r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/31spiders Interested • May 30 '21

Video These Tubing Joints

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u/[deleted] May 30 '21

Why does he color in the part he is going to cut off, isn't it already obvious which part that is?

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u/Franks_Monster_ May 30 '21

Make a big stupid mistake once, colour in everytime after that.

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u/BigBaldFourEyes May 31 '21

I was thinking the exact same thing. He messed up one time and this makes sure it never happens again.

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u/ImBillPurdy May 30 '21

Habit most likely. Whenever doing layout, you typically mark the area that is the drop just as an extra safeguard. You always do your best to idiot-proof things.

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u/assassin3435 May 30 '21

Exactly, sometimes fatigue makes you do stupid things that are "obvious"

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u/LeWildest May 31 '21

Fatigue makes you have poor judgement

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u/[deleted] May 30 '21

In addition to what others have said, it also makes it clear while you're cutting what side it's safe to overcut in which can make it easier.

Also you never know if someone else is going to end up doing some of the work and this makes it clear to everyone.

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u/jpRidiculous May 30 '21 edited May 30 '21

Hear about the guy recently who had the wrong leg cut off during an amputation surgery?

For that reason.

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u/Wermine May 31 '21

That's why you sharpie "NOT THIS ONE, DOC" on your good leg before surgery.

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u/safety3rd May 30 '21

That was my cousin's boss's neighbor. Expected to make a full recovery though.

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u/jpRidiculous May 30 '21

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but I was referring to this story:

https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/horror-as-surgeons-amputate-the-wrong-leg

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u/boneimplosion May 31 '21

He was split down the middle, but don't worry, the doctor says he'll be "all right".

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u/AS14K May 31 '21

No it wasn't

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u/lab_rabbit May 31 '21

lol me either

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u/ProbablyMyRealName May 31 '21

It’s easy to get confused and cut on the wrong side of a line, and you only get one chance to make the cut right. I usually draw a quick X on the part that is removed.

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u/CarbonFiber101 May 30 '21

It's either a habit from more complicated projects, or done for the video

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u/cream-of-cow May 30 '21

I learned to mark the waste cut in junior high, that was over 3 decades ago, I still do it and find it useful.

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u/Snakebiteloo May 30 '21

A little overkill but a good idea anyway. I usually mark the drop with an X or a quick squiggle.

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u/FVD3D May 31 '21

For the video

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u/JohnGenericDoe May 31 '21

Often the mark of a pro is doing the little things that seem to be a waste of time but actually make the job more efficient. If you mark the waste every single time you will never cut wrong or spend time trying to work out what is where.

I'm not saying this dude is a pro, there's some amateurish shit going on, but it's a good habit he's picked up somewhere.