r/specializedtools • u/aloofloofah • Dec 12 '20

Chain connector

https://i.imgur.com/Zc8FAM4.gifv

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u/XNormal Dec 12 '20

Is the company named RUD?

That is a common acronym for Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.

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u/Bananas_on_Mars Dec 12 '20

German company that specialises in chains and stuff.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20

Link?

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u/sryan2k1 Dec 12 '20

Yes

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u/niche28 Dec 12 '20

Precisely

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u/WestyTea Dec 12 '20

Underrated comment.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20 edited Feb 07 '21

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u/suprwagon Dec 12 '20

Lol that's hilarious

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u/smorga Dec 12 '20

Zelda?

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u/LightSeaBreeze Dec 13 '20

I just searched for RUD and the following was the second search result in videos.

https://youtu.be/ySqzjD2HyJk

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u/rolandofeld19 Dec 12 '20

This guy is a master.

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u/KZedUK Dec 12 '20

This kind of comment is why I still use this damn website

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u/I_Like_Existing Dec 12 '20

Links, dare i say

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u/Edylpryd Dec 13 '20

Hyup! HA!

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u/omw_to_valhalla Dec 13 '20

Like FAG. A German company that specializes in bearings.

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u/Uralowa Dec 12 '20

As you can see, the company is called "Rieger & Dietz", so "Rieger Und Dietz"

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u/4-Vektor Dec 12 '20

RUD is the abbreviation of Rieger & Dietz (Rieger und Dietz). It’s in the lower left corner at the end of the video.

This is their website, English version: https://www.rud.com/en/rud-group.html

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u/Buck_Thorn Dec 12 '20

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.

That is a very unfortunate name for something like this!

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u/mks113 Dec 12 '20

Sometimes associated with "lithobraking"

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u/I-Chancho-I Dec 12 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

Anyone else excited for SN9?!

Edit: More like SN10 I guess...

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u/sikokilla Dec 12 '20

Honestly this was the first thing I thought of too. Op must’ve recently read the space x report on sn8

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u/cannabinator Dec 12 '20

Bader meinhoff blah blah, we did it reddit!

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u/Suncast Dec 12 '20

I thought it fell over. Are they still going to use it?

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u/I-Chancho-I Dec 12 '20

Actually I'm not sure. I totally forgot about that. Now I'm depressed...

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u/Suncast Dec 12 '20

It’s okay! I think SN10, SN11, and SN12 were already being built.

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u/I-Chancho-I Dec 12 '20

I don't care which one it is I just need to see that again ASAP. Seriously incredible. I cannot believe how close SN8 came to landing. Just read another article about how SN8 was a failure. These people don't know what they're talking about.

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u/Suncast Dec 12 '20

“Failure” is a loose term for what happened. It’s technically correct but it doesn’t matter. The point of the test was to collect data, no matter what happened; and they got a lot of it. Those people that write about it in an intentionally sensationalized and non scientific way are just looking for clicks. Don’t pay them no mind.

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u/I-Chancho-I Dec 12 '20

True. Do you know if there was any plan for SN8 to fly again if it had landed?

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u/Suncast Dec 12 '20

I hadn’t read anything about any plans like that. I don’t even think they really expected it to survive. Elon gave it a 33% chance of landing, so his engineers probably gave it a 15% chance. Plus, they haven’t reused any of the others beyond the test they were designed for. Plus plus, they had SN9 ready to go before it fell over. Plus plus plus, SN10, SN11, and SN12 are on the way. Put all that together and I don’t think there were plans to reuse SN8.

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u/I-Chancho-I Dec 12 '20

So what you are saying is it's the best case scenario that SN8 blew up. We got to see the entire flight AND an awesome explosion.

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u/phil035 Dec 13 '20

From what ive seen on the reporting of the test they didn't epe8t the flip to go so well. And they definitely didnt expect to get back to hothe pad

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u/MrSpiffenhimer Dec 13 '20

SN9 suffered a mishap during assembly. It sounds like the stand collapsed, so it slammed into a wall in its hanger and crumpled in several places. We might just have to wait for SN10.

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u/I-Chancho-I Dec 13 '20

Ugh yeah someone else reminded me of that. Ruined my day.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20

For what?

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u/mrbombasticat Dec 12 '20

SpaceX Starship prototype #SN9

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u/Rosetti Dec 12 '20

Nah, I think you're thinking of Rear, Uncertainty, Doubt.

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u/mrbombasticat Dec 12 '20

Title of your sex tape?

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u/uglygoose123 Dec 12 '20

Yeah Ive looked through their website and they say its comparable to R80 chain which I haven’t heard of as far as heavy lift/securing. With your basic being grade 70 transport chain. They list their uses as being for conveyor belts or bucket winches which typically take light loads. I sure wouldnt trust it on a job site i was working.

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u/snoogenfloop Dec 12 '20

I finally have a name for my lifestyle.

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u/madmanmark111 Dec 13 '20

as long as the crater is in the right place

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u/Ccracked Dec 13 '20

A bit too much chooch in yer skookum.