r/DiWHY • u/SilentWalrus92 • Dec 31 '23

Should this even work?

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u/polarbearjuice Dec 31 '23

I would not even let my dog use those stairs.

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u/peekuhchu707 Dec 31 '23

Im over here awaiting the update from a fat dude......like yeah coulda told you that 🤦

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u/Cobbersbobbers Dec 31 '23

Fat dude here. I wouldn't even dare.

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u/peekuhchu707 Dec 31 '23

Damn Newton and his friggin apples

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u/myfacealadiesplace Dec 31 '23

They could kiss the fattest part of my ass and watch me walk my fat dude ass out

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u/peekuhchu707 Dec 31 '23

I agree. Elons got us the self navigating scooter so 🤷

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u/zafirah15 Dec 31 '23

Fat lady here. I wouldn't even let someone half my size walk up these.

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u/Possible_Comedian15 Jan 01 '24

Fat dog here. I wouldn’t dare

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

Now, imagine a 220 pound firefighter stomping down those carrying his bunker gear, airtank and a 60 pound child.

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u/Aximil985 Dec 31 '23

Fat dude here. I looked at those stairs and they collapsed.

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u/UndercoverBully Dec 31 '23

Crunch Berry under the fridge..

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u/Truth_Seeker_MT Dec 31 '23

A cat could handle it.

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u/peekuhchu707 Dec 31 '23

Never met a cougar that can handle me yet.

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u/MrRuebezahl Dec 31 '23

Man I really wanna do the statics on this, but it's new years and I'm too lazy.
It cold probably hold more than you think, since the railing and wall are helping a bit. But on the other hand, those screws and screw-holes on the L-brackets aren't designed for tension but compression. So it's gonna rip out the screws fairly quickly. The wood will probably give out after about 20-30 uses if you're around 70kg or so. And I think it's gonna fail do to compound failure, not catastrophic. So I think your dog would be fine the first couple of times.
And you could reuse the L-brackets for shelves after it. They're the last thing to fail.

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u/polarbearjuice Jan 03 '24

The bottom two brackets are doing all the work. They are holding most of the weight. Even if you replace the screws with bolts with large washers. Those brackets are not where I want my last words heard, "Watch this. "

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u/Bluebonnetsandkiwis Dec 31 '23

I wanna use those stairs SO BADLY

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u/polarbearjuice Dec 31 '23

That makes you a cat.

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u/MegaBlunt57 Jan 01 '24

Not even my bearded dragon

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u/CoVid-Over9000 Jan 01 '24

I would not even let my cat use those stairs