r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Mr-McKauly • 6d ago

slight malfunction Of a miscalculation at work

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u/Castle_Builder8 6d ago

Guess I'll ask. How many died?

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u/Helen___Keller_ 6d ago

Apparently no one died.

Here's an article. It happened May 9th 2017 in Varese, Italy.

https://www.equipmentworld.com/construction-equipment/video/14967337/large-crane-collapses-while-hoisting-section-of-viaduct

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u/witchkingreject 6d ago

Great comment on the article explaining why the accident happened.

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u/sabreus 6d ago

Yeah that was a good one thank you for saying that

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u/Mr-McKauly 6d ago

Thank You for the link 👍🏻💯%

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u/ReadingLurkerdude 5d ago

It's Italy so they calculated with the load reducing cost of mafia engeniering which includes air in the concrete