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There Was An Attempt

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There Was An Attempt, and they failed.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Taking the "one trip from the car to inside" mentality quite a bit too far.

[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is the camera man an NPC? I’m not gonna just stand two feet away as soon as hundreds of tons of steel starts shifting weight…

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was fairly obvious in which direction they're going to fall.

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You think that until some piece of metal that was under tension springs out and flies into your face.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You ever see that one scene from Ghost Ship?

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that the one where a cable snapped and everyone on the deck was cut in half? I don’t know what but I remember finding that extremely funny and laughing when it happened. Got some mean looks in the theater

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don’t know what but I remember finding that extremely funny and laughing when it happened. Got some mean looks in the theater

Oh thank fuck I wasn't the only one. The faces and cgi blending in the scene were just hilarious.

[–] Githyanki 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was it as good as the German forklift safety video?

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, Staplerfahrer Klaus! Link for anyone who needs context, the beginning seems normal but things really derail after a while so keep watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJdCJMyBi5I

[–] Doombot1@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Well said; exactly my thoughts

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

Can I go home now?

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago

Tandem fork-lifting should be an Olympic sport.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Forklifts were doing better than I thought, until it tipped over.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"FUCK!"

Was that an "ah fuck" or an "oh fuck?" 🤔

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Ah, the many sounds of dispair.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

50 ton loading capacity × 3 + 100 ton steel = a 400 ton problem

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 16 points 1 year ago

Hey, that disaster you ordered arrived!

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Someone didn’t do their statics homework

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

That was one of the heartier "FUCK"s I've heard in awhile

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would have lifted up, then pulled the train out, then lowered and pulled manageable quantities.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Actually, everything should be done by crane, but I guess management told them to use the forklifts cuz getting and assembling one on site costs a lot.

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does a crane cost more or less than this fuck up?

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

No, but tell that to Bob from management, who is not an engineer.

I've been in situations like that. You just don't do it. Also, explain why in written form and have that stamped and submitted.

[–] Githyanki 1 points 1 year ago

I'm going to say less. They can do it by hand now!

[–] Good_morning@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

Also, at the very least, should've had forklifts on opposite sides