Safety first
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Neal
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Danger on top of danger. But as the van says, his internet service is the fastest.
fronobulax
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Not at all in keeping with the theme of the thread but since the pilot and passenger were rescued, the plane was removed from the tower and there were no injuries to the responders or the "repair" crew I'm fine with being reminded that there are people and organizations who know how to do it right.
The Guilds of Grot
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Killjoy!
geoguy
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A bit of a miracle that the occupants of that plane were not electrocuted.
JohnW63
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Did they stack some cheap unfinished furniture under the guy to break his fall?
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Every now and then one of these pics makes me gasp and say "Oh my God" out loud. This is one of them. I bet if he pulled on a wrench the entire thing would tip over on him.
I feel the need to also point out that this appears to be happening in the road.
The Guilds of Grot
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As long as you stay under the forks you're safe!
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geoguy
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That Toyota probably weighs only about 3,000 pounds at most.
Looks like the forklift is a Komatsu 30 something-or-other. One Komatsu 30 spec that I just saw on-line lists a weight capacity of 9,400 pounds.
So it might be safe enough from a lifting standpoint.
But the wisdom of doing that operation in the center turning lane is certainly debatable!
Looks like the forklift is a Komatsu 30 something-or-other. One Komatsu 30 spec that I just saw on-line lists a weight capacity of 9,400 pounds.
So it might be safe enough from a lifting standpoint.
But the wisdom of doing that operation in the center turning lane is certainly debatable!
JohnW63
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Car owner: Damn. The car just died and I'm stuck in the middle of the road. What WILL I do!
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Hi ! I'm Fred and I have a mobile auto repair business. We can fix your car ANYWHERE!
West R Lee
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I've just seen this thread for the first time, and it brought back so many memories. Having worked all of my life in a large petrochemical plant, we saw videos like this at least once a week in safety meetings for my 40 plus years out there. Many times we watched somewhat private or company property videos of incidents at other chemical plants, power plants and refineries, but we'd almost always finish with an "idiot" picture or video.
A bit on the more serious side, but have y'all ever checked out this ammonium nitrate explosion at the Chinese port?
West
A bit on the more serious side, but have y'all ever checked out this ammonium nitrate explosion at the Chinese port?
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I worked in a chemical plant (automotive paint) and we had all kinds of training on everything from eye-wash stations to what to do if the "cotton shed" blew. The cotton shed was a special building where we stored big drums of nitrocellulose. It had a special roof that would basically dissolve if there was an explosion so that thee force would channel up and not out. I can remember demos of the fire department lighting a teaspoon of the stuff so we could see just how enthusiastically it burned.
Cool video on the stuff:
West R Lee
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Gosh yes GAD, our polyethylene plant has giant reinforced concrete blast walls around it to do the same....like 70' tall and maybe 150 yards long.. I spent a few years in the fire department at work when I was a kid, and we used to do a liquid oxygen demo where we dropped a weight with a drop of oil on it into a cup of the oxygen.......and BOOM. And we have an entire liquid oxygen plant out there, where they also make Ethylene Oxide. Check that one out......it's what the MOABs are made out of.
After watching your video, I hope our guitars don't explode!
West
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