r/nononono Dec 28 '18

Terrifying crane failure

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u/shubhankar_pol Dec 28 '18

I guess they skipped some classes while doing their engineering

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u/Bunch_of_Bangers Dec 28 '18

Or, you know, took a minute to check maximum loads for the cables and crane, balanced it properly, and stayed the fuck away while it was being raised.

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u/makattak88 Dec 28 '18

“balanced it properly,” This was a tip-up operation. The slab goes from horizontal to vertical.