Audio related in that I had music on @15 feet away while I worked. Tubes aglow. I’ve been working on our living/dining room ceiling for several years. Tongue and groove pattern board to 34 x 14 space with high pitched ceiling. To finish the last few feet at the very top I need another 2 feet of height added to this bakers scaffold. I fabricated 4 leg extensions to bolt on and receive the roller wheels. By myself as usual. I blocked up one side enough that I could bolt new metal on with wheels in place. Stable. That wasn’t too bad. Other side, I didn’t block up. I lifted, attached one extension/wheel and lowered it to the floor. So, 3 legs on a really tall scaffold. And heavy too. It seemed to roll over in slow motion. I could see instantly where the next few seconds were headed and the physics made me a bystander at that point. I think I may have been smiling as it slow rolled,,because it was so obvious. Hit a pricey contemporary glass hanging light fixture and ended on its side on the dining room table. Huge noise, light fixture unbroken but swinging wildly.
In my long life of “fixing things”, I’ve been aware of getting 2 warnings. One while you’re thinking about how this might go wrong but feel like you’ll manage. Second happens milliseconds before the explosion when you realize “bad call on this one”
Costliest Brainfart
Yep.
I had one today.
While reorganizing my audio rack, with my TT still pretty on top, I decided I just had to level it just right. And to make this happen, I decided I just had to place a block of wood under the spikes. And since the block was fairly thick I just had to keep lifting the front higher and higher. And higher.
The table slid right off the back and came crashing down onto the floor. Moerch UP4 arm, bent. Karat 17d3 stylus, cocked to the side. The table itself might be salvageable, but I was so disgusted with myself I didn’t bother looking.
A 2K+ brain fart.
Who needs vinyl anyway!
Please list your mishaps if for no other reason than to make me feel a bit better. 😉