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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Where's that bottom step going though?

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you check where the handrail supports are each step with one extends out and supports the beams

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean that doesn't feel normal, like the steps were put in, and then a few people fell off and so the handrail had to be installed by taking off a few steps, putting in an extended one and doing it that way.

I'd say the ramp is probably for pushing a bike up and down it or something, and the wheelchair sticker is just a joke.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Well of course it's a joke. I just answered your question of where the step is going.

[–] Zwrt -1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I am suspicious that this is ai.

There are very strange contractual elements and structural decisions in all of this, yet i find no digital artifacts.

This compulsive uttering of "this is AI!" is starting to annoy me more than any AI picture. Nothing personal against you - you are just one of many who are guilty of this. Humans are very good at building crappy stuff and then claiming that it's safe and wheelchair accessible.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But nothing really sticks out as ai. The text is legible even though a bit blurry. I doubt ai would get that right.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

i dont know for sure, but the support beams dont look like they are attached to anything

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Which support beams? The handrail supporst are fixed to an extended step where they are. I assume that is the same for the lowest one.

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Put a winch at the top and this could work..

[–] xia 3 points 6 days ago

...along with another person to operate the winch, coordination/communication, and a special harness to make sure the wheelchair occupant does not tip backwards or start skewing left or right mid-flight... and maybe some special insurance.

[–] notso@feddit.org 5 points 6 days ago
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Descriptive versus prescriptive

if they added a handrail it would probably be usable

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

The stair looks more dangerous tho.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 72 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I know a couple wheelchair users who would send it. There are guys here in medellin that ride their wheelchairs in the skate parks.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder how those guys ended up in wheelchairs.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There must be one who were always more risky but I have heard some change after an accident and think, well what could go wrong now, might as well go for it

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

"What's the worst that happens, I break a leg?"

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would love to see that, is competitive wheelchair skateboarding a thing? Because I'd watch the shit out of that!

[–] teft@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a thing. It's called WCMX like BMX but wheelchair instead of bike.

https://www.worldwcmx.org/

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Found a video. Legit looks pretty sick. I just can't help but think that the tech still looks pretty primitive, and wonder what future iterations of these chairs will look like.

[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Fuck, that's amazing! That guy is pretty impressive.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The "let me just jump into a new wheelchair" was fantastic

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 days ago

i was digging the grind down the center of the chair

but i wish he wouldn’t do flips, those chairs are heavy and he barely had clearance

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 days ago

awesome vid but that dude is chasing a serious injury

[–] teft@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The chairs are essentially full suspension bmx frames and wheels in the form of a wheel chair. They’re legit.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago

About to say, some guy in a wheelchair with the ol Popeye forearms is gonna break records on that ramp.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 44 points 1 week ago

For a brief moment in time, nana never felt more alive.

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

TÜV sagt nein.

DIN 18040

Ramps, external ramp, internal ramp, handrail

Access areas at entrances with a gradient of 3% or more must be designed as ramps. With a length of up to 10 m, a longitudinal gradient of up to 4% is permitted. Ramps must be safe to walk and drive on. Drainage must be ensured in the outdoor area.

Ramps in public areas must always be designed in accordance with DIN 18040-1 with a maximum gradient of 6% and without a transverse gradient!

  • Longitudinal gradient: max.6%
  • Transverse gradient: 0
  • Clear width: min.1.20m
  • Length of ramp run: max.6.00m
  • Length of intermediate landing: min.1.50m
  • Height of wheel deflector: min.0.10m
  • Height of handrail on both sides: 0.85 to 0.95m with flush finish
  • Handrail diameter: 0.035 to 0.04m
[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

That’s a manufacturer’s opinion

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

6% gradient, 100% gradient, what's the difference really

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Everything is relative anyway. Just choose a different plane of reference and you're good to go!

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

When its wet like this it would serve as a great slide. Just take some plastic sheet or something and down you go :)

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

And wear your plate mail underpants, lest you learn the true meaning of splinters.

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Linoleum works great for this

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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago (6 children)

*Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 ska tune starts*

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago

Stephen Hawking Pro Wheelchair*

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[–] Pothetato@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Just need some redbull

[–] markz@suppo.fi 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

ACCESSIBLE

The insult on top

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[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago
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