\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRBills Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I laughed harder then i should have 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 And this is why you never complain to Victor when he's been drinking about it taking so long to get to the top of the mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 speed it up and you could clock 12 people trying to rescue someone who just broke his leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Here's one report on it... https://deadspin.com/chairlift-becomes-possessed-by-satan-wigs-the-!@#$-out-1823826864 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRBills Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 42 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Here's one report on it... https://deadspin.com/chairlift-becomes-possessed-by-satan-wigs-the-!@#$-out-1823826864 I love the comments on that article... everyone's just bitching about the camera angle! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 ...The hard way! https://weather.com/news/trending/video/riders-tossed-from-malfunctioning-ski-lift-in-republic-of-georgia?pl=pl-the-latest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Ooops. Please merge. Search came up empty. No clear markers, title, etc... Search blows chunks anyway like that lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Power lost... Then probably the brake gave way and the weight of the skiers on one side of the cable towers yanked it around till it balanced out. Gravity is a SOB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Holy moly that thing is going fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, Steptide said: Holy moly that thing is going fast It can't be under power? Gotta be gravity pulling it back, extra weight on the uphill side cable. If there was a reverse, somebody would have killed power. It is Georgia, do they have e-stops (which wouldn't help if thing isn't grabbing the weighted side), extra braking, etc... ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 minute ago, ExiledInIllinois said: It can't be under power? Gotta be gravity pulling it back, extra weight on the uphill side cable. If there was a reverse, somebody would have killed power. It is Georgia, do they have e-stops (which wouldn't help if thing isn't grabbing the weighted side), extra braking, etc... ??? No clue. I wonder what's happening at the other end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Notice skiers that weren't flung made it up hill on other side of towers. Counter balancing probably calmed it down. Just now, Steptide said: No clue. I wonder what's happening at the other end All weight is on one side of cable. I assume they have a brake that grabs it when power is lost. Betcha, brake gave way. Oh same thing. Probably best to jump off as soon as you are close to ground... But not at bottom. Unlike a suicide door on a car. Time it perfectly, but only one crack at it, think fast... Or chair ahead of you may get you as you realease too slowly. And... If you choose to ride it around in counter balance fashion... Better pick up feet in hurry and hang on. You can see other people made it around and back uphill. Some were ejected. If you can get skis and boards off quickly, all the better before you go around. Don't want an appendage grabbing ground at base of lift!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 If I was uphill AND HAD time... Stomp one ski off with the other ski. Eject last ski off with pole... Fling poles and squat on chair... Wrap arms around side and lock, hang on for dear life. ALL while going a zillion mpg downhill. LoL... Easier said than done. Hook ski on ground. You'll won't have legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Ooops. Please merge. Search came up empty. No clear markers, title, etc... Search blows chunks anyway like that lift. Don't ever let silly details like facts, reality, or a little bit of research stand in the way of a good old fashioned incoherent self righteous rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Don't ever let silly details like facts, reality, or a little bit of research stand in the way of a good old fashioned incoherent self righteous rant IT wannabee police gotta chime in? Wow... Still got a chubby. What's your problem Sparky? The search function blows, so does GBiD's title. I said I was sorry. Jack could have just merged it, I would have got the hint. Contrary to belief, not gonna read every thread... I gotta life. Edited March 17, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: IT wannabee police gotta chime in? Wow... Still got a chubby. What's your problem Sparky? The search function blows, so does GBiD's title. I said I was sorry. Jack could have just merged it, I would have got the hint. Contrary to belief, not gonna read every thread... I gotta life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, /dev/null said: You need to get laid dude and not by another dude this time. Avoid the Star Wars conventions... And please lay off the meme generators, it's so Millennial. We get, you're tech savvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: You need to get laid dude and not by another dude this time. Avoid the Star Wars conventions... And please lay off the meme generators, it's so Millennial. We get, you're tech savvy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 22 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: For those who do not read Russian: ireneiadak Not to look nervous. There are victims, they are taken to Tbilisi, there are no lethal outcomes. We give evidence in the police and interviews with local media. The resort continues to work. Tomorrow comes a test from Austria. The representative of the resort informed the cameras that he would reimburse all expenses related to the treatment of the victims. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 The ones up the hill really were blessed... Can prepare to ditch at a safe distance above snow and roll... Which, if you watch, they were doing... Let the chair fall away from you like "suicide door." Fling yourself away at a safe height .. But not too late with timing and not to high to get hurt from fall. The jettisoned people, are actually helping to slow it down and counter balance the thing if that was actually what was happening... A powerless lift thats not grabbing. 22 hours ago, Limeaid said: For those who do not read Russian: ireneiadak Not to look nervous. There are victims, they are taken to Tbilisi, there are no lethal outcomes. We give evidence in the police and interviews with local media. The resort continues to work. Tomorrow comes a test from Austria. The representative of the resort informed the cameras that he would reimburse all expenses related to the treatment of the victims. This could be one of my posts, but clearer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/16/2018 at 10:29 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: Power lost... Then probably the brake gave way and the weight of the skiers on one side of the cable towers yanked it around till it balanced out. Gravity is a SOB. And the damn thing was running in reverse. You don't ride a ski life backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, DC Tom said: And the damn thing was running in reverse. You don't ride a ski life backwards. Was it "running" or was it caused by gravity? Didn't look too much into it. I am confused enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 They don't have emergency stop buttons in Russia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, Pete said: They don't have emergency stop buttons in Russia? Just reset buttons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Pete said: They don't have emergency stop buttons in Russia? In America you press emergency stop in Russia emergency stop press you what a country 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeIGiveADarn Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just rub Vodka on wounds, will be fine, now get up and have fun, glorious government demands it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Wow... Alter world where we have too much gov't safety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 4:26 PM, LikeIGiveADarn said: Just rub Vodka on wounds, will be fine, now get up and have fun, glorious government demands it. Personally I think vodka is better used internally; only sleep aid I could get in college since I worked occasionally in a bar and it worked well so I used it often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 11:50 AM, row_33 said: In America you press emergency stop in Russia emergency stop press you what a country Good old Yakov! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 11:31 PM, KD in CA said: Good old Yakov! a few years ago someone told me he was kinda serious about this act i figured it just just a cheap gimmick and the whole shtick was some form of meta=comedy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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