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XorNot • yesterday at 9:47 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I just do a lot of DIY construction. Being able to lift even 100kg safely would be a game changer.

The trades would benefit enormously from such a thing.


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smalltorch • yesterday at 11:40 PM

I was just thinking trades wouldn't benifit that much. We have trucks and cranes and stuff.

What construction material weighs 100kg? All the stuff is made to be installed by a guy or two. Big stuff is hoisted with cranes, heavy concrete is pumped. A sheet of plywood is carried by one man, a cement block gets plopped 2 feet from where it needs installed one by one, doors and windows are a one man show.

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