Suction doesn't imply any type of pulling force... it's just the flow of a fluid from high pressure to low pressure, so it technically implies a pushing force.

I think people generally think of suction as a pulling force because actions like sucking on a straw use a pulling motion to produce a low pressure in the mouth, even though the fluid is pushed into the mouth by (usually) atmospheric pressure.

Man, I always thought this was fake. Do those have any protections to prevent being sucked?

Looks like that turbine has an intruder!

a screen of any kind would reduce and distort airflow to the turbine. it's a calculated risk and they test these things by shooting birds through them to prevent flameout of the engine by bird strike. not human strike.

in short, the protection against being pulled into the intake is to duck, and he didn't. i'm glad he's okay, but he's right, he shouldn't have gone into the check standing as high as he did.

...and he wears that mullet in defiance of those deadly blades.

Always with the "miracle" guff. Wouldn't the true miracle have been an angel appearing and reminding him to duck?

And he sure does have a lot to be thankful for. Because that miracle is called physics and it is all around him.