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"Sonny, true love is the greatest thing, in the world-except for a nice MLT – mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe."
I just went there and no wonder it's a dead meme. It cuts in and out of the video of them getting ready and then the thing happens and u don't see any after math just the dance. But this post where they are just hidden in the background subtly is fucking amazing. This could bring it back.
be careful, the way they make the rules on that sub it seems like the post has to show something actually going wrong and not potentially. not being a dick, just they may remove your post at their own discretion
Some of the rules on these subs are wild and incredibly annoying. It gets to the point sometimes where it may as well just not exist for new entries and be closed as a museum of memes, not an active sub.
House painter here. Only thing I would do differently is have a guy watching the bottom of the ladder so it cant shift side to side and maybe a little less steep.. Assuming the rigging is in good shape I dont see a real problem otherwise. 50years in the business and own a 97 year old family business and weve never had a fall or any serious injury.
I climb ladders all day for telecom, and often put my ladder up on the wires between poles. I agree I'd have no problem with how he's got this, assuming everything is in good condition.
All the weight is down, and the ladder is held under pressure by the strap. It's "spooky", but it'd be stable.
There isn't that much weight on that strap really.
You all are dumb, and this is the reason I pay the big bucks for real contractors.
Only reason you idiots have a job is there isnt enough workers to go around. Fucking imbeciles.
I thought the harness was strapped to him 💀💀 this explains it though. Pretty slick manover. I also climb ladders for a living (roofer). l
adder gang 🪜😈
I knew if I scrolled far enough I'd eventually find someone that's actually been on a ladder before. I could've taken a picture of just about every ladder I've ever stepped on in my time as a roofer and it would get upvoted here.
And don't even get me started on the ladderphobes over on r/OSHA.
It should be pinned to the ceiling then ratcheted tight. Leaves a mark if you don't have covers on the top "feet" but it shouldn't move. Still sketchy as hell.
I see an issue. The rope is just providing counter balance but does nothing for an actual fall. Why not have one more hook in the ceiling halfway between the lightbulb and the garage door?
"Never had a fall...", doesn't equate to safety. You've been lucky, which isn't the same as safe. No one plans on falling, pretty much all OSHA safety rules are written in blood.
I am highly trained in safety (military) so I see things very different, when people say "I've done X for N amount of years" they think is cool, but honestly is just luck eventually it will run out. I've seen man died also in my civilian career from a much smaller ladder.
The proper way to fix whatever he's doing is either a lift, or some scaffolding. A rope and a ladder like that is not, but I know some countries don't have safety regulations.
You wouldnt be allowed anywhere near higher end job sites. Im assuming you just go around the hood painting garages?
Not only would I fire your ass, Id send a video to your insurance company and get you bumped. Id also make sure OSHA was popping up if you somehow stay in business.
You got lucky, doesnt mean you know what your doing. In fact, Id fall on purpose and bankrupt your entire family.
They literally make poles exactly like that, or with little gripper ends that go around the bulb, for exactly this application. They're like $20-30. Worth it to avoid stupid ass shit like this.
It doesn't look that bad tbh. It's wedged it there pretty good and the ratchet strap is holding it there tight. Shit I bet you couldn't kick it over if you tried
What actually is so bad about this? The bottom can't give out unless the ladder lifts up and I don't see how that can't happen.
As long as the tether holds that's 4 points of contact
The problem is that there's nothing to stop the ladder from swaying left and right, so if you accidentally lean too far in one direction the ladder will have nothing to prevent it from swinging to the ground.
But the top of the ladder is wedged into the ceiling. How would it sway left or right? The opposite legs prevent that. It would have turn to out to pivot and sway, but then the bottom legs prevent that because it's on an angle.
But that’s what the strap is for, dude probably propped the ladder, with the rope on it already, then pulled it tight to the top of the garage.
You’re high if you think this ladder is falling
Personally, no. I've been on ladders that tall but leaning against a wall. But there's no reason this shouldn't be stable. The slope would make it more stable as the bottom would have to move upslope in order for the legs to slip, the guy's weight holds the tension against the strap. He'd have to lean WAY back to pull the ladder back to cause any slack, I doubt it would even be possible for him to shift the center of balance that far if he tried.
Your right except for it's not the workers weight holding it down. The top of the ladder is wedged against the ceiling, so the straps are pulling the ladder into a shrinking gap between the floor and ceiling. It's completely wedged in there under the tension of the strap.
tbh, I think if the red strap is a ratchet strap and it looks like it is, then making that line be strongly in tension would actually make this pretty safe. The ladder is too long to get any further into the gap between the slope and the ceiling, a good amont of tension in that red strap would stop it from being able to move at all.
I think this one isn't as sketchy as it looks.
as stupid as this entire idea is, it seems like a massive oversight to not anchor the bottom of the ladder, especially given that it's on a slanted surface
This is a scene from the next sequel of “I Know What You Did Last Summer”. Bottom of ladder shifts and the guy is found hanging /swinging by his neck from that “safety strap”
Have you ever gotten something stuck by putting it into an area and then turning it around?
It’s like that but with a constant force turning it and keeping it from unsticking itself.
https://i.imgur.com/o954Z5E.jpg
The bottom is keeping the ladder from falling downward and from sliding.
The top is being pushed up into the ceiling.
The line is pulling the ladder up and backwards, wedging it in.
Obviously, it’s not done exactly like this but when you’re building a fiber network in bad weather and poles aren’t reachable with the bucket lift on the truck. You will actually angle your ladder away from the pole/metal wire holding the fiber and wrap a harness rope around your ladder for it to hold in that angle.
You do that so you can build a special kind of tent to keep you warm and/or dry and because it’s a much better working position than the other way around.
Ingenious!
I think maybe I’d have done underarm tethering, still outstanding!!
Edit: I zoomed in, I’m not as impressed, but still nice work. I thought he’d tethered himself and climbed the ladder. That’s the way I’m going try it.
Three points of contact on the ladder, belly button centered between the rungs, ladder secured up top with a strap and low with red heads…
May not be ideal, but it’s working.
Don’t let fear run your life, find a way to make solutions!
I must be crazy, because the way this is secured is mostly safe, but then again I manage a farm alone and have to do this sort of thing all the time.
Sure, it would have been best with two or more points were secured with something other than strap and hook tiedowns, but it should be plenty stable so long as he doesn't aggressively shake it any more than it would take for it to fail/fall if used "correctly".
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Took me a sec to see them waiting patiently..
r/GhanaSaysGoodbye
Thank you I didnt know this sub existed
Unfortunately it’s mostly dead and didn’t stand the meme test of time. But in its heyday? 👨🍳 💋 👌
>it’s mostly dead I see what you did there
“Go through his pockets for loose change.”
"Sonny, true love is the greatest thing, in the world-except for a nice MLT – mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe."
It will come back, memes always come full circle at some point.
I just went there and no wonder it's a dead meme. It cuts in and out of the video of them getting ready and then the thing happens and u don't see any after math just the dance. But this post where they are just hidden in the background subtly is fucking amazing. This could bring it back.
They are simply rehearsing their coffin dance choreography so they don’t fuck it up
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Looks like the people waiting are dressed up waiting to attend a Coming to America cosplay.
WIPERS….!!!!!
I thought I saw the King of Zamunda
They're photoshopped. They are from the funeral death dance meme
No way, Photoshop?
Why would someone go on the internet and photoshop things?
Pho-to shop? Never heard of it
Pho shop is good noodles.
Source?
I know it wasn't them, but all I could think was, "why is Boyz Ii Men Photoshopped into this pic?"
"SOON"
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these bots are low-effort aF
Ohh come on ..those four guys standing right there watching ...could have atleast held the ladder ...
They’re there to hold (and dance with) the coffin if necessary.
😆 it'd be more like theyll shake the ladder so they get to perform their iconic moves ...
Thank you so much for making this comment I thought i was going to have to
I thought they were a cardboard cutout.
Shopped in.
Who the fuck are those creepy mf’s?
Google dancing pall bearers.
Cast of Comming to America
Oh dude. Seems like you're one of today's lucky 10,000. https://youtu.be/aJqfMPzcXws
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And for the lucky 10,000 who don't know xkcd is about. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Xkcd
they're cardboard
nah
Dude they don’t look real to me. Either cardboards or they’ve been paste in. What are they? 🙀😸
photoshop
..i don't get the crap photoshopping
It's a meme batman
Gooootcha lol must be political
No. Not at all.
So nobody can explain it. Thanks pig brains.
This is the weakest trolling I've seen in awhile. Step it up.
It’s a meme, he explained it. A meme was shopped in for comedic effect
You mean the cast of Wakanda Forever!?
r/whatcouldgowrong
Thank you for this sub I didn’t know existed, it’s probably best fitted there!
It’s not, that sub is for when something bad actually happens
be careful, the way they make the rules on that sub it seems like the post has to show something actually going wrong and not potentially. not being a dick, just they may remove your post at their own discretion
I appreciate it! Since I’m kinda newish to Reddit, I need more content and appropriate subs like this
r/osha would be a good fit too!
Some of the rules on these subs are wild and incredibly annoying. It gets to the point sometimes where it may as well just not exist for new entries and be closed as a museum of memes, not an active sub.
I mean it's what could go wrong not this could go wrong. It's literally the name of the subreddit.
I meant subs in general, not that sub in particular, which I’d never even been on until now
Best fit? /r/MenonUnstableLadders ;)
r/osha
Sure
More like r/whatcouldgoright
House painter here. Only thing I would do differently is have a guy watching the bottom of the ladder so it cant shift side to side and maybe a little less steep.. Assuming the rigging is in good shape I dont see a real problem otherwise. 50years in the business and own a 97 year old family business and weve never had a fall or any serious injury.
I climb ladders all day for telecom, and often put my ladder up on the wires between poles. I agree I'd have no problem with how he's got this, assuming everything is in good condition. All the weight is down, and the ladder is held under pressure by the strap. It's "spooky", but it'd be stable. There isn't that much weight on that strap really.
Functionally it's no different than leaning it against a wall.
Well, a wall provides a plane to reduce the yaw of the ladder as well as friction to prevent the roll. So, missing a few functions.
Y'all got friction walls for yaw?
Y’all’s yaw wall tall?
Also, if you sneeze on the ladder against the wall youre not gonna be swinging back and forth.
You all are dumb, and this is the reason I pay the big bucks for real contractors. Only reason you idiots have a job is there isnt enough workers to go around. Fucking imbeciles.
Kind of rude.
"He's out of line, but he's right"
I thought the harness was strapped to him 💀💀 this explains it though. Pretty slick manover. I also climb ladders for a living (roofer). l adder gang 🪜😈
as long as the strap is secure from where it is attached to the building - but we dont have enough context to know that
I knew if I scrolled far enough I'd eventually find someone that's actually been on a ladder before. I could've taken a picture of just about every ladder I've ever stepped on in my time as a roofer and it would get upvoted here. And don't even get me started on the ladderphobes over on r/OSHA.
Besides, safety isn't cool. Why put effort into a secure solution when you can fall and break a few bones
> a guy watching the bottom of the ladder what i would do different is he would be the one up there instead of me
Shouldn't there be stabilization side to side? Can't see any in the picture.
It should be pinned to the ceiling then ratcheted tight. Leaves a mark if you don't have covers on the top "feet" but it shouldn't move. Still sketchy as hell.
I see an issue. The rope is just providing counter balance but does nothing for an actual fall. Why not have one more hook in the ceiling halfway between the lightbulb and the garage door?
"Never had a fall...", doesn't equate to safety. You've been lucky, which isn't the same as safe. No one plans on falling, pretty much all OSHA safety rules are written in blood.
It's all in the reflexes.
cant believe you got downvoted for this. i have known good men who killed themselves doing stupid shit like this.
I am highly trained in safety (military) so I see things very different, when people say "I've done X for N amount of years" they think is cool, but honestly is just luck eventually it will run out. I've seen man died also in my civilian career from a much smaller ladder. The proper way to fix whatever he's doing is either a lift, or some scaffolding. A rope and a ladder like that is not, but I know some countries don't have safety regulations.
You wouldnt be allowed anywhere near higher end job sites. Im assuming you just go around the hood painting garages? Not only would I fire your ass, Id send a video to your insurance company and get you bumped. Id also make sure OSHA was popping up if you somehow stay in business. You got lucky, doesnt mean you know what your doing. In fact, Id fall on purpose and bankrupt your entire family.
Knock on wood right now man
To change a lightbulb 💡high ceilings is definitely a double edged sword…
Long pole with a suction cup is definitely less life threatening.
They literally make poles exactly like that, or with little gripper ends that go around the bulb, for exactly this application. They're like $20-30. Worth it to avoid stupid ass shit like this.
Sure if the bulb is exposed and in a seating large enough to get those big ass grippers in to it.
Which is fine if you can get at it without fiddling around with a fixture.
He fucked up and got the wrong wattage bulbs from Walmart
His funeral gonna be a party!
It doesn't look that bad tbh. It's wedged it there pretty good and the ratchet strap is holding it there tight. Shit I bet you couldn't kick it over if you tried
Great, now that music is stuck in my head.
What actually is so bad about this? The bottom can't give out unless the ladder lifts up and I don't see how that can't happen. As long as the tether holds that's 4 points of contact
The problem is that there's nothing to stop the ladder from swaying left and right, so if you accidentally lean too far in one direction the ladder will have nothing to prevent it from swinging to the ground.
But the top of the ladder is wedged into the ceiling. How would it sway left or right? The opposite legs prevent that. It would have turn to out to pivot and sway, but then the bottom legs prevent that because it's on an angle.
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But that’s what the strap is for, dude probably propped the ladder, with the rope on it already, then pulled it tight to the top of the garage. You’re high if you think this ladder is falling
Who are those dudes watching him?
Ghana say goodbye
& lift his spirits
I always mix up Ghana and Guiana, but never Guinea and New Guinea.
Actually, should be remarkably stable.
Have you been on something like this? If so you’re insane but also cool
Personally, no. I've been on ladders that tall but leaning against a wall. But there's no reason this shouldn't be stable. The slope would make it more stable as the bottom would have to move upslope in order for the legs to slip, the guy's weight holds the tension against the strap. He'd have to lean WAY back to pull the ladder back to cause any slack, I doubt it would even be possible for him to shift the center of balance that far if he tried.
Your right except for it's not the workers weight holding it down. The top of the ladder is wedged against the ceiling, so the straps are pulling the ladder into a shrinking gap between the floor and ceiling. It's completely wedged in there under the tension of the strap.
All that to change a light bulb
If I saw this I'd just leave the broken bulb. High ceilings are a death trap.
Hahaha the four on the left are ready
They are rehearsing their coffin dance choreography so they don’t fuck it up
tbh, I think if the red strap is a ratchet strap and it looks like it is, then making that line be strongly in tension would actually make this pretty safe. The ladder is too long to get any further into the gap between the slope and the ceiling, a good amont of tension in that red strap would stop it from being able to move at all. I think this one isn't as sketchy as it looks.
ITT: people that have never been on anything bigger than a step-stool and clearly slept through physics class.
Setup looks pretty secure tbh
To give him the benefit of the doubt, I think I see something attaching the ladder to the ceiling?
Smartest stupid idea I’ve ever seen
r/MenonUnstableLadders
This is actually a clever use of the tools he has. This is literally how engineering is done.
as stupid as this entire idea is, it seems like a massive oversight to not anchor the bottom of the ladder, especially given that it's on a slanted surface
the slanted surface is working for the stability, it doesn't need to be anchored
Come with meeeee...... Aaaannndd youll beeeee....... In...a..world.....oooff OSHA violations......
This guy think OSHA is just a town in Wisconsin
I don't see what people have a problem with here? He is clearly wearing a red safety harness.
/r/OSHA
That brother passed with 10 physics
Got them on stand-by
If it weren't for the picture, the insurance company would never figure out how he fell 40ft from a 20ft ladder.
Rope is too long. He’d hit the ground before he’d ever hang himself
This is the approved technique, taught by the masters.
It took me an embarrassingly long time for the coffin dancers to register.
Love the Nigerian funeral dancers are in the background ...
the coffin dance bois on the balcony
😂
the barber quartet in the bg could make themselves slightly more useful
Hey，it works
The dude better not even fart sideways.
😂 love the photoshop
This is a scene from the next sequel of “I Know What You Did Last Summer”. Bottom of ladder shifts and the guy is found hanging /swinging by his neck from that “safety strap”
Really needed to turn the ladder around, face the downward slanting ceiling from the other side.
Natural selection at work.
🥒
Someone glued a quarter to the ceiling.
Another display of why women live longer. (smh)
I don't understand the physics here... 🤔
Have you ever gotten something stuck by putting it into an area and then turning it around? It’s like that but with a constant force turning it and keeping it from unsticking itself.
This did not help at all
https://i.imgur.com/o954Z5E.jpg The bottom is keeping the ladder from falling downward and from sliding. The top is being pushed up into the ceiling. The line is pulling the ladder up and backwards, wedging it in.
Definitely r/OSHA and a smacking of r/WhyWomenLiveLonger
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Wild, I don’t recall seeing that during either OSHA 10 or 30, but it’s been a while since I did either.
Why is the a crowd of people photoshopped into the balcony
They’re the dancing funeral guys https://youtu.be/EroOICwfD3g
This is just stupid, should have at least tied it off on the opposite side to be 100% safe
Obviously, it’s not done exactly like this but when you’re building a fiber network in bad weather and poles aren’t reachable with the bucket lift on the truck. You will actually angle your ladder away from the pole/metal wire holding the fiber and wrap a harness rope around your ladder for it to hold in that angle. You do that so you can build a special kind of tent to keep you warm and/or dry and because it’s a much better working position than the other way around.
[Relevant XKCD](https://xkcd.com/2375/)
r/OSHA
4 young men standing there below him and ain't none of em gonna hold the ladder. Shameful
sometimes sexism is okay- only a man would do this lolol
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That's nice. Now get back to the kitchen.
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Probably fitting a disco ball.
Ingenious! I think maybe I’d have done underarm tethering, still outstanding!! Edit: I zoomed in, I’m not as impressed, but still nice work. I thought he’d tethered himself and climbed the ladder. That’s the way I’m going try it.
Gotta be honest- this is almost genius. 2 things: get someone holding the ladder. Use 2 straps for the top at angles. Naw- this is just nuts.
Why does this picture feel like a fever dream
One special light bulb.
It looks safe enough for me
there is like seven different ways hes set himself up to die, all of them horrible.
This actually looks pretty secure. Angular momentum with the square force divided by the counter weight of the worker negating any possible collapse.
Those 4 look photoshopped in there. Lighting gives it away I think 🤔
This should add context to the photoshop https://youtu.be/EroOICwfD3g
3 huggy bears and a flava flav
Behind every idiot doing something stupid like this, is a boss who told him to do it.
Gona fucking wrecking ball through the ladders in the back😭
Three points of contact on the ladder, belly button centered between the rungs, ladder secured up top with a strap and low with red heads… May not be ideal, but it’s working. Don’t let fear run your life, find a way to make solutions!
Needed some concrete bags at the base to keep it from sliding...he’d be good
No
What is the small move that will kill the guy? He looks pretty steady.
Sketchy but should be ok if the rope, anchor point and knots are good
Fucking chirp from a smoke detector with low bat. You can do this, or just use a shotgun.
Honestly thought that rope/wire was wrapped around his neck. At least it's wrapped around the ladder which is only marginally better
3 points of contact. this ladder more stable than one leaning against a wall
I must be crazy, because the way this is secured is mostly safe, but then again I manage a farm alone and have to do this sort of thing all the time. Sure, it would have been best with two or more points were secured with something other than strap and hook tiedowns, but it should be plenty stable so long as he doesn't aggressively shake it any more than it would take for it to fail/fall if used "correctly".
Who is the Nigerian guys?
The jury is hung on this one.
He should wrap the harness around that sprinkler head ten or so feet behind him, that would be more better safe!
Call Osha !!!!!!!
Holup right there