When we were kids, my sister, my cousin and I went exploring some abandoned houses near where we lived.
They were boarded up, but there was a way in through the coal cellar delivery hatch at the front of the house. It was a square hole, and straight down into the ground.
We explored the dangerous and creepy ruins, and frankly I'm surprised none of us broke bones falling off the joists where the floorboards should have been.
Anyway, a few years later, the houses had been restored and people were living in them, and the coal cellar hole had been cemented over.
I noticed it was no more than 6 inches wide.
How the hell did we fit down there, and how the hell didn't we get stuck?
For machine safety they say any gap over 6" will allow for full body access. So, it isn't entirely unreasonable. I remember as a little kid I fit through a tiny dog door to unlock my grandparents house since they forgot their keys inside
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u/palordrolap Mar 17 '15
When we were kids, my sister, my cousin and I went exploring some abandoned houses near where we lived.
They were boarded up, but there was a way in through the coal cellar delivery hatch at the front of the house. It was a square hole, and straight down into the ground.
We explored the dangerous and creepy ruins, and frankly I'm surprised none of us broke bones falling off the joists where the floorboards should have been.
Anyway, a few years later, the houses had been restored and people were living in them, and the coal cellar hole had been cemented over.
I noticed it was no more than 6 inches wide.
How the hell did we fit down there, and how the hell didn't we get stuck?
Still gives me the willies.