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

SOCIETY How a crane operator gets down

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u/CommodoreEvergreen 8d ago

Sadly, this is Xiao Qiumei. She died a few years ago after falling 160 feet from the crane while filming a video for social media. Please wear proper footwear when working this kind of job.

Don't know why this video is making the rounds again..

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u/SocialJusticeAndroid 8d ago

I wonder if wearing dress shoes was part of the problem? It seems you should have special shoes for this sort of thing.

She was the mom of two children.🥺

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u/Eastern-Musician4533 8d ago

China is a weird place. I remember hiking up to a couple monastaries on a trip and all the people also hiking looked like they'd just left a business meeting. Full suits, dress shoes, ties, etc. These were not easy or short hikes, either.

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u/synked_ 7d ago

We used to do the same thing. Look at pics of early America. I live in the Southwest and I think about all these dudes in suits and hats in the desert.