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[–] rustyredox@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's intense! Imagine tipping over the point of no return and falling over 3x your hight, all while your feet and hips are strapped in place. No bailing from the stilts, no tuck and roll, just catching yourself like your landing the most insane jumping pushup, that is if your even falling face first.

The workers also don't look too young. I wonder if this is sort of like the case of there being no bold, old pilots. Just seasoned workers who learn never to push their luck when balancing all day, or just folks who really learned how to take a fall early in their life.

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Wild what people do without all the modern safety measures and machines we have!

Hope you enjoy it here! Just trying to bring a few historical curiosities to the Fediverse!

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It might sound crazy, but, I bet these workers didn't fall ... Ever

[–] rustyredox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

These two workers specifically?
I could see with that.

These kind of workers in general?
I'm betting the ones who managed to limp off after one good belly flop would have quickly retired to shorter stilts.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't that just 6 kids in 2 trenchcoats?

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well no, it’s likely 2 grown men on stilts…unless it’s photoshopped