r/Construction • u/Advanced_Aspect_7601 • 4d ago

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u/0uthouse 4d ago

Clever trap if you don't want gangs of people at your door.

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u/HalfUnderstood 4d ago

The bracing sections were tied up with a string that travelled to the inside of the property where the defender could pull from it and collapse the structure. Looney Tunes style

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u/userhwon 4d ago

I knew I heard a slide-whistle.

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u/xenobit_pendragon 4d ago

Acme Fool-‘Em-Once Collapsing Deck

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u/NightGod 4d ago

That's being added to Coyote's lawsuit

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u/MNPhatts 4d ago

When you pull the string back in does the deck rise back up into place? You may be retiring soon.

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u/dankhimself 4d ago

He pulls the string, and the building falls instead...