I’m actually so surprised to see a RUclips short that poses a question and then answers it in a clear concise way instead of leaving you deliberately unsatisfied - thank you!! Edit: now this comment has celebrity status I would like to take this opportunity to say: you lost the game
they reloaded a whole bunch of them up there when it's good weather or in warmer seasons, then winter comes around they trigger to automatically release one at a time when needed.
Neither did our government engineers after approving our bridge and later having to shut it down after cars had their windshields blown thru. They later approved this method to clear ice build up. Difference is you're not an expert that is expected to know this...
I live in BC, Canada. A while ago, they rebuilt the Port Man bridge to Vancouver, and they made a suspension bridge. Every year, they have an issue with falling ice. They put these cable collars on the bridge, but they aren't as effective as you might think. Falling ice is still an issue in winter.
Bridge was originally designed with heated cables. But of course the politicians wanted to get reelected so had to deliver this project under budget to please the taxpayers. So no heating. Couple dangerous snow bombs later this solution came about.
I'm not sure if it was possible but it would've been to build an under truss bridge or something in that climate. Here in northeast US it's exceedingly rare to see a suspension bridge
This is the Port Mann bridge, in Vancouver, BC. The locals were so angry when the new, expensive and beautiful bridge ended up smashing a bunch of cars, one winter. It's pretty ridiculous that nobody thought of the ice issues, when they spent $820 million to build. On a positive, it's the world's widest bridge, with 10 lanes. ;)
Yeah - the cable collars are an afterthought kluge because the bridge designer considered freezing rain a rare occurrence in the Pacific Northwest. Most of the winter our 10 lane bridge is down to 8 lanes or fewer as a result.
@@matthewcardoza1190 , "Incorrect. Dragons can control their fire/breath in the same way lions can control their bite pressure, in the same way humans can control their strength.".
@@marcusjpg13The south doesn’t deal with wildfire much. At least not like the west. We mostly deal with heat and tornados. Beaches of course deal with Hurricanes on occasion.
This is no joke.I think it was 97.I'm Long Island we had a fog roll in with the average temperature around 25° during the day and dropping to about 20 to 19° at night.This went on 4 3 days It. Finally ended. We had a warm couple of days a lady crossing the Brooklyn bridge had 3000 pounds of ice drop on her car, killing her instantly when you're driving in winter. Look up once in a while.
I once got sick when I applied in HVAC and knew that the job wasn’t for me (the height of less than two stories got to me and my acrophobic ass). These people to me, who genuinely couldn’t imagine that scenario, are superhuman. These people are great in their merit through and through.
Damn.. Did someone failed to catch you when you fell down the stairs? If Neo dodged the bullets in the matrix, For you the bullet would just go over it like this joke. @@voornaam3191
Allow me to add that thought to the comments. 😊 Wind turbines are programmed to shut down when wind chill reaches the threshold for essentially a worse possibility. Imagine that ice bomb being much larger and flying at over 200MPH. Or worse it breaks up and is basically an ice shotgun of unusual size!
You don't need that much just a one or 2 strong ones per colum you would need to attach some permanent hoops to guid the extra wires through tho@Zjdacu
Yeah mate I live in Brisbane Australia (sub tropic) and this was new to me, it all makes sense though, but I do think incorporating something into the bridge design would cut down on employing maintenance crews,
@@supersandwich8967 yes it's very nice ,it was at one point voted as the best place in the world to live because of our warm summers and mild winters ,never dropping below 5°Celsius in July ( winter)with average January (summer) temperatures of around 32°Celsius ,
I remember seeing a video saying that initially, to solve this problem, they would build the bride with built in heaters, but that costed too much and didn't implement them. Now they have to use the procedure shown in this video, which costs even more than the original project.
This seems so archaic. Why not have a smaller cable that pulls them back up? Or even a heating element on the cable to melt the ice. I feel like this is one of those things that when you look back, we'll say "damn, look at what we used to do".
I had ice from a power line come crashing down onto my windshield my first day back to work after a storm that basically trapped everyone at home for 10 days hit. I was so happy to be out driving home after my work day ended thinking how nice it was going to be to just drive to the store instead of taking an hour to walk less than quarter of a mile dragging sleds tied to our waist to drag our groceries home, how lovely to stop worrying about rationing firewood never knowing when a blackout would hit, in my own little bubble when smash, this long 2 inch thick ice branch smashed my windshield. Thank God I was at a stoplight so I didn't crash.
I used to work with engineering crews doing radio work and in mountains would have ice that freezes sideways in winter. They'd get so heavy off the side that they would break loose in sunlight and drop, dropping like 100 lbs from hundreds of feet up on a radio tower and explode
😮You have to lock the Bridge for finishing the Job. Or you may let the Cables do conduct a certain amount of Electric Power to melt Icy on them. Good luck to everyone.🎉❤😊
crazy job to have. but somebody's gotta do it...
Good money, you could support a family and build a life
No
Yes
@@RUclipsrUser002 let's see,fear of height, fear of winter, fear of water/drowning. Fear of splattering and fear of trapped in metals😂
Why not a cheap pully line
Ice technician - new ability unlocked 😂
That’s my job title but I don’t do this lol
@@kayamorris3144tell me what do you do as an ice technician, Kaya
Yeah you do. Ive seen you up there before@@kayamorris3144
@@kayamorris3144then what😂😅
Bridge Specialization unlocked
So many people do jobs that I’m grateful for. I’m glad to know about it so that I can be thankful. Thank you!
the majority of these jobs are men, so be grateful for men
The heroes we don't know we need.
This comment sounds weird as fuck, you mean to say “so many people do jobs that I’m not aware of that I should be thankful for”
I’m actually so surprised to see a RUclips short that poses a question and then answers it in a clear concise way instead of leaving you deliberately unsatisfied - thank you!!
Edit: now this comment has celebrity status I would like to take this opportunity to say: you lost the game
It sounds written by AI. don't trust anything it said.
What has this platform become
@@aidonger42069brain rot & money grabs
Follow for part 2.... Hate those videos😂
Only thing I hate more is when there's no part 2😂 I actively refuse to follow for part 2 now lol
Respect to those who risks their lives climbing up there during dangerous times to protect lots of people's lives.
Why that is not automsticly organized with elekticity,? In one hour put elektric on čavle and put in up!?
@@mirjanamiksic6809interesting idea
I was gonna say the same thing
they reloaded a whole bunch of them up there when it's good weather or in warmer seasons, then winter comes around they trigger to automatically release one at a time when needed.
They don't really risk their lives. They are safe.
These men are doing what men do best. Literally hard work. Gotta hand it to them.
What is ice?
How is it hard? Looks easy😊
@@musicpatron1693 Mmkay.
That scraping nail on frozen item feeling.. ..sending shivers.
I've never done that, scraping nails on ice. I'm gonna try it now though.
I like that sound and feeling
@@sniffles8655don’t try it with your teeth. I learned the hard way
@@bok..no u don’t, ur just trying to be edgy kiddo. Probably never even done it. Nice try though, better luck next time!
Broom's on concrete get me bad, i wonder if thats common
Climbing up that, in the cold, whilst it’s hazy and dark and you can’t see the ground, is terrifying.
Nah that actually looks cozy asf. With the right gear on
Think id rather not see the ground than see the ground
Yet I see the audacity of feminists saying they are independent of men
@@L3g0m4nnnice to know you'll do the job then
@@SwagGM I wanna do this and I'm a woman. It looks fun. Lol, I'm in London though, we don't have this stuff bc it only snows a couple weeks here.
Much respect and thank you to all the men who do dangerous jobs to keep us safe..❤❤❤
GWB worker here, I was climbing every morning at 5 am on top of the bridge and helping to clean and Maintain security equipment. Winter was brutal
Hope they pay you well.
TY for your service to keep people safe. Brutal job kudos 👏👏👏
I'm just imagining cold feet and hands all day
Thank you, sir, for your bravery and courage to do this job. As a woman, I want to say... We need you 🫶
why not add a pulley and wire to the collar so it can be pulled up without climbing to the top
Again, something else I have never considered! There are so many jobs out there that brave men have to do to keep civilization moving! ❤
You need to be protected at all costs 💯❤️ you’re one of few for sure
People.
Neither did our government engineers after approving our bridge and later having to shut it down after cars had their windshields blown thru. They later approved this method to clear ice build up. Difference is you're not an expert that is expected to know this...
@@Goldphoolno, just men.
Yeah like bridgebuilders who design bridges without this problem but I guess that takes away jobs huh?
I live in BC, Canada. A while ago, they rebuilt the Port Man bridge to Vancouver, and they made a suspension bridge. Every year, they have an issue with falling ice. They put these cable collars on the bridge, but they aren't as effective as you might think. Falling ice is still an issue in winter.
Whoa. I didn't realize how realistic Alita was *I'm so happy so many people got it!
"HUGO!!"
bot?
@@9WEAVER9why
That was my thought too. Except I don't think they had any trouble with ice on the cables.
What is Alita?
It was amazing to see the thought and enginerring. We never realize the complexity behind things we see every day.
Bridge was originally designed with heated cables. But of course the politicians wanted to get reelected so had to deliver this project under budget to please the taxpayers. So no heating. Couple dangerous snow bombs later this solution came about.
Yeah amazing easy way for feminist to stop the wage gap
I'm not sure if it was possible but it would've been to build an under truss bridge or something in that climate. Here in northeast US it's exceedingly rare to see a suspension bridge
... it's just a chain sliding down to get rid of ice..?
@@Salim_Habibexactly 😂😂😂😂some people just like to try and sound far out 😂
اعظم الأفكار دائما.... ابسطها
👍👍👍
This is the Port Mann bridge, in Vancouver, BC. The locals were so angry when the new, expensive and beautiful bridge ended up smashing a bunch of cars, one winter. It's pretty ridiculous that nobody thought of the ice issues, when they spent $820 million to build. On a positive, it's the world's widest bridge, with 10 lanes. ;)
Yeah - the cable collars are an afterthought kluge because the bridge designer considered freezing rain a rare occurrence in the Pacific Northwest. Most of the winter our 10 lane bridge is down to 8 lanes or fewer as a result.
You think they would have invented heated cables. We got heated seats and steering wheels in a car you can get heated driveways to melt the snow
@Right389 the bridge was originally designed with heated cables. Cost saving measure!
I remember dodging a baseball sized ice ball in the HOV lane
Yup it totally is. And I know the people who do that job
"Dragons would be highly useful in certain situations.".
Except their fire breath is so hot that it would melt the bridge along with the ice.
So nice idea, but still won’t work.😅
@@matthewcardoza1190 , "Incorrect. Dragons can control their fire/breath in the same way lions can control their bite pressure, in the same way humans can control their strength.".
@@ChemicalXII DId you soul bond with one by chance? How do you have such wisdom?
Ya right sure thing 👍
It would be like using a Tank where you need a handgun.
I never knew this! Soo cool, short, concise and learned something new in just a few seconds
Battle Angel Alita's friend endorses those Collars. 👍
I thought THE same
those were much bigger cable
Like 1.5 meter diameter
@@xl000 A chunk of brains! Cool! *picks it up*
Omg true ☠️
I was looking for this 😂
Yo just hire me to zipe down there 😂
bro thinks he’s pathfinder 💀
Good idea. Sign me up too
I will pay to see that
Whoever invented this has saved so many lives, thank you.
Damn son I'd never thought of that. How deadly ice on bridges can be. Thanks for sharing your knowledge to everyone. God bless
Having lived in the south my whole life, it never occurred to me that this would be an issue. Neat!
Do yall got some heat issues that yall gotta deal with? I'm now curious about the opposite 😂
@@marcusjpg13well heat stroke and wildfire
@@marcusjpg13The south doesn’t deal with wildfire much. At least not like the west.
We mostly deal with heat and tornados. Beaches of course deal with Hurricanes on occasion.
Learn something new every day.
Well done video ... short, direct, informative!
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to save. And all the people out there in the world driving across the bridge.❤
This is no joke.I think it was 97.I'm Long Island we had a fog roll in with the average temperature around 25° during the day and dropping to about 20 to 19° at night.This went on 4 3 days It.
Finally ended. We had a warm couple of days a lady crossing the Brooklyn bridge had 3000 pounds of ice drop on her car, killing her instantly when you're driving in winter. Look up once in a while.
That's cool, but why do you struggle so hard with punctuation?
Chinatown@@slappy8941
Look up so you can see what crushes you .2sec early 😂
@@slappy8941Old people struggling with tech
@@slappy8941 chillll
This is the most satisfying short video I’ve seen I think, question.. answer.. and watching ice get crushed.. short and effectiv! 10/10.
I did not know this job existed. Props to all who do this to keep us safe.
I once got sick when I applied in HVAC and knew that the job wasn’t for me (the height of less than two stories got to me and my acrophobic ass). These people to me, who genuinely couldn’t imagine that scenario, are superhuman. These people are great in their merit through and through.
Thank you to these men for these services
Can't imagine waking up early in the morning just to do all that in the freezing cold. Kudos to these guys.
Those workers are heroes. I hope they get paid well to do this important but dangerous job.
Mexicans surely
Straight to the point great video man
The things that men can do it amazing. I am grateful for what they do for us.
W meninist
I am too! 👏🏻
And without women those men wouldn’t exist! Everybody is amazing in their own right!
@@iakdrawllim4127 without women Adam would still be chilling in the garden 🤷👀 gotcha
How is gender relevant lol? Why did you word your comment so weirdly like you’re dreamy for men
There's a special sleeve for these that move, warp, and twist in the wind. Specifically designed for winter snow and ice.
In mexico we wrap them in electrical cords that heat up just enough to prevent icing
I want this job. This looks amazing.
Finally a channel that answers the question and well
God bless the men that do this, I couldn’t do it out of straight fear
Men and women.
I worked a couple of these bridges in Vancouver. Some cool gals.
That’s actually really cool
“Pounds per cubic foot”
My brother in Christ what the fuck
Water is one ton per cubic yard. Water is HEAVY.
I'm just wondering how many stones per cubic inch that is.
😂😂😂
You can't use Google?
@@alice88wathink that's perfect cubic meter
The sound is oddly soothing.
Thank you gentlemen for your service .
how do they make harnesses that can hold the weight of the massive nuts of steel those guys must have ? 😂
Dudes are not trees. They do NOT grow nuts. Are you from Wonderland?
@@voornaam3191 balls of steel
Damn.. Did someone failed to catch you when you fell down the stairs? If Neo dodged the bullets in the matrix,
For you the bullet would just go over it like this joke.
@@voornaam3191
@@voornaam3191 they are emphasizing how brave they are
Someone doesnt know slangs@@voornaam3191
See these are the kind of shorts I like informative and interesting that actually answer the question. Not completely wasted time scrolling.
Allow me to add that thought to the comments. 😊
Wind turbines are programmed to shut down when wind chill reaches the threshold for essentially a worse possibility. Imagine that ice bomb being much larger and flying at over 200MPH. Or worse it breaks up and is basically an ice shotgun of unusual size!
The ball that you have to have for that job is crazy. I honestly really respect the people who do that.
Lol why no reset winch
Can you imagine the extra cost having to put a winch on every cable, up to like 300 per bridge
you serious bro?
You don't need that much just a one or 2 strong ones per colum you would need to attach some permanent hoops to guid the extra wires through tho@Zjdacu
Because this is a fix for a fuck up where you built the wrong type of bridge in a winter climate area
@@jonathankuyper6805wrong type of bridge...are you serious ?
So cool. Great short!!
Ice Technicians! Respect!😅
Another menace you don't find in the tropics😂
Yeah mate I live in Brisbane Australia (sub tropic) and this was new to me, it all makes sense though, but I do think incorporating something into the bridge design would cut down on employing maintenance crews,
@user-gu2cx1fm6d I live in the Midwest and didn’t know about this! Brisbane seems like a cool place to visit! 🇦🇺
@@supersandwich8967 yes it's very nice ,it was at one point voted as the best place in the world to live because of our warm summers and mild winters ,never dropping below 5°Celsius in July ( winter)with average January (summer) temperatures of around 32°Celsius ,
Hell yea I’m gonna try that!!! That’s cool winter rope work!!
Thank God we have people like this.
Same technology used for the cable connected to the floating city of Salem😉
Nope... I couldn't do the job. Great job y'all who do!
This is a crazy job.I'm shaking looking at it
USA: pounds per cubic foot
The world: 👁️👄👁️
Nah nah nah,
Video: pounds per cubic foot
USA: 🤨
The world: 👁️👄👁️
@@NoahCXXIII what? It makes sense to me
The world can use a calculator.
Did people just learn today that America frequently uses US Customary units?
Fck the world, we're in the US!
"pounds per cubic foot"
No sir, my foot is not cubic
They not only climb the bridge but they do it when it's covered in ice??? Mad respect!!!
Ice technician.
thank god we have such brave women who go out in those conditions, into places like that, to help make this world a little safer. 🙏🏻😭
That is both fuckin awesome and absolutely terrifying
You learn something new everyday 😮
Thank you for your work. Much appreciated
I was there for that. It was a design flaw but a wicked solution. Vancouver it is.
global warming was supposed to prevent ice
Family is from the Upper Peninsula. I always wondered how they kept the ice & snow off the Mackinaw Bridge. Thanks for the answer.
If you're not scared of heights, this is the most satisfying job ever lol
This is the most satisfying and terrifying job i've ever seen
Thats a tidbit of cool knowledge i never would've known was a thing. Neat! 🤯
Thank you workers for this incredible brave and life saving work. Blessings
I remember seeing a video saying that initially, to solve this problem, they would build the bride with built in heaters, but that costed too much and didn't implement them. Now they have to use the procedure shown in this video, which costs even more than the original project.
Mình thích cách jotaro xử lí stand này đúng thông minh mà còn làm mặt ngầu nữa
These cable cleaners have a strong Battle Angel Alita vibe.
Thank God for hard-working men.
No doubt, this is a very suitable job assigned to drones
The fact that ice bombs ARE ALWAYS READY TO FALL amazes me.😂😂😂
what an eerie fucking feeling. i’m sure it’s peaceful up there though
Damn, that looks a whole lot more fun than doing the same thing with the deck pitching.
This is actually quite interesting
Thank to service and tech people who keep our society running and safe
I had no idea! Neat.
Ice technician nice job title 😂😂
Living in Australia I have literally never once thought about the necessity for these, that it's someone's entire job ...
question
answer with the problem
answer with solution
conclusion
best video to ever help with my presentation 🔥
This seems so archaic. Why not have a smaller cable that pulls them back up? Or even a heating element on the cable to melt the ice. I feel like this is one of those things that when you look back, we'll say "damn, look at what we used to do".
As an Aussie, I’d love to see the harbour bridge covered in snow
Watching this in a heatwave is so chilling
I had ice from a power line come crashing down onto my windshield my first day back to work after a storm that basically trapped everyone at home for 10 days hit. I was so happy to be out driving home after my work day ended thinking how nice it was going to be to just drive to the store instead of taking an hour to walk less than quarter of a mile dragging sleds tied to our waist to drag our groceries home, how lovely to stop worrying about rationing firewood never knowing when a blackout would hit, in my own little bubble when smash, this long 2 inch thick ice branch smashed my windshield. Thank God I was at a stoplight so I didn't crash.
Man, what a cool job 😎
Good information. First time I heard about this.
Dam, this bridge reminded me of a snowy bridge in painkiller
That looks like fun.
I used to work with engineering crews doing radio work and in mountains would have ice that freezes sideways in winter. They'd get so heavy off the side that they would break loose in sunlight and drop, dropping like 100 lbs from hundreds of feet up on a radio tower and explode
Thanks for the knowledge.
I love how low tech it is, other than the automatic dropper. It’s just a chain and a carabiner
wow-had no idea. this is awesome. bet that job pays a good salary! ❤
Cool job !
Thats insane. Humans are amazing
"What do you do for a living"
"I reload bridges"
"What"
😮You have to lock the Bridge for finishing the Job. Or you may let the Cables do conduct a certain amount of Electric Power to melt Icy on them. Good luck to everyone.🎉❤😊
I never thought about a need for this. Interesting.
It’s so amazing that there are so many jobs that people don’t know about endless opportunities