this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

this looks flimsy as fuck though

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 3 points 14 hours ago

Flimsy cast iron, yup.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago

no, not really

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

When this was built people weren't as heavy as they are today.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Also it's probably in Europe, not the US.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 17 points 18 hours ago

Plus people had more kids, so it seems like they were less worried about losing one or two over a railing...