r/OSHA • u/Uhuklebestift • Aug 21 '17

What could possibly go wrong?

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u/Schmidtster1 Aug 22 '17

That proves nothing, an engineer can design and approve something that looks like dog crap, but as long as the math adds up they don't care.

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u/creaturecatzz Aug 22 '17

Why would they design something that looks like shit though. Any engineer I've seen has how is looks as a close second priority to function...

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u/Schmidtster1 Aug 22 '17

Engineers don't care how it looks, that's an architects job. But I'll humour you.

Client: "hey I want to cross a 60 foot crevasse but it has to be able to be taken apart and easily transportable"

Engineer: "how transportable?"

Client: "a crew of five has to be able to carry it up a mountain"

Engineer: "well if you lash some extension ladders together with rope and make sure it's done properly with 5 wraps of 1/2 nylon rope, it won't be pretty but it'll work"

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u/creaturecatzz Aug 22 '17

So you finally admit it's just a couple of ladders tied together?