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Christ I used two of those brackets to put up a shelf just to get some poo poo out of the way and they're garbage even for that.
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Powerful Two-Hander posted:Christ I used two of those brackets to put up a shelf just to get some poo poo out of the way and they're garbage even for that. My heart wants them to have at least used proper brackets, but those stair are still just hanging from the handrail. 
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Best case scenario is the brackets are just holding the kickboards. If they're structural...
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Powerful Two-Hander posted:Christ I used two of those brackets to put up a shelf just to get some poo poo out of the way and they're garbage even for that. Luckily they used three of them on the steps, so its like 3 times safer.
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Thanks evilbastard and Capt.Whorebags I know jack poo poo about those things so it never even occurred to me that it could be fibre optics. I love the chicken wire maker, but all of the twisting metals ones are great.
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Last Friday night I was walking home from work around 1am and came up on a new BMW 5 series that hit a concrete reinforced light post that splits a turn off the main road. The pole cut the front of the car in half a good 3' into the engine bay. There were police on the scene dropping flares and a half dozen teenage guys sitting on the hood waiting for a tow. Me: "You know you can't park there man." Guy #1 "Muthafucka!" Guy #2 "Sheit I'd a said the same thing,"
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Mar 14, 2023 03:42
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and that clapper's name? einstein
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B-Rock452 posted:I can't stop looking at the carabineer and screaming a little inside Carabineers can be scary at times. 
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Vlaphor posted:Carabineers can be scary at times. Most exciting zipline ride ever. You put the real attachment behind the customer and leave that up front.
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Vlaphor posted:Carabineers can be scary at times. Whatever happens next, the sound effect is gonna be a slide whistle
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Vlaphor posted:Carabineers can be scary at times. As a former climbing guide that image made me yelp. I have a sled I pull to workout with and while doing a heavy set last year I had to turn the sled around to finish and managed to backclip the carabineer attaching the harness to the sled and when I dug in and started to pull it came unclipped and I went flying. Was completely scraped up and bruised. This is a backclip. It is scary 
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Mar 14, 2023 12:19
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B-Rock452 posted:As a former climbing guide that image made me yelp. This is interesting, I am not a climber and why one was bad wasn't immediately obvious to me. I had to imagine a person falling a few times and what would happen with the rope in both situations. Eventually it clicked.
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The machine hungers https://i.imgur.com/VSE8R5S.mp4
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Perestroika posted:The machine hungers The machine is hangry. Do not approach the machine while it is hangry, next thing it takes is an arm and anything attached to it 
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I needed prescription work-glasses.
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Tunicate posted:ah yes, the unrestrained demon This really needs a SICKOS guy somewhere.
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ekuNNN posted:^^ that seems like a very satisfying job In my experience, it is for about five minutes then it's just gross and dirty and hot. Which is why there's a fairly popular video game based off of the concept instead.
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Phanatic posted:This really needs a SICKOS guy somewhere. I feel the best part really is the child who's already completely adapted to electrified life wondering why all the adults are freaking out and hallucinating about an electro-spider.
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Thought for sure the belt would've snapped
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Phanatic posted:This really needs a SICKOS guy somewhere. Poor ol' carthorse, thought about amps and died.
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Phanatic posted:This really needs a SICKOS guy somewhere. pre:E
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Shemp the Stooge posted:This is interesting, I am not a climber and why one was bad wasn't immediately obvious to me. I had to imagine a person falling a few times and what would happen with the rope in both situations. Eventually it clicked. It's also a good illustration of why locking gate biners are so desirable in many situations. edit: the biner in the picture has a locking gate that did not get locked
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speaking of carabiners and the locking of them: https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_rrgux9Mk6U1qigfjt.mp4
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ekuNNN posted:speaking of carabiners and the locking of them:  I like the part where it looks like they're about to make a fairly quick landing but nope, they're actually headed out over the broad valley way below them and the video's barely a quarter of the way through
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Fuuuuck I'll likely never be in a situation where I need it, but seeing things like that makes me want to always stay strong enough to pull myself up and get my elbows over a bar or the edge of a building or cliff.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:It's also a good illustration of why locking gate biners are so desirable in many situations. Ehhhh as long as you are consistent with how you clip in, backclipping won't be an issue. And it's super easy to spot, I would always do a quick mental check after clipping and I never backclipped unless I was trying to show someone what it looked like. I wouldn't want to use a locking carabineer on a QuickDraw because what if it's a funky clip or a runout and I want to get clipped in fast. Having to fiddle with gear is enough of a pain, and if you don't need a locking carabineer you shouldn't use one. ekuNNN posted:speaking of carabiners and the locking of them: Lynn Hill is easily one of the top climbers ever and she almost died doing an easy top rope in France. She got to the top, leaned back and woke up on the ground because she forgot to tie the rope to her harness B-Rock452 fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Mar 14, 2023 |
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Fuuuuck I mean, if you want, I'm sure you can find someone to put you in a situation where you need it. Don't give up your dreams.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Fuuuuck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csDRdqMH3Kk&t=147s
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Re: carabiners I was taking an abseiling/rappelling course back in 2008 and for some reason the instructors felt it was important that they train us on "Australian rappeling." If you aren't familiar with this style, its when you descend facing towards the ground. We're about 30' up on a rappelling tower. Another guy in the class hated heights. He gets up on the platform. Leans out, comes back to the handrail, leans out, comes back to the handrail. Finally leans out and lets go of the handrail. Unfortunately his carabiner was unlocked and when he leaned out from the handrail the last time, the gate opened. He falls face-first probably 15', manages to grab the rope to get his body upright, but then falls the remaining 15' clutching the rope to his chest before landing on a concrete pad. He broke both legs and his back, and had severe burns from the rope where he hugged it to his body.
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B-Rock452 posted:Ehhhh as long as you are consistent with how you clip in, backclipping won't be an issue. And it's super easy to spot, I would always do a quick mental check after clipping and I never backclipped unless I was trying to show someone what it looked like. I wouldn't want to use a locking carabineer on a QuickDraw because what if it's a funky clip or a runout and I want to get clipped in fast. Having to fiddle with gear is enough of a pain, and if you don't need a locking carabineer you shouldn't use one. Yeah, and that's why I say "many situations." I know so much of climbing involves clipping and unclipping that there are specific biners for specific tasks and having to deal with a locking gate slows you down. I use carabiners, ropes, webbing, straps etc in my work on rafts in whitewater and have had to do a couple minor rescues, unpin boats, and some other generally sketchy poo poo. When dealing with weird dynamic loads on big moving equipment and the water is making your rope whip around, I 100% want the gates locked on a lot of my hardware.
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ekuNNN posted:speaking of carabiners and the locking of them: Plenty of airflow, probably didn't have to worry about their grip getting sweaty.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Yeah, and that's why I say "many situations." I know so much of climbing involves clipping and unclipping that there are specific biners for specific tasks and having to deal with a locking gate slows you down. Oh yeah definitely. All the gear I carried for rescues used locking ones. Especially for escaping a belay to affect a rescue or raising someone. I never did it but the way to raise a person is pretty much the same system to unpin a boat.
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