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It ain't stupid if it works
Unless it's this
Maxim 43: If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're lucky.
You forgot the bylaw: if you strap it down, tuck on the straps and in unison say "yup, that's not going anywhere", then your project can't fail.
They did strap the lift to the flotation device. So long as they remembered the sacred incantation, it's no longer stupid, reckless, or an OSHA violation.
OSHA moment
the seventy maxims of maximally effective mercenaries?
"If it's stupid but works, it wasn't stupid" doesn't apply to safety or security.
Well no one died the first 3 times
Well, that's what I said, just with an attempt at humor