jetjordan t1_jcwkbyk wrote on March 20, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Reply to comment by EatYourCheckers in Found this Picture of my Grandfather Working in Chicago in the 70s by Agzraider15

Also no ear protection. Cutting steel pipe with a chop saw is loud as hell. How deaf is/was this guy?

jetjordan t1_iz4hxvz wrote on December 6, 2022 at 12:28 PM

Reply to comment by D1ddyKon9 in How stunt woman guarantees perfect timing by longhegrindilemna

I think honestly it just hurts. That and if done correctly you dont really know when it's coming. We had a dead man and a stair roll one day and our guys joking fought over the stair roll.

jetjordan t1_iz39ke2 wrote on December 6, 2022 at 3:27 AM

Reply to How stunt woman guarantees perfect timing by longhegrindilemna

Not about timing so much as creating the illusion of impact and the halting of momentum.

Source: worked closely with stuntmen for years. Fun fact, they HATED doing this.