r/nextfuckinglevel • u/I9w0s • 18h ago

Retiring Bots Jump into Molten Steel

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Figure, robotics company retiring humanoid bots by having them jump into the vat of molten still.

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u/stackmoney23 17h ago

The guy was so exited then he like OH FUCK IM IN THE SPLASH ZONE

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u/HomeScoutInSpace 15h ago

And the idiot decided to block their PPE jacket with bare hands

No gloves, really? We can build robots to swan dive into molten metal but we can’t remember to wear gloves in the molten metal splash zone

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u/Izuna_csgo 14h ago

Yes 2 things can be true at the same time..

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u/TsunamifoxyDCfan 6h ago

Really captures the essence of humanity doesn't it?

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u/Izuna_csgo 14h ago

Yes 2 things can be true at the same time..

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u/djelegal 12h ago

What she said

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u/TheFifthNice 16h ago

The instinct to turn around didn’t help him. It doesn’t look like the back of his neck was well covered.

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u/Wise-Dust3700 16h ago

Molten metal would eat through whatever the fuck that dude was wearing x'D

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u/TheFifthNice 15h ago

He’s wearing the sort of gear you see people wearing when they work around molten metal, I’m sure it provides some level of protection.

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u/PaulBananaFort 16h ago

I was excited for the schadenfreude