• Blottergrass [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I'm Johnny Knoxville and this is the Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Erm, maybe this is the situationist approach to architecture where creating adventure is your main priority?

    • Mindfury [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      this ramp will make a wheelchair accessable to you

      because stairs sure as fuck won't be

  • ennuid [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I am 1000% certain that this is a joke. That's probably used to roll shit down, or maybe for some motor sport shit

      • ennuid [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Oh yeah, of course that's what it is. It even looks like it's around Santa Cruz. Manpowered motor sports.

    • nohaybanda [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Love to make jokes at the expense of people with mobility issues.

      • ennuid [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Is that what it's doing? I think it's just a joke about the steepness of the ramp. It's like "[this is obviously not a] wheelchair accessible ramp"

        • nohaybanda [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Teehee, we very obviously don't cater to the needs of wheelchair bound people. But, like, imagine if one of them actually tried to use our ramp? Hilarious!

          PS. I've actually had to push a relative up a slope like that. Someone building a 45° ramp for "compliance" is absolutely a thing that happens.

  • p_sharikov [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    The stairs lead to the euthanasia roller coaster and were designed by the same guy

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    what, your wheelchair doesn't have a powered winch with cable hook?

    • Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Surprisingly, an electric wheelchair can manage this ramp if the person in the wheelchair is able to lean forward slightly. If not, it will tip over and the small stabilizing wheels at the back won't be enough. I tried my dad's electric wheelchair into an even bigger incline out of curiosity and the torque is amazing. It is still incredibly dangerous tho. If there was some kind of cable that prevented the wheelchair from tipping backwards, this would be acceptable.

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        A winch set at the top of the slope, with a cable you can attach to your wheelchair, and a button on either side of the slope that you can press to call the cable to yourself or have it pull you up/lower you down. Could work, would probably be pretty scary to get lowered down backwards though.

        • Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          No, the electric wheelchair can handle the incline, you just need a stabilizing cable. Also, this is completely unusable when it isn't completely dry.

      • skeletorsass [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        Electric motor can have unbelievable torque delivered as quickly as the power supply can allow.

  • blight [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Even with help, I can't see how you would make it down this ramp

    • Lovely_sombrero [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      An electric wheelchair can make it both ways IMO. But this needs something that prevents you from tipping back/forward. A normal wheelchair doesn't stand a chance, even with two people helping.

    • disco [any]
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      3 years ago

      In a traditional wheelchair, tip yourself onto your back so the friction will slow you down, then control the wheels with your hands to slow your descent further.

      Sorry about the back of your seat.

    • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      On feet I'm confident I could manage it. On wheels I think that's death for everyone involved.

  • cpfhornet [she/her,comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Maybe we're missing the actual purpose of this infrastructure - Maybe both the stairs and ramp are installed to act as a purpose built workplace injury claim machine, where you can injure yourself and sue the workplace?

    Is this what Fox News was talking about when they said people are faking disability for benefits? 🤔

  • D61 [any]
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    3 years ago

    Malicious compliance :kelly: