OSHA: definitely bent in the straight places

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vanity slug: Jul 20, 2010

Lime Tonics posted:

Why did the guy in orange run into the car's path?

# ? Apr 15, 2017 11:46

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Jack-Off Lantern: Mar 2, 2012

spankmeister posted:

Those have been operating for hundreds of years, and now there's a problem?

I assume they got modernized over a long period of time, and it now someone spilled the beans

# ? Apr 15, 2017 12:06

Imagined: Feb 2, 2007

Jeoh posted:

Why did the guy in orange run into the car's path?

Because the alternative was running out in the street in front of other cars?

# ? Apr 15, 2017 12:11

Bloody Hedgehog: Dec 12, 2003; 💥💥🤯💥💥
Gotta nuke something

Jeoh posted:

Why did the guy in orange run into the car's path?

A good question.

People are always at their most logical and forward-thinking when they're about to be mowed down by two tonnes of high-speed metal, so it's very confusing why he did what he did.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 12:18

Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

Jack-Off Lantern posted:

I assume they got modernized over a long period of time, and it now someone spilled the beans

Exactly. They actually found tears in some of the bolts in two of the windmills. Not enough to cause a direct danger, but if more bolts break, there'll be trouble.

I'm assuming those specific bolts have been installed relatively recently.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 12:46

neonbregna: Aug 20, 2007

WrenP-Complete posted:

What happened?

Jet fuel can melt steel belts but not steel beams

# ? Apr 15, 2017 12:48

chitoryu12: Apr 24, 2014

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

A good question.

People are always at their most logical and forward-thinking when they're about to be mowed down by two tonnes of high-speed metal, so it's very confusing why he did what he did.

It actually looks like he made a logical decision to him: the skid steer loader was blocking his path in the other direction unless he were to climb over it.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 14:22

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Actually he's suicidal but wanted to make it look like an accident.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 14:47

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Carbon dioxide posted:

The Holland Windmill Association has discovered that the bolts in a certain construction of windmill sails/blades cannot quite handle the constant stress put upon them during operation. 48 windmills in the country are built with this specific construction. They may no longer operate until their blade construction has been completely replaced. A windmill blade ripping and flying off would be somewhat dangerous.

Replacing the blades for all 48 affected windmills would cost millions, so the Association is asking the Dutch government for help, as it's their OSHA regs that require the windmills to cease their operation. It looks like the government is willing to help.

The windmill owners hope a solution can be found within a month, because then there'll be the National Windmill Days when all windmills open their doors for tourists.

To clarify: these traditional windmills are basically all museum pieces that still work. They grind flour or whatever which you can buy, if you prefer locally produced stuff over factory produced flour.

Oh man, imagine how hot it's gonna get this summer without those windmills cooling them off.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 15:45

Dolphin: Dec 5, 2008; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

i don't understand how grinding flour makes enough energy to power the windmills

# ? Apr 15, 2017 15:48

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Dolphin posted:

i don't understand how grinding flour makes enough energy to power the windmills

Ground flour is explosive. it works like an internal combustion engine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d37Ca3E4fA

# ? Apr 15, 2017 15:51

Nth Doctor: Sep 7, 2010; Darkrai used Dream Eater!
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Dolphin posted:

i don't understand how grinding flour makes enough energy to power the windmills

Carbs, my dude. It's why bread makes you fat.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 15:52

spankmeister: Jun 15, 2008

It must be the evil gluten in the flour that causes all these problems.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 16:12

Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

Nth Doctor posted:

Carbs, my dude. It's why bread makes you fat.

Ah, so the pound of butter I put on every slice doesn't have anything to do with it. Good to know.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 16:16

insta: Jan 28, 2009

Powershift posted:

Oh man, imagine how hot it's gonna get this summer without those windmills cooling them off.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 17:14

Snowglobe of Doom: Mar 30, 2012; sucks to be right

insta posted:

Windmills actually do make it hotter. Wind is nature's way of balancing heat, it shifts the heat from places that are hotter to places where it is cooler. If windmills use too much wind (which is a finite resource) they will add to global warming.

Well that's according to Congress.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 17:40

Fasdar: Sep 1, 2001; Everybody loves dancing!

Carbon dioxide posted:

The Holland Windmill Association has discovered that the bolts in a certain construction of windmill sails/blades cannot quite handle the constant stress put upon them during operation. 48 windmills in the country are built with this specific construction. They may no longer operate until their blade construction has been completely replaced. A windmill blade ripping and flying off would be somewhat dangerous.

Replacing the blades for all 48 affected windmills would cost millions, so the Association is asking the Dutch government for help, as it's their OSHA regs that require the windmills to cease their operation. It looks like the government is willing to help.

The windmill owners hope a solution can be found within a month, because then there'll be the National Windmill Days when all windmills open their doors for tourists.

To clarify: these traditional windmills are basically all museum pieces that still work. They grind flour or whatever which you can buy, if you prefer locally produced stuff over factory produced flour.

My grandpa restores windmills and did one of these about a decade back. If it is the bolts that lock the blade panels in place then some kinds of modern lag bolts just won't cut it against the shear (?) stresses. Apparently the older construction called for wooden pins that had a bit more flex to them. In general though, all windmills require almost constant maintenance of this sort or another.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 17:46

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

They could also slow down the earth and make the day longer.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 17:46

zedprime: Jun 9, 2007; yospos

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

Windmills actually do make it hotter. Wind is nature's way of balancing heat, it shifts the heat from places that are hotter to places where it is cooler. If windmills use too much wind (which is a finite resource) they will add to global warming.

Well that's according to Congress.

I hope somebody fired back with the case studies about using for example Gulf of Mexico wind farm complexes to mitigate the expected increase of Gulf hurricanes and midwestern tornadoes due to increasing Gulf temperature in line with global warming trends.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 17:48

GotLag: Jul 17, 2005; 食べちゃダメだよ

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

Wind is nature's way...

God's way, you heathen

# ? Apr 15, 2017 17:49

Applebee123: Oct 9, 2007; That's 10$ for the spinefund.

I wonder if any private corporations are interested in purchasing the CSB brand name now its being shut down. They could use it to say all their operations are CSB certified for PR and in case of lawsuits after incidents, while they are able to set what standards and requirements it says are "good enough".

# ? Apr 15, 2017 20:04

oohhboy: Jun 8, 2013; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Powershift posted:

Ground flour is explosive. it works like an internal combustion engine.

GM did make a direct coal fuelled turbine car during the oil shock so it wouldn't be a stretch to make something that would run on flour.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 20:47

zedprime: Jun 9, 2007; yospos

Applebee123 posted:

I wonder if any private corporations are interested in purchasing the CSB brand name now its being shut down. They could use it to say all their operations are CSB certified for PR and in case of lawsuits after incidents, while they are able to set what standards and requirements it says are "good enough".

Its not even dead yet (its probably dead) and you're planning on carving it up.

The same sort of tasks the CSB does is done in parallel by insurance company funded organizations to keep a thumb on the state of the art to use when underwriting, but that's not really a process that thrives on brand recognition.

# ? Apr 15, 2017 20:51

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

oohhboy posted:

GM did make a direct coal fuelled turbine car during the oil shock so it wouldn't be a stretch to make something that would run on flour.

Technically, in western countries, most bicycles run on flour :goonsay:

# ? Apr 15, 2017 21:07

spog: Aug 7, 2004; It's your own bloody fault.

Applebee123 posted:

I wonder if any private corporations are interested in purchasing the CSB brand name now its being shut down. They could use it to say all their operations are CSB certified for PR and in case of lawsuits after incidents, while they are able to set what standards and requirements it says are "good enough".

As long as the people who makes the videos still do their thing, I'd be happy.

(Though stopping the avoidable industrial deaths would be a nice bonus, too)

# ? Apr 16, 2017 00:06

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

# ? Apr 16, 2017 00:51

PostNouveau: Sep 3, 2011; VY till I die; Grimey Drawer

Powershift posted:

They could also slow down the earth and make the day longer.

I mean, they're propellers so if we build too many of them, the Earth might take off!

# ? Apr 16, 2017 00:57

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

Platystemon posted:

Making your great grandma's dildo

# ? Apr 16, 2017 01:36

Cthulu Carl: Apr 16, 2006

Gumbel2Gumbel posted:

I'm king in here! *Dies*

You will take NOTHING from me, foreman. I laid low your utility workers of old. I instilled terror in the hearts of men. I AM KING UNDER THE EXCAVATOR!

# ? Apr 16, 2017 02:04