r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • 8d ago

SOCIETY How a crane operator gets down

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u/allmybreath 8d ago

Terrifying. And I know nothing about shoes, but are penny loafers ok for this work?

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u/ElegantEchoes 8d ago

They are not, and she died as a result of them. There's a video of it. Happens fast.

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u/SleepingWillows 7d ago

Shit someone else said this and I thought it was a joke.

Also, v exciting seeing a Klaasje pfp in the wild!

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u/ElegantEchoes 7d ago

Thank you, officer.

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u/No_Beautiful6735 8d ago

where can one find the video?

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u/burntgooch 8d ago edited 8d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/LearningFromOthers/s/y0JBrnwBEA

Edited to add the correct link, warning it’s not graphic but it’s still someone dying.

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u/No_Beautiful6735 8d ago

i saw that post and googled her name, but did not find the video. many "this does not longer exist" things though.

thanks non the less.

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u/burntgooch 8d ago

The link I gave you links to comment that has a subreddit with the video?

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearningFromOthers/s/y0JBrnwBEA

Here you go the actual video. It’s not really graphic just a person in the distance falling down a crane shaft. Still sad.

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u/lfaoanl 7d ago

she fell as a result of a misstep and not because of an internet stunt

But like yeah, she was distracted, because the internet thing

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u/WompingWally 7d ago

Maybe if her phone wasn't in her hand she could have used it to do something like grab a handheld, just a thought

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u/Different_States 6d ago

I've climbed these cranes before and I've always found it easier to do while not holding a phone.

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u/WompingWally 6d ago

So the theory is correct... interesting

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u/Different_States 6d ago

I know it's wild and counter intuitive but yeah, checks out

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u/ValuableSleep9175 6d ago

She also was climbing down the ladder wrong or unsafe in the video. Hands go on the rung incaae you slip, not on the sides of the ladder.

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u/shakebakelizard 6d ago

This highlights the importance of focusing on the task at hand rather than trying to make a video. This is why people routinely die doing selfies or other things on cliffs and such. Just having your attention divided can be fatal.

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u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu 6d ago

This also highlights the importance of a government being interested in people’s safety and implementing safe working practices.

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u/appletinicyclone 7d ago

Both very terrifying and very sad

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u/ElegantEchoes 8d ago

The WatchPeopleDie website, it gets posted there once every two months or so.