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[HUELEN10]

http://youtu.be/xFrU3NL5Hlo

Saw it on digg earlier and wanted to share. I don't want to spoil it, but I was blown away with how much length there is to the chain, and how it was dropped. How long must it take to make one of those?nand why would you have it manually operated in this century?

 

[JetBlackPanda]

This shit is off the chain.

I saw this a few weeks ago and died laughing. It's also terrifying.

 

[Makai]

That cinch is a chain smoker :U

badum

 

[Morat]

Damn. That did not go according to plan.

 

[HUELEN10]

This shit is off the chain.

I saw this a few weeks ago and died laughing. It's also terrifying.

Those fumes had to have been toxic as well.

 

[mackattk]

Those fumes had to have been toxic as well.

That's what I was thinking.... It had to smell horrible there.

 

[AnathemicOne]

That's alot of chain and flame

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Now you go and get it back.

 

[Raist]

Welp. I mean I guess in a few hundred years it might be worth something.

This shit is off the chain.

I saw this a few weeks ago and died laughing. It's also terrifying.

Nah. But this is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WveEZykJ8

 

[nib95]

I would not be standing directly behind it trying to slow it down. I think at that point you can sort of tell it's beyond the point of no return. Hell that fire, those fumes, the risk of getting whipped when it finally breaks, no chance.

 

[Raist]

I would not be standing directly behind it trying to slow it down. I think at that point you can sort of tell it's beyond the point of no return. Hell that fire, those fumes, the risk of getting whipped when it finally breaks, no chance.

Yeah, the whole time I was like "Dudes. It's over. Let it go and get to safety ffs."

 

[starchild excalibur]

Drop it like it's hot

 

[Oppo]

terrifying display of physics

looked like mechanical failure to me, the guy on the wheel was spinning to no avail

 

[NastyBook]

Nailed it.

 

[80s Bad Guy]

Well that deescalated quickly.

 

[matrix-cat]

Stunning number of people not running for their goddamn lives.

 

[AlexMogil]

Nah. But this is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WveEZykJ8

Hey, you scratched my anchor!

 

[Abstruse Moose]

Well there's your problem.

 

[HStallion]

Holy Shit I can't believe they are just standing around watching. One of those links come flying off and it obliterate you.

 

[Tesseract]

that's off the chain, baybee

 

[Lonestar]

I would not be standing directly behind it trying to slow it down. I think at that point you can sort of tell it's beyond the point of no return. Hell that fire, those fumes, the risk of getting whipped when it finally breaks, no chance.

Shit, each of those links are something like 500 lbs each. I'd be off the boat on my way to Nantucket long before that chain finally busted out.

 

[Arkos]

DAMN lol it's funny watching it go slow and just waiting for the disaster.

 

[The Kree]

How do you not immediately run to the other end of the boat? Fuck recording!

 

[jblank83]

Nah.

If that chain whips out or a hunk of it flies off (which you can see it did at the end) it can easily decapitate a person, cut them in two halves, or turn their heads into oatmeal.

 

[chubigans]

How do you not immediately run to the other end of the boat? Fuck recording!

*chain goes wild*
*takes two steps back*

 

[butalala]

What does Drillbit mean in this context?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

If that chain whips out or a hunk of it flies off (which you can see it did at the end) it can easily decapitate a person, cut them in two halves, or turn their heads into oatmeal.

Indeed. I saw someone almost lose a finger from a lawnmower cable snapping off after getting caught in the engine. This would destroy you.

 

[jblank83]

*chain goes wild*
*takes two steps back*

That's why most of them were running below decks.

 

[farisr]

What does Drillbit mean in this context?

 

[NoblesseOblige]

nand why would you have it manually operated in this century?

Not exactly a huge market in the business of automated anchor dropping.

 

[Jarrod38]

Interesting video but I'm more shocked digg is still around.

 

[oti]

That's alot of chain and flame

That's the title of my new Rock album please check it out on Soundcloud.

 

[xenist]

Stunning number of people not running for their goddamn lives.

Yeah, what the fuck were those idiots standing around for?

 

[The Albatross]

Amazing noone was killed by that at the end... that chain flying off would rip someone in half

 

[Nikodemos]

Don't chains like this have a really heavy end bit on the last link? Where did that fly off?

 

[butalala]

Very informative, thank you.

 

[Kinyou]

Feel bad for the guy who was in charge of the break. However that job also looks really boring at the beginning.

Edit: now I can't stop watching anchor accidents on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WveEZykJ8

 

[Simon Belmont]

Very informative, thank you.

I would think it would be synonymous with doofus, goof ball, etc.

 

[80s Bad Guy]

Very informative, thank you.

 

[ffdgh]

Just sitting here watching it slowly move alone...and suddenly it goes mach 5

Never knew those things were so long lol.

 

[farisr]

Very informative, thank you.

Always pleased to help.

 

[JoeNut]

Jesus, the sea is low

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Deep ass water yikes

 

[StudioTan]

Why were they filming him in the first place?

 

[Nikodemos]

Why were they filming him in the first place?

So they could post it on YT in case a fuckup happened?

 

[Opto]

Drillbit Taylor trying to pay off that robot debt and it all goes to shit

 

[butalala]

I would think it would be synonymous with doofus, goof ball, etc.

That's what I figured, but I wasn't sure.

Always pleased to help.

Where would I be without you guys?

 

[redmetal86]

The sound it was making at the beginning reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXemkW2FQ8k

 

[studyguy]

Digg still exists?
What kind of person frequents it...

 

[HUELEN10]

Digg still exists?
What kind of person frequents it...

Huelens and people who love Digg and loathe Reddit.

Just sitting here watching it slowly move alone...and suddenly it goes mach 5

Never knew those things were so long lol.

Yeah, the length of the chain surprised me too. Can we assume the see floor they were over was deeper than the chain was long?

Feel bad for the guy who was in charge of the break. However that job also looks really boring at the beginning.

Edit: now I can't stop watching anchor accidents on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WveEZykJ8

Jesus, imagine that even if no one was smoothed, the back pain or bones breaking from the impact is very real. I hope no one got permanently fucked.