Anyone who says reporters don’t have a tough job should probably see this video.

Anderson Cooper, who was in Gaza over the weekend reporting on the Palestinian conflict, was standing a bit too close to the target of a rocket, and when it exploded behind him, he ducked in mid-sentence before carrying on with his report.

The talk-show host has been in the news lately for his adorable giggle-fits on “360″ and for coming out via an email to a friend which went public, but the frightening video shows just how good a reporter he really is, and reminds us all of how dangerous the job can be.

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Sending love and light to everyone there! RT @AndersonCooper Faces A Bomb Explosion During His Live Report In Gaza! http://t.co/6yBZsm9u

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Gawker: “Please, God, Not Anderson Cooper”: http://t.co/gQwEMmty

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Call him what you want… but I say Anderson Cooper is the #BOMBhttp://t.co/g3qrIRrd

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I’m pretty sure this proves Anderson Cooper is a robot. http://t.co/Q7FSjX02

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@andersoncooper stay safe brother! That bomb was close.

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I hope Anderson Cooper stays safe- israel has this tendency to bomb the press.

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