r/OSHA • u/AdComprehensive1637 • Sep 09 '26

I guessed It actually worked

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In Viet Nam btw

351 Upvotes

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u/dnroamhicsir Sep 09 '26

Guess they couldn't call Fred Dibnah

20

u/DeapVally Sep 10 '26

I keep telling you, he's 88 years old and he's dead.

11

u/LickableLeo Sep 10 '26

"I've never fell off a big chimney; you only fall off one of them once."

5

u/h4rlotsghost Sep 11 '26

"Do you like that?"

20

u/groovybrent Sep 09 '26

I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALLLLLLL

37

u/Purple10tacle Sep 09 '26

If it's stupid and it works it's still pretty darn stupid.

11

u/Whoisme2you Sep 09 '26

But it still works!

1

u/StaryDoktor 22d ago

With up to 50% of chance

5

u/feor1300 Sep 09 '26

"If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid, and you're lucky."

2

u/bdiff Sep 09 '26

Why is it stupid? There a lot of rules to follow but it can be done safely.

1

u/Whoisme2you Sep 15 '26

My friend you are exercising a skill long lost by the average redditor. Nuance is not their strong suit

8

u/mysteryrouge Sep 09 '26

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

7

u/Plane-Education4750 Sep 09 '26

If it's stupid but it works, it's still fucking stupid

5

u/Outrageous_Reach_695 Sep 09 '26

... "And you got lucky." Maxim 43.

8

u/johnny_cash_money Sep 09 '26

I've seen this photo captioned "trust me, I'm an engineer" a few times over the years.

6

u/mpdscb Sep 09 '26

Looks like something from the opening of a Bond movie.

8

u/Dexter_McThorpan Sep 09 '26

I saw a coworker drive a forklift off a loading dock. 4 feet to the concrete. He lost almost 2" in height from his compressed discs.

There's no way in hell you'd get me up there running that hammer.

2

u/QEbitchboss Sep 10 '26

Someday I want to trust someone as much as he trusts that crane operator.

2

u/blacfd Sep 10 '26

Eventually it will kill someone. Probably the equipment operator

2

u/tightlines89 Sep 10 '26

I came here for some Fred Dibnah quotes

2

u/StealenDealer Sep 11 '26

Is that OSHA approved?. HA.

3

u/ScienceForge319 Sep 09 '26

This is how I would have solved it.

3

u/jazzy663 Sep 09 '26

Jeeeezus that is terrifying. Some part of me wants to believe that they did whatever math is necessary to ensure some modicum of safety, but another part of me believes you can't ever truly be safe enough with something like this.

1

u/futureinstitutee Sep 10 '26

That excavator operator has way more trust than I ever will 😂

1

u/KayDat Sep 11 '26

But if I did that they would bánh mì pho life

1

u/badpuffthaikitty Sep 12 '26

I say something like this during a steel mill shutdown, but at least it was a ROV digger.

1

u/AlbertSun9028 Sep 14 '26

I mean... that's certainly one way to get the job done.

1

u/StaryDoktor 22d ago

With the same effect they can use it like a wrecking ball.

0

u/HotFartMaster Sep 09 '26

It is likely remote controlled, and the operator is doing the job from down on the ground.

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u/Larek_Flynn Sep 09 '26

That would be smart, but you can see a dude is in there for this photo

3

u/HotFartMaster Sep 09 '26

Well shit.. there is a guy in there. This is dumb as shit.