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Stadium roof collapses - GIF
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That guy who cut the last connection didn't make it to the basket!
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Russia: Worker dies in sport stadium roof collapse
https://www.lintelligencer.com/wp-co...f-collapse.jpgRussia: Worker dies in sport stadium roof collapse
A demolition worker has been killed when a sports complex roof collapsed prematurely in the Russian city of St Petersburg, officials say.
Dramatic drone footage shows the man with a blow torch cutting through metal supports at the SKK Peterburgskiy when the massive structure disintegrates.
He is seen trying to scramble to the safety of a cage suspended from a crane, but does not appear to make it.
The body of a 29-year-old man was found later in the rubble.
The man was one of four employees cutting metal cables to dismantle the roof of the sports and concert complex.
Aleksey Anikin, head of the emergencies ministry in St Petersburg, said the other three workers were alive and being questioned by investigators.
The SKK Peterburgskiy, which was opened in 1980, has hosted concerts and various sports events.
It is being reconstructed to host the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2023
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As hindsight is often more clear than foresight. It is too bad he was not cutting those members while IN the basket.
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IN the basket AND tied off TO the basket.
So, what did they think was going to happen? He was going to cut all the connections, walk back to the basket, then on the count of 3 it would then fall straight down?
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Should at least have been tethered to the basket
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They probably should have been using explosives instead of a torch. Those connections could all have been blown safely at one time by one man from a safe distance away on the ground.
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So why wasn't this worker strapped onto the basket?
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cmarlow
They probably should have been using explosives instead of a torch. Those connections could all have been blown safely at one time by one man from a safe distance away on the ground.
Or thermite... WAY too risky the way they were doing it.
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It's not like they couldn't see that something wasn't going to happen soon. Look at how much separation there was already in the connections that were previously cut.
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That's terrible. It must have been absolutely frightening those last few seconds of his life.
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mlochala
That's terrible. It must have been absolutely frightening those last few seconds of his life.
Fear is a function of thought and imagination, and you usually don't have time to imagine or think or be afraid when things are already going south that badly.
The time he should have been afraid was when he was deciding to take a cutting torch and move away from the basket, he had the time to think and imagine how badly his plan could go south at that point.
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Originally Posted by
cmarlow
Fear is a function of thought and imagination, and you usually don't have time to imagine or think or be afraid when things are already going south that badly.
The time he should have been afraid was when he was deciding to take a cutting torch and move away from the basket, he had the time to think and imagine how badly his plan could go south at that point.
You are correct. A few years ago, I had a terrible accident while bowhunting. I fell out of my treestand and toppled to the ground without any kind of safety harness. The instant it happened, there was no time to be afraid. I just had time for one thought, and that was "This is it."
Fortunately, I survived. I had some major injuries - broken leg, destroyed pelvis, fractured spine, damaged sciatic nerve - but I survived. With God's grace and some major perseverance, I learned to walk again and returned to work in just over four months. Today, I still bear the consequences of that accident, but I can walk, even with barely a noticeable limp at times. I give credit to God for the healing, and for the spirit to not give up. Also, for putting great doctors and rehab professionals at the ready for my ordeal.
The sad thing about it is, I had just purchased a new harness two weeks prior. The only reason I wasn't wearing it that morning is because I was running late and left it at the house.
The most profound moment of that whole experience, though, was that one instant when I thought I was going to die and all I could think was "This is it." It was just a very quick realization that everything in my life - all my work, my experiences, my life with my wife and children - it came to that point. That would be the end of it.
It was quite a spiritual moment for me when I brushed the leaves away from my face and realized I was still alive.
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Yup, complacency is our worst enemy.
