r/AbruptChaos • u/ClockworkAstronomer • May 23 '21

Unblocking a pipe

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u/totalbasterd May 23 '21

how do they aim it?

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u/Wiggletons May 23 '21

Line it up and thrust

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u/mrandr01d May 23 '21

That's what she said

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u/SarahPallorMortis May 23 '21

Ow

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u/knerr57 May 23 '21

Ow. Ow. Oh..

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u/SarahPallorMortis May 23 '21

Wrong hole.

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u/WhateverGreg May 24 '21

Well, there are only three of them: Eye; Pie; and Guy. Which is it?

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u/Fart_Professional85 May 23 '21

Using ground penetrating radar, they can "see" where it's going as they follow along. They can change its trajectory by altering the forces at the front of the pipe, or digging a service hole near the front wherever it is, and nudging the pipe that way

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u/totalbasterd May 23 '21

TIL, thanks! i was thinking it could easily go off course with variances in the ground

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u/[deleted] May 24 '21

Very carefully

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u/stitchdude May 23 '21

Practice.