As I was watching this video, I couldn’t help but think about how easy it is for somebody working at a globe factory to lose an extremity or a limb. There are so many press machines in the process of creating a globe that it just looks like one split-second mistake could cost somebody a lot of pain. [via]
Then again, I’m sure that these people are very skilled at what they do (I mean, they must be since I reckon the pieces must fit together very precisely). Anyway, check out the video because I think it’ll give you a new appreciation for the globe.
By the way, does anybody still use a globe nowadays? I can’t remember the last time I used one.
Globes are big and basically useless. They’re only good these days for teaching kids that the world is round. For anyone else, a flat paper-sized map will probably suffice. Google Earth is also a practical globe, and it’s a lot more fun to play with, too.
My cousins remind me whenever I’m near their globe that I was the one who peeled off its equator.
I used to work in a factory that used heavy presses. You never see anyone’s hands when the machinery comes down in this video. My guess is they have something similar to what I’ve operated which is 2 buttons about 3-4 feet apart. They have to be pressed simultaneously for the machine to activate and since they’re so far apart you have to use both hands to press the buttons, thus keeping your hands free from being pulverized. But there’s always somebody smart (dumb) enough to figure out how to injure themselves.