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Some people have way too much sangfroid
iank - 15/12/08 at 01:33 PM

chris_smith - 15/12/08 at 01:37 PM

???

coozer - 15/12/08 at 02:10 PM

Nice clip but what the hell is sangfroid???

Mr Whippy - 15/12/08 at 03:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Nice clip but what the hell is sangfroid???



imperturbability especially under strain

I.e. the photographer taking a picture right after just about loosing his legs...

That car was just shredded

iank - 15/12/08 at 04:59 PM

Exactly Mr Whippy, doubt the first thing on my mind would have been popping off a few shots. Stupid place to stand though.

From the dictionary
n. Composure in the face of difficulty or danger

smart51 - 15/12/08 at 08:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Nice clip but what the hell is sangfroid???



Litterally: Cold blood.

Simon - 16/12/08 at 12:04 AM

Better to be standing where he was than those on other side of bridge.

Think he was quite safe in reality, not like the video chap

ATB

Simon

Confused but excited. - 16/12/08 at 09:07 PM

It's how we got an empire.
We sent out bloody inbred idiots, with no sense of danger/survival.
Of course, then they were called well bred gentlemen.

[Edited on 16/12/08 by Confused but excited.]