15 photos captured at the exact moment before disaster strikes

Usually a perfect photo requires great lighting, an eye for angles, and a billion shots. But, every once in a while, as luck would have it, someone just so happens to hit snap at the perfect moment, and magic is made.

Here are 15 of our perfectly-timed favorites!

1. Girl Pops Bubble

This person managed to capture the exact moment a bubble was popped.

2. The Merman Effect

One little fishy just so happened to be in the right place, at the right time, for this hilarious merman photo.