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[–] 109 points 2 years ago (8 children)

The forklift moving the goalposts just broke the sound barrier.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Which is wild because forklifts really can't go much faster than a brisk jogging pace. Not unless you strap a rocket to it. Coincidentally Rocket Propelled Forklift is my new band name

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    The forklifts at the sawmill I worked at went much faster than jogging pace usually, maybe 30km/h while loaded? Unloaded they of course can go quicker but safety and all. I think at jogging pace things would back up quickly at a decent sized sawmill.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    That may not have been a forklift, but a piece of industrial equipment that looks and acts much like a forklift while not technically fulfilling all of the forklift checkboxes

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Did you just move the goalposts on the definition of a forklift that moves goalposts?

    Well done.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I actually laughed at that and had to explain this to my bewildered wife.

    But there actually is a difference between forklifts and other powered industrial equipment that you also forks on. Logging and sawmill operations usually need more versatility than a forklift can offer and their forked equipment is usually closer to farm equipment than anything else.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Ha. Yeah, I went for the joke, but I actually used to work for a construction equipment rental company, and one of our common items was material handlers (i.e. boom forklifts). All that to say, I've driven one before!

    But I stand by the joke. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope your wife did too.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Huh I didn't realize that was a thing but after some googling it appears forklifts rarely go over 18mph. I'm guessing it was more on the industrial equipment side since they were only for moving the piles of cut lumber around, but they may have only gone up to 30kph in the yard too and I just never realized. Thanks for helping me learn something new.

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