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Sometimes on Lemmy these seem like the only jobs that actually exist, but I'm sure there's a lot of people here with different and unusual lines of work.

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[–] sicarius 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I'm a rope access industrial radiographer.
Edit: colloquially known as a "bomber"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Had to look this up. So you climb up stuff to get radio data or what does that entail? Why do they call you "bomber"?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I've never heard of this job, but with a search or two, it sounds kind of like he rappels to points on tall structures to check for structural issues and such using X-rays.

[–] sicarius 1 points 5 months ago

Yep, that's close enough. Although we mostly use a gamma radiation source as x-rays are electronically generated, we aren't near a plug and the equipment is often cumbersome.
There are portable x-ray generators that run off a 20v dewalt battery. But their effective penetrative power means it's only viable for very thin walled pipes.

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