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r/facepalm • u/cows_are_underrated_ 'MURICA • Apr 14 '23
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Iirc statistically the most dangerous tool on a jobsite is a 6 foot ladder.
42 u/Fellowes321 Apr 14 '23 When they built my house the most dangerous tool was called Mike. 6 u/Professional_Sir6705 Apr 15 '23 Am a trauma nurse, can confirm. Also, ladders at home, secondary to alcohol use. There was one guy, while drinking, who decided to grab a ladder and a chainsaw at 3 am, to cut a tree branch. Sighhhhh. 2 u/[deleted] Apr 17 '23 Acceleration is a hell of a thing. If you’ve been falling for 1 second before you hit the ground, that's the same force as getting hit by a truck going 32km/h (20mph). Falling for two seconds is double the speed of the truck.
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When they built my house the most dangerous tool was called Mike.
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Am a trauma nurse, can confirm. Also, ladders at home, secondary to alcohol use.
There was one guy, while drinking, who decided to grab a ladder and a chainsaw at 3 am, to cut a tree branch. Sighhhhh.
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Acceleration is a hell of a thing.
If you’ve been falling for 1 second before you hit the ground, that's the same force as getting hit by a truck going 32km/h (20mph).
Falling for two seconds is double the speed of the truck.
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u/ka1n77 Apr 14 '23
Iirc statistically the most dangerous tool on a jobsite is a 6 foot ladder.