84 March 2019 _ PopularMechanics.com ILLUSTRATIONS BY JAN FEINDT
Wh a t’s Wr o n g wi th Th i s Pi c t u r e?
There are at least seven errors in the way these guys are using a ladder.
Identify as many as you can and email them to us at [email protected]
with the subject line “Ladder Safety.” We’ll run the answers in the May issue.LADDER SAFETYANSWERS:- Chainsaw is above head•Cut is too high
- Open-toed shoes•No ear/eye protection
- No back notch•Escape path is blocked
- There’s a cat up there.
Our favorite list of mistakes came
courtesy of Joe Courtney in Hermiston,
Oregon: “According to Charles Darwin,
absolutely nothing.”TOTAL RESPONSES 749
ITEMS ON MOST
NITPICKY LIST 32
PLAID-HATERS 18WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE LAST ONE? ANSWERS TO NOVEMBER’S CHAINSAW SAFETY