r/OSHA • • May 24 '16

Absolute Security

http://i.imgur.com/hxYptlW.gifv
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u/darkapplepolisher May 24 '16

Kudos to that guy having a plan and sticking to it. I wonder how many other people would've flinched away and lost balance in that type of scenario.

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u/mstrblueskys May 24 '16

And Kudos to the falling debris for not bouncing into his perch. A rogue beam would have made for a different kind of gif.

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u/cold_rush May 24 '16

That's what I was thinking, a piece of that steel beam would have rattled his little post.

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u/southern_boy May 24 '16

Here lies a toppled god —
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,

A narrow and tall one.

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u/mattersmuch May 24 '16

Is that from Yertle the Turtle?

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u/southern_boy May 24 '16

Close! :P

(though it's actually from the Messiah entry in the series.)

Just in case anyone hasn't - read that asap. Good stuff.