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bitcoin bastard posted:p sure youre no true scotsman unless youre balancing on the line between alcohol poisoning and coma There's a reason it's the Glasgow Coma Scale...
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Carbon dioxide posted:This is a KLM plane, but during the bad storm last saturday, a Transavia flight to Rotterdam airport was redirected to Amsterdam Schiphol airport after they had to abort a landing. They circled above Amsterdam for a while, attempted another landing, aborted at the last moment and went back up. I was in a situation like that a couple of years back during a particularly vicious storm, they tried to land the plane five times before they quickly had to abort the landing and get up to circle for a while before another attempt. You could feel the whole plane swerving and turning in a frightening fashion and during one of the last attempts to land they had to suddenly abort at the last minute and bank the plane very sharply to the left and really closely to the ground. I'm exaggerating when I say that I could almost count the pine cones on the trees during that one because we were so close to the ground and looking out the window was almost like looking straight down. God drat that was frightening. Eventually they were running so low on fuel they had to fly to another airport to refuel it and at that point I asked if I could just get out and maybe take a bus or train to where I was going but I wasn't allowed to do that. The whole thing really put the fear in me and it turned me from a VERY frequent flyer to someone that now chooses to ride a train for 12-18 hours instead of getting on another of those flying death machines. When I'm forced to fly I have to hit the Xanax pretty hard and booze it up before I even set a foot on the drat thing and it still makes it a sweaty white knuckle experience.
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Sassafrasquatch posted:You in parasitology? Histology? And what was everyone else doing, just dumping it down the sink? Parasitology. It's possible nobody else even uses formalin in that lab, but they should still know where the liquid waste disposal is. God drat.
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Ein posted:I was in a situation like that a couple of years back during a particularly vicious storm, they tried to land the plane five times before they quickly had to abort the landing and get up to circle for a while before another attempt. You could feel the whole plane swerving and turning in a frightening fashion and during one of the last attempts to land they had to suddenly abort at the last minute and bank the plane very sharply to the left and really closely to the ground. I'm exaggerating when I say that I could almost count the pine cones on the trees during that one because we were so close to the ground and looking out the window was almost like looking straight down. God drat that was frightening. Eventually they were running so low on fuel they had to fly to another airport to refuel it and at that point I asked if I could just get out and maybe take a bus or train to where I was going but I wasn't allowed to do that. Hey there fear of flying buddy . I had a very similar story - flew frequently for years, hit bad turbulence over Nevada, stopped flying for 15 years. Every flight after that was a nightmare, but finally took a job that has me flying constantly. After powering through the first dozen flights and developing an unhealthy obsession for flight sims and ATC, I'm back to semi-normal. You need to power through it with a series of flights or its only going to get worse. Remember that at the end of the day that fear is totally irrational. Mokotow fucked around with this message at 15:09 on Aug 1, 2015 |
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Ein posted:I was in a situation like that a couple of years back during a particularly vicious storm, they tried to land the plane five times before they quickly had to abort the landing and get up to circle for a while before another attempt. You could feel the whole plane swerving and turning in a frightening fashion and during one of the last attempts to land they had to suddenly abort at the last minute and bank the plane very sharply to the left and really closely to the ground. I'm exaggerating when I say that I could almost count the pine cones on the trees during that one because we were so close to the ground and looking out the window was almost like looking straight down. God drat that was frightening. Eventually they were running so low on fuel they had to fly to another airport to refuel it and at that point I asked if I could just get out and maybe take a bus or train to where I was going but I wasn't allowed to do that. I had the same experience (and have had the same anxiety) except the pilot told us to 'put your head between your heads and prepare for impact'. I was coming back from a family vacation. My mom was in the seat across from me (was a regional jet, those 2x1 seat configuration types) and she just mouthed silently "I love you." loving tore me up. Oddly enough, no one was panicking but you could hear quiet sobbing amongst all the turbulence and engine noise.
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:"Don't walk under suspended loads" is a fairly common safety meeting topic. "Don't stand inside buildings or under bridges"?
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# ? Aug 1, 2015 16:39 |
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There's a difference between a static structure designed to stand up under the force of gravity and a dynamic structure designed to stand up as long a mechanical force is exerted on it.
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# ? Aug 1, 2015 17:08 |
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Uthor posted:There's a difference between a static structure designed to stand up under the force of gravity and a dynamic structure designed to stand up as long a mechanical force is exerted on it. Number of people who've died under collapsing buildings and bridges: hella high. Number of people who've died under collapsing excavators: not so high. How do you explain that, atheists!!??!
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Jerry Cotton posted:Number of people who've died under collapsing buildings and bridges: hella high. Live under excavators - got it! #lifehack
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# ? Aug 1, 2015 17:53 |
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Why don't they build bridges out of excavators made out of the same material as the black box?
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# ? Aug 1, 2015 17:57 |
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zedprime posted:Why don't they build bridges out of excavators This is seriously a good question. Excavators are obviously stronger than bridges.
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DemonToadGoat posted:Bitch, what do you know about hoes? Goddammit, Mike Mulligan - you didn't even try!
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Mokotow posted:Hey there fear of flying buddy . I had a very similar story - flew frequently for years, hit bad turbulence over Nevada, stopped flying for 15 years. Every flight after that was a nightmare, but finally took a job that has me flying constantly. After powering through the first dozen flights and developing an unhealthy obsession for flight sims and ATC, I'm back to semi-normal. You need to power through it with a series of flights or its only going to get worse. Remember that at the end of the day that fear is totally irrational. I went from something like 40 boring flights a year to gently caress THIS, it was that bad. Previous to that I used to enjoy sitting at the back of the plane to get that feeling of tilt and lift. I really enjoyed it. To be fully comfortable I'd like to be in the captains cabin, looking where we're going and seeing what's going on. I still fly on occasion when it's necessary, but it takes a day to shake off what now feels like a near death experience.
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# ? Aug 1, 2015 22:13 |
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Worst Ive ever had was landing in some blizzards. It didnt bother me because I basically let go and dont stress about it because its out of my hands. The nervous one should be the pilot, and hopefully hes Joe Cool, because hes seen it all before.
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Ein posted:I went from something like 40 boring flights a year to gently caress THIS, it was that bad. Previous to that I used to enjoy sitting at the back of the plane to get that feeling of tilt and lift. I really enjoyed it. The perspective difference between being in the cockpit, and being able to see outside, and being stuck in 22C is absolutely amazing. I'm certainly not afraid of flying, but being back in the cabin loving sucks, even when you know EXACTLY what's going on, and how incredibly safe it is.
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Ein posted:The whole thing really put the fear in me and it turned me from a VERY frequent flyer to someone that now chooses to ride a train for 12-18 hours instead of getting on another of those flying death machines. When I'm forced to fly I have to hit the Xanax pretty hard and booze it up before I even set a foot on the drat thing and it still makes it a sweaty white knuckle experience. I always figured trains were the safest, but wanted to see what the fatality figures were like for different modes of transport just to see how much safer. According to this site, their summary states: quote:Excluding acts of suicide and terrorism, commercial aviation was the safest mode of travel in the United States, with 0.07 fatalities per billion passenger miles... They list railways as killing 0.43 per billion passenger miles. However, they rightly point out that because take-off and landing on flights is where the most trouble happens, the number of miles shouldn't really factor into it and when you even it out flights are (presumably) worse. Also, most deaths related to trains are not of passengers, so avoid going near one unless you're in it. I don't think I'm going to convince you to get back onto planes as I doubt anyone has overcome a fear through statistics. But stay the hell away from cars on the highway - those things are a real deathtrap! Those numbers don't bother me though. As a middle-aged Westerner I know that heart disease will get me soon enough.
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Gromit posted:I always figured trains were the safest, but wanted to see what the fatality figures were like for different modes of transport. I will have to try and find some reference but I think as far as miles traveled over a year, elevators are the safest form of transport. So clearly we just need elevators that cross the entire world.
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IndianaZoidberg posted:I will have to try and find some reference but I think as far as miles traveled over a year, elevators are the safest form of transport. Escalators and razor scooters might have a better track record per mile.
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# ? Aug 2, 2015 01:12 |
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Stepping into your shower is way more dangerous than stepping onto a plane.
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# ? Aug 2, 2015 01:28 |
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Leperflesh posted:Stepping into your shower is way more dangerous than stepping onto a plane. "What you're smelling is the smell of safety!"
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Gromit posted:I always figured trains were the safest, but wanted to see what the fatality figures were like for different modes of transport just to see how much safer. According to this site, their summary states: Trains are likely the safest because they run on rails (so they can't really make wrong turns and it's a lot harder to push them "off-course") and they're so much larger than most things that they'll collide with except for other trains. On the other hand, planes are liable to burst into flames if you stare at the fuel tanks enough.
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chitoryu12 posted:Trains are likely the safest because they run on rails (so they can't really make wrong turns and it's a lot harder to push them "off-course") and they're so much larger than most things that they'll collide with except for other trains. On the other hand, planes are liable to burst into flames if you stare at the fuel tanks enough. Planes are much safer than trains. Not being on the ground where you can run into things does wonders for not running into things and killing everyone.
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uPen posted:Planes are much safer than trains. Not being on the ground where you can run into things does wonders for not running into things and killing everyone. planes can run into buildings.
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The Nards Pan posted:Live under excavators - got it! #lifehack
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# ? Aug 2, 2015 02:51 |
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No see, the steel is holding everything up and thus they're 100% safe
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Trabisnikof posted:No see, the steel is holding everything up and thus they're 100% safe Yeah, it's not like the arms are inflatable or anything. I'm sure if the hydraulic system fails it will slowly lower down, giving them more than enough time to escape.
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# ? Aug 2, 2015 05:35 |
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Leperflesh posted:Stepping into your shower is way more dangerous than stepping onto a plane. It's what happens after you step on the plane though Sockington fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Aug 2, 2015 |
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It's ok it looks like they have hard hats on.
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# ? Aug 2, 2015 08:09 |
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This is probably safe and all, but I wouldn't want to be close to a literal poo poo-spewing machine. "Manure agitator"
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Carbon dioxide posted:This is probably safe and all, but I wouldn't want to be close to a literal poo poo-spewing machine. Saints Row 2 HD remake is looking great.
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Carbon dioxide posted:This is probably safe and all, but I wouldn't want to be close to a literal poo poo-spewing machine. I bet the smell is amazing
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Carbon dioxide posted:This is probably safe and all, but I wouldn't want to be close to a literal poo poo-spewing machine. I see wheels but no seat. Please tell me no one rides these things.
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Dienes posted:I see wheels but no seat. Please tell me no one rides these things. Kinda reminds of one of those nitro powered swamp buggys.
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# ? Aug 2, 2015 23:14 |
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So if the two guys are 300 pounds total and the scaffold is 200 pounds... Sum of moments and forces equal zero...
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:It's ok it looks like they have hard hats on. What if they're only wearing bump hats? Carbon dioxide posted:This is probably safe and all, but I wouldn't want to be close to a literal poo poo-spewing machine. There's some pretty awful stories of people falling in those poo poo pits and then other people try to save them. It always ends in everyone involved dying in poo poo.
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Dienes posted:I see wheels but no seat. Please tell me no one rides these things. quote:The wet-dry control system is similar to remote control hobby vehicles. The operator sits a comfortable distance away, up wind from the lagoon, and radios his driving inputs to the on-board computer, which turns the driving signals into instructions for the four hydraulic motors.
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Three-Phase posted:So if the two guys are 300 pounds total and the scaffold is 200 pounds... It kind of looks like there's a lip on the building that the cleaning cart is resting on. I have no doubt that it's holding up well enough because there would have been hilarious pictures of the wreckage.
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Leperflesh posted:Stepping into your shower is way more dangerous than stepping onto a plane. L told u goons not to shower
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