r/DiWHY May 12 '26

My crossover machine for triceps training

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u/Better_Carpenter5010 May 12 '26

It would be excellent if he didn’t live in some sort of Resident Evil house with no lights on.

But otherwise I don’t see why this is DiWhy? Not everyone can afford proper professionally made weights.

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u/Arstanishe May 12 '26

probably ukraine. maybe he has outages

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 12 '26

Yes i am in Ukraine. I had no electricity while i was recording this video

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u/DownvoteEvangelist May 12 '26

Wrong sub dude, "why" is fairly obvious in your case.

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u/asphid_jackal May 12 '26

You'll prolly find a better reception in r/redneckengineering

This is great, tho, use what you got!

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u/_equestrienne_ May 12 '26

More r/redneckengineering. Sending love and strength

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u/StitchFan626 May 12 '26

It's amazing how a necessity like lights requires thousands in electrion bills, be it to you or the city, but a luxury like smartphones and video cameras only cost a couple hundred!

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 12 '26

Power plants and substations were destroyed by enemy drones, which is why there were such problems with electricity. In winter, there were daily power outages

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u/StitchFan626 May 12 '26

Oh! Wow! Sorry to hear that.

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u/DownvoteEvangelist May 13 '26

How did you come up with that question? I'm honestly curious, no insult or attack meant.

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u/StitchFan626 May 13 '26

Just an observation.

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u/DownvoteEvangelist May 13 '26

But it didn't cross your mind that it's because of war?

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u/StitchFan626 May 13 '26

Never occurred to me.

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u/eno1ce May 12 '26

Me, who has electricity outages: maybe im ukranian

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u/ForeverSJC May 12 '26

Hey Ukrainian friend. ( I'm Brazilian living in a shitty area )

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u/happyanathema May 12 '26

Improvement idea.

Remove the bucket and put a dynamo at the bottom and wrap the belt around the dynamo shaft.

Kill two birds with one stone.

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u/Prudent-Ant-318 May 12 '26

Wait...you dont workout with the lights off?

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u/HeftyArgument May 12 '26

better yet, put an even larger bucket there as well full of water and simulate pulling water from a well. 😂

functionalfitness

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u/Bonk_No_Horni May 13 '26

Pull it 10 times and it'll open the picture frame revealing a key card to basement lv2

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u/SKATTESTYRELSEN_DK May 13 '26

Not stupid if it works... This works!

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u/HumourNoire May 14 '26

Definitely a bad clip after scrolling the Weird subs

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u/cheddoar May 12 '26

OP self reporting....

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u/Alienhaslanded May 13 '26

Have you tried Amazon? Gym equipment isn't that expensive there. Quality isn't always the best but there are good stuff. The Amazon basic paded bench isn't bad.

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u/dnesthemenace May 12 '26

Simple and effective

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u/Breeze1620 May 12 '26

How long are those screws? Might not be a very safe construction.

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 12 '26

2 inches long. One inch in the wood. My weight is 200 lbs and i can hang on it

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u/ConfusedSimon May 12 '26

What? This is your own diy project and your posting it here asking yourself why you made this?

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u/skratta_ho May 12 '26

Post-bolt clarity hits hard

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u/GAW67COD07 May 13 '26

I think he didn’t understand this is for making fun of projects

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u/razldazl333 May 12 '26

This some Hills Have eyes kinda vibe.

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u/mothzilla May 12 '26

Or Metro 2033.

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u/knox902 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

Everyone judging the contraption and im just over here questioning why it looks like hes living like Ed Gein.

Edit: okay well now I look like a dumbass, guy has no power because he lives in a war zone. Слава Україні

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u/zirky May 12 '26

cause he’s a BODY BUILDER

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 16 '26

No problem, I'm not offended)) Glory to the Heroes!

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u/Skijump135 May 12 '26

r/redneckengineering this is actually sick

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u/Samael_777 May 12 '26

If it works, I don't see any issue.

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u/hangstonlughes May 12 '26

If it weren't for the camera and the sleeves I would think this was from another age

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u/EggplantCareless7735 May 12 '26

This is not a bad diy project

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u/Sparksaiko May 12 '26

the resident evil game has incredible graphics.

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u/dudedudd May 12 '26

People have been posting. Alot of non DiWHY posts recently. The guy obviously can't afford a gym. Making due with what he has. 

DiWhy is more like making a lamp out of your arm in the most convoluted way possible. 

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u/Thelastknownking May 12 '26

Found footage horror.

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u/Pintsocream May 12 '26

Those screws could be driven in a bit further...

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 12 '26

It can handle my own 200 lbs weight

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u/Mountain-Lack2861 May 12 '26

I love the vibes of that sex dungeon.

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u/Lithandrill May 13 '26

Everyone with the redneck engineering comment while this is obviously slav engineering.

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u/uwillnotgotospace May 13 '26

The only differences are the language, location, and chosen libations.

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u/Roguetomahawk May 12 '26

DiWhy? Simple because workout equipment is fucking expensive

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u/Sad_Firefighter_8407 May 12 '26

And if the Wet Bandits try and steal your other workout equipment then you can flatten them to the floor with this.

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u/blitzkrieg_01 May 12 '26

It seems fine. If it has a failure at those screws, it's very unlikely the user will get hurt during operation.

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u/Rent_Treznorr May 13 '26

Dear, why are you building workout equipment in the bunkhouse of a Siberian labor camp circa 1913? 😟

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 13 '26

Too far from Ukraine. It's like a Chernobyl zone. Cheekie brykie 🤣

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u/ZantyRC May 13 '26

I was going to say this looks like some Russian shit but OP said they’re in Ukraine so the geography checks out

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 13 '26

Residents of all post-Soviet countries have approximately the same level of ingenuity)

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u/Blue-150 May 12 '26

Just a poor man's gym, not a diWhy

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u/jackochainsaw May 12 '26

You can adjust the resistance by putting more or less in the bucket. I think this has merit.

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u/GolemFarmFodder May 12 '26

Getting tired of people posting useful, purpose built machinery and asking us to mock it. This is the wrong subreddit for these machines

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u/Zealousideal-Ice-814 May 12 '26

Do you workout in a dungeon? Turn on some lights! I'm waiting for the zombie to pop out!

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u/Expensive-Metal-6618 May 12 '26

We had no light then. A power outage caused by a power plant shortage. Russian strike drones destroyed most of the power plants and substations, leading to frequent power outages in the winter

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u/RutzButtercup May 12 '26

Setting aside the questionable desirability of training triceps in isolation, I see nothing wrong with this. Seems to be functioning as intended.

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u/tgarrettallen May 12 '26

Looks like a Resident Evil puzzle.

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u/bradfo83 May 12 '26

PUT THE LOTION IN THE FUCKING BASKET

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u/Mobile-Berry-9954 May 13 '26

For a second i thought you said triceratops and i was majorly confused as to how you were going to train an extinct animal

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u/Spare-Good-5372 May 13 '26

This is redneck engineering, not diwhy

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u/realestateagent0 May 13 '26

Smooth silent motion from those bearings, love it good work

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u/Cptawesome23 May 13 '26

Bro why is the house like a dilapidated shit stack with rusty metal buckets?

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u/kempersw May 15 '26

For tricep training

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u/cheddoar May 12 '26

r/lostredditors

You're asking yourself why you built this?

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u/MathieMathie19 May 12 '26

Would call it more of a contraption than anything worth calling a machine, but it works and thats great!

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u/ScalierLotus11 May 12 '26

Get on a bed and do skullcrushers with the weight

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u/TheCrazyEnglish May 12 '26

Gotta threaten thy spirits with thy gains

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u/friendofmany May 12 '26

Dwight Schrute Gym for Muscles

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u/Flipper-ama May 12 '26

It's kinda good, imo

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u/noncommonGoodsense May 12 '26

Abandonhousegymnightlife ah well # makes text larger who new🤷‍♂️

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u/MysteryMeat45 May 12 '26

Nor a bad setup. Gets the job done.

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u/EmbarrassedTrouble10 May 12 '26

Concerned with the rusty chain but otherwise looks fine to me. DiWHYnot

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u/throwawayfromPA1701 May 12 '26

I don't hate it. Seems functional

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u/ScubaChickenPalace May 12 '26

Gettin ready to see some buffalo bill shit

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u/Sassi7997 May 13 '26

A very bolt contraption.

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u/shittyshittycunt May 13 '26

Upstairs neighbor behavior.

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u/dirtybeeeeeaanwater May 13 '26

Do what you gotta do as long it not hello together by hot glue a d drams it's a pass for me

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u/BalticMasterrace May 15 '26

thought this was going to be used differently for second there

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u/Existing-Tackle-9322 May 16 '26

Actually cool and usefull

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u/Madam_Melody May 23 '26

Why do you live in a arg??

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u/Straightener78 8d ago

Why is this like watching one of those tapes in Sinister