Watch this incredible VR video of a man nearly being hit by a landing plane

Watch this incredible VR video of a man nearly being hit by a landing plane

Watch this incredible VR video of a man nearly being hit by a landing plane
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How far would you go to get that killer snap for Instagram? The one that’ll get you, like, 62 likes, easy?

For Mekki Jaidi, the answer was to stand so close to a landing plane that the aircraft’s front wheel actually left a black rubber mark on his shutter finger as it flew overhead.

This VR video captures the moment where the plane so very nearly decapitated the photographer. It raises a number of questions. Not least, why the hell would you build a road so close to a landing flight path?

Mainly though, is it a fake (as so many made-for-viral videos nowadays are)? The answer to that is a resolute no – Jaidi posted the photo he took to his Instagram feed later that day. It already has 347 likes, and counting.

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Keep the video centred on the bloke with the shorts, and salute this very silly social media star.

Marc Chacksfield
Content Director

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.