If two planes miss each other in the air. Why do they call it, a near miss? Doesn't that mean they hit each other? "Near miss" by definition is a hit, right? PLEASE EXPLAIN
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I swear did you just quote George Carlin you beautiful little bastard?
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Edited by xA5x: 8/6/2014 11:43:45 PMGet ready for that "mother chuffing boom"
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It's a near miss as in they were near each other but they missed, as opposed to nearly missed which would mean they almost missed but they did hit.
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My brain "just exploded"
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Its an odd term used in construction as well. Its a near miss as oppossed to a near accident because it sounds better.