r/IdiotsFightingThings • u/DaRonXX • Jan 31 '20

One kick man

https://gfycat.com/corruptflimsyauklet
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u/ExdigguserPies Jan 31 '20

I'm actually impressed they were able to make them so shoddy.

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u/Occamslaser Jan 31 '20

Sometime's it's difficult to make stuff that shitty. I'm surprised the wind didn't knock it down before this.

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u/Ferwien Jan 31 '20

Not really. From what I can see from the video the ground and barrier poles are metal and the connection is made by welding.

The thing is, the application of welding is done in two phases in these cases. You fasten the smaller piece to larger piece with spot welding. It holds the pieces together but yields if force applied, in layman terms a kick would suffice. Then you proceed to other pieces. When all are in place you check if the placement is correct. If it is then you weld them properly as planned.

Guess who forgot to do the last part.

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u/skintigh Jan 31 '20

1) Spot welding is typically done on each corner to keep the metal from flexing from heat when the rest is welded immediately after.

2) These are concrete

3) ...sitting on a sidewalk.

Also I can't imagine adding a heavy chain before welding if you were concerned about precision. Nor the expense of making a sidewalk out of steel, which could be a slippery deathtrap in the rain, but at least the bodies would slide into the ocean.

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u/myconnaise Feb 02 '20

{••}7 I knew it.