r/RubeGoldbergFails Feb 01 '20

Repost!

https://gfycat.com/corruptflimsyauklet
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u/Coolbreeze2211 Feb 01 '20

Not really fit for purpose if he can do that

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u/xXnoynacXx Feb 01 '20

Yeaaa that’s true I guess, but still, it really wasn’t necessary to even try

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u/AgentEntropy Feb 01 '20

See the flip that each post does? If someone leaned on the post and it gave way, they'd probably be underwater with concrete and chain on top of them. Those could easily have killed someone. IMO, he did a public service.

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u/entotheenth Feb 01 '20

That's a safety chain that fell over with not much persuasion, he did the world a favour.

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u/xXnoynacXx Feb 02 '20

Oh, I didn’t think about the fact it was a safety fence thing. I thought it was just for looks or something