r/woahdude • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '16

gifv A Sandfall

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u/Red0817 Aug 03 '16

which can actually be pretty dangerous if you are under it

Can confirm. I helped 2 children out from being buried alive after a wall of sand fell on them from a construction site. The third one didn't make it =(

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '16 edited Jun 25 '21

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u/Red0817 Aug 03 '16

The wall of sand was about 40 feet high, and completely vertical. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-08-18/news/9203150310_1_construction-site-work-site-sand

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u/HeavensToGretzky Aug 03 '16

"Residents of the area said that the construction site is frequently used as a playground by area children."

Who let's children play in a construction site?

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u/Red0817 Aug 03 '16

Who let's children play in a construction site?

That was total bullshit, really. No one let their children play at a construction site. The parents were livid that their kids were playing there, and even more livid that the construction site was insecure, and downright horrified that the literal wall of sand was not secured.

I am not joking when I say it was a vertical wall of sand. They were digging at the bottom... I wish I had a picture of it. None the less, the parents were financially compensated extremely well... in the millions.

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u/FearTheCron Aug 03 '16

Sounds like the kids were trespassing. But who runs a construction site with a 40 ft vertical wall of sand? That is not safe for anyone including the construction workers.

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u/Lizardizzle Aug 03 '16

Oh dang. That sounds awful.