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Lurking Haro: Oct 27, 2009

Robo Reagan posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8Q88bAXyQ

It would have been better without the special effects.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 22:50

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 12:32

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

Pulling this one back because it reminded me of something germane to this thread I see at least once a week

ncumbered_by_idgits posted:

Not sure how this is OSHA related at all and looks aside.....it's probably Cor-ten steel. Cor-ten,although it looks rusty, actually develops a protective patina and can last for a very long time.

As used in Fulcrum at Broadgate, just next to London Liverpool Street Station, possibly the most terrifying piece of art ever made:

5 10-ton bits of steel just sort of leaning on each other. On a scientific/engineering level it's obvious that it won't fall over absent the kind of winds that would obliterate all the buildings around it too, but I still give it a wide berth.

On an unrelated note - ever wonder how they make those open-topped tour buses?

Yes, that bridge is pretty much exactly at head height. Miraculously, considering the bus was full, only 7 people required hospital treatment and only two of those were seriously injured.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 22:51

Robo Reagan: Feb 12, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

Lurking Haro posted:

It would have been better without the special effects.

you should count your lucky stars that the vid wasn't presented as a power point with comic sans/papyrus font :colbert:

# ? Sep 9, 2015 22:52

Improbable Lobster: Jan 6, 2012; "From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.; Buglord

chitoryu12 posted:

This reminds me of something that happened in high school.

At my school there were three physics teachers whose classrooms were all connected by doors. One was just some weird guy who thought he was astral projecting at night and isn't part of this story. The other two were Mr. Davis and Mr. DeSanto.

In my junior year, I had Mr. DeSanto for physics. He's a very large man about 40 at the time, married with kids, dedicated World of Warcraft player, all-around nerd. Mr. Davis (who I took Astronomy with in my senior year) was famous throughout the school for being the epitome of a cool mad scientist. He wore bow ties as a regular fashion statement even outside of school, won teaching awards, got VIP seats to a shuttle launch, and did a Physics of Cycling fundraiser where he created his own stationary bike rig to allow him to actually ride his very expensive bicycle on rollers in the middle of class and livestreamed a presentation on the physics of bicycles while riding for the entire school day, receiving donations for the American Diabetes Society. So you've got two cool nerds who are both two of the more popular teachers in the school, and they had a peculiar rivalry.

Specifically, Pluto. This was 3 years after Pluto lost its classification as a planet, and Mr. Davis was still miffed about it. He maintained that the classification to dwarf planet was incorrect, while Mr. DeSanto believed that we should follow what the authorities on the subject say. Because Mr. Davis has a scale model of the solar system hanging from his ceiling, it became a somewhat regular occurrence for Mr. DeSanto to rally his students to steal the model and hang it up in his classroom. When I was attending his physics class in 2009, Mr. DeSanto maintained possession.

Then one day, the door to the classrooms open. Mr. Davis's students crowded in, then parted to reveal their teacher standing in the middle holding a length of PVC pipe under his arm. What he had done was filled the pipe with ping pong balls, sealed both ends with thin rubber, and vacuumed the air out of the pipe. In one hand he held a pin, which he jabbed into the rubber seal at the rear of the pipe.

Air quickly rushed in to fill the vacuum, and with a massive BANG the ping pong balls were shot out of the front of the pipe and showered over my class. In the confusion, one of the football players in Mr. Davis's class leaped onto a desk, unhooked Pluto from the drop ceiling, and ran back inside.

We did not recover Pluto that year.

People who care whether or not Pluto is a planet should be shot

# ? Sep 9, 2015 23:22

chitoryu12: Apr 24, 2014

Improbable Lobster posted:

People who care whether or not Pluto is a planet should be shot

With ping pong balls, yes. We did that already.

Edit: Found the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRg43Cb_wN8

chitoryu12 fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Sep 10, 2015

# ? Sep 9, 2015 23:23

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I'm reasonably sure deer aren't covered by OSHA, but still doe:

http://i.imgur.com/Na75dIr.webm

# ? Sep 10, 2015 00:52

Gromit: Aug 15, 2000; I am an oppressed White Male, Asian women wont serve me! Save me Campbell Newman!!!!!!!

goddamnedtwisto posted:

As used in Fulcrum at Broadgate, just next to London Liverpool Street Station, possibly the most terrifying piece of art ever made:

5 10-ton bits of steel just sort of leaning on each other. On a scientific/engineering level it's obvious that it won't fall over absent the kind of winds that would obliterate all the buildings around it too, but I still give it a wide berth.

Broadgate.co.uk website posted:

At around 55 feet high, the wigwam-like structure is spot welded, giving the illusion that the five sheets of self-weathering Cor-Ten steel are simply leaning against each another.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:15

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:36

Sammus: Nov 30, 2005

That's one of the dumbest things I've seen in a thread full of dumb things.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:08

Bethamphetamine: Oct 29, 2012

Say Nothing posted:

This makes me angry enough to reverse GIS it to make sure these assholes were murdered with fines, assuming the trench didn't collapse and kill the lucky guy in the trench before that.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:19

Pigsfeet on Rye: Oct 22, 2008; I'm meat on the hoof

Say Nothing posted:

Dude should have paid his fuckin' union dues on time, I'm tellin' ya.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:24

Anagram of GINGER: Oct 3, 2014; by Smythe

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Dude should have paid his fuckin' union dues on time, I'm tellin' ya.

teamsters.jpg

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:57

old wooden ships: Jan 22, 2015

Say Nothing posted:

obviously you've never been a pipe layer, beta bitch

# ? Sep 10, 2015 03:30

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

Gromit posted:

Hmph, they want to tell the plaque on the floor in front of the thing then. Makes sense though because you have to wonder how they built it without something to hold it in place until all the plates were there.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 07:42

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Say Nothing posted:

They�re filling in that hazardous trench so it can�t collapse.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 07:54

Drone_Fragger: May 9, 2007

Ah yes, the good ole "Fill the trench with water so we can float to the surface and escape" trick. Except this time with gravel.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 08:01

MrYenko: Jun 18, 2012; #2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

goddamnedtwisto posted:

This place is not a place of honor.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 08:31

DAD LOST MY IPOD: Feb 3, 2012; Fats Dominar is on the case

Say Nothing posted:

for the love of God, montresor

# ? Sep 10, 2015 12:48

Bubblyblubber: Nov 17, 2014

Drone_Fragger posted:

Ah yes, the good ole "Fill the trench with water so we can float to the surface and escape" trick. Except this time with gravel.

Well... gravel is denser than people. The next logical step is, of course, to fill the trench with molten metal.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 13:05

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
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Bubblyblubber posted:

Well... gravel is denser than people. The next logical step is, of course, to fill the trench with molten metal.

I'm pretty sure those guys are the densest objects in a several-mile radius.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 13:14

AFewBricksShy: Jun 19, 2003; of a full load.

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Pulling this one back because it reminded me of something germane to this thread I see at least once a week

As used in Fulcrum at Broadgate, just next to London Liverpool Street Station, possibly the most terrifying piece of art ever made:

5 10-ton bits of steel just sort of leaning on each other. On a scientific/engineering level it's obvious that it won't fall over absent the kind of winds that would obliterate all the buildings around it too, but I still give it a wide berth.

At the University of Pittsburgh in Forbes Hall they have this sculpture hanging over the hallway:

I never liked walking under it, it's just sharpened pieces of rebar welded together hanging from the ceiling. I always figured it was going to end up killing someone final-destination style.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 16:48

I'm Crap: Aug 15, 2001

goddamnedtwisto posted:

this is the worst piece of public art i've ever seen, narrowly edging out that nefertiti statue in egypt and that pile of crap they built for the london olympics

# ? Sep 10, 2015 16:53

Proteus Jones: Feb 28, 2013

AFewBricksShy posted:

At the University of Pittsburgh in Forbes Hall they have this sculpture hanging over the hallway:

I never liked walking under it, it's just sharpened pieces of rebar welded together hanging from the ceiling. I always figured it was going to end up killing someone final-destination style.

Sculpture of Damocles.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:05

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KozmoNaut posted:

I'm pretty sure those guys are the densest objects in a several-mile radius.

Boom. spot on.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:11

Hot Karl Marx: Mar 16, 2009; Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!

Say Nothing posted:

As a professional pipe layer, the only real problem with this is the actual excavation. Spill pile should be a meter away from the edge and there isn't a trench box or any sloping. Also he should be back filling normal to the trench and not parallel. Plus you usually wanna put sand on top of the pipe but that might just be gas pipelines, I don't work with water or sewers much (looks like a water main).

# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:18

Arrath: Apr 14, 2011

Hot Karl Marx posted:

As a professional pipe layer, the only real problem with this is the actual excavation. Spill pile should be a meter away from the edge and there isn't a trench box or any sloping. Also he should be back filling normal to the trench and not parallel. Plus you usually wanna put sand on top of the pipe but that might just be gas pipelines, I don't work with water or sewers much (looks like a water main).

So its fine except that he's standing in a death trap :v:

But yeah fine gravel bedding is typically used, I haven't seen sand used on any pipe work (primarily water, sewer, utility, not much gas) I've been around but I'm usually done with my part of the work by the time the pipe layers show up.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:29

Hackers film 1995: Nov 4, 2009; Hack the planet!

Arrath posted:

So its fine except that he's standing in a death trap

I thought this was funny too. It's fine except for everything.

I used to be gofer for a well digging/waterpipe company for a couple summers and those dudes were the most unsafe people I've ever worked with. I mean you use nasty acids and such to clean wells and these dudes would open these big barrels of that poo poo and not wear any masks/protection at all. You'd think all the coughing fits they had would be an indicator that they are loving idiots.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:43

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# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:52

Arrath: Apr 14, 2011

Wiggles Von Huggins posted:

I thought this was funny too. It's fine except for everything.

I used to be gofer for a well digging/waterpipe company for a couple summers and those dudes were the most unsafe people I've ever worked with. I mean you use nasty acids and such to clean wells and these dudes would open these big barrels of that poo poo and not wear any masks/protection at all. You'd think all the coughing fits they had would be an indicator that they are loving idiots.

One of my uncles recently died from Frontal Temporal Lobe dementia. It was super loving sad watching this big, strong, smart, funny guy waste away as the light went out of his eyes. He never drank or smoked, no family history. The docs believe it was due to long term exposure to nasty pesticides and other chemicals over his lifetime as a rancher, likely without any real protective gear pretty much ever.

So yeah, put on the PPE when dealing with nasty chemicals.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 17:54

GotLag: Jul 17, 2005; 食べちゃダメだよ

Dillbag posted:

# ? Sep 10, 2015 18:06

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

I'm Crap posted:

this is the worst piece of public art i've ever seen, narrowly edging out that nefertiti statue in egypt and that pile of crap they built for the london olympics

I actually quite like it, although a lot of the charm wore out after 9/11 when people pointed out the similarities.

The Orbit is some bullshit though, I'll agree with that. Looks like a particularly crass memorial to roller coaster fatalities.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 18:10

SlipUp: Sep 30, 2006; stayin c o o l

I'm Crap posted:

this is the worst piece of public art i've ever seen, narrowly edging out that nefertiti statue in egypt and that pile of crap they built for the london olympics

This was pretty bad too.

$470 000 to set this up in the loving boonies. A lot of idiots are trying to kill the art portion of infrastructure spending because of it.

I do kinda want to fly a biplane through it. Maybe we can sell it to Red Bull.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 18:18

Cat Hatter: Oct 24, 2006; Hatters gonna hat.

SlipUp posted:

This was pretty bad too.

$470 000 to set this up in the loving boonies. A lot of idiots are trying to kill the art portion of infrastructure spending because of it.

I do kinda want to fly a biplane through it. Maybe we can sell it to Red Bull.

How much would a normal light-pole that tall cost?

# ? Sep 10, 2015 18:23

CollegeCop: Jul 11, 2005; You're right. I'm not a real cop. Those are imaginary handcuffs. And in a minute, we'll be going to the make-believe jail.

AFewBricksShy posted:

I always figured it was going to end up killing someone final-destination style.

Final Destination style, you say?

How appropriate!

Major renovations of the bathroom called for the installation of a new vent stack. The old cast iron vent stack was cut back above ceiling level, capped, and propped on a ceiling joist, with the idea that when they replaced the roof, they would remove the old vent stack. The stack slipped from the ceiling joist, and the roof flange was not up to the task, sending the stack crashing through the ceiling (and through the toilet).

# ? Sep 10, 2015 18:26

SlipUp: Sep 30, 2006; stayin c o o l

Cat Hatter posted:

How much would a normal light-pole that tall cost?

$20 000

e: accidentally listed traffic light cost instead of street light.

SlipUp fucked around with this message at 18:29 on Sep 10, 2015

# ? Sep 10, 2015 18:27

Cat Hatter: Oct 24, 2006; Hatters gonna hat.

SlipUp posted:

$20 000

e: accidentally listed traffic light cost instead of street light.

Well in that case, for $470,000 I should be able to walk through it and arrive on the other side of the galaxy.

Water pipe run through a bender, blue paint, and a day's crane rental shouldn't cost that much.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 19:23

CzarChasm: Mar 14, 2009; I don't like it when you're watching me eat.

Cat Hatter posted:

Well in that case, for $470,000 I should be able to walk through it and arrive on the other side of the galaxy.

Water pipe run through a bender, blue paint, and a day's crane rental shouldn't cost that much.

But it has lights on it. If shoes from the 90's taught me anything it's that adding unnecessary lights to anything easily doubles the price.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 19:37

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

And there is also the artist's salary to consider

# ? Sep 10, 2015 19:44

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Say Nothing posted:

If that trench were to collapse in on him in just the right manner, it's possible his head could be launched several feet into the air.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 19:45

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Bethamphetamine: Oct 29, 2012

Blistex posted:

If that trench were to collapse in on him in just the right manner, it's possible his head could be launched several feet into the air.

No way. We can see there's no ladder in the trench, so it's safe to assume the guy down there is an Olympic gymnast and would immediately pole vault out of the trench using the grade rod in the event of a sudden collapse.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 19:54

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