Comments on: Mad skillz with Construction Equipment… http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment Technology, computer games, MMOGs, science...and other nerdy stuff Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18878 Kelly Adams Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:07:45 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18878 Welcome, Machine4U :) One thing that keeps nagging at me... how would the equipment operator practice? I guess you could get a mannequin and use that, but... at some point, you have to put a real, live person in place, and use the real excavator. This is different from, say, knife throwing, where you could use special practice knives or put some armor on the "victim". And you'd have to practice a *lot*: even if you were tremendously skilled at operating the equipment, that doesn't prepare you for using the same machine to remove clothing :) Welcome, Machine4U :)

One thing that keeps nagging at me… how would the equipment operator practice? I guess you could get a mannequin and use that, but… at some point, you have to put a real, live person in place, and use the real excavator. This is different from, say, knife throwing, where you could use special practice knives or put some armor on the “victim”.

And you’d have to practice a *lot*: even if you were tremendously skilled at operating the equipment, that doesn’t prepare you for using the same machine to remove clothing :)

]]> By: Machine4U http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18853 Machine4U Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:04:20 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18853 The only thing I can say - being a woman in heavy equipment Business - I won´t trust in nobody ripping off my clothes with an excavator...These italian guys are nuts :) The only thing I can say - being a woman in heavy equipment Business - I won´t trust in nobody ripping off my clothes with an excavator…These italian guys are nuts :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18332 Chris Sat, 24 May 2008 22:41:43 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18332 I'm not sure about that model, but most things like Bobcats and picker trucks that I've had experience with have one thing that screws up us normal folk: There is no graduated response. It's not like a variable speed electric motor, or even the throttle your car where you can give it a little power, and it moves slowly, or just a little bit. No, the hydraulics are pretty much either all on or all off. I’m not sure about that model, but most things like Bobcats and picker trucks that I’ve had experience with have one thing that screws up us normal folk: There is no graduated response.

It’s not like a variable speed electric motor, or even the throttle your car where you can give it a little power, and it moves slowly, or just a little bit. No, the hydraulics are pretty much either all on or all off.

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]]> By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18328 Kelly Adams Sat, 24 May 2008 14:55:08 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18328 Likewise, Chris. I might possibly, with an hour or so of practice, be able to accurately navigate the bucket to smash elegantly through the wall of the stage (I.E.: hit the broad side of a barn). Having glanced into the cab of one of these shovels, I can reasonably say that the controls appear to be the least intuitive things ever invented: dozens of levers with no fancy waldo glove or the like. I assume each lever controls one hydraulic piston, but the resulting mass of controls does nothing to help me understand how to make economical, elegant motions. I must say that the operator does an excellent job playing the stereotypical heavy equipment/construction guy. He kind of looks like Comic Guy from the Simpsons ;) Likewise, Chris. I might possibly, with an hour or so of practice, be able to accurately navigate the bucket to smash elegantly through the wall of the stage (I.E.: hit the broad side of a barn). Having glanced into the cab of one of these shovels, I can reasonably say that the controls appear to be the least intuitive things ever invented: dozens of levers with no fancy waldo glove or the like. I assume each lever controls one hydraulic piston, but the resulting mass of controls does nothing to help me understand how to make economical, elegant motions.

I must say that the operator does an excellent job playing the stereotypical heavy equipment/construction guy. He kind of looks like Comic Guy from the Simpsons ;)

]]> By: Chris http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18320 Chris Sat, 24 May 2008 04:40:05 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18320 All I can say is that from my experience using a bobcat, if it were me in the cab the poor model would be a red stain right now. All I can say is that from my experience using a bobcat, if it were me in the cab the poor model would be a red stain right now.

]]> By: Oblivion s http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18315 Oblivion s Fri, 23 May 2008 19:10:22 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18315 Oh I completely agree, but doing what I do for a living, I can truly appreciate what this man is doing (bizarre as it may be). I'm nixing this, btw. :) Oh I completely agree, but doing what I do for a living, I can truly appreciate what this man is doing (bizarre as it may be). I’m nixing this, btw. :)

]]> By: Kelly Adams http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18305 Kelly Adams Fri, 23 May 2008 07:35:34 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18305 At one point, when the bucket started swaying back and forth while it was several feet away from the stunt woman, I was worried. Setting aside the fact that the equipment operator is obviously very skilled, the buckets weigh several thousand pounds. If it started swaying while he was doing the precision work of disrobing the young lady, that could be a bad thing... At one point, when the bucket started swaying back and forth while it was several feet away from the stunt woman, I was worried. Setting aside the fact that the equipment operator is obviously very skilled, the buckets weigh several thousand pounds. If it started swaying while he was doing the precision work of disrobing the young lady, that could be a bad thing…

]]> By: Oblivions http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18297 Oblivions Thu, 22 May 2008 16:20:24 +0000 http://www.kgadams.net/2008/05/18/mad-skillz-with-construction-equipment#comment-18297 Sexy! Sexy!

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