this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2024
118 points (95.4% liked)
no context
1873 readers
3 users here now
A place for posting anything out of context. Please caption any posts PIC
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I see they painted some high viz caution stripes on the counterweights in the color photos. I thought they looked kinda dangerous for the people on the ground.
I imagine they move very slowly, and make a lot of noise. People probably weren't expected to be in that space most of the time, too (I suppose).
That projecting part must be mechanism - counterweight wouldn't need to stick out so much, just by using the appropriate weight.