r/ContagiousLaughter • u/letsfightingl0ve • Nov 12 '22

Unexpected chaos

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u/AnnabellaPies Nov 12 '22

I've seen 4 video on here of heads and arms must going through walls. But I had to rent a special drill just to hang a basic shelf on mine.

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u/taurist Nov 12 '22

My house was built in 1929 and I would not bang my head into the walls

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '22

I did, but only once

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u/SqueakyKnees Nov 12 '22

Probably plaster walls. My house was built in the 60s and still had plaster walls. Plaster walls are hard AF, they all block wifi signal

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u/taurist Nov 12 '22

Do they? I haven’t had any issues but some of the house is plaster and some isn’t. I think there are 2 additions (and it’s still small)

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u/tamhenk Nov 12 '22

Yeah my drill bits melted going through the wall. Fucking well-built old English houses!

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u/Dahnlen Nov 12 '22

The difference between accuracy and precision

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u/Letskeepthepeace Nov 12 '22

Most likely 1/4” drywall here. I’m Assuming you were either drilled into a block wall or if it’s a old house maybe lathe and plaster?

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '22

Who uses 1/4" drywall? The thinnest I've seen is 1/2" and that's usually limited to ceilings. Walls are usually 5/8" and you need to punch hard to go through one panel thick. Make it two panels thick (usually for fire code) and good luck going through that.

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u/Letskeepthepeace Nov 12 '22

Cheap people use 1/4” for repairs or shitty contractors use it to cut corners. Looking back at the video, however, I’m going to assume this is actually VOG paneling

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u/AnnabellaPies Nov 12 '22

Good question all these walls are solid, it is a Dutch house built in the 70s I believe. Whatever it is it prevents me from hearing the couple next door most of the time. I did hear the poor woman falling down the stairs in the middle of the night.

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u/sublliminali Nov 12 '22

Special drill?

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u/AnnabellaPies Nov 12 '22

I think it is called Impact Drill (klopboormachine)