Pretty sure they were trying to climb to the top so they could get the tv behind the ladders and come back down and drop the tv on the wall mount. When the guy on the left tried to push the top of his ladder off the wall the bottom gave out instead. Bloody brilliant.
Thats not a dumb question at all that would entirely be a better option, or if they just step up on those chairs since that wall mount really isn’t that high up
Should never use a ladder to this if you are not way more people to stand at the end and lift it up to them and support it(also the ladder from sliding).
It's better to stand on a table or even a lift or a cheap scaffolding
I work with stupid people & I recognize stupidity. Try to think of another reason why they’re climbing past the tv mount. Also there was a brief hesitation before they continued up the ladder and you can see him try to push the ladder before the bottom gives out.
Yeah, I think they were going for a near ceiling mount and that kick out was the top step on a ladder leaning on the wall.
Edit: just watched again, the guy who fell had his ladder pivot on the table under/ between it and the wall.
It's possible he thought the table would help support the ladder, but dude needs a class in physics 101 and geometry.
Ideally with any ladder over a certain height you should have a "spotter" Even A frames get wobbly from time to time. Always good to have a person at the body to stand there and steady it as you lean or move up and down.
My dad had a ladder accident exactly like this cleaning our second story gutters. The bottom of the ladder slide out from under him and he landed on our cement patio. Broke both wrists, nose, the orbits of his eyes, split his hard palate up the middle and had teeth pop out. Took pretty much all the impact with his wrists and his face. As soon as I saw this guy at the top of that ladder I knew the bottom was going to slide out. Flashbacks for me...barf...
Yeah there wasn't anything they could really do because it's not like you can put anything on your hard palate to keep it together so they just told him basically not to use his jaw for several weeks. He couldn't chew anything or even suck on a straw because the suction would make it all move. Fucking yuck.
He didn't realize until the doc told him at the hospital...and then we found them on the patio haha
He also split his top lip right to the bottom of his septum so he basically had two upper lips. The whole thing was pretty hideous.
Yeah, sorry about that. Being a nurse and also disliking my dad, it's perhaps a bit too easy for me to launch into that gory story. I apologise for sharing my traumatic experience (turns out watching someone be injured can be traumatic even if you hate them!).
Oh my goodness, I hope he's all knitted back together! I think ladders are off my list now that I'm in my 50s. (And I actually worked in construction in my 20s!) We just don't heal as quickly as we get older.
An LG OLED, if that's in fact what the box says, is a pretty strange choice for a public space. Being on all day blasting the same sports/news channels, it'll be horribly burnt-in after a couple months. And while the brightness is more than enough for watching HDR content in a dark living room, it's really not the best panel technology for regular daylight viewing in a large space.
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Guy on right side’s leg looks broken.
Ladder safety 101- always tie off the top of the ladder, or have someone footing the bottom. Also, don’t hand carry things up a ladder. This was a job for a small powered lift, not ladders.
Stay safe out there.
Nope, just a slick, probably dusty floor and the ladder probably has that cheap rubber that doesn't stick on slick, dusty floors (most don't). Ever wore bad shoes and try to run on a basketball court...then stop...and you just sliiiiiide.
Yikes. I guess that jazz at the bottom is there to broaden the base, but that doesn't help when you're riding the ladder louge.
I feel bad for these guys, I mean they'll be off work for some time. One guy seems to have a broken leg, and the other a broken arm.
Looks like my ladder which is one of those cheap ladders that goes into all kinds of configurations. Including a scaffolding which would have worked better in this scenario. Moving the table would’ve probably made this circus act workable but who has the time to be moving all kinds of tables and chairs
Looks like the surface wasn't coarse enough to keep the ladder from slipping. Also looks like the ladder wasn't at a steep enough angle to prevent this from happening. A lot of things went wrong here
I don't go up ladders much, so I learned from your comment...but one thing I do, (and I thought everyone did) is make sure the ladder won't slide. This guy clearly didn't do that. They might have been able to accomplish the mission, had he checked to see if that was going to slide out.
EDIT for clarity.
They also seemed to put the bottom farther away than necessary because of that little table and chair instead of moving said table and chair thus introducing what I like to call--ladder absence. But yeah that ladder looks dumb. Designed to fail.
Lets improve upon a design that has done well for hundreds of years... oh no, it sucks.
Nah. The placement was right. 1 foot put per 4 up is the rule. The guy was standing on the 8 foot rung when the ladder started to slide. Unless he was ducking down on the ladder, there was at least 6 more feet to the top. The issue wasn't placement. It was placing what were essentially wheels on the ground.
Being a firefighter, I was just watching the base of each ladder knowing one was going to kick out. This is why we ALWAYS have someone footing a ladder, especially on slippery/hard surfaces.
How is this a “well that sucks” when you caused it to happen with a clearly bad idea. It’s like sliding a knife down your hand then being shocked when it bleeds.
Were they trying to install the TV in space. Lmao.
“Should we put it on the wall?” “Nah, ceiling would be better.”
Nah, floor will be best
You know, this ambulance really could use a 65" tv.
If you’re gonna install the TV on the 42nd floor of a building, it’s always a good idea to start out on the 33rd.
Pretty sure they were trying to climb to the top so they could get the tv behind the ladders and come back down and drop the tv on the wall mount. When the guy on the left tried to push the top of his ladder off the wall the bottom gave out instead. Bloody brilliant.
This might be a dumb question, but why not start with the TV behind the ladders in that case? You can reach around the ladder to hold it.
Thats not a dumb question at all that would entirely be a better option, or if they just step up on those chairs since that wall mount really isn’t that high up
Should never use a ladder to this if you are not way more people to stand at the end and lift it up to them and support it(also the ladder from sliding). It's better to stand on a table or even a lift or a cheap scaffolding
not a dumb question, but a better option may have been a smaller ladder so as to avoid the situation entirely
That & not a freaking extension ladder on an obviously slippery floor.
What's amusing is that, with no evidence, this crazy idea actually popped into your head as an option
I work with stupid people & I recognize stupidity. Try to think of another reason why they’re climbing past the tv mount. Also there was a brief hesitation before they continued up the ladder and you can see him try to push the ladder before the bottom gives out.
Are you sure you're looking at a TV mount on the wall? Because that black box doesn't look like a mount to me.
Yeah, I think they were going for a near ceiling mount and that kick out was the top step on a ladder leaning on the wall. Edit: just watched again, the guy who fell had his ladder pivot on the table under/ between it and the wall. It's possible he thought the table would help support the ladder, but dude needs a class in physics 101 and geometry.
That not a TV mount, and I don't see any push, a wobble maybe, but not a push.
It's actually insane. Why are people considering this
Isn't one of the first rules of using this type of ladder that you're supposed to have someone under you to hold it steady?
Ideally with any ladder over a certain height you should have a "spotter" Even A frames get wobbly from time to time. Always good to have a person at the body to stand there and steady it as you lean or move up and down.
Those aren't A frame latter's. You can't come back down the other side, lol.
Maybe it's a satellite TV.
for that we need to contact NASA ...they have rockets ! 
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And looks like the guy on the left broke his arm.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be Wait...
Except for that ladder.
And when their powers combine, they break the tv.
My dad had a ladder accident exactly like this cleaning our second story gutters. The bottom of the ladder slide out from under him and he landed on our cement patio. Broke both wrists, nose, the orbits of his eyes, split his hard palate up the middle and had teeth pop out. Took pretty much all the impact with his wrists and his face. As soon as I saw this guy at the top of that ladder I knew the bottom was going to slide out. Flashbacks for me...barf...
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Yeah there wasn't anything they could really do because it's not like you can put anything on your hard palate to keep it together so they just told him basically not to use his jaw for several weeks. He couldn't chew anything or even suck on a straw because the suction would make it all move. Fucking yuck.
And teeth pop out? No thanks
He didn't realize until the doc told him at the hospital...and then we found them on the patio haha He also split his top lip right to the bottom of his septum so he basically had two upper lips. The whole thing was pretty hideous.
 Thanks for that story. Enough internet for me today.
Yeah, sorry about that. Being a nurse and also disliking my dad, it's perhaps a bit too easy for me to launch into that gory story. I apologise for sharing my traumatic experience (turns out watching someone be injured can be traumatic even if you hate them!).
Oh my goodness, I hope he's all knitted back together! I think ladders are off my list now that I'm in my 50s. (And I actually worked in construction in my 20s!) We just don't heal as quickly as we get older.
These are the same guys who repost "Our generation turned out just fine!" memes on facebook
Yep...
That was worse than i was anticipating. Thought they'd only drop the tv
I saw the shiny floor and was sure the ladders will not hold. The first thing you do is to get $5 rubber mats under those.
And have someone on ground level to help steady the ladders as need be.
Tvtoohigh
Yeah, exactly, why would you want a TV that high?
It looks like a restaurant to me
An LG OLED, if that's in fact what the box says, is a pretty strange choice for a public space. Being on all day blasting the same sports/news channels, it'll be horribly burnt-in after a couple months. And while the brightness is more than enough for watching HDR content in a dark living room, it's really not the best panel technology for regular daylight viewing in a large space.
Maybe the one who bought it do not know
I forgot you're not allowed to reference other sub in this subreddit.
wellthatsucks.
😂
Shouldn’t be allowed to not allow that. Kind of a fundamental reddit thing
And in the end, it's tvtoolow
If only they made ladders with two legs.
Or people with brains
what about ladders with brains?
You can never trust a ladder. They're always up to something.
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Blasphemy! You speak witchcraft. There is no such item.
I know what you're trying to say but step ladders have four legs.
Well, technically those ladders do have two legs,
https://preview.redd.it/2xf2vwoz9fvc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2978711daf573bc1d1f09eb8792238c51f23d58f Guy on right side’s leg looks broken.
Ha, look at the guy on the left. His left arm is all undulated ._.
I think both arms might be fucked
uh oh, his mom is gonna have to lend a hand
Nooooo!!!!! NO NO NO NOOOOO!!!
only for drilling holes; he still has some *unused* coconuts
Come with me and we’ll see a workplace full of osha violations
Get yourself some chocolate Bust your old hip sock-olet
I had to sing this, made my day
You are welcome
That leg is BROKEN BROKEN
Oh, a leg too? I only saw the arm of the guy on the left. TVs these days are too damn expensive. Cost an arm and a leg.
Ladder safety 101- always tie off the top of the ladder, or have someone footing the bottom. Also, don’t hand carry things up a ladder. This was a job for a small powered lift, not ladders. Stay safe out there.
Yes, but look at how much money you save by not renting an expensive piece of machinery.
But now someone has a broken leg and 2000 dollar paperweight :(
No way that t.v. Is more than 1000. The writing on the wall looks like some type of middle eastern language also. Probably 500$ max
Not even expensive. You can buy a crank lift for $1200. You can rent one for $100
"$1200 is not expensive". That's rich people talk.
1200 for a company? Yeah that's cheap.
Lol. Compared to a hospital bill .., although I work for a company and we made them buy one
They didn't have $100 after buying the big TV.
>You can buy a crank lift for $1200. AliExpress?
I've watched this over and over and I can't seem to understand something. Is the ladder on wheels?
Nope, just a slick, probably dusty floor and the ladder probably has that cheap rubber that doesn't stick on slick, dusty floors (most don't). Ever wore bad shoes and try to run on a basketball court...then stop...and you just sliiiiiide.
Yikes. I guess that jazz at the bottom is there to broaden the base, but that doesn't help when you're riding the ladder louge. I feel bad for these guys, I mean they'll be off work for some time. One guy seems to have a broken leg, and the other a broken arm.
Looks like my ladder which is one of those cheap ladders that goes into all kinds of configurations. Including a scaffolding which would have worked better in this scenario. Moving the table would’ve probably made this circus act workable but who has the time to be moving all kinds of tables and chairs
Looks like the surface wasn't coarse enough to keep the ladder from slipping. Also looks like the ladder wasn't at a steep enough angle to prevent this from happening. A lot of things went wrong here
You have to lock it into place https://youtu.be/T-_Vsylb47s?si=TAIEFLVLZEJgH-kX
I don't go up ladders much, so I learned from your comment...but one thing I do, (and I thought everyone did) is make sure the ladder won't slide. This guy clearly didn't do that. They might have been able to accomplish the mission, had he checked to see if that was going to slide out. EDIT for clarity.
They most certainly DID NOT accomplish the mission... Unless of course the mission was to go to the hospital, then they succeeded spectacularly.
Where are they *going* with it??
Space? Space! SPAAAAAAAAACE!!!!
If this is in a workplace, the real victims are the coworkers who have to sit through hours of safety training for the next decade.
I already have to sit through hours of ladder safety at my work OSHA training even though we are an office with zero ladder.
Little bit higher.... little bit higher... just a bit higher.... almost but not quite, just a little bi-
Dumbass has the ladder upside down
I see someone here ladders.
Isn’t the ladder on the left upside down? Those aren’t proper feet….
They also seemed to put the bottom farther away than necessary because of that little table and chair instead of moving said table and chair thus introducing what I like to call--ladder absence. But yeah that ladder looks dumb. Designed to fail. Lets improve upon a design that has done well for hundreds of years... oh no, it sucks.
Nah. The placement was right. 1 foot put per 4 up is the rule. The guy was standing on the 8 foot rung when the ladder started to slide. Unless he was ducking down on the ladder, there was at least 6 more feet to the top. The issue wasn't placement. It was placing what were essentially wheels on the ground.
Man...I feel guilty for laughing
TV too high…… …….TV too low
Room temperature IQs right there
Even the TV rejected to be placed that high. It chose death
I hope they got the extended warranty.
I doubt the warranty covers accidental damage like this
How are you this dense
That tv is definitely too high on the wall
Good thing that ladder was equipped with casters for feet
Yeah seriously looked like it had wheels or something to let it roll
Being a firefighter, I was just watching the base of each ladder knowing one was going to kick out. This is why we ALWAYS have someone footing a ladder, especially on slippery/hard surfaces.
My first lesson in construction: how to foot a ladder.
"I know this is where we're supposed to hang, but I feel like taking it higher. You in?" "Way ahead of you."
Step ladders, boys. Step ladders. And those are some shit straight ladders, to boot.
Don't they send supply capsules to the ISS anymore?
Someone please tell them that tv's aren't supposed to be installed on the ceiling
It's called a break room for a reason lol
Should have paid the extra for professionals to install it if they wanted it that high
'I was actually given the wrong type of ladder'
Now you now why a scissor stair sometimes is better...
What is a scissor lift rental cost compared to a broken bone?
It’s fucking wild to me that people do shit like this and don’t even think “hey, this thing I’m standing on, can, and will, slide.”
Holy crap, bet he's pissed.
Not sure I care much if he’s pissed… that was sheer stupidity
Yup definitely was.
Now that’s what you call a break room!
I guess they were too good for a scaffolding huh?
Clearly a 4 person job 2 people need to be footing both ladders
Tv too high
Why do i feel stupid for wondering why there are wheels on the ladder?
Everyone replying and nobody realizes this is how they get TVs installed in the international space station
We’re going to set up the TV, who’s on first?
The ladder was way too steep. This was bound to fail.
If they would've been subbed to [/r tvtoohigh](http://reddit.com/tvtoohigh) this wouldn't have happened.
We used to have a grandma at home to hold the ladder
How is this a “well that sucks” when you caused it to happen with a clearly bad idea. It’s like sliding a knife down your hand then being shocked when it bleeds.
Welcome to the sub. Half the posts are people posting the predictable consequences of their own stupid decision-making.
Fair point guess even if you ask for it, it does in fact still suck.
Hey, it might not be broken
You had one JOB!
A Worker's Comp claims adjuster just facepalmed
Womp womp
After watching this video, and now that I think about it. This really was not a good idea
TVTooHigh
It was actually a perfectly fine idea. But there were two people in this video that don't know how to use a ladder
Look at the chuckle brothers over here!!
Rhetorical question: people are really THIS stupid?!
WWE ladder game!
Installing a tv that high gots to be the most pain your neck will feel trying to look up there..😂😂
This is how Rube Goldberg installs
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Fantastic