"We were wiring up a continuous motion pool/hot-tub in Shoreview MN the home owner was over seeing all the work himself had the hole dug rented the crane operator etc.. We were onsite waiting for the pool to be set so we could bond the frame and what not, when things took a wrong turn.... I was filming with my phone and I heard the crane operator scream and I took off running toward the front of the house as soon as he started to yell I knew something went wrong. It sounded like thunder when the thing hit the house knocked out the chimney crushed the garage and busted up the house good. The operator was shaking in his boots scared the hell out of him not to mention things like this do not happen they have a load chart that prevents things like that.. needless to say he was on the phone with the owner of the company right away. Crazy Friday...." - YT
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MarineGunrocksays...Holy shit. That sucks.
Porksandwichsays...Thing sounded like it was struggling to handle the pool about half way across the garage and only made more struggling noises as it extended. And I dunno if their front stabilization stands swivel, but his look broken at the end there.
I think some of them have shifting weights on them where they can slide them out to counterbalance.
Enzobluesays...He had the outriggers straight out sideways when the load was going towards the back. I know those things can swivel around that way.
HaricotVertsays...First world problems.
>> ^MarineGunrock:
Holy shit. That sucks.
antsays...*nsfw
Good thing it was recorded as proofs/evidences.
siftbotsays...This video has been flagged as being Not Suitable For Work - declared nsfw by ant.
deathcowsays...suspense!
Arkaiumsays...That had a lot of build up. And, regretably, build down.
RedSkysays...Someday, at the end of days, when humanity's greed has left of society all but a speck of its former glory this will be displayed as the quintessential and hilariously ironic bastion of our consumption-mongering excesses.
MarineGunrocksays...I agree, but that doesn't mean it doesn't suck. >> ^HaricotVert:
First world problems.
>> ^MarineGunrock:
Holy shit. That sucks.
lavollsays..."What happened?"
physics happened.
Ornthoronsays...>> ^lavoll:
"What happened?"
physics happened.
Physics always happens. That's what it does.
Jinxsays...Its frivilous expenses like hottubs that made the housing market collapse.
There is a pun in there somewhere, I'll let you excavate it.
quantumushroomsays...The operator was shaking in his boots scared the hell out of him not to mention things like this do not happen they have a load chart that prevents things like that.
Apparently no one showed the hot tub the load chart.
grintersays.....but was the hot tub ok!?
chilaxesays...From a youtube commenter:
"Being a crane operator myself, I will tell you there is no way that this is a computer error. The computer in a crane is for reference only, period. The radius should have been measured out and compared to the load chart. Clearly, this didn't Happen. The crane was overloaded and because of it, tipped over. I have worked for crane rental services. They have a reputation for sending out too small of a rig to do the job. One thing that I notice the crane is set up 15 feet further than necessary."
Paybacksays...Note to self: Fill hot tub with water AFTER installation.
RedSkysays...I looked up schadenfreude in the dictionary and found this.
Opus_Moderandisays...Isn't it actually the garage that got crushed?
ChosenOnesays...Didn't Archimedes say something like, "Give me a lever long enough and I'll crush your house."
deathcowsays...was the pool the most expensive casualty here (outside of his job?)
critical_dsays...*crash*
"whoa..shit!"
"goooodddd dammit!"
"...joe"
Mcboinkenssays...[redacted]
honkeytonk73says...gravity is only a theory
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