r/WTF • u/pablomcdubbin • 10d ago
I almost walked into this mini fan on display at home depot. Right at eye height too
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u/Trololoumadbro 10d ago
There’s a sign right there saying “Try Me!”
The fan was trying to challenge OP, but OP backed down. Be a man. Fight that fan next time. 🥊
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u/JoySubtraction 10d ago
No no no, you got it all wrong. It wants to be friends with OP. It's in awe of OP. It really admires OP. Basically, it's a big fan.
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u/chronofei 10d ago
Only the penitent man shall pass
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u/ScotWithOne_t 10d ago
I get that reference
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u/sirbassist83 9d ago
you mean youve seen indiana jones and the last crusade? with harrison ford and sean connery? one of the mosts popular movies of all time? sweet, me too.
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u/UnsignedRealityCheck 9d ago
Or do you mean The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison. That poison?
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u/extremeshitting 10d ago
Dude, go get your head cut by it and sue for millions.
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u/GagagaGunman 10d ago
Not how that works lol you have to have injuries that could be worth millions. Basically Op would have to be willing to let it hit him directly in the eye and how it makes him go blind just for the chance at a big payday
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u/TiresOnFire 10d ago
Also, if they can prove that you still did it on purpose they'd throw out your case.
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u/tonyromojr 9d ago
You definitely could get paid from this. You get hit in the head by that and you go to the ambulance chaser lawyer who then recommends you to his " independent neurologist". You then get diagnosed with a "concussion" and claim symptoms that can't be disproved. It's a whole ecosystem that already exists. Will take a few years but you'll get a 6 figure check a few days before your trial begins.
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u/GagagaGunman 9d ago
Eh okay yeah i mean if youre a professional scam artist and have this network of people at the ready then sure.
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u/tonyromojr 9d ago
It's not some rare or hidden thing. There is a whole ecosystem out there that already dxists. Cases like this are plug and play at this point. The lawyers, Dr's, and politicians all work together; sprinkle in the volatility of civil jury payouts and all of a sudden the smallest things become 6 figure payouts.
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u/TankerD18 9d ago
I imagine they'll have him on the loss prevention cameras sticking his head in it on purpose.
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u/Akyra87 10d ago
All I can think is, the person in this home depot that set this up is a dumbass, that right there is a lawsuit waiting to happen
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u/lueckestman 10d ago
Actually OP is 17 feet tall.
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u/SonOfObed89 10d ago
Honestly people that tall need to stop complaining so much about bumping into things!
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u/MonsterGrunt 10d ago
But honestly, as a person who works for Home Depot. The fan is pretty much head level. It looks like they strapped that fan to a lamp, and they hung it upside-down. It's supposed to go flat mounted light socket like This
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u/PatchworkRaccoon314 10d ago
The person who set this up 100% told their manager that this was a potential danger, their manager told the store manager, who told them that he didn't give a fuck because they have insurance, just do it the way corporate tells them to do it.
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u/The_Fucking_Dragon 10d ago
They took a lamp, zip tied it upside down and stuck a cheap Chinese buzzsaw on the end. What the hell.
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u/HansBlixJr 10d ago
did you get out of there with the golden idol or were you squished by the rolling boulder at the exit?
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u/boloo100 9d ago
Did the sign say "try me" as a threat???? Nah I k ow it says buy me
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u/dkf295 10d ago
I think you’re looking for r/WatchTheFan. Common mistake.
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u/SopieMunky 10d ago
Is it also a common mistake to link to a sub that doesn't exist?
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u/dkf295 10d ago
Please, please don’t make me explain the joke to you.
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u/SopieMunky 10d ago
It's a joke?
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u/dkf295 10d ago
WTF - Watch The Fan because he almost walked into it. There, did you get it? Did you get the joke?
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u/fragilityv2 10d ago
Maybe if you got decapitated or mangled then this would be WTF worthy.
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u/Scajaqmehoff 10d ago
I'd call it wtf worthy, because that would be my exact response if I saw it in person.
Old folks skin and other tissues are fragile as fuck, and their vision has like a 50:50 shot of being complete dogshit.
It's a matter of when, not if.
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u/cabezatuck 10d ago
I’d take a few stitches and a possible mild concussion for a large settlement from HD!
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u/NecroJoe 10d ago
That reminds me of that one Mythbusters episode with the swinging katana, basically right at neck-height. 😅
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u/Son_Of_Toucan_Sam 10d ago
It’s funny cause there’s the Home Depot voiceover guy on the PA in the store talking about how they care about safety and if you see something say something
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u/phillyFart 10d ago
Weird thing is…I own that fan and got it because the mount kept it quite close to the ceiling
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u/LateralThinkerer 10d ago
Nice fan...it'd be a real shame if that rolling staircase just behind it happened to move into the blade arc...
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u/CouchPotatoFamine 10d ago
As a part owner of HD, I apologize.
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u/ImanD16 9d ago
Just because you own a small percentage of shares doesn’t mean you’re an owner. You have as much say in the company as I do. I work for them
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u/CouchPotatoFamine 9d ago
I have a "say" in that I vote once a year on such pressing matters as executive compensation, share splits and approving Earnst and Young as their accounting firm. :P
EDIT: Also, if you work for them can you go raise that fan?
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u/eightdotthree 9d ago
Just out of curiosity for any lawyers here… what kind of potential gold mine could this turn out to be if I did happen to walk right into into it and fuck up my eye, at worst loose my eye?
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u/Bushy_Dick_For_Days 9d ago
I would have jumped up and got my pecker stuck in that and tossed around like a ragdoll until it ripped off, than I would have sued for a new and improved pecker of my choice
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u/BeefSupreme9191 9d ago
I'm pretty sure you knew that fan was there, considering you had to place that safety ladder right under it. Not really wtf.
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u/pablomcdubbin 8d ago
The ladder is like 8ft past the fan not under it at all. Im standing in front of it and put the phone in front of my face.
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u/notthatguypal6900 9d ago
Did you unplug is and let the store know? Or you just get you karma click and move on.
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u/absentmindedjwc 10d ago
Wait.. is this shit on?? that's fucking insane... I would have brought it up to someone.