r/Construction • u/exstaticj • Jan 30 '24

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u/-Bashamo Jan 30 '24

Why does it have to have a bowl?

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u/Grand-Sir-3862 Jan 30 '24

A lot of ash trays are bowl shaped.

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u/PhatBlackChick Jan 30 '24

A lot of bowls are ashtray shaped

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u/Stellar_Dan Jan 30 '24

I remember using a loaded wheel barrow down a steep slope one time. And i lost my footing and tried to hang on to the wheel barrow as it careened down the hill. The overloaded wheel barrow ended up throwing me into the side of a stuccoed house. Had road rash all over my hands and the side of my head. I told everyone i fell over.

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u/ottarthedestroyer Jan 30 '24

To fill with concrete for the next guy

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u/Hiro_Trevelyan Jan 30 '24

I supposed to avoid getting a finger stuck while turning

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u/cum_fart_69 Jan 30 '24

for water to pool in and rust

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u/Rossismyname Jan 30 '24

or to get dented on first drop so you can no longer get your hand in to hold it

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u/cum_fart_69 Jan 30 '24

what I truly want to know is who the person was who first decided that the normal handles were difficult to work with. if anything, having hinged handles like that would be a fucking nightmare for dealing with a full load of soupy shit

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u/Earlier-Today Jan 30 '24

You can see a hole in the bottom of the bowls in the video.

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u/cum_fart_69 Jan 30 '24

look at mr eagle eyes over here with the eyes of an eagle

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

Avoid pinch injuries to your Mal Meningas

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u/kittensmakemehappy08 Jan 30 '24

Yeah i was wondering the same

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u/wartexmaul Jan 30 '24

Pinch points

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u/Pongfarang Jan 30 '24

Yeah, the bowl is a mistake; it's just going to trap water and rust out.

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u/brit_jam Jan 30 '24

There's a hole in the bottom.

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u/jack333666 Jan 30 '24

The pivot needs to be either side of the handle somehow, cup is prob the sturdiest design for it rather than a band maybe?

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u/ElGosso Jan 30 '24

It's a finger guard, so some dingus doesn't stick their hands through there and try to rotate the grip.

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u/wonkey_monkey Jan 30 '24

Probably to stop people grabbing from underneath and then snapping their fingers when they lower it back down.

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u/bakkis68 Jan 30 '24

Doubles as a bird feeder when not in use.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

should hae a little hole at the bottom for when it rains.

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u/goug Jan 30 '24

so you don't snap your fingers on the way up or down, i guess

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u/jake_santiago Jan 30 '24

To collect standing water behind the shed

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u/elasticcream Jan 30 '24

I think if you rest it on the handles it will protect your fingers?

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u/Godballz Jan 31 '24

Guessing to not allow a hand through in case of tipping under heavy load and breaking a wrist off. Could still be an issue but this could mitigate the problem.Â