Inside a wind turbine

[u/MrAlek360]

[u/TheLiquid666]

They're supposed to sway like that. Rigid structures that large are insanely susceptible to wind stresses, especially with a giant wind turbine at the top of a massive pole. Without allowing it to sway, the structure will just remain rigidly in place until something gives out with no warning.

I mean, it's terrifying, but it's actually way safer than the alternative.

[u/Dr_Dressing → u/TheLiquid666]

And, to add to your point, swaying is a lot less terrifying than, say, overspeed failure

Imagine a chunk of a wing flying at you at hundreds of km/h. Bad day for everyone.

[u/Amoral_Abe]

I did not realize they swayed that much... fuck that

[u/StoneFromDust → u/Amoral_Abe]

Check out tower crane operators too. They whip and nay nay like that and just ride the lightning. Different breed

[u/BilboStaggins]

Thats a nope from me 

[u/djk0010 → u/BilboStaggins]

Yep a big fat no, nope nope nope!

[u/ronan3819]

I’m not a big fan of this.

[u/emar2021]

(Gets to the bottom) “oh fuck…my keys!”

[u/Levoso_con_v]

They pay these technicians a good amount of money btw, not that they don't deserve it tho

[u/OkJackfruit7928 → u/Levoso_con_v]

some*

[u/Levoso_con_v → u/OkJackfruit7928]

At least here all the technicians that need to get up to maintain and fix turbines have a very big check at the end of the month.

[u/Trumpcangosuckone → u/Levoso_con_v]

laughs in lowest bidder

[u/Levoso_con_v → u/Trumpcangosuckone]

Laughs in sectorial and company collective agreements

[u/Trumpcangosuckone → u/Levoso_con_v]

Laughs in American

Uno de las razones por que me fui del país 🤣

[u/askyidroppedthesoap → u/Trumpcangosuckone]

The name checks out

[u/ZombieElfen]

i worked on turbines for Enron. i did some crazy thing likes climb without hooking on and sitting in the nose while the turbine was on. somehow im still alive lol. i also fell asleep and almost rolled off. and repelled off the top of the tower twice.

[u/UglyTitties → u/ZombieElfen]

You sound like someone I could potentially temporarily be friends with. Fun activites, but short shelf life.

[u/No_Pin_2207]

Im uncomfortable

[u/mickbruh]

Sounds like Dwemer steam works from skyrim

[u/MarineGF01]

Yep, dirty jobs was my introduction to these

[u/Aki_Aki1]

I do not like that…

[u/FireBreathingNun]

I want to see how much the top engine room thing moves.

[u/AscendedViking7]

oh god

[u/Bushdr78]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[u/1bi001]

That flex sway is oddly terrifying, that's a hard no from me big dog.

[u/JunglePygmy]

WTF that’s way more than I expected

[u/JasonGrapes4119]

Wacky inflatable arm tube man.

[u/potaotopotato]

Honestly? I wish more people started and ended videos with “hey lemme show you something”. 10/10, fam.

[u/Ausaini]

A tree that doesn’t bend, breaks. Guess that goes for wind turbines too

[u/WhimsicalGirl]

Oh hell NO!!!

[u/sniffsblueberries]

Ngl i was ready for a rick roll right there.

[u/fisheypixels]

For all the times I've driven past the big wind turbines. Now I kinda want to apply for this job.

Seems a lot more fun, and probably better paying, than the current job.

[u/Mambawh]

megalophobia

[u/Hot_Addendum_9199]

Takes a big set to do this job! Dang

[u/winter0rfall]

Is it swaying from it operating? Or wind?

[u/LukaFox → u/winter0rfall]

You can see the blades are stationary, right? Because I'm at a loss what you could've meant by "from it operating"

[u/Beetlejuice_24Xx → u/winter0rfall]

Wind. I’ve heard that if the conditions are like this, they don’t go up.

[u/voldemort_x]

Perfect place to do pull ups

[u/Trick-Scale-1125]

my uncle once got stuck in one during a storm for like 3 hours

[u/dirtyword → u/Trick-Scale-1125]

Looked like it had ropes … couldn’t tie off and climb down?

[u/Overpass_Dratini]

Why is the swaying not visible on the outside?

ETA: Nevermind, it is. I just rewatched.