Not a dumb idea if it worked :-). However, if that had flipped over during the work OH MY. The incident report would be epic unless someone was crippled or killed.
Those are those interlocking bridge building blocks they showed on the "Lochdown" episode of the Grand Tour on Amazon streaming. May, Clarkson and Hammond built a bridge across a bay and it worked.
If the workers stayed in the center of the lift there wouldn't be any real force to tip the contraption over, and they had a pretty good buffer of float on all four sides for at least some stability. I think the camera makes it look a lot worse than it was.
I ran engineering for a chain of health clubs. 35 foot ceiling over the pool. Ended up getting a bunch of scaffolding to change those damn lightbulbs, rotating it from location to location. Lobby had 60 foot ceilings. Cherry picker.
We floated huge electric pumps on slabs of styrofaom in acid ponds at a mine where I worked. The hard part was getting the aluminum boat out to them to work on them without it melting.
I see safety violations even if this was on a concrete slab. No harnesses and one fellow not wearing a hard hat. That's the rules where I work. I've spent years in lifts. Still damn impressive. Sometimes ingenuity is its own reward. Salute!
Not a dumb idea if it worked :-). However, if that had flipped over during the work OH MY. The incident report would be epic unless someone was crippled or killed.
ReplyDeleteGlad it worked.
I'm glad nobody got killed/hurt. You'd *never* get me up on that, though.
DeleteWould you like the Gold Star insurance package on that rental?
ReplyDeleteNaah,, we aren't doing anything risky..
What the actual fuck...I'm the safety guy and I'm pissed I did not think of it first.
ReplyDeleteYou're upset because you probably would have considered draining the pool instead? ;)
DeleteI would not trust that
ReplyDeleteThose are those interlocking bridge building blocks they showed on the "Lochdown" episode of the Grand Tour on Amazon streaming. May, Clarkson and Hammond built a bridge across a bay and it worked.
ReplyDeleteJust because something worked doesn't mean it is not a dumb idea. Idiots get lucky all the time. Mike
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DeleteI never said it was a good idea. The fact that those 3 characters did probably means it's a bad idea by definition!
Delete[shifts uncomfortably in seat]
DeleteRope supports to four corners and I'm okay with that. Was expecting a tilt and splash thanks a lot Irish.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, NOPE.
ReplyDeleteNaw, all the workers needed were some life jackets in case that rig did topple over!
ReplyDeleteIf it's stupid but it works, it's still stupid and they were lucky.
ReplyDeleteIf the workers stayed in the center of the lift there wouldn't be any real force to tip the contraption over, and they had a pretty good buffer of float on all four sides for at least some stability. I think the camera makes it look a lot worse than it was.
ReplyDeleteI ran engineering for a chain of health clubs. 35 foot ceiling over the pool. Ended up getting a bunch of scaffolding to change those damn lightbulbs, rotating it from location to location. Lobby had 60 foot ceilings. Cherry picker.
ReplyDeleteI get the feeling this isn't the first time they've done this.
ReplyDeleteHow did they move the lift on the flotation around? Many/most of those are self-propelled; trying to 'drag' it into position would likely not be easy.
ReplyDeleteGee, I think I would drain the pool and work the lift off the concrete floor.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of whiny soy boys! They demonstrated when a job needs doing just Get'er Done!
ReplyDeleteLooks inherently unstable. Needed some long-ass pontoons to even approximate being safe.
ReplyDeleteAmazing. And damn lucky lol...
ReplyDeleteHow did the weight of their giant balls not tip the rig over?
ReplyDeleteWe floated huge electric pumps on slabs of styrofaom in acid ponds at a mine where I worked. The hard part was getting the aluminum boat out to them to work on them without it melting.
ReplyDeleteThe intersection of Hell No, and F that....
ReplyDeleteI see safety violations even if this was on a concrete slab. No harnesses and one fellow not wearing a hard hat. That's the rules where I work. I've spent years in lifts. Still damn impressive. Sometimes ingenuity is its own reward. Salute!
ReplyDeleteThey aren't even tied off? What the hell
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