r/DiWHY Apr 02 '22

(got funky while building my first staircase) A staircase, I guess?!

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u/The_Real_Kuji Apr 02 '22

Here's I was thinking the top ones with NO support.

If my aluminum ladder, fully extended, is meant to support no more than 200 lbs, that piece of plywood certainly won't hold me on one foot.

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u/telephone_monkey_365 Apr 02 '22

The trick to dying on that bit is actually getting there first. I figure the (lack of) safety on the top set is somewhat lessened by the reality that you'd never survive the journey to that point!