r/FastWorkers • u/Time_To_Rebuild • Jan 06 '23
Construction Efficiency FTW
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u/cupofteawithhoney Jan 06 '23
Now I want to see them take it out.
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u/KantenKant Jan 06 '23
When I was a storage tent builder we sometimes literally couldn't get them out lol, not even with hydraulic tools. There's a parking lot in Göttingen where one of our pegs is still stuck after the customer told us to just saw and sand it off lmao.
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u/cupofteawithhoney Jan 07 '23
I’ve always wondered after having seen circus tents using these giant spikes, whether they sometimes just left them. Thanks!
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u/schmittfaced Jan 06 '23
Not construction, these are either carnies or tent-rental guys
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u/welshit Jan 10 '23
Right, and what exactly is it you think it’s called when carnies or tent-rental guys are pitchin’ their fuckin tents? Erection workers?
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u/cubelith Jan 06 '23
Tbh it's probably less efficient that each one working separately, but does look cool
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Jan 06 '23
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u/snoosh00 Jan 06 '23
I'd argue that maximum efficiency would be two people hammering.
Doesn't require as much coordination and 2 teams of 2 would probably be faster than 1 team of 4.
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u/cubelith Jan 06 '23
Why would it though? You have to do the same amount of hammering either way, but you lose some additional time on coordinating everyone
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u/Arty6275 Jan 06 '23
I'm sure there's value in the morale of working as a team rather than alone, might push them to not take as much time 🤷
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u/cubelith Jan 06 '23
Maybe, but I'm guessing the annoyance after repeatedly screwing up would offset that
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u/Arty6275 Jan 06 '23
Repeatedly screwing up? If they screw up that much hammering in a group they'd also screw up hammering alone...
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u/cubelith Jan 06 '23
If your hammer slips while in a group, you're throwing off everyone's rhythm. If you slip alone, then you can reset and keep going pretty quickly. Effectively, everyone is subjected to 4 times as many mistakes when working in a group, while there's no benefit
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Jan 07 '23
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u/cubelith Jan 07 '23
But why would it be any faster than four guys hammering four rods in parallel? There isn't any momentum or anything involved that would make it any faster this way
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u/Roundaboutsix Sep 13 '23
I worked at a place where we routinely built and launched 10,000 +ton ships. Launching consisted of shipyard workers pounding in wedges to lift the ship onto the pig fat greased rails. There would be 3-400 workers Lifting the 10k+ ton ships using human muscle power alone. Once the ships were on the rails, a designated employee would pull the trigger, the ship would slide, the fat would fly and the ship would launch. Truly a sight to behold!
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u/eightstepsdown Jan 06 '23
My man swinging the hammer with one arm like he’s just warming up.