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<blockquote data-quote="Donnie Evans" data-source="post: 34399" data-attributes="member: 129">Re: So, what are some warning signs that a stage may be unsafe?Trying not to make a topic swerve here, but in the events of this recent trajedy, this thought crossed my mind and may be the dumbest thought or question of rigging ever, but now that Tim has made this remark, I must ask.&nbsp; Is there not a way to rig these super stages with guys in a manner that in the event of failure, the stage will always collapse in one certian direction? i.e.- away from innocent bystanders?Or should I re-phrase that to say, can these stages be rigged with guy wires so that they are always stronger in the direction away from the crowd.&nbsp; I know there are still musicians and roadies and techs all behind stage also and I&#039;m not saying they should be an any place more unsafe than anyone else.&nbsp; But with the general mass of people that is standing out front of these things it would make sense that there should be no way it should ever fall forward unless due to some freak failure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Donnie Evans, post: 34399, member: 129"] Re: So, what are some warning signs that a stage may be unsafe? Trying not to make a topic swerve here, but in the events of this recent trajedy, this thought crossed my mind and may be the dumbest thought or question of rigging ever, but now that Tim has made this remark, I must ask. Is there not a way to rig these super stages with guys in a manner that in the event of failure, the stage will always collapse in one certian direction? i.e.- away from innocent bystanders? Or should I re-phrase that to say, can these stages be rigged with guy wires so that they are always stronger in the direction away from the crowd. I know there are still musicians and roadies and techs all behind stage also and I'm not saying they should be an any place more unsafe than anyone else. But with the general mass of people that is standing out front of these things it would make sense that there should be no way it should ever fall forward unless due to some freak failure. [/QUOTE]

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