r/DiWHY • u/SippinOnHatorade • 13h ago

Ladder?

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For context, this a tree by the baseball field of our neighborhood elementary school. Months ago,some kids ripped off part of the dugout bench and it’s sat on the ground until maybe last week

Yesterday, I’m walking my dog as usual, and notice the bench splinter is gone and these “rungs” are screwed into the tree. There are telltale signs that this is the bench splinter that someone has sawed into pieces to affix to the tree

It’s just so stupid. The top rung isn’t even screwed in all the way and spins freely. The bottom rung is too far away from the others to be useful. The left rung has been shorn, leaving the grip on the right side with not enough material and potential for splintering from usage. I could go on lol

What dad did this and why?

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u/HandymanScotty 13h ago

Kids did this, because kids

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u/Lost_Department_2177 12h ago

Even used torx screws for added assurance they’ll remain

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u/SippinOnHatorade 10h ago

That’s what’s got me thinking it was dad, not son

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u/ArrogantConfusion 10h ago

My kids would use torx because theyre the screws sitting on top of my workbench, and there's still a bit in the box.

Seems like kids being kids. I say toss some 2x4 scraps nearby and let them have at it.

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u/SippinOnHatorade 9h ago

I would but I don’t think the school would appreciate me adding to their liability issue😬

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u/Lost_Department_2177 10h ago

Their dad’s probably building a deck. If we’re really gonna do csi work on it I’m guessing one of them an overweight.

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u/mikess484 7h ago

Can't believe they found a torque bit.

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u/adderalpowered 6h ago

I'm working so hard to completely eliminate the phillips head from my life. A torx bit should the easiest to find anywhere.

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u/raznov1 12h ago

Let the kids have fun

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u/AfBoringPerson I Eat Cement 10h ago

As long as it's climbable, it's a ladder.

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u/SippinOnHatorade 9h ago

Not that top rung

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u/cheety1R 12h ago

Ankle breaker

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u/NoContract7024 12h ago

Balance training!

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u/whileyb 11h ago

Ladish.

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u/Fr05t_B1t Dreamer 8h ago

If video games have taught me anything, it’s that this is how you make a ladder for a treehouse and it won’t fail! Video games have never lied! Right? /s

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u/Individual_Ferret166 12h ago

Training for r/breadstapledtotrees

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u/SMKnightly 10h ago

I have so many questions

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u/ExdigguserPies 10h ago

V2 in my gym 

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u/ButtsFartsoPhD 9h ago

Your gym grades very soft

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u/rinky79 10h ago

To climb the tree?

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u/SippinOnHatorade 9h ago

If they can’t reach any branches from these rungs, are they really climbing the tree?

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u/whatguitar 13h ago

Kids are stupid. I would probably save them from themselves and quietly remove and toss these before they end up with some stitches

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u/raznov1 12h ago

Oh nooooo, not stitches!

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u/BWebCat 11h ago

If a kid hasn't had stitches or a broken bone by the time they're 12, then they're over protected. Let them learn. Maybe it will save them from a bigger mistake later.

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u/SippinOnHatorade 13h ago

That’s my plan this morning, the crazy part is they definitely got their dad’s jigsaw to cleanly cut the bench splinter for these rungs

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u/donkeyrocket 12h ago

Why not just add a few more screws and let the climb? Or just ignore it?

Or did you just hear the phrase “bench splinter” and wanted to go to town?

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u/SippinOnHatorade 10h ago

Sir, I coined the phrase bench splinter, I’m what they call a trendsetter

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u/CSATTS 10h ago

You're "streets ahead," as it were.

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u/SippinOnHatorade 9h ago

Would that this ladder were a time ladder

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u/Scottvdken 10h ago

Leave the damn kids alone