EDIT: The Reddit video player gave me about three pixels of resolution, so I couldn’t really see what’s happening clearly, thus I’d like to correct my original statement:
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Catastrophic?
Location unknown?
You can tell it’s in the US because the “Catastrophic failure” is fairly tame and no one was hurt. Also everyone was wearing safety equipment.
No Carbon was emitted during this event.
So who fucked up more: The route planner, the driver, or whoever was meant to be spotting the driver around that corner?
Is there any sort of sub for watching big things break or fall over?
Theyre so fucking huge!
Was that Randy Bo Bandy in the hardhat?
I had to read the headline 3 times before I realized that this wasn’t some dress shoe related catastrophe.
Looks fun. How much for one?
You can get paid A LOT of money to transport these due to risk and cost of load.
Source:
Iowan here
100% White hats responsibility.
The blade looks okay, more so than the truck. Probably still need to be scrapped though?
What made it fall?
The sound was unexpected.
Blew it.
Somewhere, there is a coal miner jerking it to this clip.
This is a problem for Don Quixote
RIP that poor mans ankles
You can see the exact moment his resume flashes in front of him…
Telephone pole saved it from being a lot worse!!
Whoever backed that yellow van up was quick on the pedal. Saved it and any occupants, most likely.
While you assessed the situation from afar, I studied the blade.
The guy is priceless.
Location Norrbotten County, Sweden
Damn, I had no idea they were so MASSIVE! I mean, it makes sense, you just rarely see them up close. Tipping over you.
Ironically, the wind caught it.
* wind turbine blade
So… what happened to cause it to tip (at work, so no sound)
The guy falling over ?
the lamp turned into *noodle*
EDIT: The Reddit video player gave me about three pixels of resolution, so I couldn’t really see what’s happening clearly, thus I’d like to correct my original statement:
the **pole** turned into ***uncooked spaghet***