If my thumb slips

A man in khaki demonstrates gun safety by explaining how to lower a cocked hammer using his thumb, then pauses dramatically before the expected slip—a classic setup-and-anticipation joke for editors to milk the tension before a punchline or fail moment.

WHAT'S SAID “Now you put a round in the chamber of this gun and this hammer is cocked. The only way to effectively put it on safe is to put your thumb over it and lower the hammer. Well you know what's coming. If my thumb slips off this hammer.”

USE IT FOR punchline · awkward pause · fail