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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:They only did it to two seats. It's likely that the management of the ride were attempting to create a "modified seat" for larger guests, like what many B&M roller coasters (like Hulk at Universal) have. The difference here being this was an unauthorized and (obviously) dangerous modification. Cat Hatter posted:It might not be so simple. From the original post it sounded to me like they'd replaced a switch with a similar switch that activated in a different spot, likely not realizing the difference. What actually happened was a proximity sensor was aligned so the shoulder harness would read "Closed" even though it had twice the gap it was supposed to. Seems cut and dry until you see the mechanism. There is a slot that allows for adjustment. You can see where it had been tightened down when it was installed, where it actually was, and then a poo poo-ton of room past that. To my untrained eye, and how much more gap was introduced by moving the sensor, you could probably get that sensor to read closed while the shoulder harness is almost fully open just by loosening two screws and sliding the sensor to a different spot. They could have changed it on purpose, but the screws could just as easily have come loose and then someone just tightened them back up not knowing the significance of what had just happened. So is this like a cheap unlicensed repair type situation? Something like, "The dang ride keeps freezing up cause these sensors are bad, and we'd have to shut it down for 2 weeks to get it done right, we'll just use a random handyman and some spare parts rather than lose the revenue." If it's not that I'm having trouble understanding why 2 sensors would be messed up in this way.
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Kenning posted:So is this like a cheap unlicensed repair type situation? Something like, "The dang ride keeps freezing up cause these sensors are bad, and we'd have to shut it down for 2 weeks to get it done right, we'll just use a random handyman and some spare parts rather than lose the revenue." If it's not that I'm having trouble understanding why 2 sensors would be messed up in this way. It's still the same sensor, and the only thing keeping it in place is a metal slot. It very well could have been intentional since the only two seats that were out of spec were next to each other so that seems suspicious. On the other hand, if there is only one point of failure, it shouldn't be designed to be field adjustable, and it sure as poo poo should have multiple holes or teeth or a threaded adjuster or something to help keep it in place other than clamping pressure against a smooth surface. To put this in perspective, I've never had an alternator on a car that could fall out of adjustment so easily, and that's just annoying if it stops working.
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Kibayasu posted:I was fearfully reminded of that old video where an animal control person is on a news report or something with a cat. For some reason the cat goes ballistic, starts crawling all over the control person's legs with its claws out, and eventually stops and digs in with its claws and teeth in one of his upper thighs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZW3_5Gr4s
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As far as "counterproductive tv ads" go, this is basically the pet adoption version of OCP showing off Robocop 2.
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Jabor posted:The first bright flashes as it touches down are just sparks from scraping the runway. Then it slows down to the point where you stop seeing sparks fly out the back, then the tanks and/or hoses wear through and you start seeing flames out the back. Ah I understand now thanks
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The flash under the wings that essentially put itself out had pretty good comedic timing, too. “Aaannnddd weeeee’re DONE.” *curtains*
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MrYenko posted:The flash under the wings that essentially put itself out had pretty good comedic timing, too. I was wondering about that, I assume fire suppression system onboard put it out?
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Three Killed When Engine No. 61 Suffers Boiler Explosion at Cameron in 1859 posted:Before dark, on the evening of Monday, September 26, 1859, B&O engine No. 61 departed Wheeling with a heavy eastbound freight train bound for Grafton. John Harris was the hoghead* and James Dawson was his tallowpot (No. 61 was a class L Winans Camel built by Winans 12/1848; rebuilt later and renumbered to No. 87 in 1884; off roster by 1897). Steam engines used to detonate with alarming regularity. (The type in the quote, a camel, was particularly notorious for this.) These were machines built by skilled engineers and craftsmen and they still frequently killed their users. I would not want a homemade boiler that large anywhere near me.
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empty whippet box posted:is that / can that be a bbq grill? Looks more like a smoker.
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Log082 posted:Steam engines used to detonate with alarming regularity. (The type in the quote, a camel, was particularly notorious for this.) These were machines built by skilled engineers and craftsmen and they still frequently killed their users. I would not want a homemade boiler that large anywhere near me. Nonsense, with modern metallurgy, and a frequent and rigorous nondestructive testing schedule, to include the use of ultrasonics, the modern steam-powered conveyance is as safe as houses.
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Elviscat posted:Nonsense, with modern metallurgy, and a frequent and rigorous nondestructive testing schedule, to include the use of ultrasonics, the modern steam-powered conveyance is as safe as houses. I know you're joking but just for anyone that didn't notice that boiler is made out of a cut open 55 gallon drum.
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Nah, that's just the fire box, the boiler appears to be a very safe rusted to poo poo compressed gas cylinder stuck in a hole in the drum.
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Kibayasu posted:I was fearfully reminded of that old video where an animal control person is on a news report or something with a cat. For some reason the cat goes ballistic, starts crawling all over the control person's legs with its claws out, and eventually stops and digs in with its claws and teeth in one of his upper thighs. Pinky the Cat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZW3_5Gr4s Edit: beaten Serjeant Snubbin fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Apr 20, 2022 |
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TasogareNoKagi posted:NEW CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS AVAILABLE you ever read something that kicks you right in the dick by activating memories you didn't realize still existed?
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Facebook Aunt posted:I like how so many of the burned out cars turned immediately rusted out. Ocean is OP. Fire and rust are actually the same process, oxidation. Also fire removes paint, galvanizing, and the tempering from the steel, further letting it oxidize. If you burn a car in arizona, it'll turn up immediately rusty like that as well.
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This is what I see in my head when I read old chuds commenting with seething hatred about the future of electric cars.
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https://i.imgur.com/29LJVkg.mp4 Now kith. Collateral Damage fucked around with this message at 11:49 on Apr 20, 2022 |
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Log082 posted:Steam engines used to detonate with alarming regularity. (The type in the quote, a camel, was particularly notorious for this.) These were machines built by skilled engineers and craftsmen and they still frequently killed their users. I would not want a homemade boiler that large anywhere near me. Hoghead Tallowpot is a prime username.
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Guessing they dumped fuel before landing to lower the risk of turning into an enormous fireball. Usually only large airliners like the 747, A380, 777 or A350 can jettison fuel. And even then it's often an optional add-on not every airline buys. Jetisoning fuel in emergencies isn't to reduce fire risk, it's because the max landing weight is so much lower than the max take-off weight on those large planes. Landing grossly overweight could damage the aircraft or not be able to land safely without injury to passengers. Without jettison, large airliners would need to circle around burning fuel for a very long time if they had to return to land right after departure. For smaller airliners and jets that number is much closer and burning fuel by flying around a little longer or just landing overweight isn't as much of an issue. Cat Hatter posted:It might not be so simple. From the original post it sounded to me like they'd replaced a switch with a similar switch that activated in a different spot, likely not realizing the difference. What actually happened was a proximity sensor was aligned so the shoulder harness would read "Closed" even though it had twice the gap it was supposed to. Seems cut and dry until you see the mechanism. There is a slot that allows for adjustment. You can see where it had been tightened down when it was installed, where it actually was, and then a poo poo-ton of room past that. To my untrained eye, and how much more gap was introduced by moving the sensor, you could probably get that sensor to read closed while the shoulder harness is almost fully open just by loosening two screws and sliding the sensor to a different spot. They could have changed it on purpose, but the screws could just as easily have come loose and then someone just tightened them back up not knowing the significance of what had just happened. The report rules out mechanical failure which probably would have included the bolt being loose enough to slide around. I also think it unlikely this was done by the employees to save time closing seats. They still had to be closed almost all the way to trigger the sensor. And it was only done to two of them. That it was changed on two seats to be about twice as open makes me believe that the modification was intentional to create two "large guest" seats. Zero One fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Apr 20, 2022 |
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https://i.imgur.com/3UkuFTh.mp4Collateral Damage posted:Now kith. Did you need something?
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I want to see a gust of wind slam the door shut while the driver is climbing the stairs with a coffee in one hand and a sandwich in the other.
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Kith posted:https://i.imgur.com/3UkuFTh.mp4 good stuff, now how many things has to be removed to service the extra motor in case of failure
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Zakrello posted:good stuff, now how many things has to be removed to service the extra motor in case of failure I would hope it's just an air cylinder and a heavy hinge. https://i.imgur.com/toE6TVu.mp4
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Powershift posted:I would hope it's just an air cylinder and a heavy hinge. This is actually the correct way to transport propane, if it blows up it wont damage the truck
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Xakura posted:This is actually the correct way to transport propane, if it blows up it wont damage the truck plus there's no static buildup since it's frequently grounded
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Zero One posted:... The way they worded it makes me think it's possible it was loose at some point in the past but maintenance tightened it back up where it was without properly calibrating the sensor. At that point it's no longer a mechanical issue but a maintenance issue. To be clear: I'd say maybe 20% chance of that, which drops significantly considering the one next to it was also misadjusted and that's a hell of a coincidence if they hadn't done it intentionally to make an overweight section. I don't know how anyone could think it might help close seats faster. My big takeaway wasn't that the ride operators were innocent, but that the ride is so poorly designed that they really didn't have to do much to kill someone. If your design does away with a standard safety device, in this case the belt that goes between the rider's legs to the shoulder harness, on the basis of "we installed a sensor to check if it's closed", then it should be very difficult to realign in the field. That maintenance guy should have needed a drill or an angle grinder, not an Allen wrench. And even if the only thing holding it in place is "we tightened it up", then there should at least be a cotter pin or safety wire to make sure it doesn't back out on it's own. Cat Hatter fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Apr 20, 2022 |
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Powershift posted:I would hope it's just an air cylinder and a heavy hinge. Congratulations to the lucky couple, may the road ahead of them be bright!
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Nenonen posted:Congratulations to the lucky couple, may the road ahead of them be bright! I guess Bobby finally got married
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Xakura posted:This is actually the correct way to transport propane, if it blows up it wont damage the truck It's like a towed decoy. The car that would have rear-ended the pickup instead hits the propane tank and explodes.
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Nenonen posted:Congratulations to the lucky couple, may the road ahead of them be bright! The road behind them will be
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Sagebrush posted:It's like a towed decoy. The car that would have rear-ended the pickup instead hits the propane tank and explodes. Reactive armor if you will
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