# Failures so epic they qualify as art.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 18, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912 "2020-06-18T16:09:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912/21 "2020-06-26T08:30:46Z")

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[This one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En3UF2ZmWU8) is very pretty

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912/22 "2020-06-26T10:23:43Z")

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> [@Broomstick](#):
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> This is an illustration of why
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> 1. We tell forklift drivers to avoid ramming the forklifts into stuff, and
> 2. Why forklifts usually have protective cages for the driver, and
> 3. Why those cages are so often dented.

A lot of folks don’t understand how unforgiving forklifts are during collisions. Two big reasons:

#1: There are no bumpers or thin sheet metal to provide cushion during impacts. Not even a little. There are hard steel forks up front, and on the back end is a massive solid steel counterweight. If you bump into something, your forklift will not deform; the object you hit will deform.

#2:They are astonishingly heavy. A typical car weighs 3500-4000 pounds, whereas **[this small forklift weighs 8000 pounds](https://www.ekkolifts.com/product-page/ekko-ek20r-4-wheel-electric-forklift-4500lbs-cap-216-lift-ht)** without any cargo on the forks.

When you bump into something, even at low speed, it generates massive impact forces, and you have a lot of momentum to dissipate.

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912/23 "2020-06-26T11:41:01Z")

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!970s kids will remember [The Agony of Defeat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKEDD1i4oGk).

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Fi69utdvDcA/hqdefault.jpg "Spanning The Globe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi69utdvDcA)

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912/24 "2020-06-26T13:40:38Z")

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Man, you brought right back to Saturday afternoons

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failures-so-epic-they-qualify-as-art/855912/25 "2020-06-27T22:11:34Z")

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I’m glad everyone involved was okay. The only thing that would make me happier about it is if it was an Amazon warehouse.

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