more of that from IdiotsInCars on reddit

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

That youtube channel is a great way to learn what stupid mistakes drivers commonly make, to know what to look for/avoid.

[–] MightBeAlpharius@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

I've never seen the Final Destination movies, but the one with the tanning bed scene came out when I was in high school.

...Interestingly enough, that was right around when the cliquey "cool" girls stopped going to tanning salons in the winter.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 day ago

I still do this for this exact reason.