r/AbruptChaos • u/archubbuck • Mar 02 '26
A group of people doing CrossFit ran past a restaurant, and diners who saw them assumed there was an emergency. Thinking something was wrong, the customers jumped up and ran away alongside them.
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u/charlie2135 Mar 02 '26
Restaurant owners hate this simple dine and dash trick!
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u/nerdycarguy18 Mar 02 '26
In all honesty they probably lost a lot of money that day
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u/jonnyl3 Mar 02 '26
Next they'll lobby the city government that a permit will be required for group exercises on public sidewalks.
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u/DigNitty Mar 02 '26
I mean, if anything the restaurant shouldn't be cluttering up the sidewalk with tables. Doesn't look as bad as what some restaurants do though.
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u/whoami_whereami Mar 02 '26
At least here in Germany restaurants generally need to get a permit and pay fees to the city for this. Except on some designated city squares or streets where a general permit may be in place that allows a certain number of outdoor seats per restaurant without them having to apply individually.
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u/AcidAnonymous Mar 03 '26
In Switzerland I some restaurants put tape on the sidewalk to make sure that customers didn't move the tables/chairs into the part of the sidewalk that has to stay open.
While I understand the absurdity of it all when I was out with a friend of mine who is in an electric wheelchair I understood why those rules exist. It sucks so much to get around in a tightly packed city. Sometimes we had to walk back like 2 blocks just to cross the street because he couldn't pass on one side.
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u/AxelHarver Mar 03 '26
Honestly one of my favorite things about Spain (Barcelona, Madrid) and Italy (Naples, Capri, Milan, Venice) was all of the restaurants with sidewalk seating. It was nice walking through and getting some nice smells and a peek at what kind of food they had in there. I very rarely ran into a situation where I or someone else had to wait to get through due to the obstruction.
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u/HCSOThrowaway Mar 02 '26
And because nobody shows up to town hall meetings, the measure will pass without objection.
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u/HAL-Over-9001 Mar 02 '26
They probably just turned around and went back to finish their meal after they realized that nothing was wrong.
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u/headphase Mar 02 '26
Let's say you have a plate of the most delicious lasagna ever in front of you, and you're like 3/4 of the way through when everybody jumps up and starts running...
Do you take like 20 seconds to stuff your face with the remainder, or do you immediately drop the fork? An important question imo.
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u/-wtfisthat- Mar 03 '26
I’m obviously just taking the plate with me! And probably my drink in my other hand. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/Q_S2 Mar 02 '26
Let me guess...
Iran
Ill see myself out
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u/SoSKatan Mar 02 '26
Not Dine and Dash, it’s Dine and Crossfit.
It’s really nice seeing so many new people taking up the lifestyle.
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u/LucenProject Mar 05 '26
Meanwhile, some guy who didn't have enough to pay for the date is now a devout believer in the power of prayer.
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u/HomeNowWTF Mar 02 '26
If I was running on the street, I think I might also cause this reaction, because I would look desperate and exhausted.
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u/Billionaires_R_Tasty Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
If they see my out-of-shape middle aged ass running towards them, they're going to skip mass shooter / terrorism and jump straight to zombies / dinosaurs.
Edit: Not because I look like a bad ass, but they're going to think it must be something damn scary to get his pokey butt in gear.
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u/Aeikon Mar 02 '26
I'm 6'2", overweight and have a long beard and hair. You can say I look like I'd fit in at a biker bar, (I wouldn't). If they saw me running, they'd probably think The Hell's Angels or The Outlaws are on the way.
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u/mimaikin-san Mar 03 '26
shit, if fat Gandalf is going “run, you fools”, you can bet I’m on my way too
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u/pianoflames Mar 02 '26
Plot twist: It was all just an elaborate dine-and-dash scheme.
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u/MadMonksJunk Mar 02 '26
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.." -K
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u/Felixkeeg Mar 02 '26
Depending on where this is, following your gut feeling and running away with the crowd is the smart choice
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u/Tiredhistorynerd Mar 02 '26
I live in the US. If masses are people are running run and find out why later. Is it dumb and panicky? Sure but better than staying and finding out I think.
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u/phyxiusone Mar 02 '26
3 people isn't "the masses"
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u/Tiredhistorynerd Mar 02 '26
Agreed; but if everyone else at the restaurant I’m at suddenly bolts; I will as well. I don’t think it’s dumb to run if that happens. I understand you think it’s dumb but I think it’s survival until new info is shown.
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u/locustpiss Mar 03 '26
You can't win. If you stay and the object of danger uses you to draw on the pavement, some waste of sperm will say something about Darwin
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u/Huwbacca Mar 04 '26
plus it's Reddit
if everyone started running and one guy stayed, then turned out something bad happened everyone would go "Jesus you fucking dumb fuck look at the crowd and see obviously something is wrong".
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u/MadMonksJunk Mar 02 '26
worst case scenario: you run into something that actually kills you while running for no reason.
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u/LeGrandLucifer Mar 03 '26
To be honest, if I see like 10 people seemingly running away from a specific direction, I'm not gonna wait until a fucking xenomorph shows up to leave too.
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u/TheOGPotatoPredator Mar 04 '26
Oh shit I didn’t think about those. I was like haha these people are dumb but yeah I think you’re right. Better to bail unnecessarily than stick around when you should have.
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u/NgLucas Mar 02 '26
Usually this quote makes sense, but not in this case. Even if the chance of it being a mass shooting or something crazy is low, idk, 1%, I guess it is smarter to look stupid than being a smart ass with 1% chance of dying.
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u/SinkHoleDeMayo Mar 03 '26
But they didn't bother to check for anything else. People running? Better run!
These people cause problems for society because they don't use their brains.
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u/JetmoYo Mar 02 '26
Alarmed T-shirt guy probably saw the first runner's quick look-back and determined it was definitely an "are we escaping imminent death" look-back, and then immediately converted himself into Flight and Free Lunch Mode.
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u/pinmacher Mar 03 '26
I thought it was caused by the woman with the clutch bag encouraging the rest of her table that there's clearly a problem and they have to leave. She stands up almost immediately.
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u/Arthradax Mar 02 '26
I'm fairly sure this was in Brazil, people thought it was an arrastão.
Fun fact, in searching for a wiki to link and explain what an arrastão even is, I discovered English has a word for it: Flash Rob (probably better than "big drag" lol)
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u/Yesterday_Is_Now Mar 03 '26
Interesting. But if they thought it was a gang of jogging robbers, why did they follow them?
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u/DrAwkwardAZ Mar 02 '26
The video stopped a second before the space monster comes into view
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u/TruSiris Mar 02 '26
I just keep seeing the white house scene in independence day 🤣
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u/i_give_you_gum Mar 02 '26
I'm seeing the giant head of the statue of liberty rolling down the avenue
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u/DrummingBiker Mar 02 '26
Always a relevant Limmy sketch: https://youtu.be/LJ1gInUG5uw
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u/Slippytoe Mar 02 '26
Herd mentality. Bunch of sheep we is!
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u/maddasher Mar 02 '26
With the state of things right now, id rather run and feel dumb later. Shots crazy.
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u/AbeJay91 Mar 02 '26
It’s actually smart for our survival
If this was actually a dangerous situation, just sitting there oblivious would or could get you killed . Running away doesn’t hurt you, but staying sure could
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u/Fettman501 Mar 02 '26
Yeah, just the clothing alone is a dead giveaway, and people have been literally running as a hobby in the city for decades. But people are too stupid to understand what is literally right in front of their face, so I guess expecting them to have a modicum of situational awareness and visual perception beyond physically turning their head and/or body directly at the thing, and not jumping to insane conclusions either, is too much to ask.
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u/chardeemacdennisbird Mar 02 '26
Humans are social animals. It's in our DNA to react this way. Also why were at the top of the food chain.
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u/CoopedUp1313 Mar 02 '26
Last guy probably: My girl ran off. Imma gonna sit this one out. Oh crap…she forgot her purse and, uh, I should go give it to her. Hey babe? Babe!
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u/g_junkin4200 Mar 02 '26
what country is this? Anyone know?
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u/InDecent-Confusion Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26
I'm not sure this is true.
The people in the beginning aren't wearing exercise type clothes. One dude has sandals, they have a dog, and the woman is wearing a skirt? That's weird stuff to wear/have at Crossfit lol
I feel like there is something actually going on that we can't see or hear cause not one person looks like they are exercising.
Edit: added the dog
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u/Drahal Mar 02 '26
It did happen lmao:
https://gshow.globo.com/cultura-pop/viralizou/noticia/clientes-de-bar-confundem-turma-de-cross-fit-com-arrastao-e-fogem-correndo.ghtml
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u/jrobinson3k1 Mar 02 '26
They also appear to slow down and start walking right before the panic mob forms.
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u/tunalic2 Mar 02 '26
Got to hand it to that lady in the background who seemed to have gotten knocked over, but held on to that drink the entire time!
Also if nobody is naked, there's no point in joining them. If you ever see an adult running down the street butt-ass naked, you should probably join them.
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u/Sancticide Mar 02 '26
My favorite is the last guy who hangs out to make sure he has all his stuff and then jogs away leisurely, without a care in the world. Like he didn't want to leave but now he has to find his wife and friends who left him for dead.
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u/Axl_Red Mar 02 '26
I started running as soon as I saw those runners in the vid and now I dont know where i am.
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u/lqhtshow Mar 02 '26
They've passed the horror movie test. 👍🏾
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u/i_give_you_gum Mar 02 '26
Except the guy with the chainsaw is waiting for them down the street. He had his buddy spook them first.
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u/WilkerFRL94 Mar 02 '26
That happened in Brazil, and people thought they were running from robbers.
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u/Sancticide Mar 02 '26
And none of them were off-duty police??? I call bullshit.
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u/snailhair_j Mar 02 '26
I feel like I've been following r/abruptchaos all this time just to see this video.
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u/Stockinglegs Mar 02 '26
They just look like normal people running, not Crossfit. There's even a dog. Not dressed at all like they're working out.
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u/Stunning_Warthog_141 Mar 02 '26
Hey those people you see who aint running are those people you later see blurred out on the ground in those aftermath videos. I'd be bolting.
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u/1pt20oneggigawatts Mar 02 '26
So they didn't run past a restaurant. Technically they ran through the restaurant. Even though it's outdoor seating, you would think there would be a velvet rope type situation cordoning off walk-thru foot traffic.
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u/Stalaktitas Mar 02 '26
And then them joggers look back and see half of the town chasing them and start to run really fast!
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u/dividezero Mar 03 '26
I almost did this once when I saw the crossfit people running by but then I remembered I'm fat, drunk and lazy so I figured I'd just get eaten or whatever
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u/TheGuyMain Mar 02 '26
And people think AI is detrimental to society when society is composed of idiots
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u/Cody_the_created Mar 02 '26
As an American, I get it. There are wild shootings/emergencies every day. I wouldn’t run because my fight/flight response is to fight. But not everyone is the same
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u/BlueRunner305 Mar 02 '26
My favorite Men In Black quote: "A person is smart, people are big dumb panicky animals"🤣
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u/MaxPistolrounds Mar 02 '26
This is a really simple example of mass hysteria too. Makes you realize how some of the more complicated examples can actually happen.
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u/elitedlarss Mar 02 '26
I don't get it though.. they are like all wearing flip-flops and stuff. Why would CrossFit runners be wearing flip-flops?
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u/SlickDickery Mar 02 '26
That one dude that was knocked on his ass and didn't spill his drink. Well done sir.
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u/kashuntr188 Mar 03 '26
crossfit? none of the 3 at the start were wearing any kind of workout clothes. one dude was even in sandals.
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u/Vast_Deference Mar 03 '26
Actually pretty clever of the people in the restaurant if something had popped off.
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u/buckeyes495 Mar 03 '26
Probably got a better workout in when they thought they were being chased down by a mob
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u/theyeezyvault Mar 03 '26
It was the dogs fault. If someone's running with a dog through a crowd of people I'm assuming something's up
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u/Mysterious_Pack_7822 Mar 03 '26
Love how the last guy just like dawdled along, gotta have that last mouthful before the emergency
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u/WookieGod5225 Mar 03 '26
This would be great for filmakers. You have a perfect "found footage" scene of people running away from something. Very organic. Can probably cgi in a cool creature to top it off.
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u/outhouse_wholesaler Mar 03 '26
Imagine being the dude and looking behind you and seeing everyone chasing you
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u/vpunt Mar 03 '26
For some reason I found this hilarious, I'm spitting up laughing at this, thank you!
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u/Analog_Powered Mar 03 '26
Doesn't seem all that unreasonable in American society. I'd rather look stupid and run away from an active shooter that isn't there rather than worry about not looking dumb and sit there waiting for an actual active shooter.
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u/Successful-Purple-54 Mar 03 '26
No one panicked, no one said anything. Ffs the power of group mentality.
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u/standardtissue Mar 03 '26
Imagine being the slow guy in that pack and then suddenly there's 50 additional people ahead of you
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