Every mechanic's worst nightmare

May 8, 2018 1:57 PM

Right in the plums.

That’s why you don’t stand in front of moving cars

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ever got kicked in the nuts so hard you bounced up?

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The dude's a professional, took a punch to the gnads and still did his job. well done

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Well, I guess that cancels tonight

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The last time this was posted someone claiming to be on a pit crew says this is way too common as drivers come in hot.

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Damn I can only imagine. Never realized what balls those guys have to have

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Beep beep motherfucker.

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Beep beep lettuce

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Ooop, that's crumbled his Jatz crackers...

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He even still tried to push it down like that. Fucking dedication, right there. Or he was trying to use it to pull himself up, one of those.

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POW!

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Oh, pastor...

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Wasn't him, this time. This was Grosjean.

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Oh, well that's not better. Thanks for the info.

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Is a cup not part of the required safety wear for your job? Is this your first day? Did fucking Steve tell you to hold it like that?

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The little bounce at the end

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"are you fucking sorry!"

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... screamed the stable boy

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At first I was like "What? Get moving! Ya gotta get that car up!" Then I saw where he had the ice pack.

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Damaged nuts at the pit stop

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This is why they have a backup jack man. Called Hugh.

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Many situations could be improved with a Huge Jacked Man.

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Nice. Extra 1up 2yrs in the future.

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But did you die?

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So don’t stop an F1 car with your junk?!?!?

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probably lost his job too if PDVSA is their sponsor

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I like how after he slightly recovers, he's still trying to get the car up, dedicated man there

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As a guy this is like when a Jedi dies and everyone feels a disturbance in the force.

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Is that Sips laughing?

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CNC Mechanic here. Softcore nightmare bud. You should see what a CNC lathe will do when it grabs your sleeve. That's a nightmare.

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Remembering my orientation here was mostly gory photos, with the caption "Don't fuck up".

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i was like that once when i received death by snu snu

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Pastor Maldonado a mediocre venezuelan driver propped up by a murderous dictatorship squandering the resources of the people paid by PDVSA

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'Pastor Mabababo' - Rampage Jackson

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And a spiteful idiot on track.

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Yep, but this was Grosjean

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No one went to the hospital or morgue and nothing is on fire. There are worse nightmares. A friend of mine has a story about someone >>

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Or that video of the f1 accident were the guy crosses the Track and gets hit... never gonna forget that ragdoll

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putting their hands in an industrial fan and one where someone tried to catch a ton of metal. Those are nightmare images.

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Yeah, in an older race, a guy got splashed with methanol and caught fire - but the flames are not readily visible.

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Invisible fire...talk about a fucking nightmare.

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Guy working late in body shop alone. Pull chain came loose and hit him in the mouth. Went to ER. Next morning team found blood and teeth.

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Did you get word about the ER trip before discovering the teeth? If not did you call the police, cause that's the start of a cop show there

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Was super early when guys discovered it, called manager and told him looks like guy had an accident then started to try to locate him. (1/2

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2/2) Guy was super lucky. Was unconscious for a bit. New rule afterwords, no after hours working when alone.

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also this v

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When the Doc sees what’s left of that leg

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:O

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Did that back tire just not get changed?

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Nope

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there's a more important problem look at the guys leg

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I know that, but I would have expected it to be hurt in the service of actually changing the tire. Now it's just a pointless injury :p

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To quote Clarkson: “RIGHT IN THE PLUMS”

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Bloody Hamster!

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Some poo's come out! Quite a lot of poo came out!

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I hear you only have the balls to do that once...

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That guy's chest has to be totally fucked now.

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Wasn't hit in the chest...

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There's a tool thing on the ground that has a handle that is at chest height to him and it rammed right into him as the car ran it over

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It's hard to tell for certain if it hit him in the chest or gut though, yeah

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That is the handle to the jack, and it nailed him in the nuts.

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Did you see the pit stop by Kimi Raikonnen where he drove over one of his mechanics legs?

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That was fucking gnarly. You could see how pissed Kimi was right up until he realised something serious had gone down.

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I saw it when I was on the treadmill at the gym. Got a few nasty looks when I shouted “oh,shit!”.

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My first thought as well

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I fuckin love the ice man

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Yup, I'd take the gut shot over snapping my leg.

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Killer HQ video of it - https://youtu.be/T6_OBLgqteU

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Did they radio him to stop after, on the way out of the pits? And if so did they have to do that for some reason?

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Just looked it up. Answer is yes for "Unsafe release with improperly fitted tire".

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Goes without saying, but this is the mechanic’s fault. Know where your body is...

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He shouldn't have had his leg there, but it is 100% green light guys fault

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Sadly its a computer that gives the green light

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I live and learn! Then I'd like to change my opinion and blame the computer 100%

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Apparently, I am incorrect. Which... fair enough.

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It's racing: light goes green, driver's job is to go. Either the mechanic fucked up or the light guy fucked up.

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It was an automated system that fucked up, it saw that 4 tires were on and the lugnuts were tight and gave him the green light to go, (1/2)

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2/2 but they couldn’t even get that 1 tire off before the other 3 were already changed.

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I read that as "mechanical legs" and now I'm upset that a reread it

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Yea saw the gif thinking that "Its fine its just a Mechanical Le-OGH MY GOD"

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The guy broke a leg

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that cost him placement

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Should cost him a helluva lot more...

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Not really, he was given green light(automated). So he didn't know one tyre wasn't ready, and you don't just check if someone isn't ready.

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It's not the drivers fault he was given the green light.

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And money

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And friends

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He didn't and still doesn't have any friends... Sad Kimi :(

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his pride

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and at least one leg.

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At least one

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Was the mechanic supposed to be standing like that? Seems like a bad place to be

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It's just how they like it to be fast. Still need 3 ppl per tire (1 deals with bolt, 1 removes old tire, 1 adds new tire). 1/2

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The entire crew can be at least 20 ppl with one single job for the pit stop. In the end they can do it all in 2-3 seconds or so.

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The driver wasnt supposed to have been given a go. Not drivers fault on this one

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That is a clear diagnosis.

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That is tooo perfect

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Räikkönen* and they gave him the green light, the pit fucked up.

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I hope that correction made you feel like a big man. Better be worth everyone else thinking you're a pedantic asshat.

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Mah dude, relax. I don’t think he meant it that way.

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As a finn, gotta admit Raikonnen sounds internationally cooler. Like Harkonnen from Dune.

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As a finn, Harkonnen was my first thought when seeing that spelling butchery.

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You mean *Härkönen :D

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Or Härkkönen perhaps.

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Ya, pit fucked up. But honestly, Raikonnen is fine. I don't expect people to write ęąśćźżłó since they don't have them bound to alt+letter.

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Raikkonen is fine, Raikonnen is wrong. Small mistakes, but I was so butthurt about the comment that I had to participate.

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Don't think anyone should, really.

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Should do what?

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i get your point, but at least get the rest of the name right, Raikkonen

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Łèåřñ ² çø₥ṕöşə ĸ€ÿ

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Here you are v

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Will not watch. Broke my leg too and I don't need to be reminded of that pain.

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Nice! Well, not really. But thank you anyway.

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Oh damn his leg folded, that's terrible. Hopefully his career is not destroyed from this blunder.

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Holy fuck!

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That knee bent a way it shouldnt

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oh god forgive me for asking but can i get a slow mo?

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Christ

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Something very similar happened to my cousin when he worked for PPI Motorsports. Didn't destroy his leg like this, but damn close

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Why did I watch that

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*silently screams*

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WHY DID I WATCH. ...Used to be able to do that with a Barbie's leg.

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Damn that looks painful.

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Jesus!!

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Ouch

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I don't think that's supposed to bend that way

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Looks like a mid-shin break. I was scared it was gonna hyperextend that knee or break the ankle. Full recovery in 3 months...?

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I agree with your assessment. With proper care he should make a complete recovery. Anyone know what came of him/her?

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Had surgery. Ferrari was fined like 50k or something for it

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Thankyou! Not a big settlement on their standards. Weird.

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That entire crew fucked up for that to happen, but you'll notice the back left tire never even gets changed, some issue with removing it.

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Yeah I think the dude didn't get out of the way cuz he was expecting homeboy to remove the tire first.

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Which is expected at a pit stop. Man that sucks

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Dat leg is ded

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I think he was disqualified for that. Unsafe release from the pit.

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it was because the left rear tyre didnt get changed, technically not an unsafe release

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Perfect response.

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LMFAO

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Awesome

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and thats what happens when a green light is given before they're ready

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The green light wasn't "given" by anyone. Its an automated system that detects if the tires are all mounted on the F1 car. And since the-

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-4th tire wasnt removed in the first place it turned green for thr driver to leave the pit.

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the green light was still given, even if it's an automated system, and they infact weren't ready.

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love seeing RLM gifs in the wild

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Aaaand that's why they wear helmets

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Oh that is so much worse

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Jesus

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Actually it was Kimi Raikonnen, but I can see how you get Jesus out of that.

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*Räikkönen

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*Finnish intensifies*

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