The twist: OP is actually the one who twisted this into the wrong orientation in the first place
Comment on This manhole placement is more than mildly infuriating
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
Don't be lazy.
Get a cable tie or some tongs, pull it out, rotate 90 degrees, done.
sygnius@lemmy.world 6 months ago
There’s a risk that if you try to turn the square cover that the cover will fall into the hole. It’s really strange that it’s square and not round.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
It’s really strange that it’s square and not round.
It's not even slightly strange. These are incredibly common all across Europe and presumably the world.
The chance of it falling in the hole is zero unless you're trying to do it on purpose. Lift and slide, done.
zephr_c@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I’m pretty sure the reason is that the hole isn’t deep enough for it to matter. That’s nowhere near big enough to be a manhole.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
99% a cover for an inspection hole for the nearby drainpipe.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
I've worked in construction and renovations for years and do all my maintenance.
99% chance it's to service the nearby drainpipe.
As you say, it won't be particularly big.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
That’s not how geometry works
blargerer@kbin.social 6 months ago
Yes it is.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
Depends. The cover is resting on the inside lip which prevents moisture getting in. Ie. this cover is actually significantly bigger than the hole it's covering.
Eg. if this cover is 25x25, but it's covering a hole which is less than 18x18 (c=25.5), it'll be quite hard to drop the cover in.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
The problem is the hole is smaller than the cover. If they were the same size it would fall though
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
The cover is resting on the inside lip that's smaller than the outside lip, prevents moisture getting in, and probably small enough that this won't actually fall in easily if at all. Something like this:
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intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yes it is
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 6 months ago
Or do it to post a picture
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 months ago
But that wouldn’t be /c/mildlyinfuriating
qwertilliopasd@lemmy.world 6 months ago
easy peasy. just lift the 100 kilo chunk of iron with some tongs. /s
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
zephr_c@lemm.ee 6 months ago
If that were an actual manhole you’d be right, but its obviously not.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
Because 10lb is so heavy
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
They really aren’t that heavy. When I was little, maybe 5 or 6, me and my best friend went to a construction site (excavators and cranes, so cool), snuck around on there during off hours (probably super dangerous, but here I am) and took some metal hooks, made from that metal grid stuff they use often in construction.
We then went and opened the actual manhole covers in my backyard with them, and even climbed down there (not that interesting, basically a few meters deep, with a small open sewage line running at the bottom).
Long story short, two pre school boys could open them by themselves in the 90s