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[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 82 points 3 weeks 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 48 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 5 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Those straps aren’t going to break.

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks 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 10 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

I need an after picture of this house stat

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks 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.

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

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

ur house is probably part of the debris by then lmao

unanchored

whips

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

[-] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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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