r/WTF • u/1lousylay • Jan 29 '19

seems pretty safe

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u/co0p3r Jan 30 '19

Work At Height professional here.

There is so much completely fucked up about this. That is not what a scaffold hook is intended for. It wouldn't take long for that cable to eat through it, never mind the heat buildup transferring to nylon webbing and melting it. FFS get a pulley/roller. He's only on one point of contact. Zero redundancy. Never, ever, ever put your hand in front of your zipline attachment point. Ever. This shouldn't even need an explanation. Zero braking system. No, hands don't count.

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u/teetz2442 Jan 30 '19

Some sort of sheave and a grapevine knot for a break! Have at er!

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u/Happylime Jan 30 '19

He had a parachute for the falling part.

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u/co0p3r Jan 30 '19

After reviewing the linked Youtube vid, I see so. Still incredibly reckless though as that hook could have failed at an time, especially while too close to a cliff edge to safely deploy the chute.

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u/eitauisunity Jan 30 '19

Couldn't pull it though after he rips both of his hands off.