Just Jack Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 And this is why you never complain to Victor when he's been drinking about it taking so long to get to the top of the mountain.
row_33 Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 speed it up and you could clock 12 people trying to rescue someone who just broke his leg
Just Jack Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 Here's one report on it... https://deadspin.com/chairlift-becomes-possessed-by-satan-wigs-the-!@#$-out-1823826864
PRBills Posted March 16, 2018 Posted March 16, 2018 42 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Here's one report on it... https://deadspin.com/chairlift-becomes-possessed-by-satan-wigs-the-!@#$-out-1823826864 I love the comments on that article... everyone's just bitching about the camera angle! Lol
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 ...The hard way! https://weather.com/news/trending/video/riders-tossed-from-malfunctioning-ski-lift-in-republic-of-georgia?pl=pl-the-latest
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Ooops. Please merge. Search came up empty. No clear markers, title, etc... Search blows chunks anyway like that lift.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Power lost... Then probably the brake gave way and the weight of the skiers on one side of the cable towers yanked it around till it balanced out. Gravity is a SOB.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, Steptide said: Holy moly that thing is going fast It can't be under power? Gotta be gravity pulling it back, extra weight on the uphill side cable. If there was a reverse, somebody would have killed power. It is Georgia, do they have e-stops (which wouldn't help if thing isn't grabbing the weighted side), extra braking, etc... ???
Steptide Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: It can't be under power? Gotta be gravity pulling it back, extra weight on the uphill side cable. If there was a reverse, somebody would have killed power. It is Georgia, do they have e-stops (which wouldn't help if thing isn't grabbing the weighted side), extra braking, etc... ??? No clue. I wonder what's happening at the other end
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Notice skiers that weren't flung made it up hill on other side of towers. Counter balancing probably calmed it down. Just now, Steptide said: No clue. I wonder what's happening at the other end All weight is on one side of cable. I assume they have a brake that grabs it when power is lost. Betcha, brake gave way. Oh same thing. Probably best to jump off as soon as you are close to ground... But not at bottom. Unlike a suicide door on a car. Time it perfectly, but only one crack at it, think fast... Or chair ahead of you may get you as you realease too slowly. And... If you choose to ride it around in counter balance fashion... Better pick up feet in hurry and hang on. You can see other people made it around and back uphill. Some were ejected. If you can get skis and boards off quickly, all the better before you go around. Don't want an appendage grabbing ground at base of lift!!!!
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 If I was uphill AND HAD time... Stomp one ski off with the other ski. Eject last ski off with pole... Fling poles and squat on chair... Wrap arms around side and lock, hang on for dear life. ALL while going a zillion mpg downhill. LoL... Easier said than done. Hook ski on ground. You'll won't have legs.
/dev/null Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Ooops. Please merge. Search came up empty. No clear markers, title, etc... Search blows chunks anyway like that lift. Don't ever let silly details like facts, reality, or a little bit of research stand in the way of a good old fashioned incoherent self righteous rant
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Don't ever let silly details like facts, reality, or a little bit of research stand in the way of a good old fashioned incoherent self righteous rant IT wannabee police gotta chime in? Wow... Still got a chubby. What's your problem Sparky? The search function blows, so does GBiD's title. I said I was sorry. Jack could have just merged it, I would have got the hint. Contrary to belief, not gonna read every thread... I gotta life. Edited March 17, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois
/dev/null Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: IT wannabee police gotta chime in? Wow... Still got a chubby. What's your problem Sparky? The search function blows, so does GBiD's title. I said I was sorry. Jack could have just merged it, I would have got the hint. Contrary to belief, not gonna read every thread... I gotta life.
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, /dev/null said: You need to get laid dude and not by another dude this time. Avoid the Star Wars conventions... And please lay off the meme generators, it's so Millennial. We get, you're tech savvy.
/dev/null Posted March 17, 2018 Posted March 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: You need to get laid dude and not by another dude this time. Avoid the Star Wars conventions... And please lay off the meme generators, it's so Millennial. We get, you're tech savvy. 1
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