As Charlie Rose walked down 59th Street in NYC recently, he tripped in a pothole and headed for the sidewalk, face first. What kept him from protecting his face? A last-second decision to protect something else:
http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/03/18/charlie_rose/index.html
http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/03/18/charlie_rose/index.html