As someone who operates heavy machinery for a living and takes medication that says to "use care" when operating machinery: it's basically a see how it affects you thing.
I drive my forklift like shit either way, so there's that.
I've had this conversation with more than one girlfriend, typically talking about the conflict between having a migraine, taking medication to not hurt and the boss wants her at work pronto (45 minute commute by car).
(I'm sick -- and infectious -- and too nauseous to walk without meds) + (boss wants me at my station) is also an expression that has seen action from time to time.
To be fair, a civic del sol is a step away from being a mountain bike with extra wheels and doors, so I recommend that it be exempted from the “heavy machinery” category.
Assuming a mass of about 1100kg and a maximum speed of 53m/s, this car carries as much energy as an explosion of about 370 grams of TNT equivalent. This is nowhere near the energy a pedestrian would receive in a collision, but impressive nonetheless.
28 Comments
bootyberrypancakes@lemmywinks.xyz · 28 pts · 3y
Driving a forklift on cough syrup is so much fun though
LilBiFurious@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y
OSHA Inspector - "Can I get your name again, real quick?"
biff@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 3y
John.
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Smith.
CarlsIII@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
John Smith, 1882?
biff@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y
Yep. All because Bart tried to resurrect Snowball I.
capt_wolf@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
My name's not "Real Quick..."
bleistift2@feddit.de · 27 pts · 3y
I’m in the same category. I know it’s about cars, but I picture a forklift. What is it about forklifts that forces this association?
Trebach@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y
Maybe the safety video Forklift Driver Klaus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psAWGv5O7Zs
Lots of fake gore in this so watch at your own risk.
Kelo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
This video is comedy gold, nice find
TheSaneWriter@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 3y
It might be that they are machinery that moves heavy things, so our brain makes the association with heavy machinery.
BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Forklifts are heavy themselves, even the small ones weight as much or more as a sedan and way up. It is quite literally heavy machinery.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 3y
As someone who operates heavy machinery for a living and takes medication that says to "use care" when operating machinery: it's basically a see how it affects you thing.
I drive my forklift like shit either way, so there's that.
VegaLyrae@kbin.social · 17 pts · 3y
Very car-brained to not consider a car heavy machinery.
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Man I thought I was orange-pilled but I'm definitely in the second category here. Always thought "heavy machinery" was like construction equipment.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 3y
My doctor always told me "Nothing more dangerous than a string trimmer"
sexy_peach@feddit.de · 14 pts · 3y
most self-aware driver
Uriel238@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 14 pts · 3y
I've had this conversation with more than one girlfriend, typically talking about the conflict between having a migraine, taking medication to not hurt and the boss wants her at work pronto (45 minute commute by car).
(I'm sick -- and infectious -- and too nauseous to walk without meds) + (boss wants me at my station) is also an expression that has seen action from time to time.
bleistift2@feddit.de · 18 pts · 3y
Imagine going to work with a migraine.
Being surrounded by Americans online really makes me appreciate German employee protection laws.
bootyberrypancakes@lemmywinks.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
Wait you don’t have to go to work sick in other countries?
sergio@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Wait until you find out about European minimum vacation day laws.
paddirn@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
xxwarlorddarkdoomxx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
I always thought of an excavator lol
biff@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
To be fair, a civic del sol is a step away from being a mountain bike with extra wheels and doors, so I recommend that it be exempted from the “heavy machinery” category.
bleistift2@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y
Sure, if you’re comfortable lying under 1,100kg.
Assuming a mass of about 1100kg and a maximum speed of 53m/s, this car carries as much energy as an explosion of about 370 grams of TNT equivalent. This is nowhere near the energy a pedestrian would receive in a collision, but impressive nonetheless.
biff@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
I’ve sat under much more than that, but I was in a vehicle moving through a tunnel. The seats were comfortable enough.