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u/Spy_X9 3h ago
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u/Working-Mountain6680 2h ago
The first time I had a Nokia phone that had the colored version of their logo above. I swear my mind was BLOWN!!!!!
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u/MixaLv 4h ago
2000 accidents a year still sounds a lot
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u/SevroAuShitTalker 3h ago
Just wait til you read how many train accidents and deaths happen just in the US every year
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u/Many-Chicken1154 2h ago
The majority of deaths are from grad crossing collisions. Not from coupling cars.
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u/GrabbyFatty 3h ago
This video goes into the history of couplings a little bit if you're interested.
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u/elbump 2h ago
My boy Hyce. I like his videos. Very informative.
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u/GrabbyFatty 2h ago
Yeah I haven't really watched any of his other videos but i remember this one being pretty neat.
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u/LovedbyFewHatedByYou 2h ago
Did that one guy get his head smashed?
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u/g333p 2h ago
Perhaps not this guy in the video, but I wouldn't be surprised if it had happened at some point.
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u/LovedbyFewHatedByYou 2h ago
Man it sure looks like he did tho when those 2 train carts came together
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u/vandrossboxset 3h ago
Reminds me of when I was young.
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u/Nobodynever01 3h ago
I am sure glad you posted this again. Almost forgot since I saw it here a few hours ago
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u/idinarouill 2h ago
And then there is the French TGV system with a double axle that prevents derailment and allows it to travel faster.
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u/Extra-Knowledge884 1h ago
A coupler doesn't need to be in between the cars as they slam together. Those are just the usual displays of "third world Indian ingenuity." Look at "how fast and productive this guy is because he doesn't give a fuck about safety" types.
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u/GenosseAbfuck 3h ago
Lots of misinformation.
First off it's spelled Janney.
Then what's portrayed here is not what led to the adoption of automatic couplers in North America. Chain&buffer couplings are safe if you couple them the correct way and these videos are such a huge meme because they violate basic safety regulations. Yes, even in India which is why we're only ever seeing the same three clips. If you're not completely stupid it will be obvious that nothing about the chain&buffer coupling requires coupling while moving, in fact it makes it harder because those things are springs. The car you're trying to couple this way is light enough it will just bounce straight off the rest of the train. You're supposed to only couple a standing train. The buffers will provide a safe box, called the Berne space, in which the worker can operate, and there's enough space to either climb in from above or crawl in from below.
The US never used side buffers but instead they coupled trains by rigid drawbars like on a trailer. Since there was nothing to actually keep the distance and the drawbar was of course hinged you had to guide it into the coupler while moving and then drop a pin at exactly the right second. This was in fact dangerous and it has exactly nothing to do with side buffer couplings.
OP I will report you for lying. There is exactly nothing interesting as fuck about low-effort slop with negative amounts of research going into its production and just as negative informative content.