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[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 84 points 10 months ago

In this case, I expect it's going to be blowing those ratchet straps after they become unanchored, turning them into whips that'll cleave the roof in half.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 50 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The description for the picture says they are connected to big burried concrete blocks, so likely the house is gone before these straps get loose.

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah but if a tree slams into the strap and breaks it

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Those straps aren’t going to break.

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Look man I'm not a sciencologist but if a big ol tree smacks into that strap maybe the strap doesn't break but the metal tie downs? Idk man doesn't seem like it would work out well for the house or straps

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

A 2" wide straps is supposed to fail at about 10,000 pounds/4500kg of static load. The nylon strap will fail long before the metal hardware does, and the roof is going to fail before either of those do. If a large enough object fell on the strap, the most probable scenario is that the strap would end up acting like a wire cutter to the roof.

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago
[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago
[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago
[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It sounded kinda like the "welcome to Costco, I love you" from Idiocracy and that character has the best vibe.

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

You could use those straps to lift a large tree up in the air with a crane

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I need an after picture of this house stat

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

It'll trampoline off into the neighbor's house.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

It might break the roof. Those straps are nearly as wide as that truck's brake lights, i don't see them snapping so easily.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

homie these straps are probably rated for a tree falling on it lol

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Ok but what about 20 trees and a lot of debris?

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

ur house is probably part of the debris by then lmao

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

unanchored

whips

schrodingers whip. How is it both unanchored and a whip at the same time.

[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

if one of them goes, the other is pretty likely to go as well. Unless you just didn't secure it properly, in which case skill issue.

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