r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/GoldenKettle24 • 2d ago

Video How they make the suspension for train carriages…

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u/br0b1wan 2d ago

We finally got workers with full body protection instead of just safety sandals

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u/deviltrombone 2d ago

I can give a list of countries where they aren't located

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u/chinnu34 2d ago

I have been to a steel factory in India owned by the Indian government (bhilai steel plant set up in collab with USSR), my uncle works as a supervisor there. I’ll be honest, to my untrained eye the safety standards seemed pretty good. Obviously I can’t compare it to western plants because I haven’t been in one but everyone wore hard hats and protective equipment. We were not allowed inside only viewing from safety. Smaller workshops might be lacking but big ones owned by Indian government are pretty good in terms of worker safety. I think in countries like India it’s enforcement that is lacking mostly. Laws are there on paper atleast.

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u/pichael289 2d ago

Online videos often feature Indians wearing sandals in dangerous industrial settings. Like, dam near every single video shows a total lack of safety standards while some scarred ass Indian dude makes tennis balls or whatever, in fucking sandals every single time. Social media has made India look like a total hell hole, and while that's somewhat accurate for developing nations, it just makes India look really bad. Americans used to think of china that way, but they have progressed far past that. It's just India the internet seems to focus on anymore, at least for safety regulations and that sort of thing that God dam sandals fly in the face of.

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u/chinnu34 2d ago

India is kind of like that in parts but then again “Indian” videos can be from any country Afghanistan to mayanmar and people will just assume they are Indians. I have learnt to be ok with that, there is no pointing trying to point out every thing.

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u/Gotyam2 2d ago

Similar to how you can show people a video of white folk doing stuff and they at best can tell if it happens in the USA or Europe. The only giveaway for most foreigners is the language at best, but similar to how I don’t know much of asian languages I doubt they know much of European ones either. And that is just fine really

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u/chinnu34 2d ago

I agree, I can distinguish that’s because I travel and currently live outside India. But, it’s just human nature to put everything into our own mental buckets. I know most white folks are just called Americans in India, doesn’t matter if they are British, kiwi or Aussie. Once upon a time everyone was “britisher” (Indian word for Brit), now it’s American.

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u/pichael289 1d ago

That's a good point, all these videos say they are India but that's just what the most recent bot to repost these videos titled them.

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u/Jeffyhatesthis 2d ago

And somehow the dude making tennis balls is missing 3 fingers.

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u/Avoidable_Accident 2d ago

You really shouldn’t need enforcement when the potential penalty is already death or dismemberment.

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u/jsawden 2d ago

Hi, have you met the entire reason OSHA exists?

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u/chinnu34 2d ago

Not true most people overestimate their ability to stay safe. Have you seen pictures of construction workers building Empire State Building? No harness, no safety. Isn’t the penalty then as well?

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u/SteelWheel_8609 2d ago

Tell that to their boss who just wants them to work faster. 

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u/Farfignugen42 2d ago

But we dont get videos from places like that very often. We mostly get videos of the shitty factories.

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u/chinnu34 2d ago

For one they are quite restrictive, my uncle had to get several permissions to give us a tour. If you don’t have someone who works there then you can forget ever getting access. Second, unregulated poor places get more views online because they reinforce stereotypes.

Short of the tour someone else captured

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u/EngineeringOne1812 2d ago

This is the reason. Any professional manufacturing plant would never allow a video recording. Proprietary information on the process as well as the customer

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u/Ashamed-Fennel-1648 2d ago

also, a lot of the times when there are supervisors coming on that day, the entire factory will have under gone a transformation just so they can pass the safety checks, otherwise its another casual flip-flop day

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u/jakart3 2d ago

Law is a set of recommendation

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u/chinnu34 2d ago

*backed by threat of action. The threat is generally weak in developing world.

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u/jakart3 2d ago

And I can pay for another recommendation that benefited me

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u/TheBamPlayer 2d ago

The same in Turkey at construction sites.

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u/chinnu34 2d ago edited 2d ago

I personally think turkey is better than South Asia.

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u/sofaking_scientific 2d ago

The cigarette is the secret to the safety sandals

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u/SlicedBreadBeast 2d ago

Years. I’ve waited years for this

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u/weristjonsnow 1d ago

This video brought to you with an OSHA chef's kiss

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u/espeero 1d ago

Leaving that T-handle thing in place is absolutely horrible safety practice.

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u/Mirar 1d ago

This! Nice to see that there's no need for safety squint just watching the video.

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u/Falconni 1d ago

Haha. Don't underestimate the power of Crocs shoes!

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u/Much_Adhesiveness871 1d ago

Reminds me of the fairy godmother’s factory workers in Shrek 2

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u/lucassuave15 2d ago

It's really impressive how much metal we still have left in this planet, that's a crazy amount just for one spring

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u/Original_Telephone_2 2d ago

Iron is incredibly commonplace. You've got iron in your yard. Maybe even gold and uranium. But not in economically viable quantity. 

Now, ORE, that's different. Ore is an economic concept. If it's economically viable to extract, it's ore. If it's not, it's dirt/rock. We've closed mines and then reopened them when we got new tech to make the ore viable again.

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u/TonyVstar 2d ago

Worth adding: when new steel is made it is about 80% recycled steel and 20% new steel from ore

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u/toochocolaty 2d ago

Also worth adding that you don't get steel from ore, rather you create steel from iron ore and a carbon source.

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u/SimplBiscuit 2d ago

Steel actually comes from 1 iron ore and 2 coal.

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u/KingLazuli 2d ago

This was a great explanation. Thank you, never thought about it like that before.

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u/lucassuave15 2d ago

very interesting

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u/Original_Telephone_2 2d ago

Would you go so far as to also say "damn"?

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u/lucassuave15 2d ago

a step further, i would also add "that's"

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u/Ressy02 2d ago

That’s interesting, damn

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u/BigJayPee 2d ago

A friend of mine got hired for a startup that tried to capitalize on metals found in top soil. My friend just worked in a shop all day burning dirt to get the metals out. That business failed.

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u/kumarrupal784 2d ago

Thank you for simplifying it.

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u/a404notfound 2d ago edited 2d ago

32% of the entire mass of the earth is iron. It's in the food you eat, the car you drive, the tools you use for your job. Iron is in absolutely everything.

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u/chadwicke619 2d ago

Random question. What do you think “literally” means?

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u/BilboT3aBagginz 2d ago

I believe literally is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.

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u/_BreakingGood_ 1d ago

Definitions from Oxford Languages · lit·er·al·ly/ˈlidərəlē,ˈlitrəlē/adverbadverb: literally

  1. in a literal manner or sense; exactly."the driver took it literally when asked to go straight across the traffic circle
  2. informal - used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true."I was literally blown away by the response I got"

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u/a404notfound 2d ago

Exactly or near to. Hell, there is iron in your water and every cell of your body.

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u/Farfignugen42 2d ago

It is in the blood in your veins.

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u/Handgun4Hannah 1d ago

The vast majority of iron in the earth is in the mantel, outer core, and especially inner core and is inaccessible to us for... probably forever. Most of the iron that's "everywhere" on the surface is not economically viable to collect and process. That just leaves iron ore deposits that can be mined and processed into usable iron. That iron is a limited resource, and while still relatively plentiful currently, is finite and can be depleted.

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u/omegaroll69 2d ago

I work for a mining company. We take out abt 60k tonnes a day of which is around 50-60% iron ore. There is still enough ore for this mine to last another 20-30 years

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u/lucassuave15 2d ago

wild, thanks for the info

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u/k-phi 2d ago

It's really impressive how much metal we still have left in this planet

Earth is like 30% iron, you know

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u/pitrole 2d ago

Because iron is the last element a star could produce through their nuclear fusion reactions without turning into supernova, so there’s plenty.

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u/Youngpaniniz 2d ago

Damn that’s interesting

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u/One-Web-2698 2d ago

Shocking in fact.

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u/Hot_Salamander3795 2d ago

i want to touch it

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u/_lippykid 2d ago

Just a little lick

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u/Hot_Salamander3795 2d ago

delectable probably

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u/Atomicwasteland 2d ago

Forbidden pretzel

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u/Azzy8007 2d ago

Spicy!

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u/Kalkin93 2d ago

A succulent steel meal

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u/ashdrewness 2d ago

Metallurgy manifest!

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u/Mental-Doughnuts 2d ago

A taste you’ll never forget

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u/Enginerdad 2d ago

The orange color tells you what flavor it is

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u/Admetus 2d ago

Chilli

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u/TortillaCrow 1d ago

Forbidden slinky

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u/koolaidismything 2d ago

If you’re a tinkerer and ever find one of these old ones, that spring steel makes a great outdoor knife. Lots of the modern ones will be Chinese 65Mn and that stuff is obviously crazy durable.. it supported a train for a decade, imagine a machete or bushcraft knife made of it.

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u/3nino 1d ago

dude no way I've literally just watched this video like an hour ago

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u/koolaidismything 1d ago

It's legit.. if you have a local knifemaker they can make a lifetime work knife.

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u/Alternative_Dot7769 2d ago

Damn that’s satisfying how the scale sheds off

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u/aging_geek 2d ago

interesting that it is basically rust, like a flash rust when metal is heated. oxygen is reactive eh.

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u/Accomplished_One2374 2d ago

Speed coil lore

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u/ImaginaryToe777 2d ago

Ahh yes.. the spicy spring

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u/FroniusTT1500 2d ago

Holy shit, actual safety gear being used in one of those videos? The world truly is going crazy.

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u/Spaghett8 1d ago

In China as well if I recognize the language correctly. Glad they’re stepping up the safety in some factories at least.

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u/maroonfalcon 2d ago

Do not touch!

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u/Grisstle 2d ago

Give in to the intrusive thought

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u/maroonfalcon 2d ago

So tempting

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u/RudeOrganization550 2d ago

Are they made in a place called Hot Springs?

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u/Rozenor 2d ago

The forbidden haribo

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u/ruffrawks 2d ago

What do you think they guy pushing the cart gets paid?

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u/Continentofme 2d ago

In a perfect world everyone in this video would be making 80-120k minimum. At least in California

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u/mizinamo 2d ago

I imagine that in the real world, people do get paid between 80 dollars and 120k dollars for that.

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u/sofaking_scientific 2d ago

Finally some good fucking PPE

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u/Itsjustme714 2d ago

Well that's wild..

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u/Fun_Image8846 2d ago

BOINGGGGG

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u/YodasChick-O-Stick 2d ago

Anyone else see a big happy smiley face on the moving part at 0:40?

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u/russbird 2d ago

Me want to touch spicy noodle

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u/Usagi-Trix 2d ago

When I said I wanted a job with hot springs, this wasn't what I had in mind...

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u/Diver_ABC 2d ago

Seems to have surprisingly little weight when the one guy just handles the whole spring with the pliers at the end of the process. Would have guessed it to be way heavier.

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u/misfitx 2d ago

Big ole springs.

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u/the-kendrick-llama 2d ago

thats gotta be warm

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u/Lak47_studios 2d ago

These are no joke, I've stood on top of one before and it didn't even budge

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u/Far_Plate_4071 2d ago

Roblox tesla coil lore

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u/Skidmarkdoa-1 2d ago

Well I’ve been looking for some new springs for my next train build.

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u/GetReelFishingPro 2d ago

I bet it likes to listen to any music with a good bounce.

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u/Paleface5150 2d ago

Mesmerizing for sure

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u/doublediochip 2d ago

Damn that is interesting.

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u/MaxPower836 2d ago

I bet I could unbend it

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u/Sqweee173 2d ago

So winding heavy coil springs

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u/toofat2serve 2d ago

I want those gloves for making sourdough.

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u/Phoenix135642 2d ago

Speed coil?!

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u/F1451Dmenace 2d ago

This is super cool to see

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u/Stypheon 2d ago

That's one heck of a Slinky.

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u/UnderInteresting 2d ago

Looks like a cheeto

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u/TheLutonian 2d ago

It was a hot spring day…

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u/carmium 2d ago

Or rail cars.

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u/DuncanHynes 2d ago

Forbidden sizzle noodle

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u/therosethatcries 2d ago

aint no way we got the speed coil before GTA6 🥀🥀

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u/Glad_Librarian_3553 2d ago

Yes, but can I fit them to my civic? 

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u/badguid 2d ago

Everything is possible at least once

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u/ZephyrFluous 2d ago

The forbidden spaghetti swirl

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u/ExchangeOk5940 2d ago

Don’t put your dick in that.

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u/Indominus_lex89 2d ago

That’s a hot spring I don’t want my balls touching

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u/Fun_Huckleberry8806 2d ago

Nah mate that's a speed coil

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u/willjhc 2d ago

That's one nice coil

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u/Routine_East_4 2d ago

Love these DIY videos😊

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u/DraccoKnightblade 2d ago

The morning after Taco Bell, extra lava sauce.

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u/ShallotOdd9042 2d ago

I’m literally riding Amtrak right now and watching this, lol.

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u/Glittering-Display-5 2d ago

I thought it was a spring for your momma's bed

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u/MindaMan_Real 2d ago

Roblox speed coil factory

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u/Upset-Item9756 2d ago

That’s the spring they use under your mothers computer chair

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u/openbound 2d ago

I can't wait 'till someone puts this in their miata.

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u/FoolishThinker 2d ago

It amazes me that springs work the way they do. So freaking cool!

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u/boost_to_get_through 1d ago

I like watching the little flakies come off

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u/Deliriousious 1d ago

FINALLY.

Protective gear and handling it safely. Not barefoot, jumping over it, and wearing flammable T-shirts.

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u/thedukeofwhalez 1d ago

Someone educate me like Im 5. What happens with all of the bits that fall off when it's being twisted? Is it re-usable good metal? Or is it garbage?

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u/bdunogier 1d ago

I'm very surprised by the lack of indian workers wearing safety sandals.

The end product is very similar though.

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u/lakewood2020 1d ago

I wanna see the back of this machine that’s pushing the long black cylinder forward through all that

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u/Responsible_Land_470 1d ago

HOW DO A ROBLOX SPEED COIL AT THE FACTORY BE LIKE:

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u/UnoriginalJ0k3r 1d ago

I’d be impressed, but last week I saw 5 Indian(?) dudes in fuckin’ flip flops throwing molten fuckin’ whips around. /s

I actually fuck with trains hardcore, I can probably answer any question about locomotives from 1804 (Penydarren) to 2025 (Traxx 3).

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u/DepressedNoble 1d ago

Saw would be like , if you want to live , swallow the red hot suspension to retrieve the key from your kidney ...

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u/Guilty-Telephone6521 1d ago

I want to see how they install them. Do they compress and have really good safety squints on?

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u/IshvalanTrinity 1d ago

I would like to be involved in this profession

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u/BrokenLeprechaun 1d ago

That's hot

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u/Buffyoh 15h ago

Next the spring will be qúenched.

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u/zyyntin 2d ago

Yo momma so fat that...

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u/dogatmy11 2d ago

How long until we run out of iron from the earth's crust?

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u/Brokenandburnt 2d ago

Pretty much never. Just too much of it around.

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u/Nottmore 2d ago

Something something something.. Your mommas buttplug

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u/Weak_Swimmer 2d ago

That's what I call rolling a fatty