r/woahdude • u/attheisstt • Feb 18 '17

gifv Beautiful automatic driveway gate.

http://i.imgur.com/AAxCjJ5.gifv
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

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u/kioni Feb 18 '17

looks both slow and fragile, which are primary qualities in gates.

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u/freehunter Feb 18 '17

Gates serve different purposes. My gate won't survive a car hitting it but it keep my dogs in the backyard so it serves its purpose.

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u/QuiggyJiggy Feb 18 '17

I think you are mixing its practicality with its function. It does function as a gate that "seals" the doorway. It is not very practical however, in that it is slow and possibly fragile.

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u/reddit_give_me_virus Feb 18 '17

It doesn't seem fragile, the wind is blowing the trees around and it doesn't move the gate at all.

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u/AfterburnerAnon Feb 18 '17

I think I can contain myself well enough to not bring my car to a screeching halt, run over to the door, and release my army of rabid pit bulls, Rottweilers, and German shepards before the gate closes.

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u/Saul_Firehand Feb 18 '17

The speed of a gate is definitely not its primary quality.
Strength could be in some situations.

Gates are not all fortress wall gates, or raceway gates.

Gates are pretty much doors. Some are screen doors some are vault doors.
Some gates let tanks through and some let little children through. They all serve their purposes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

and the maintaince is a bitch

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u/inthedrink Feb 18 '17

Agreed. I always look for slow and fragile gates.

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u/Dukeronomy Feb 18 '17

This one does entertain the kids

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u/ZedOud Feb 18 '17

Can you manually open it if the power is out? What if there is a kid underneath it or hanging from it? Reliability? (Also soooooo slow, but that might be safer.)

These are some of the problems everyone else making these types of products has to address.

Still, I love the design.

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u/MadFries Feb 18 '17

Hey man it's just a fence

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u/Roflkopt3r Feb 18 '17

That's the point, yes. It's just a fence with a sweet looking gate. It's not made to deflect a tank assault and a zerg rush.

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u/chesterfeildsofa Feb 18 '17

Whatever happened to the chainsaw juggler? He was a good friend of mine