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Push El Burrito posted:Just on the phone talking to my friend about how beautiful the view is out my window when orange Batman comes swinging in on a rope and caves in my chest with a brutal kick. Hell yeah, dudes rock! Get off the phone and get back to work!
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Watching them peel paint from the palette gave me the same brain chemicals as watching protective film get peeled off a screen.
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Nenonen posted:I would have designed a system that Flipperwaldt posted:Don't be silly, why would people get off a train They didn't ask getting off the train. They asked getting off in general.  
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Serephina posted:It's so, so stupid. And there's an entire industry sprung up to service these people. Personally I'd rather just see the close calls and near misses in this thread than the actual brutality that spinning machinery is fully capable of.
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If you want to show injuries, they must be in the form of a Chinese safety video with the sounds replaced by Half-Life sfx. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyDl5CyCxTo
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Chunderbucket posted:That's an attractive nuisance. same
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The logical part of my brain: "Oh just lean against the outer wall for support." The part of my brain with lovely balance and a phobia against heights mixed with mild PTSD from stairs after falling down and shattering my ankle: "NO." The Logical part of my brain: "...yeah we'd gently caress up, panic and fall to our death three steps in."
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But why though? Just noticed the sandals too.
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Unperson_47 posted:But why though? Probably temporary, given the state of the rest of that
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Gomez Chamberlain posted:Why are they covered in clingfilm? That's how they come from the manufacturer, so they don't get stains and poo poo I guess
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Gomez Chamberlain posted:Why are they covered in clingfilm? To make them more slippery.
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Unperson_47 posted:Just noticed the sandals Do you mean slippers?
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Alkydere posted:The logical part of my brain: "Oh just lean against the outer wall for support." The stairs are probably not screwed down, if you lean against the wall the steps will ricochet out sideways into the void and you will fall. A bit like a ladder sliding out.
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Drone_Fragger posted:The stairs are probably not screwed down, if you lean against the wall the steps will ricochet out sideways into the void and you will fall. A bit like a ladder sliding out.  Those are the stair rails and mounting plates, they are one piece, bolted into the wall, awaiting actual stair steps (and railing)
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Huh, I wonder why they are testing these right now? https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/zurich-records-third-tram-collision-fatality-in-a-week/73523425 Oh
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Trams scare me because even though I check both ways I'm worried I somehow missed the multi ton vehicle and will get splatted. What if you don't notice the tracks??
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ilmucche posted:Trams scare me because even though I check both ways I'm worried I somehow missed the multi ton vehicle and will get splatted. What if you don't notice the tracks?? Some people really are incapable of handling trams, I used to work as a tram conductor, which also involved occasionally standing at the platform screaming at people to watch ou, as they just stepped out in front of the tram. The first day, I did it to save people's lives, but after that, it was to save the psychological health of the drivers.
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Hel posted:Some people really are incapable of handling trams, I used to work as a tram conductor, which also involved occasionally standing at the platform screaming at people to watch ou, as they just stepped out in front of the tram. The first day, I did it to save people's lives, but after that, it was to save the psychological health of the drivers. What if we paint over the windows so the drivers don't have to know about it?
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Trams were there before cars and trucks. But the first cars/trucks used to require a man with a red flag walking in front of the car, in certain countries - i think it was the UK. The big difference is that a tram has 2 to 3x the brake distance a bus has. Rubber on asphalt VS steel on steel makes a huge difference, even with magnetic rail brakes. So while neither a bus driver nor a tram driver can avoid a collision when someone steps right in front of a vehicle - the typical light weight (less than 15.000kg) city bus can stop in less than 20 meters, while a 50 ton tram needs 50 meter or so. Don't pin me down on the numbers, i don't feel like getting the exact numbers right now since i'm at work. I'm a big proponent of both rail and road-based public transport, but imho rail's place is in areas where you can make reasonably sure that people will not have to cross the tracks. Trolleybuses are the way to go in places where brake distance saves lives. Trolley-battery hybrid if people start moaning about the overhead cables. Less batteries is better for the environment and if you can charge them while under the trolley lines, you also don't have the issues of the massive charging infra needed at depots. Amsterdam has a lot of tram-related deaths too. Rail vehicles just are a big risk in cities. I know that they're a good way to improve capacity,, and the vehicles and infra last for decades, but i'd rather have 2 buses or a double articulated bendy bus on what would otherwise be a dedicated tram track in a city, than an actual tram.
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Hel posted:Some people really are incapable of handling trams, I used to work as a tram conductor, which also involved occasionally standing at the platform screaming at people to watch ou, as they just stepped out in front of the tram. The first day, I did it to save people's lives, but after that, it was to save the psychological health of the drivers. It's something about often being at ground level that gets me. If between the tracks is grass or the crossings are well marked it's fine, but places like manchester just feel unsafe to me
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Collateral Damage posted:Watching them peel paint from the palette gave me the same brain chemicals as watching protective film get peeled off a screen.
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ilmucche posted:It's something about often being at ground level that gets me. If between the tracks is grass or the crossings are well marked it's fine, but places like manchester just feel unsafe to me I actually did have this issue at Manchester when I went cos I've not been anywhere with trams before and the idea of dedicated tramways at ground level just didn't occur to me. Like oh, there's no road here I can just walk, oh I'm actually wandering across a tramway without realising it. It's a weird system, like a rail station except you're expected to just dodge the trains?
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A steal at just under $10,000 lol https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/ 
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holtemon posted:A steal at just under $10,000 lol You know some rich dude somewhere is ordering 100 of these things and using them to hunt the most dangerous game
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holtemon posted:A steal at just under $10,000 lol That could be potentially pretty useful for wildland prescribed fire operations, or for hunting down your enemies in a campaign of terror culminating in your ascension as cyber-warlord.
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A cool idea I saw in the comments was using this for snow and ice removal even though it's a bit overkill My worry is can anybody just buy these or is there some kind of license you need to buy and use
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Flamethrowers tend more toward zambonis and compact snow to ice or resurface ice to fantastically slippery unless you are able to get the base surface boiling hot. Ex. Train flamethrower doable cause the rail doesn't mind being 212F and can get there quickly. Concrete, asphalt, or dirt, gonna tend toward skating rink as the ground resists heat and tends to refreeze any water
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The perfect gift for any budding insurance fraudster.
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Deformed Church posted:The perfect gift for any budding insurance fraudster. Or lazy arsonist.
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Haystack posted:Isn't fire really bad at clearing snow? Wrong season. It's great for clearing leaves. 
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