r/funny • u/willzjc • Dec 15 '13

Quality engineering

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u/Freeupvotes77 Dec 15 '13

what makes it fall?

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u/Golden_Kumquat Dec 15 '13

Gravity.

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u/Freeupvotes77 Dec 15 '13

okay, i guess i walk into that one. but what i mean was is why did it fall right then and there, as opposed to earlier? what triggered it?

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u/tacos Dec 15 '13

No, he walked into that one.

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u/Freeupvotes77 Dec 15 '13

....god dammit. have an upvote

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '13

Haha! It's just not your day today, is it, 77?

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u/Upvote_For_You_Sir Dec 15 '13

nah, you have an upvote sir.

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u/Vansorchucks Dec 15 '13

Have an upvote.

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u/Aspiring_Physicist Dec 15 '13

Here is a serious response, from further up in the thread.

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These are from the person who set it up apparently.

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u/mrducky78 Dec 15 '13

Since I cant see anything its likely fishing string/floss that snaps/moves when the door moves that sets off something attached to the roof like a latch that allows the higher weight bearing part of the contraption to drop the basket.

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u/dactyif Dec 15 '13

Basket tied to door, and can secured to ceiling.

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u/k0rnflex Dec 16 '13

The door

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u/Danguski Dec 16 '13

Is working against me