…to defeat…chronic back pain. Or something like that. Yesterday, the MagAO-X team partook in rigging and crane safety training (or craining for short).
“Why do we need a blog post about rigging? I just don’t get it!” ~ Anonymous MagAO-X Team Member
Fair point, anonymous group member. However, plenty of excitement occurs during crainings.
I have included a list of famous crane operators below:
- Tony Ullakko (former world champion crane operator)
- Katie Kelleher (top 100 women in construction and owner of katiecranes.com)
- Tom Gordon (former crane operator at 1 World Trade Center)
- Jared Males
Our craining day began with Maggie modeling the iconic Sketcher’s work boot.
We then embarked on a drive up to Mt. Hopkins where a few of us had an in-depth discussion on life, interpersonal relationships, and the critically acclaimed film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.
I forgot to take a picture depicting the conversations in question, so here’s an image of the observatory sign that I took.
Our craining got off to an exhilarating start. Below, Katie and Eden can be seen reacting to a sling failure compilation.
Our craining also featured a GMT cameo and a thorough sling inspection.
Following our craining, we got an MMT(our) of the facilities!
Finally, we engaged in some hands-on rigging training…
…and inspected the adaptive secondary mirror.
Thus concludes the first ever MagAO-X craining session!
Song of the Day:
Men Without Hats-Safety Dance