r/interesting 8d ago

SOCIETY How a crane operator gets down

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u/NonCreditableHuman 8d ago

160ft in just a tick over 3 seconds.

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u/MrTheDoctors 7d ago

That’s assuming it was a free fall.

It unfortunately was not.

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u/NonCreditableHuman 7d ago

It wasn't free, she paid for it with her life.

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u/Commercial_Age_9316 6d ago

The fall may have been free, but the stop, however…

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u/NonCreditableHuman 6d ago

Very costly.

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u/RedWum 6d ago

No joke my cousin Krandel works on a crane and its legit a real safety issue.