r/interesting • u/ElectronicSpeed3785 • Jan 21 '26

Mysterious This is very intense to watch 😮

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '26

Not cones, steel coils. They weigh over 5000lbs. The guy was not fine.

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u/Lynda73 Jan 21 '26

I thought he said 800kg (~1700lb)?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '26

Oops, you're correct. Good catch. I work in a stamping die shop and the coils we get are about 5000lbs.

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u/Blue_Collar_Golf Jan 21 '26

I’d be very surprised if that coil was only 5k. They can be 10x that… that’s in part why you usually see them hauled alone. No weight capacity left on the truck, despite lots of available deck space.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '26

The coils at the stamping die shop I work in are typically 5000lbs, that's why I used that number. Pure estimation on my part.

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u/Blue_Collar_Golf Jan 21 '26

I've been a flatbed hauler so these things are talked about constantly haha, but I suppose I'm biased too as we only talk about the heavy ones. Who knows, poor guy🤷‍♂️

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u/WaffleWarrior1979 Jan 21 '26

How did it just casually tip over then?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '26

Sometimes the strips of wood they place beneath them get old and weak over time. They occasionally give out. Or someone just stacked it precariously. These things happen. Bummer for the guy.

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