The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Dec 4, 2018

• #1

We have been working on this for a while. It works like a car air bag. In this case there is a trembler device which activates the inflation cylinder and saves you from injury in a collapse. Mr O' Doc manfully agreed to test it out whilst I collapsed the choke. Luckily it all worked well and he escaped injury. We need more volunteers for testing as Mr O'Doc said now way was he doing that again.

 

PeteHall

Moderator

• Dec 4, 2018

• #2

Had to double check the date, it's not April yet is it?

 

Badlad

Administrator

Staff member

• Dec 4, 2018

• #3

Safer.....?

 

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Flotsam

Active member

• Dec 4, 2018

• #4

As the boulder moves it could trigger a fuse and blow it up into small harmless pieces

 

JoshW

Well-known member

• Dec 4, 2018

• #5

PeteHall said:

Had to double check the date, it's not April yet is it?

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Can i refer you to your caption thing on each of your comments?

 

The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2018

• #6

Yes clearly at the experimental stage hence the need for more volunteers to move this exciting development forward.

 

Roger W

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2018

• #7

I'm glad to read that you've managed to incorporate an inflation cylinder into the device, OR.

At first I thought the caver at risk had to inflate the airbag himself by mouth when the trembler alerted him to the possibility of an imminent collapse.



(And yes - I've used the masculine pronoun throughout, but I'm not being sexist.  I'm just sure that no lass would be daft enough to try that thing out!)

 

SamT

Moderator

• Dec 5, 2018

• #8

Is it a knee trembler??

 

2xw

Well-known member

• Dec 5, 2018

• #9

I like this idea, instead of an air bag thought, you could have a doodah that fills the chamber with rapidly setting expanding foam. Obviously the digger would need to keep a snorkel at all times.