OSHA: definitely bent in the straight places

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Bombadilillo: Feb 28, 2009; The dock really fucks a case or nerfing it.

ekuNNN posted:

https://i.imgur.com/HyD8O2i.mp4

Goes for his gun.

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glynnenstein: Feb 18, 2014

It's his flashlight. It's hard to run with a big flashlight dangling from your hip so he pulls it out of the little ring.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 02:55

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069; Clapping Larry

yeah this has been done to death he's not reaching for his gun

# ? Mar 10, 2019 03:03

Fuzzy Mammal: Aug 15, 2001; Lipstick Apathy

Are you sure? It looks like he might be.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 03:05

Bombadilillo: Feb 28, 2009; The dock really fucks a case or nerfing it.

He let's go of the flashlight when he does run. He reaches down when he squats and braces before he runs.

Edit: your right. It's pointless.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 03:07

Propitious Jerk: Sep 13, 2010

"Yeah, I know this wasn't safe to do this but I did it anyway." Video of a guy attempting to make transparent wood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1H-323d838&t=94s

# ? Mar 10, 2019 03:21

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

I just watched his video where he tried to extract bismuth from Pepto Bismol. He used every worst practice he could and got worse results than I could have done in my community college chemistry class. At least on Cody's Lab, he at least acknowledges that he's doing things really stupidly.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 04:01

toplitzin: Jun 13, 2003

You want decent chemistry, watch NurdRage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNoiFj3wlw

# ? Mar 10, 2019 04:40

20 Blunts: Jan 21, 2017

does anybody know what I'm talking/have the story about some Russians, Soviet-era I believe, who had to do maintenance on a microwave radio or something before it let out another pulse and fried their organs? something in an X-files episode just made me think about that

# ? Mar 10, 2019 04:42

jemand: Sep 19, 2018

Propitious Jerk posted:

"Yeah, I know this wasn't safe to do this but I did it anyway." Video of a guy attempting to make transparent wood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1H-323d838&t=94s

I liked that

# ? Mar 10, 2019 05:20

Nth Doctor: Sep 7, 2010; Darkrai used Dream Eater!
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Autistic Edgy Guy posted:

does anybody know what I'm talking/have the story about some Russians, Soviet-era I believe, who had to do maintenance on a microwave radio or something before it let out another pulse and fried their organs? something in an X-files episode just made me think about that

I know the one. Let me see if I can find it.

E:

quora post posted:

Would anything happen if you stand in front of a powerful military radar at the point when its strength is the greatest?

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Suttichart Denpreuktham, Writer at Defense Politic Asia

Updated Jul 16, 2017 · Upvoted by Vadim Mikhnevych, Former Driver-Electrician in the Air Forces · Author has 2.5k answers and 5.1m answer views

A2A

Ohh, you’ve come to the right person. I just covered this in one of the articles I published. Long story short:

Very bad idea

Radar is, essentially, an extreamly powerful emitter of radiation (no, not nuclear radiation; ) working unprotected in front of the beam would be like standing in front of the microwave oven (after you modified it to run with the door open.) You will suffer severe burns, especially where there is relatively little blood flow such as your eyes and tongue.

This is how you should dress when working with high power radio antenna (radar is form of phase-array antenna)

Notice how the protective gear looks fairly similar to the gear worn by those who work in radiological (radioactive) environments? The antenna emits a different type of radiation: electromagnetic radiation (commonly refereed to as radio frequency, or RF.) While its long term effects, such as mutagenesis (the damaging of DNA that leads to cancer) or reproductive harm have yet to be fully studied, its ability to cause burns is well documented. The standard procedure when on working with a high power RF system is to limit exposure to electromagnetic radiation.

Working on modern military radars is generally less dangerous than working with, say, a powerful nation-wide TV antenna, however. This is due to the fact that military radars emit electromagnetic radiation in pulses, whereas TV antennas do so continuously. As a result, your overall exposure to electromagnetic radiation will be less when working on a military radar.

The hazard posed by radar is reduced farther given the highly directional nature of radar emitters (a radar “beam” is highly “focused;” meaning electromagnetic radiation will only be emitted over a very narrow arc.) So, unless you intentionally move into the beam, your exposure will be limited.

But if you did, you’re toast - literally and figuratively.

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Vadim Mikhnevych, Former Driver-Electrician in the Air Forces

Updated Jul 19, 2017

I’ve read a story once, about a case in USSR army, at the times of Cold War.
There were multiple air defense radar stations, connected into a kind of network. So that upon intruder alert, all were activated. In case there was no alert, some radars could be deactivated, eg for maintenance.

A tech team went to service a deactivated radar - a captain, a praporshchik (a title in USSR army, between sergeant and lieutenant) and three soldiers. They went in a metal-covered truck, designed to protect the crew from EM-waves. One of soldiers (the driver) had to wait in the truck, and in case of alert he had to pick all the others quickly, before the radar was switched on.

Unfortunately, something went wrong - some general decided to make a surprise alert, and service team didn’t receive the warning.

The captain, who was checking some electronic part of the radar, was burned to ashes by high voltage current. The praporshchik was supervising two other soldiers, who were cleaning something around. He felt a terrible pain in his eyes, and was blinded in a few seconds. Fortunately, he understood what was going on, and ordered the soldiers to run to the truck - and followed himself.

The driver meantime jumped into the truck and drove it to pick the comrades. As he got closer and went out to help them get in, he also felt eye pain, and something like “urine boiling in his bladder”. He received much less EM-waves dose, so was able to pull the others into the truck and drive away.

The other two soldiers were blinded like the praporshchik, and also had terrible internal pains. After getting into the hospital, they were treated like after receiving a large dose of radiation, but that helped only a little. Soon the praporshchik died, and this actually helped the soldiers to survive - after autopsy the medics saw that his internal organs were severely burned, and started anti-burn treatment of the soldiers. They stayed alive, though blind - except the driver who was a little more lucky.

This isn't the article I read before but it has broad strokes.

Nth Doctor fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Mar 10, 2019

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shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

I posted it in the first couple pages of the gbs nuclear thread

# ? Mar 10, 2019 05:47

Imagined: Feb 2, 2007

Bombadilillo posted:

Goes for his gun.

I like how the driver is obviously still pressing the gas

# ? Mar 10, 2019 05:58

dee eight: Dec 18, 2002; The Spirit
of Maynard

Imagined posted:

I like how the driver is obviously still pressing the gas

serious post: sometimes more throttle is the correct response to help regain control, often the case with front/all wheel drive vehicles.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 06:07

MRC48B: Apr 2, 2012

Never Lift

# ? Mar 10, 2019 06:12

Imagined: Feb 2, 2007

dee eight posted:

serious post: sometimes more throttle is the correct response to help regain control, often the case with front/all wheel drive vehicles.

What are the odds this driver knows that and is doing it on purpose versus they're an idiot panicking, mashing whatever pedal they're on and flailing randomly at the wheel?

They're not turning into the skid, for example.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 06:15

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

Imagined posted:

What are the odds this driver knows that and is doing it on purpose versus they're an idiot panicking, mashing whatever pedal they're on and flailing randomly at the wheel?

They're not turning into the skid, for example.

except they did? Unless you wanted them to drive into the cop car after they kept it out of the ditch or something

# ? Mar 10, 2019 06:25

Watermelon Daiquiri: Jul 10, 2010; I TRIED TO BAIT THE TXPOL THREAD WITH THE WORLD'S WORST POSSIBLE TAKE AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID AVATAR.

quote:

Notice how the protective gear looks fairly similar to the gear worn by those who work in radiological (radioactive) environments? The antenna emits a different type of radiation: electromagnetic radiation (commonly refereed to as radio frequency, or RF.)

# ? Mar 10, 2019 06:34

dee eight: Dec 18, 2002; The Spirit
of Maynard

Imagined posted:

What are the odds this driver knows that and is doing it on purpose versus they're an idiot panicking, mashing whatever pedal they're on and flailing randomly at the wheel?

They're not turning into the skid, for example.

it looks like they held it together as best they could

no harm no foul

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jemand: Sep 19, 2018

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Megillah Gorilla: Sep 22, 2003; If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.; Bread Liar

Google South Korean elevator trucks.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 08:12

shut up blegum: Dec 17, 2008; --->Plastic Lawn<---

Megillah Gorilla posted:

Google South Korean elevator trucks.

What's South Korean about these things? I've seen them used in Europe a lot, once you live I an appartement complex you don't really have much other options to get big furniture in/out.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 08:48

20 Blunts: Jan 21, 2017

Nth Doctor posted:

I know the one. Let me see if I can find it.

E:

This isn't the article I read before but it has broad strokes.

ah so somebody was "burnt to ashes"

# ? Mar 10, 2019 14:09

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

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Wall Balls: Jun 3, 2007; Spanish Castle Magic

for when you have no

# ? Mar 10, 2019 15:05

fatman1683: Jan 8, 2004; .

Wall Balls posted:

for when you have no

We don't need no...education...

# ? Mar 10, 2019 16:33

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

Imagined posted:

What are the odds this driver knows that and is doing it on purpose versus they're an idiot panicking, mashing whatever pedal they're on and flailing randomly at the wheel?

They're not turning into the skid, for example.

The track was wet.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 16:46

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

Looks like the person steers into the first skid, realizes they will hit the cop car, so they keep steering the other way and mash the gas to try to move the car forward and not hit the other car.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 16:50

Bad Munki: Nov 4, 2008; We're all mad here.

Cojawfee posted:

Looks like the person steers into the first skid, realizes they will hit the cop car, so they keep steering the other way and mash the gas to try to move the car forward and not hit the other car.

They saw him reaching for his gun and decided to get the heck out of there, smart

# ? Mar 10, 2019 16:55

wolrah: May 8, 2006; what?

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

# ? Mar 10, 2019 17:04

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

Yeah that's pretty stupid. It would act like a ratchet. The wheels engage while going forward, but just slip when using the brakes.

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Reign Of Pain: May 1, 2005; Nap Ghost

I'm not sure at what point someone goes "Hmmm, yeah I'll ride a e-scooter down Mopac" during rush hour but it is SXSW here now

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-seen-riding-e-scooter-down-mopac-expressway-during-rush-hour/1836545849

# ? Mar 10, 2019 17:23

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
Turbo Plasma Rifle

Pro tip: Don't drive a CNG/biogas bus through a tunnel that's too small for the roof-mounted gas tanks.

https://www.expressen.se/tv/nyheter/dramatiska-filmen-har-exploderar-bussen/

The bus wasn't in service, so there were no passengers on board. The driver was badly burnt, but survived.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 17:25

LanceHunter: Nov 12, 2016; Beautiful People Club

Reign Of Pain posted:

I'm not sure at what point someone goes "Hmmm, yeah I'll ride a e-scooter down Mopac" during rush hour but it is SXSW here now

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-seen-riding-e-scooter-down-mopac-expressway-during-rush-hour/1836545849

That is pretty SXSW right there. It isn't too terrible in that video, but there definitely isn't a safe exit anywhere around where he is.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 17:37

Ixian: Oct 9, 2001; Many machines on Ix....new machines; Pillbug

LanceHunter posted:

That is pretty SXSW right there. It isn't too terrible in that video, but there definitely isn't a safe exit anywhere around where he is.

SXSW is my favorite time of year to completely avoid downtown.

This is also going to be the first one since e-scooters have infested Austin so just waiting for the first fatality. SXSW was nuts already without them.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 18:08

Reign Of Pain: May 1, 2005; Nap Ghost

Ixian posted:

SXSW is my favorite time of year to completely avoid downtown.

This is also going to be the first one since e-scooters have infested Austin so just waiting for the first fatality. SXSW was nuts already without them.

I thought they were around last year too....probably just feels like they've been around forever

Also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvwzELnC-54

# ? Mar 10, 2019 18:30

Kibayasu: Mar 28, 2010

Reign Of Pain posted:

I thought they were around last year too....probably just feels like they've been around forever

Also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvwzELnC-54

I guess that character in Prometheus isn't uniquely stupid after all.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 18:37

Doom Mathematic: Sep 2, 2008

I've seen that behaviour in other videos where a tall crane collapsed or similar. It seems dumb from an overhead viewpoint, where we can clearly see where the falling thing is going to land, but if you're at ground level, and you took off the second you saw it start to fall, you don't have that information. And turning to look slows you down, you risk tripping... If that guy had turned and looked, he'd have been killed.

# ? Mar 10, 2019 19:11

LanceHunter: Nov 12, 2016; Beautiful People Club

Doom Mathematic posted:

I've seen that behaviour in other videos where a tall crane collapsed or similar. It seems dumb from an overhead viewpoint, where we can clearly see where the falling thing is going to land, but if you're at ground level, and you took off the second you saw it start to fall, you don't have that information. And turning to look slows you down, you risk tripping... If that guy had turned and looked, he'd have been killed.

Also, he was right next to that waterway so first instincts might have been overwhelmed by the limited options.

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Potrzebie: Apr 6, 2010; I may not know what I'm talking about, but I sure love cops! ^^ Boy, but that boot is just yummy!; Lipstick Apathy

Working on a 737 MAX8 must be pretty bad OSHA compliance I guess?

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