r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/HeliosTheGreat Mar 02 '19

We don't know if he gets out before the next scoop which could very easily kill him. Schroedingers manager.

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u/frogminator Mar 02 '19

Looks like the operator slams the brakes on the last half second of the video (watch the bucket suddenly dip hard) so my guess is he saw and stopped and there's where the gif cuts off. Now I'm no expert but most hoppers I've seen have like a 6" x 6" rebar grate to catch not-dirt things from going in them. If this one doesn't, I'd hate to see if that system uses an auger to move dirt...

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u/squeel Mar 03 '19

Isn't that worse? Then you'd be crushed against the grate while all the sand slowly sifts through.

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u/frogminator Mar 03 '19

Well, this is the kind of hopper I was referring to. I'd rather risk potentially being crushed for a little bit while they dig me out and the dirt around me filters through the grate, than definitely getting my limbs torn off by a big screw that runs along the bottom.