Man almost drops his baby but saves the day with his impressive dad reflexes

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Brian Koerber
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Man almost drops his baby but saves the day with his impressive dad reflexes
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You may not know it, but the moment you become a parent your body is immediately graced with an impressive ability to save your child from danger.

For fathers, the very non-scientific term is lovingly referred to as "dad reflexes," and it's often showcased in videos of seemingly impossible scenarios in which a child is in imminent physical harm, and the dad swoops in at the last moment to save their offspring.

Check out this dad, who first caused the dangerous situation, but then used his dad reflexes to save the day.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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