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lemmy.world

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

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breweryreply
feddit.uk

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

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lemmy.world

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

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blarghlyreply
lemmy.world

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.

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

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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

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awesome vid but that dude is chasing a serious injury

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

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discuss.tchncs.de

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

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

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lemmy.ml

*Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 ska tune starts*

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lemmy.world

I think he's talking about Superman by Goldfinger. I think that was in thps1 though

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Pfff... Goddamn fact checkers and their party pooping...

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lemmy.world

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

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Blackmistreply
feddit.uk

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.

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Zwrtreply
lemmy.sdf.org

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.

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lemmy.world

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

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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.

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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.

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...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.

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This looks not so safe for people who aren’t in a wheelchair.

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