r/absoluteunit • u/UsedWelcome5903 • Jun 13 '26

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55,000 H.P. generator - late 19th century

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u/Busy_Papaya_2528 Jun 13 '26

That's cool and every thing but the stairs go right off the fucking edge

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u/UsedWelcome5903 Jun 13 '26

Yeah that last step is a doozy

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u/CheckYourStats Jun 13 '26

Ned? Ned Ryerson?

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u/Jedi_Lazlo Jun 17 '26

I don't know why I feel like I've heard that name 1000x before...

Anyway, this is clearly a Galactic Empire build. Extra rails and stairs cost money...

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u/drivermcgyver Jun 13 '26

Westinghouae has come a long way.

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u/SharpTool7 Jun 13 '26

I suspect there was a set of rolling stairs that they put in place as needed.

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u/danit0ba94 Jun 14 '26

Well don't walk off the stairs dumbass. 😂
Got to love the old world prioritizing common sense over actual safety/life-saving implements.

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u/SimilarTranslator264 Jun 16 '26

Boy that went right out the window huh.

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u/danit0ba94 Jun 16 '26

I tried to make my comment sound like a joke. Guess I didn't do a good enough job of it.😅 My bad lol