this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2024
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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The description for the picture says they are connected to big burried concrete blocks, so likely the house is gone before these straps get loose.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yeah but if a tree slams into the strap and breaks it

[–] RestrictedAccount 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Those straps aren’t going to break.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Look man I'm not a sciencologist but if a big ol tree smacks into that strap maybe the strap doesn't break but the metal tie downs? Idk man doesn't seem like it would work out well for the house or straps

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A 2" wide straps is supposed to fail at about 10,000 pounds/4500kg of static load. The nylon strap will fail long before the metal hardware does, and the roof is going to fail before either of those do. If a large enough object fell on the strap, the most probable scenario is that the strap would end up acting like a wire cutter to the roof.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Shapillon 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Shapillon 2 points 3 weeks ago

It sounded kinda like the "welcome to Costco, I love you" from Idiocracy and that character has the best vibe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You could use those straps to lift a large tree up in the air with a crane

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I need an after picture of this house stat

[–] Zombiepirate 17 points 2 months ago

It'll trampoline off into the neighbor's house.

[–] fubbernuckin 8 points 2 months ago

It might break the roof. Those straps are nearly as wide as that truck's brake lights, i don't see them snapping so easily.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

homie these straps are probably rated for a tree falling on it lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok but what about 20 trees and a lot of debris?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

ur house is probably part of the debris by then lmao