That stuff's so strong we use it for skid plates (armor) under UTVs these days. Some people tear it off and replace with metal because ew plastic, but you don't have to. It really works.
I wonder how well that'd work on my offroad vehicle..
I guess its nice because you can use like 1/2"+ thick plates without adding hundreds of pounds, so even if its weaker then steel per inch, its much more durable per pound?
I don't think they make HDPE (or UHMV) skid plates for full size vehicles like Jeeps. A cursory google search didn't come up with anything. You can make your own of course. Anyway UTVs are generally lighter, my off roader is something like 1600 lbs dry weight and everything, engine, transmission, oil pan, differentials, etc is above the frame so it's all inherently better protected even before adding armor.
I made UHMW skids for my ~3500lb rock buggy. Just have a thin metal backer or enough tube support so that the sheet doesn’t deform under load. I used 3/4” thick UHMW but I’ve heard of others using 1/2” without issue
It works great, the sheets are super slippery if you get bellied out or end up sliding past a jagged rock
Yeah, 3/4" is a bit much but I get pretty crazy when 4 wheeling - I've had the full weight of the buggy on my side panels more times than I can count and they're still holding strong without any dents or deformation. Plus having UHMW that thick means I can countersink the mounting bolts flush with the material so nothing sticks out.
Here's a good photo showing the belly and side skids and the abuse they take: https://imgur.com/FCqSYTX
It kind of looks like a polypropylene plastic(what fast food cups are made out of) they extrude it out into a sheet then run the sheet into a machine to make the cups. It wouldn't really fold flat on itself but have a curve like that and was pretty slippery.
Lexan, polycarbonate sheet. I did the same thing trying to break an old sign face in half to load it in the truck after replacing it. That stuff is strong af, just bounces doesn't break. It put me on my ass, my boss laughed, I laughed, it was hilarious 😂 😃
I have to crush up large round duct a lot of the time and I always envision this happening to me. Gotta anchor one hand on something and transfer weight without moving much- so all lower body or bear stomp as I call it
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I love the blue shirt guy slams his hand on the ground after he falls. He musta got a kick out of it
Dude's laughing at how dumb he was.
Which is counterintuitively a sign of intelligence.
Holy shit I must be a genius
Been there.
Done that.
Can relate 100%
He's tapping out in defeat
He's laughing.
"The funny part of the video made me laugh" type of comment lmao
I see it on YouTube constantly
Who else is watching in 2025?
Or when all the comments are "As a professional fart sniffer of 69yrs this video is clearly displaying the poorest technique known to man."
Hi YouTube 👋
"I see it on YouTube constantly" is crazy 💀
I clicked off after the fall and the comment was the only reason I went back to see the reaction
man really said ‘update this bug IMMEDIATELY'
I think they tried it again after this.
Practice makes perfect
Just needed more alcohol
This was the second attempt actually
Synchronized falling!
Finally, a sport I might be good at!
As pioneered by these guys!
Well I mean ... they had the rug pulled from underneath them ... literally :|
That is one strong material. Any captain who might know what that thing is?
I'd guess HDPE sheet. I wrap 1000 lb + logs with HDPE sheets and pull them with my dozer. Abrasion resistant, flexible, and very slippery.
Is there a reason to stomp it like that? Like break it into two?
I guess they tried to fold yeah
+1 to this, UHMWPE is also quite slippery. it's commonly used where surfaces slide against each other. we use it for woodworking jigs.
That stuff's so strong we use it for skid plates (armor) under UTVs these days. Some people tear it off and replace with metal because ew plastic, but you don't have to. It really works.
I wonder how well that'd work on my offroad vehicle..
I guess its nice because you can use like 1/2"+ thick plates without adding hundreds of pounds, so even if its weaker then steel per inch, its much more durable per pound?
I don't think they make HDPE (or UHMV) skid plates for full size vehicles like Jeeps. A cursory google search didn't come up with anything. You can make your own of course. Anyway UTVs are generally lighter, my off roader is something like 1600 lbs dry weight and everything, engine, transmission, oil pan, differentials, etc is above the frame so it's all inherently better protected even before adding armor.
I made UHMW skids for my ~3500lb rock buggy. Just have a thin metal backer or enough tube support so that the sheet doesn’t deform under load. I used 3/4” thick UHMW but I’ve heard of others using 1/2” without issue
It works great, the sheets are super slippery if you get bellied out or end up sliding past a jagged rock
3/4" is insane, but I don't know much about rock buggies. That's a whole other level of 4 wheeling that I'm not looking to get into.
Yeah, 3/4" is a bit much but I get pretty crazy when 4 wheeling - I've had the full weight of the buggy on my side panels more times than I can count and they're still holding strong without any dents or deformation. Plus having UHMW that thick means I can countersink the mounting bolts flush with the material so nothing sticks out.
Here's a good photo showing the belly and side skids and the abuse they take: https://imgur.com/FCqSYTX
It kind of looks like a polypropylene plastic(what fast food cups are made out of) they extrude it out into a sheet then run the sheet into a machine to make the cups. It wouldn't really fold flat on itself but have a curve like that and was pretty slippery.
You mean those super thin plastic fast food cups that break if you squeeze them slightly the wrong way?
Yea. Sheets will change shape and strength after molding.
After being thinned out and turned into a completely different material, maybe.
Why would you extrude plastic into a sheet only to have to extrude it into a much thinner sheet to make plastic cups?
The simple answer is you wouldn't, and that's not that kind of plastic.
The sheet goes into the mold hot and the cups thermo formed about 60 at a time then you stamp the cups out of the sheet.
https://youtu.be/1lRkWBJ2Tdk?si=_qpD4JtcsE3mRNZ1
That's a pretty fucking cool video, and not at all how I expected those to be formed.
Lexan, polycarbonate sheet. I did the same thing trying to break an old sign face in half to load it in the truck after replacing it. That stuff is strong af, just bounces doesn't break. It put me on my ass, my boss laughed, I laughed, it was hilarious 😂 😃
That's what I was thinking. This is a great endorsement of that material, whatever it is.
Captain?
It's probably lexan for a sign face. Some of them are acrylic, which will break the way they tried it, and lexan will just throw you like that
It looks like an aluminum sheet. If it is it’s usually bent, crimped, shaped etc with an aluminum break.
Better than synchronized swimming, synchronized falling
When the safety meeting is about what you did yesterday
Like a scene from Home Alone.
<Slams hand on ground> "Oooo, I'm gonna get that kid. Sazzle frazzle."
The older guy: “dang it boy, we fell again* and slams his hand on the floor let’s try again
Wtf they’re trying to do
Fold or break it, based on their tactics
Yah got it
Giving me home alone vibes
It looks like a 3 stooges episode.
they were in sync when they fell :D
That synchronized dive
r/AccidentalSlapstick
You know damn well those two are just LAUGHING 🤣
a core memory for them
And that folks is why OH&S is so steadily employed
How synchronized they are!
I’m going to give that a 9.3
sounds about just right on richter scale?😅
Like father like son
Face first, 10 out of 10 and thanks for playing.
Karpet of Karma. Abuse it and it will retaliate l
I fought the plastic and the plastic won.
...now let's do it again
this will sound perfect in donkey's voice from shrek😅
I'm actually having a moment of inspiration while watching this
as a dutch proverb says (butchered in translation)
shared suffering is half suffering
R/looneytuneslogic
Lmfao “let’s do it again!”
10 out of 10 for the double dive!
At least they learned something new . 😃
Synchronized falling
Sheet 1 synchronised people -2
Everyone has a plan until they get smacked in the mouth via a sheet of plastic- Mike Tyson (maybe)
when u and your friend have a PhD in bakchodi
Hindsight always is 20/20
Always two of them ... A master and it's apprentice
Smart
that hurts really 😬🫣
Was it really a Friday??
Testing out the first multi-person chankla avoidance system.
Prime source for /r/reallifedoodles
TGIF! 😂
Oh look, a penny
Harry and Marv will never learn their lesson.
The "recoil" from their first step should be reason enough not to stand on top of it
They both laughing, almost as hard as me
Should have used goats.
Holy shit I would have been out of commission the rest of the day.
I'd be laughing so hard. And then when the video is shown to me, I'd laugh even more. That shit would be my phone lockscreen.
Imagine every time I swipe to unlock, me and my mate face plant in unison. Fuuuuck so good.
dasurv hahaha
That is compressed acrylic for signage. Super flexible. You can’t just snap it like that
I have to crush up large round duct a lot of the time and I always envision this happening to me. Gotta anchor one hand on something and transfer weight without moving much- so all lower body or bear stomp as I call it
Both got their heads, the younger guy had TBI now ffs.
Gold medal synchronized diving
The Two Stooges
10/10 for synchronization.
Why are they even trying that? Total disaster waiting to happen.
Dupont et Dupond !
Green shirts head boucned damn
Nuck nuck
What in the Home Alone 🤣🤣
Been there done that
wow
Both their heads went “boink.”
Home alone ah fall
Black totally sabotaged them there. I wouldnt even be mad though. Thats too funny.
Polycarbonate ?