So when I untied the rope the barrel fell like lead, and clinging tightly to the rope I started up instead. Well, I shot up like a rocket till to my dismay I found... hat halfway up I met the bloody barrel coming down ♫
You don't need that much grip. Most of the power comes from pushing directly down. If you do that right it won't slip off. And the pedals are made to be more grippy. Not recommended for racing is all
Most regular sized washing machine weigh about 60~80 kg ie the weight of an adult. They kinda have to if you don't want them flying into the sunset as soon as they start going over 1000 rpm. That dude looks on the lighter side so it checks out.
I saw them on most houses in Amsterdam, so I'm also thinking The Netherlands. The houses are tall and narrow, so it beats a 3+ story walk up/down stairs and can probably get better clearance too
The steepness and narrowness of staircases in Amsterdam has to be seen to be believed. Hard to even get a big suitcase up them, they're practically ladders. Not a hope in hell of moving furniture, so the houses have these exterior pulleys.
Staircases that beyond 45° steep are fun to negotiate when you've had a few beers. Once stayed in a hotel where the reception was on the 3rd storey. No lift up.
Amsterdam likely. Or old parts of Rotterdam not destroyed by nazis in WW2. Really any port town. Housing being priced according to width long time ago made ‘warehouses’ skinny but tall. Without elevators, these pully systems made sure heavy shit was able to put into and out of these houses. Nowadays these buildings cost a TON in Amsterdam. They usually have high ceilings as well (as in some 9’ in most cases with some reaching 12’).
You can kinda tell it's Amsterdam by the colour of the metal bollards on the sidewalk. Amsterdam paints them a brownish red (and they all have Amsterdam's triple cross logo on them, but the video is too low-res to see that; the ones with the logo are called "Amsterdammertjes"). We have very similar looking ones in Rotterdam as well but they're generally painted dark green here.
I'm pretty sure this is The Netherlands, but definitely Europe, which means it is probably a washing machine with condensing dryer. I'd guess about 185 pounds
you're right. It's most likely one of the older city centers as well, as only those buildings still have the hoist beam with pulley system. Even when those buildings get renovated, they replace/repair it as the normal entryways may be too narrow, or have tight winding stairs that simply don't allow you to move furniture in or out the normal way.
I have a little big cousin. He was over 6 feet and 200 lbs by the time he was 13. He helped me move a washer and dryer one time. He picked up the washer and walked out of the back of my truck with it.
Hmm? Is that supposed to be typical? I live in netherlands and generally, washing machine and dryer are pretty much always 2 seperate devices, any home ive been to, any airbnb i staid at.
So that “which means” sounds completely xontradictionary to me
I stand corrected. They are much more common in Europe and Asia than they are in the US and Canada though, because European and Asian residences are smaller on average and the combo unit saves space, energy, and doesn't require venting
I stand corrected. They are much more common in Europe and Asia than they are in the US and Canada though, because European residences are smaller on average and the combo unit saves space, energy, and doesn't require venting
GODzillaFH
I could do that...the washing machine would've probably gone up again with me as the counterweight, but still...doable! xD
Lionanar
Oh... so we are just not going to talk about the shoes the guy with the bike is wearing ?? Oooolrighty then...
TheMellowMoron
defrostedtauntaun
Is that what they mean by ground delivery?
dissonantcognition
https://open.spotify.com/track/25xSyDp5tAB8sszfFacBEF?si=OIGQoRVuT2-ZlxyKt-rkJA
ItHappenedInThe20thCentury
That could've gone a lot wronger than it did.
CitizenPrime
The guy upstairs definitely slapped the washing machine twice after strapping it and said the magic incantation: this baby isn't going anywhere
concray
that dude has no idea what he is doing or else this wouldn't have happened, nice recovery though
theInfinitelyProlonged
baliverne
Yeah, let's risk injury for a fucking washing machine.
jappie348
They do this in the netherlands all the time. Thouhh only the rich people that live in amsterdam canal apartments
a1b2c3Cat
They exist in every old city in the Netherlands, except for the center of Rotterdam, for reasons. My shitty student apartment in the Hague had one
jappie348
Yeah i've seen a lot of them have been partitioned from 1 herenhuis into like 8 apartments xD
Aidanasha
So when I untied the rope the barrel fell like lead, and clinging tightly to the rope I started up instead. Well, I shot up like a rocket till to my dismay I found... hat halfway up I met the bloody barrel coming down ♫
bamcobra
Was hoping someone would remember that. +1
jreno2360
Now show the replacement appliance going up please.
PutItInNeutral
umibozusan
Nah, he does not. There's a hospital in his immediate future.
Tom859
ChrisCorona
Horrible planning/approach that just happens to work out without injury or property damage does not equal: "he knows what he's doing.":
starstuffninja
I coulda told you Atwood do that.
Snezko
For once something that starts looking like it's "idiots of imgur" type of post turns out into a godly level of "work smarter not harder"
RuricOrhlandis
Interesting footwear for riding a bike, I love wearing heels but not my first choice for a bike. /a/pOOAnBK#f5BKQeb
TheFishFace
You put the balls of your feet on the pedals, so heels really don't matter that much
RuricOrhlandis
Yes but shoes and boots with high heels like that the arch tends to be rounded and slick. Not the most conducive thing for grip on a bike pedal.
TheFishFace
You don't need that much grip. Most of the power comes from pushing directly down. If you do that right it won't slip off. And the pedals are made to be more grippy.
Not recommended for racing is all
joot
Ok, but this person is cycling in high heels?
Malsbury
I can easily lift a normal washer or dryer. What is this thing that weighs More than a man?
AlexSomething
Most regular sized washing machine weigh about 60~80 kg ie the weight of an adult. They kinda have to if you don't want them flying into the sunset as soon as they start going over 1000 rpm.
That dude looks on the lighter side so it checks out.
TierfreierNichtraucherhaushalt
I find the device on the roof interesting. I've only seen it in port buildings. The Netherlands?
cosonfused
It's Dumpert, so yes.
DongleDingler
I saw them on most houses in Amsterdam, so I'm also thinking The Netherlands. The houses are tall and narrow, so it beats a 3+ story walk up/down stairs and can probably get better clearance too
deaththeunholy
Was going to say looks a lot like Amsterdam architecture
Boksha
The architecture is pretty typical for a lot of older Dutch cities, but yes, it's Amsterdam.
KabouterPimpelmees
I'd say Amsterdam. Sauce: Dutchy here. And those systems are used to move furniture.
Snarkophilus
The steepness and narrowness of staircases in Amsterdam has to be seen to be believed. Hard to even get a big suitcase up them, they're practically ladders. Not a hope in hell of moving furniture, so the houses have these exterior pulleys.
MrWobblyHead
Staircases that beyond 45° steep are fun to negotiate when you've had a few beers. Once stayed in a hotel where the reception was on the 3rd storey. No lift up.
cosonfused
These pulleys are likely because those were old storage buildings.
ToenailClippingsJar
Amsterdam likely. Or old parts of Rotterdam not destroyed by nazis in WW2. Really any port town. Housing being priced according to width long time ago made ‘warehouses’ skinny but tall. Without elevators, these pully systems made sure heavy shit was able to put into and out of these houses.
Nowadays these buildings cost a TON in Amsterdam.
They usually have high ceilings as well (as in some 9’ in most cases with some reaching 12’).
Boksha
You can kinda tell it's Amsterdam by the colour of the metal bollards on the sidewalk. Amsterdam paints them a brownish red (and they all have Amsterdam's triple cross logo on them, but the video is too low-res to see that; the ones with the logo are called "Amsterdammertjes"). We have very similar looking ones in Rotterdam as well but they're generally painted dark green here.
WarlockSniper
I mean, we Dutch are tall. So we need high ceilings to avoid bumping our heads constantly.
ToenailClippingsJar
Yea, we are (6’7”). I absolutely hate old style houses with doors sitting at around my height. Grazing your headskin is not a pleasurable experience.
wags18613000
Give that man a raise
Strategicgnomer
And a grigri
yoursexyneighbour
That guy should be higher up
FukcTedCruz
He asked for a lower tho
RemingtonStyle
he asked for a raise, he got a lift
wags18613000
He's lucky he got anything at all.
NLOVNI
Single pulley means weight is 1:1. About right from the video. Dude weighs about one front loaded washing machine
samthepea
If the guy is heavier you could put some extra weight in the drum, like some cats or books
NightfallEverdark
As an American, I approve this unit of measure in lieu of the dreaded metric.
rox99
I'm going to need that converting into standard units, so, how many bananas?
vystral
More importantly, how many half giraffes
MeisterKleister
Anything to avoid using metric huh? Smh my head
mippijRunner
Shaking my head my head
SpamYarBlockers
Anything but the metric system
DongleDingler
I'm pretty sure this is The Netherlands, but definitely Europe, which means it is probably a washing machine with condensing dryer. I'd guess about 185 pounds
0570
you're right. It's most likely one of the older city centers as well, as only those buildings still have the hoist beam with pulley system. Even when those buildings get renovated, they replace/repair it as the normal entryways may be too narrow, or have tight winding stairs that simply don't allow you to move furniture in or out the normal way.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
I have a little big cousin. He was over 6 feet and 200 lbs by the time he was 13. He helped me move a washer and dryer one time. He picked up the washer and walked out of the back of my truck with it.
weerdo
Yes it is.. its amsterdam
Z0op
Hmm? Is that supposed to be typical? I live in netherlands and generally, washing machine and dryer are pretty much always 2 seperate devices, any home ive been to, any airbnb i staid at.
So that “which means” sounds completely xontradictionary to me
DongleDingler
I stand corrected. They are much more common in Europe and Asia than they are in the US and Canada though, because European and Asian residences are smaller on average and the combo unit saves space, energy, and doesn't require venting
Z0op
Or do you mean a centrifuge with a condensing dryer?
Seras91
most machines in Europe have no build in dryer
DongleDingler
I stand corrected. They are much more common in Europe and Asia than they are in the US and Canada though, because European residences are smaller on average and the combo unit saves space, energy, and doesn't require venting
Seras91
Yeah that is true