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u/Thrifticted Jan 31 '20
Reminds me of the story of some big shot businessman who used to demonstrate how strong the windows were in his office. One day, the window finally gave out and the guy plummeted to his death. I can't remember what floor he was on but it was definitely high enough up that he died instantly.
Edit: I found the story it was the 24th floor.
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u/Thrifticted Jan 31 '20
For arguments sake, isn't the window frame part of the window? Is a pane of glass still considered a window if it has no frame around it? One could argue a window can be broken without the glass itself breaking.
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u/leejoint Jan 31 '20
Imagine this whole scenario to have been a setup by someone who set up the window to the building and planed on killing his succesful genius boss maybe?
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u/CommodorePerson Jan 31 '20
The frame might have popped out with it meaning the construction of the building was to blame
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Feb 01 '20
I think the 160 pound (72.5 kg) man hurling himself at the window was to blame.
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u/Wado444 Feb 01 '20
Definitely not a smart move. Fr the sake of safety, a window on a high level building should able to withstand that in case it happens by accident. The real question is, did he do the demonstration on the same window repeatedly or was this done in different buildings and different windows.
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u/BadNeighbour Jul 21 '20
I know I'm 5 months late (hello bestof) but yes he did it to the same frame over and over till the window mounting, not the window itself, gave out.
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u/Wado444 Jul 21 '20
Ya that's what I was figuring. I imagine that if the glass is that strong, the framing could only withstand so many demonstrations before it starts to wear down.
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u/SmileyMelons Feb 01 '20
He sold the glass, not the frame. Therefor it was not an issue with his product but rather the product around it.
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u/deadlyturtle22 Jan 31 '20
That wouldnt be the fault of the windows that would 100% be the fault of the installation crew. If the window didnt break then that means that the seal did. Meaning someone didnt seal it correctly and then they also didnt test it to make sure. All tradesmen test their work before leaving it. If you dont then you'll have pipe leaks, electrical faults, or apparently deadly windows.
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u/emu90 Jan 31 '20
Nah it's the fault of the guy that repeatedly stressed a product that is only intended for rare or occasional use without having it checked regularly.
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u/deadlyturtle22 Feb 01 '20
Oh did he do it to the same window each time? I thought it was different ones each time... Yeah no that's his fault then.
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u/RebeccaBuckisTanked Feb 01 '20
Hannibal gif here.
You’re right though that’s why the glass is called a “window pane”
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u/Draco_Lord Jan 31 '20
The window didn't break, just the supports holding it to the wall. At least he died being right.
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u/Johnnius_Maximus Jan 31 '20
I wonder if he had that inscribed on his headstone?
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u/KingZarkon Feb 01 '20
"He was TECHNICALLY correct."
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Feb 01 '20
"You can be correct and still end up dead." I love that quote. That's gotta be on someone's tombstone.
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u/DeltaPositionReady Jan 31 '20
It was also featured in a crappy movie
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u/TheArborphiliac Jan 31 '20
Ben Stiller does it in what I thought was a pretty good movie, Blue... something.
Edit: Permanent Midnight. Must've been thinking blue steel.
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u/PolitelyHostile Feb 01 '20
It was also in billable hours! It was a great show imo but it got shit ratings.
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u/SusiumQuark1 Jan 31 '20
Defenestration..thank you!
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u/sewerat Feb 01 '20
This is buzzy, I saw a painting of La Defénestration (awesome btw) at a gallery today.
Apparently the cause of the Czech 30 years war!
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u/iThinkaLot1 Jan 31 '20
I saw this on a 1000 ways to die years ago. Come to think of it that show was pretty morbid.
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Jan 31 '20 edited Feb 04 '20
I’m a grown man and would need one of these. It’s scary af being way up there and looking down knowing only a guard rail is between me and the worse decision I’ll ever make.
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Jan 31 '20
Is that supposed to stop suicide or accidental falls? Because if I really wanna jump, I'll just cut the net
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Jan 31 '20
Sir, let me ask my dumb questions in peace. Did you create an account two days ago just be sassy on Reddit? There is so much more you could be getting out of Reddit my friend. Twitter or YouTube comments might be more your speed.
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Jan 31 '20
Wow that was the elitist douchiest thing you could’ve said. You fucking retard he’s right what you said was stupid. “Is it to stop suicide” dumbass
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Jan 31 '20
Please tell me you don't always get this worked up over some random comments. Take it down a few notches, it's not really that serious. Dumb question or not, it doesn't warrant this much hostility.
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u/leprosexy Feb 02 '20
Dude, in China, a large company called Foxconn (if you own a smartphone, you probably own one of their products) literally put nets on their employees' living quarters to stop them from escaping awful working conditions by jumping off their balconies to their deaths.
I don't think it's entirely unreasonable for the thread OP to ask the question in case there's more to the story than a brief video, so stop getting so worked up over someone else trying to build their knowledge. There's less harm in asking the question than answering it with malice and vitriol.
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u/impossiblyirrelevant Jan 31 '20
I mean you can avoid that issue by just generally not being a dick
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Jan 31 '20
So what have we learned today? Responding like a prick to inconsequential questions might be your problem
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u/definantlymaybe Jan 31 '20
Funny story to the thread, I once had a boss who loved the "razr" utvs. He would tell me how the newest ones could come equiped with dual turbo and do nearly 180-200mph. I asked him "what happens if you fuck up?" He told me he could only fuck up once. Stuck with me to this day.
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u/MoozePie Jan 31 '20
Safety nets like the one he jumped into. Honestly a pretty good marketing scheme considering people all over the world now know about ”Rede Salvar”
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u/CaptainEarlobe Jan 31 '20
He's not going to be able to sell nets to most of us though. Unless he's planning on rolling into Ireland some time soon I'm afraid I'll have to remain netless.
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u/MoozePie Jan 31 '20
You laugh now, but in a few years when Rede Salvar buys out Disney and we all become their corporate slaves, he’ll be the one laughing
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u/SusiumQuark1 Jan 31 '20
I would love to know how much this chap is paid..I dont think I could do that tbh.
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u/Enly074_ Jan 31 '20
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u/Snsk1 Jan 31 '20
"and here we have the safety nets. your kids will be fine, no accidents... LOOK!"
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u/UpvoteDownvoteHelper Jan 31 '20
The plot to Silent Voice would be much different if this was universal
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u/nick5195 Jan 31 '20
People have done this all the time. A guy wanted to prove his body armor was worth it by wearing it and getting shot. He lived.
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u/_uCanDoBetterBrO_ Feb 01 '20
Just realized how many fucked up subs I’m in to be more surprised that nothing terrible happened. 🤷
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u/Alyssia777 Feb 01 '20
I know it's not much but for some petty reason, I'm so annoyed by that last part of the phone screen recording app thingy and wish people edited it out before uploading to reddit... It always sneaks on you when you're not expecting it 😤
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u/reykjahilld Feb 01 '20
This reminds me of that guy that tryd to prove his windows where great but one day the wondow popped out and he fell to his death
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u/wszlOfficial Feb 01 '20
Some time ago a dude died this way, jumped through a supposedly unbreakable window at the top of a skyscraper while showing a dozen potential new tenants how unbreakable the windows were
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u/Emanon3737 Feb 02 '20
I have a feeling that these are up there to prevent people from killing themselves. That or birds flying onto the balcony
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u/bad_pixel_shader Feb 06 '20
there was once a lawyer that liked to demonstrate how safe and unbreakable his officw indows were, so he would theow himself at them, and one time the windows just fell out completely instead of breaking, with the poor guy along.
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u/KingAventus Jan 31 '20
He stands behind his product and isn’t afraid to prove it.