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Runaway giant wire spool rolls down Pennsylvania highway
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| Jan 5, 2017
| Global News
Posted on 01/05/2017 5:26:10 PM PST by FreeReign
A giant wire spool fell off the back of a truck on a Pennsylvania highway and started to roll down the highway. Luckily, no cars were hit. See what it looks like in real-time, at 10x speed and slo-mo.
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KEYWORDS: chat; localnews; paping; truckdriving; unwound; wire; wirespool
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:26:10 PM PST
by
FreeReign
To: FreeReign
I got a charge out of it.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:28:26 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(obozo: not just the worst president in American history - worst *American* in American history (turf)
To: FreeReign
You should see what happens when a roll of steel sheet gets loose on the highway and starts unrolling...
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:28:26 PM PST
by
Paladin2
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To: Paladin2
A spool of cable would be as bad as steel.
It would be nice to know where in PA it happened. The link wasn’t helpful.
To: Paladin2
I was hoping the cable end would come loose soe we could see what a really long piece of black spagetti would look like ;-)
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:32:52 PM PST
by
bigbob
(We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
To: FreeReign
Would have been better with Yakety Sax playing in the background.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:34:25 PM PST
by
MAexile
(Bats left, votes rights)
To: chopperman
Route 40, Fayette County PA, near Pittsburgh. Stear clear.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:34:53 PM PST
by
FreeReign
To: chopperman
The spool stayed intact (and fortunately didn't jump the barrier and finally fell over).
The aftermath of the unrolled rolls of steel sheet I've seen blocked the freeeway and took quite a while to cut up into pieces to remove from the scene. Plus a buncha concrete pavement sections got smashed from the initial bouncing and had to be replaced in short order.
Good to periodically check your loads and have redundant chaining.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:37:40 PM PST
by
Paladin2
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To: FreeReign
Viral marketing by Dodge?
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:38:38 PM PST
by
jz638
To: Paladin2
I saw a steel coil on the turnpike that did just that. It went through the Jersey barrier like it was nothing. It unwound enough to block both East and West bound lanes. Fortunately it didn’t hit any cars.
10
posted on
01/05/2017 5:45:31 PM PST
by
meatloaf
To: FreeReign
Okay, who here has turned one of those into a coffee table?
11
posted on
01/05/2017 5:45:33 PM PST
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: MAexile
12
posted on
01/05/2017 5:47:20 PM PST
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: dainbramaged
I did patio table and outdoor plant stand.
:)
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:49:03 PM PST
by
jy8z
(When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
To: Paladin2
I have two close encounters. One passed me on the shoulder going the other way at night - closing speed about 120. Poopy pants.
The second was not a year later, one came off a truck, uncoiling as it went, launched right over an exit ramp like a roll of stainless steel toilet paper on Devil’s Night.
Both from trucks overturning on the PA Turnpike. The only comfort is I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have felt a thing.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:49:53 PM PST
by
SargeK
To: meatloaf
Even smaller things can be a problem. A set of semi dual wheels separated from the truck, left the highway and hit a house. Almost got a guy on the john at home.
A single wheel-tire from a light duty vehicle got loose, crossed the grassy median and hit a minivan head on. People died.
It IS dangerous out there.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:53:22 PM PST
by
Paladin2
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To: SargeK
The trucks on the PA Turnpike freak my wife out when we are close to them. She’s probably right. (As usual....)
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:55:27 PM PST
by
Paladin2
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To: Paladin2
I’ve seen the results of all of that (due to former career). “Life comes at you fast” - but so does Death sometimes.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:56:38 PM PST
by
SargeK
To: FreeReign
Years ago, something like this happened in GA. The spool fell off of a truck and hit a woman getting the mail out of her mailbox. She died.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:56:41 PM PST
by
kalee
To: SargeK
My closest encounters have been fallen rocks, elk in fog and cattle inches off side of the road at high speed at night.
I drive as little as possible at night now.
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:58:02 PM PST
by
Paladin2
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To: freedumb2003
I got a charge out of it.Wire you making jokes about something so series?
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posted on
01/05/2017 5:58:33 PM PST
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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