• slazer2au@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Not seeing anything wrong here. 3 points of contact, spotter holding the ladder. Passes in my book.

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        10 months ago

        Applying pressure to the top at that angle might be outside the design parameters of the ladder so its possible it could fail or fold at the top depending on the design. I can’t imagine the ladder is particularly heavy but the legs dangling is also added unsupported load affixed to the top. Also as other people noted the railing doesn’t look particularly stable.

        All that said, this is like the perfect case scenario for a handle extension.

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          10 months ago

          The stepladder itself is certainly strong enough to hold his weight even in a weird orientation. What’s more likely to happen is his foot sliding off the angled steps and splitting his nutsack open on the next step when he falls on it, and then the stepladder falling over sideways and him tumbling down the stairs with a broken nutsack and/or neck.