A man at a gym in Shandong, China, made a serious mistake by removing the weight plates from a barbell without alternating the ends, causing the equipment to lose balance and fall toward a woman who was resting on the other side.
Security cameras captured the moment the woman managed to dodge the impact by mere millimeters, suffering only slight swelling in her heel and the breaking of her smartwatch screen protector.
Internet users, upon seeing the footage, wondered whether the man had acted with the intention of hurting the woman, pointing to his strange attitude and his gaze before the incident, while the gym explained that the man was a beginner who was unaware of basic safety rules and that the accident was the result of his inexperience, and that after the incident the man offered to pay all medical expenses and compensate the victim.
The woman, moved by the man’s sincerity, decided not to take legal action, but the debate on social media over whether the incident was intentional or not continues, and many are demanding that the case be investigated more thoroughly to determine whether there was malicious intent on the part of the man.