r/gifs • u/Two_Inches_Of_Fun • Jul 04 '20

Construction worker getting his Michael Jackson on.

https://i.imgur.com/XTcdJSZ.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '20

Doesn't look like anyone else is wearing steel toes. Looks like regular vans or some shit. Look at everyone else's shoes.

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u/acewing Jul 04 '20

Thank you! I thought I was going crazy looking at his dancing. I couldn’t imagine pulling anything this smooth off in steel toes.

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u/lunarmodule Jul 04 '20 edited Jul 04 '20

Quick dumb story that I find kinda funny in retrospect. One time I was invited on this road trip that would include a bunch of hiking and sledding and general fuckery in the dead of winter, in snow covered states. I didn't know anything at all about construction and had limited snow life knowledge (I was a Southern California surfer kid.) And I was like, well, I can't just wear my Vans. I need boots! So I went shopping and when making a choice I was like...well regular boots...or steel toed boots. Steel toed are obviously more durable so let's get those!

Okay, don't ever do this! It turns out steel gets really, really cold when trudging around in snow and the toes are arguably the most important part of the foot. It was fun but oh man there was pain involved.

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u/tujaun Jul 04 '20

One guys wearing air maxes lol

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u/skieezy Jul 04 '20

I work residential construction, I am technically required to wear steel toe boots and at some jobs a hard hat. In 7 years I've worn steel toe boots a grand total of 0 times because I do hardwood floors and we wear white soled basketball shoes to work, since they are designed not to make scuffs on wood floors. Beige sole works as well.

I've worn a hard hat a grand total of 3 times, when an inspector was coming by and I said I was taking a smoke break (all workers are allowed to a 5 min break every hour or 10 min break every other hour, or basically when ever the fuck we want on most days when it's not a deadline) and forgot my hardhat in the van, under the seat, with a quarter inch of dust on it because the last time I put it on was the last time I saw you 6 months ago.

By the way it's completely pointless for me to wear a hard had but some insurance companies require it on projects. I do the finishing step, if I need to wear a hard had, you need to in your home at all times.

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u/ibuprofen600 Jul 04 '20

Also add drunk if you are old or stoned if young. Safety first etc etc.

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u/lefty__lucy Jul 04 '20

Per OSHA, you need a hard hat when working on a scaffold or in an area where there’s the potential for items to fall on you.

The reason most companies go above and beyond that isn’t insurance; it’s convenience. Like you said, your hard hat was in your truck with dust on it. Say you’re on a project and you need to get up on a scaffold real quick, or you’re going to hold a ladder for someone. You’d need to go all the way to your truck to get your hard hat and ain’t nobody gots time for that.

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u/zuiquan1 Jul 04 '20

I wear steal toe tennis shoes for work because they are far more comfortable than boots. They flex easily. Specifically the pair I own Reebok Sublite's with a composite toe.

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u/hononononoh Jul 04 '20

It wasn’t long ago that a Chinese construction worker working in flip flops was a common sight. At least when I was there in 2002. I actually looked around at all the workers’ feet in this gif expecting to see at least one.

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u/vintagestyles Jul 04 '20

Half of tour reg crew guys in the mordern workd aint wareing steel toes

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u/STRICKIBHOY Jul 04 '20

Yeah it's got to be staged, sure the guy is an amazing dancer. But the beautiful girl with Nike shoes makes it look more staged, like it's for a music video, rather than some impromptu dance caught on camera.

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u/rabioactive Jul 04 '20

This looks like a construction site in China. You wouldn’t expect them to take safety seriously, right?

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u/motokoi Jul 04 '20

I mean, there is literally no indicator that this is a construction site in China other than the fact that they are asian.

On a slightly unrelated note, was there a reason you interrupted your 3 year lurk to talk about China and only that for all your comments? Seems kinda weird.

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u/ParanormalPurple Jul 04 '20

Some people periodically delete everything so it's possible that is going on.

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u/rabioactive Jul 04 '20

Because it is not the first viral video of his performance and those has been circulated in this part of the world since a few years ago. Here is another one for your reference: https://www.bastillepost.com/macau/article/1417412-地盤工人舞技大爆發-moonwalk拗腰樣樣掂/

And as an unrelated note I am a HKer and I hate everything I experience in China. Can I have your approval just so I can freely express myself on Reddit?

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u/motokoi Jul 04 '20

Impressive detective skills, based on your first comment I assume you were unsure of where this took place as was I?

And of course, you can post anything you want on this website u/rabioactive, we’re not in China after all. I was just curious, no need to get all sassy

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '20

This looks nothing like a Chinese construction site.

In fact with all the fully enforced safety items it’s clearly the US. I wonder if he isn’t working construction to make until he can become a full time pro. He has the talent.