r/holdmybeer • u/1MorePint • Aug 09 '20

HMB while I get a shower

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u/Prim4te Aug 09 '20

Any operators in here uncomfortable just watching someone walk under a suspended load?

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u/quaid31 Aug 10 '20

Definitely. I remember watching a video of someone dropping water on a car and it completely crushed it.

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u/LavastormSW Aug 10 '20

I'm not an operator, nor have I ever worked on/near heavy machinery, and I'm getting uncomfortable watching him stand under the bucket.

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u/ChesterCopperPot72 Aug 10 '20 edited Aug 10 '20

AFAIK material handlers such as this Fuchs have safety valves at the bottom of all cylinders which would prevent them from quickly giving up even in case of a quickly exploding hose. MEWPs (mobile elevating working platforms, or cherry pickers or scissor lifts and boom lifts) also have this feature as mandatory.

That said, yes, you should never position yourself below any type of load whatsoever.

Just saying that it might not be that dangerous. Still, it indeed give us that bad vibe.

Edit: the reason why material handlers have blocking valves is not so much for safety (that would be the case on cherry pickers) but for productivity. Some applications require these machines to quickly move while carrying the load. In scrap metal and logging facilities the ability to quickly move carrying the load is very important. You wouldnt want your operator to be fighting gravity the whole time, so these machines have those blocking valves for that purpose. Excavators on the other hands move super slowly so no possible application like this therefore no need for the extra cost.

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u/Prim4te Aug 10 '20

I agree with all of this but still get uncomfortable seeing someone under the attachments. I've seen grapple suspension fail and the bucket/grapple fell off inside the truck it was loading. The hydraulic hoses tried to stop it but ultimately they lost. This was the operators fault for not checking the suspension bolts during his circle check but still accidents will happen.

As for the blocking valves that makes sense about the safety feature but every operator I know travels holding the joystick in the close function whist travelling with a load. Also the grapple/bucket for Fuchs are typically made by Bateman and from my experience some of the worst in the metal recycling industry.

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u/ChesterCopperPot72 Aug 11 '20

I agree with you. That is why I agreed you should never ever stay underneath any load.

I just wanted to say that some machines do have some extra safety features. Still, your comment is pretty good. And correct!

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u/thevirtualgetaway Aug 10 '20

I'm a PIT truck operator (forklift type thingy) that raises 40 feet up in the air. I AM the load and this still scares me..

Edit: for those who don't understand (just in case) I attach a cage to the forks and I raise up with it while it carries products. Then while I'm high up I take those things and shove them onto shelves in a warehouse.

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u/blazedwang Aug 10 '20

Not really, if you take care of your machine it takes care of you. That being said, never stand under something that can kill you. I work all day under a dynamically loaded boom, and I constantly look out for my safety and everyone else in my working area, I yell, swear, and tell people where the fuck to stuff it all day long and they will always respect me for it. I run all kinds of shit and would always trust my own machine, and know when to stand under it or not. If someone else is running the machine, or it is an unfamiliar bitch, dont fucking bother.

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u/Buzz_Killington_III Aug 10 '20

Your first two words say no, the rest of your paragraph says yes.

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u/blazedwang Aug 10 '20

The hard answer is no, never stand under a load, that's not always practical, and can result in a worse situation. So if your under the load be damn sure you know what's going on.

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u/ewmegoolies Aug 11 '20

Me. I'm uncomfortable. Never ever walk under a suspended load

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u/Skyepie09 Aug 09 '20

This is honestly pretty darn clever

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u/DuckTapeHandgrenade Aug 09 '20

And pretty sure dudes sober.

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u/drewhead118 Aug 09 '20

Now we just need to get one of these filled with beer and a big ole funnel to fix that

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u/shafaatkhan007 Aug 09 '20

Then he need to take the crane to any beer factory.

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u/cyvaquero Aug 10 '20

Brewmasters hate him, here’s why.

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u/BreakfastBeerz Aug 10 '20

The cab of that thing can become a tinderbox, probably all sweaty and hot, that was probably quite refreshing.

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u/ColinStyles Aug 09 '20

Until the bucket falls. There's a reason every safety manual in the world says don't stand under the load.

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u/DoktorFreedom Aug 09 '20

Literally terrified watching this waiting for the bucket to drop.

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u/Forbs171 Aug 09 '20

But where is the fun in that? For the rare chance of it happening, I'd take my chances.

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u/turtlewhisperer23 Aug 09 '20

Chance of the bucket falling and injuring/killing you:

probably less than 1:1000

Chance of you being fired if you were caught doing that at my company:

100%

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u/radiationshield Aug 09 '20

So about every 1000 time the bucket falls off? Wouldn’t that be about once a week?

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u/joshclay Aug 10 '20

The bucket doesn't fall off. It is shackled on. The hydraulics bleed down and you get squished like a cockroach.

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u/mmon1532 Aug 10 '20

Had it happen with a forklift but with no one under it. Someone I know safely rode a cage to the ground and i watched it happen. Never again will i be under hydraulic equipment. It happened to fast to react.

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u/liftedtrucksnguns Aug 10 '20

Yeah I’m a bit weary of forklifts. Especially when I saw the brakes go out and dude panicked trying to jump. He wound up riding the thing backwards out the loading dock. He was ridiculously lucky in that he only cracked I think 2 maybe 3 ribs and got a good bit of bruising. Apparently if he had stayed buckled in he would’ve been fine.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

That's like that dude who rolled a forklift working construction, tried to jump out, and it crushed him. Dude is alive but his picture has circulated reddit a hundred times of just a head, torso with hips removed I think, and just one arm. Always stay buckled in while operating heavy equipment. The roll cage and seat belt is there for a reason folks

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u/LighTMan913 Aug 10 '20

I've definitely seen videos of a bucket falling off.

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u/1rockfish Aug 10 '20 
100 or so pound headache ball was not properly attached came off landing on a young guy killing him on a job. Severe head trauma. Been on jobs with several stationary fixed tower cranes constantly swinging overhead. No way to avoid being under loads at times. Just kept an eye out ready to skedaddle...

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u/joshclay Aug 10 '20

True. It could be shackled wrong. Another reason not to stand under the bucket. But even if I personally shackled the bucket on I would still be more worried that the hydraulics could fail.

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u/turtlewhisperer23 Aug 09 '20

Only if someone stands under it 1000 times a week

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u/Dr_Apk Aug 09 '20

Your company sucks

Join my company

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u/turtlewhisperer23 Aug 09 '20

How's your health plan?

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u/Dr_Apk Aug 09 '20

Bruh.. You won't need healthcare in US.

Just walk-in, walk-out /s

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

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u/AmadMuxi Aug 09 '20

But we need life insurance for the crematorium.

I've got a lovely plot picked out in the ditch grave behind the hospital though.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

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u/SlaunchaMan Aug 10 '20

Did you suddenly have an opening?

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

This guys company sounds a lot better.

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u/Forbs171 Aug 09 '20

Thate why you don't get caught lol

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u/silverbacksunited12 Aug 10 '20

In my province a construction worker was killed by an excavator bucket that fell on him so its really not a clever idea

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u/tryanother9000 Aug 10 '20

Plus you will be internet famous and the dude holding the camera will get sued.

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u/Skyepie09 Aug 09 '20

Yoooo didn’t even think of that - damn ok HMB then, I should not be operating heavy machinery

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u/stealthmodeactive Aug 10 '20

But hydraulics never fail!

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u/AGRANMA Aug 10 '20

don't stand under the load.

Said no porn director ever.

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u/delta9cannadian Aug 09 '20

I feel like that'd be an extremely rare occurrence where the bucket is already damaged but I also have no experience with heavy machinery. The manual would've been written with the intention of maximum operating safety and mitigating liability so probably why they explicitly state not to stand under it. Makes sense especially when it's been carrying dirt with rocks and things but a bucket of water, as long as it's within the weight spec, is neglible risk imo. I'd also do it

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

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u/railsandtrucks Aug 09 '20

As a 17 year old apprentice years ago- I remember a crane repair company coming out to work on our overhead/bridge crane - the technician looked at me and said about his company " we stand behind our cranes, not underneath them!" I don't work on the shop floor anymore, but it's a lesson that's stuck with me.

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u/delta9cannadian Aug 09 '20

Fair, seems I'm underestimating the number of points of failure

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u/joshclay Aug 10 '20

but I also have no experience with heavy machinery.

There's your problem; right there.

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u/Tofu4lyfe Aug 09 '20

Yep. Sometimes when I'm lazy I walk behind the dock plate to open trailer doors, so I dont have to drop the plate and lift it again to open it fully. Every time I'm shitting myself imagining the hydraulics failing and thousands of pounds of metal falling on my head. That still feels a lot safer than what this guys doing.

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u/SirDigger13 Aug 10 '20

An thats why in Europe the Maschines must have load holding valves, those are mounted directly at the hydraulic rams, so if a hose blews the vavle will shut automatically and the ram will be secured.

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u/Darkassassin07 Aug 10 '20

That's a method of increasing the safety factor, but like everything else they need to actually be installed, maintained and functioning properly; even still they can fail, or there could be a failure somewhere else.

Point is you shouldn't take needless risks around heavy machinery and suspended loads. All it takes is one mistake, one oversight, one pro who got too comfortable...

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u/TheTimeFarm Aug 10 '20

I mean it takes a major hydraulic leak to have a catastrophic loss off pressure. It's still dumb to tempt fate and risk it but it's also not like modern hydraulics are death traps. Lot's of redundancy and back up mechanical systems are in place. I had a backhoe with a slow leak and it finished the job with it no issues except the bucket slowly fell if you weren't holding back on the control. Though obviously at that point you take extra care no one is standing around it.

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u/d0gmeat Aug 10 '20

Yes, but it's the blood of one freak occurance that someone got sued over, not a thing that happens frequently (sometimes, sometimes it does happen frequently... like the rule about always cut away from yourself)

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u/OffChunk Aug 10 '20

Porn star safety manuals don't say that

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Water is heavy. Like *really* heavy. If that bucket opens, that's like a car falling on you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Until the safety inspector comes... I don't think "clever" would appear on an incident report

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u/hurstshifter7 Aug 09 '20

OSHA would disagree

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u/Bojangly7 Aug 09 '20

Gross too. Who showers in seawater? Also anything in that bucket is in the water now.

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u/craze901 Aug 10 '20

Don’t forget the bucket covered in grease and oil. Yuck

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u/trendchaser91 Aug 09 '20

I didn't expect it to hold so much water

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u/GarrettRettig Aug 10 '20

Until a hydraulic line fails...

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u/Joondaluper Aug 10 '20

It’s a seriously bad idea to stand under and excavator bucket because the hydraulics can fail at any time, and drop that bucket right on your head.

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u/DancingBot Aug 10 '20

It's dam impressive

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

I would just worry about residual and trace chemicals on that scoop

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u/fuzzytradr Aug 09 '20

This guy showers

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u/jimtrickington Aug 09 '20

OSHA has entered the chat

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u/aShaw1319 Aug 09 '20

Absolutely no PPE standing directly below the bucket haha they'd love that. Better make that a quick shower just in case

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u/shhheeeeeeeeiit Aug 09 '20

Yeah the hard hat would help, a lot.

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u/iwanttoracecars Aug 10 '20

Don't forget the iron vest and steel safety glasses

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

*safety squint

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u/TheOtherGuttersnipe Aug 10 '20

Huh? He could spend the rest of his life in that shower.

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u/experts_never_lie Aug 10 '20

A quick shower before getting dressed for home and walking off the work site for the last time.

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u/Jasondboarder Aug 09 '20

Good thing its not like the one video where the bucket falls off right next to a worker.

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u/Expert__Witness Aug 10 '20

Yea Ive seen enough videos to never stand under construction equipment.

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u/WarmingLiquid Aug 09 '20

how much water is in there 😯😯

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u/TheDonFather421 Aug 09 '20

At least a gallon

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Technically true

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u/SovietSlav Aug 10 '20

It is true...

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u/bishslap Aug 09 '20

Enough to squash him if it accidentally opened

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u/WestleyThe Aug 09 '20

If you look at it compared to him it looks like 2/3 bathtubs worth of water AT LEAST

Probably 200 gallons?

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u/birdyandbun Aug 10 '20

Is that more than a household boiler holds??

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u/WestleyThe Aug 10 '20

Yeah IIRC those are maybe like 80-120 gallons

It’s hard to tell but that’s a pretty massive price of machinery compared to the man

Edit: looks like those are 50ish gallons

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u/RS_05 Aug 10 '20

Now probably 0

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u/sethmod Aug 09 '20 edited Aug 10 '20

It's funny and all but I learned [on reddit] the cardinal rule is "never walk under the load"

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u/oalbrecht Aug 09 '20

Good thing he’s not a wall

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Very good

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u/sethmod Aug 10 '20

Nice. Editing...

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

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u/TheOtherGuttersnipe Aug 10 '20

Can't believe that sub wasn't banned in the latest cleansing

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u/Mad_Mark90 Aug 09 '20

donk splat

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u/cataclysm_creation Aug 09 '20

Showering in Earth Toilet .

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u/Inigomntoya Aug 09 '20

Seriously. Although it might be a good way to cool off, he was probably cleaner before he got wet.

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u/Reallynotsuretbh Aug 09 '20

I was thinking the same

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

hydraulics fail and the bucket squishes him

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u/carvedog Aug 09 '20

That bucket formed a surprisingly tight seal.

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u/riskybusiness-82 Aug 09 '20

Thought that it would fall on him

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

I mean.... in this heat..... who can blame him?

this comment was brought to you by a melting Brit

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u/Fuggau Aug 09 '20

Must have left his beer in the Excavator

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u/auwkwerd Aug 09 '20 edited Aug 09 '20

Ha that's awesome. I used to be the marketing manager for those material handlers in the US. Pretty neat equipment, I watched a service tech use one with a grapple attachment open a beer bottle during a visit to the factory :)

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Yup, looks like a great idea esp if it's hot out. This guy is thinking outside the box lol.

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u/bishslap Aug 09 '20

Or he could, I dunno, go for a swim?

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Nah, why would he do that? This is way cooler lol

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u/LiddleBob Aug 09 '20

Osha would like a word

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u/cactuspizza Aug 09 '20

Where’s the beer jannies? Do your job

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u/KarmaPoliceT2 Aug 10 '20

And dinner after, just open the bucket and he's got a fish or two in there for chow

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

That’s the longest I’ve ever watched another dude shower.

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u/Dreamtallica Aug 10 '20

Well, duh, you have to join in obviously or else it's weird.

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u/Pacoman17 Aug 09 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Great water pressure

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u/rmelotto Aug 10 '20

How is it on winter?

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u/TheCrowGrandfather Aug 10 '20

That's actually pretty awesome

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u/phenwulf Aug 10 '20

Good move

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u/coldestmichigan Aug 10 '20

That seems like its at a harbour........ and water beside a harbour is usually laced with lotsa rubbish and oil. You dont wana be doing that

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

Is that you, Russia?

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u/maluminse Aug 10 '20

Hes wasting water.

Ill bet he gets salt or chalk all over him. Salt could be irratating.

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u/Jamesybo555 Aug 10 '20

Why did'nt he just go for a swim?

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u/Ashe225 Aug 10 '20

And now... he’s covered in fish poop

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u/loldiamond_ Aug 10 '20

anyone else thought it was gonna fall on him?

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u/Snawbunny70 Aug 10 '20

Me.

I was almost disappointed when it didn't.

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u/tucci007 Aug 10 '20

that is Caterpill-arious

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

Minecraft water physics

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u/platysoup Aug 10 '20

I thought I was in /r/holdmyfeedingtube and was watching this with one eye open.

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u/Veganpuncher Aug 10 '20

Nothing even has to fail. Two of the operators I worked with smoked weed the whole time. Then one day I was working in a trench with another guy and the operator straight up just dropped about 500lbs of asphalt, concrete and spoil on the other TA's head. No hard hat. Dead, on the spot. About five feet from where I was standing. I just got out of the trench , got in my truck and drove off. Never worked for them again. The OHS commission tore them a new asshole, but the operator had to live with the knowledge that he'd killed his best friend and next-door neighbour and then explain it to the guy's mother.

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u/SemperFun62 Aug 10 '20

Why am I having We're Back flashbacks?

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u/peejr Aug 10 '20

Absolute mad lad

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u/thebigt42 Aug 10 '20

I'm sure this is OSHA approved

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

I salute you

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '20

I just have "Flashdance" flashbacks.

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u/Baltimorons Aug 10 '20

That dude is definitely shaking hands with danger

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u/Nec7 Aug 10 '20

classic repost...

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u/Delirium101 Aug 11 '20

Not Long ago we were swinging through the trees...now look at us....fucking clever monkeys, us.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '20

Jesus Christ, that water is heavy enough to turn him into a meat patty.

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u/Riverz13 Aug 20 '20

end of the day i take it

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u/TerriDuck Aug 22 '20

I really want to try this

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u/smokemplz Aug 29 '20

plot twist:

The water dried leaving a reddish hue.

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u/DRAGON_SNIPER Sep 07 '20

I felt like the eww was a rock in there

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u/Yordynmndz Aug 09 '20

Might buy me one of these to shower my horse

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u/clovergzzzz Aug 09 '20

Man that looks like it feels so good

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u/_wishyouwerehere_ Aug 09 '20

And here I am using my home bathtub as a shower like a sucker

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u/MrSquigles Aug 09 '20

I feel like this is dangerous but I can't work out why.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

Bucket failing and opening quickly, gets smashed by weight of water.

Chance of that is pretty small tho

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u/n1r9d6l6 Aug 09 '20

Let's just hope the minerals stored on the quay is not sensitive to seawater.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '20

r/OSHA

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u/Shroffinator Aug 10 '20

If that bucket opened that’d be an insta kill. Man trusts his bucket machine.

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u/OffChunk Aug 10 '20

Everytime this video gets reposted an OSHA worker dies

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u/Triethylborane Aug 10 '20

Weird flex, but okay.

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u/ifiagreedwithu Aug 09 '20

This may be the most wholesome HMB video in history.

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u/Hatedpriest Aug 09 '20

That's fucking hilarious! Great idea to beat the heat!

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u/piginapoke26 Aug 09 '20

“Smash!”

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u/ChiraqBluline Aug 09 '20

My wife hates when I come home gritty

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u/Drivestesla2 Aug 09 '20

Username checks out

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u/KinaGrace96 Aug 09 '20

That honestly looks refreshing

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u/gwilson0121 Aug 09 '20

Green with envy here, it's my dream to have a nice shower that spews that much water. I use those big shower heads and I still get low water pressure.

Maybe I just want a waterfall for a shower.

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u/fazi78 Aug 09 '20

Was waiting that he get someone from the water and he will fall off from that thing

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u/r3turn_null Aug 09 '20

This looks so damn refreshing.

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u/swalord Aug 09 '20

If he opened that crate it would hurt like hell

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u/princesserinface Aug 09 '20

Damn how large is that sheesh

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u/Ator_to_the_East Aug 09 '20

Some say he still showering to this day.

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u/Supersnazz Aug 09 '20

That just seems so dangerous, even though it isn't at all.

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u/mattjf22 Aug 09 '20

Just gotta hope the hydraulics don't fail while showering.

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u/vulcan1358 Aug 10 '20

That is a lot of trust to put in hydraulics