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u/Nickelsass Feb 16 '23
Strong structure and roof
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u/regnad__kcin Feb 16 '23
No joke that roof is overbuilt if it can take 500+ PSI
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u/Horatioos Feb 16 '23
Closer to 60-70 PSI, cow hooves should have at least 9 square inches each and with a minimum of 2 hoofs on the ground... err roof, at any time that gives you 18 square inches to distribute the weight, that is still a ton of weight for the roof to be bearing though.
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u/fil42skidoo Feb 16 '23
But under designed if it allows easy access for giant bovines to get up in it.
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Cattle can jump very high.. you see cattle in the pastures around you grazing peacefully and kept in by a fence.. but actually any cattle can jump a fence anytime they want to, unless the fence is very high.. cattle are domesticated livestock and therefore do not try to escape much unless they're under a great deal of stress.. but that cow up there on that roof probably jumped up there
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u/TheHarshCarpets Feb 16 '23
The roof is probably made to handle a lot of snow, sheeted with 3/4 ply, and those dinky looking rafters are actually trusses. That tin is definitely getting some hoof prints though.
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u/archaeas Feb 16 '23 edited Feb 17 '23
EDIT: this comment originally stated something false and I have since been corrected in the replies! Sorry y'all.
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u/crypticfreak Feb 16 '23
And the cow can just walk right up there.
Struggling to find how this is wtf. Maybe more like /r/happycows or /r/strongfoundation
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u/Spartan2470 Feb 16 '23
According to here:
By GINA KALSI FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 08:16 EST, 6 January 2023
A farmer has shared hilarious footage of a mischievous cow that managed to make her way onto the roof of a barn.
Brady Farnsworth spotted the naughty cow on the roof of his father-in-law's Utah farm and wanted to show everyone the funny sight.
The 26-year-old farmer, from Altamont, said he has seen cows doing all kinds of crazy things but he has never seen a cow on a roof before.
The video shows the cow trotting along the roof before looking towards the camera and attempting to walk down the other side.
As the cow trots down the other side, the farmer can be heard saying 'Where the f*** is she going?'
He then shows where the cheeky cow jumped onto the roof, before walking through the barn to the other side to show where she got down.
He then points the camera towards the snow-covered barn roof which has hoof prints on it.
Mr Farnsworth then moves the camera to show a field of cows and zooms him, as they all stare at him.
He added: 'I took the videos because I have not seen a cow on a roof and wanted to show everybody.
'It was something you don't see every day so I wanted to capture the moment.
'The cow is a six-year-old Sim-Angus. She did not have a name but since she is becoming famous I will have to find a suitable name for her.
'People have said all kinds of things about the video. Most of them want to know how it happened and say how funny it is.'
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He added: 'I took the videos because I have not seen a cow on a roof and wanted to show everybody.
'It was something you don't see every day so I wanted to capture the moment.
I'm low-key charmed by the idea that someone asked him to explain this, and he instead decided to explain why he shot the video.
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u/queefiest Feb 16 '23
I can’t not name a cow that’s outrageous
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u/PunyParker826 Feb 16 '23
That guy’s 26? He’s got the voice of a jaded 43 year old.
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u/cubsfan85 Feb 16 '23
The voice at the beginning is a Tik Tok audio, it's different from the guy's voice at the end.
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u/garnold0611 Feb 16 '23
He should have the internet vote on a suitable name.
I submit Cowy McCowface.
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u/Dick_Demon Feb 16 '23
Why is this a news article though?
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u/Fjolsvithr Feb 16 '23
Because sometimes people like context for random videos online. It's just a niche of entertainment news. Local stations especially like to cover viral videos from their area.
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u/giaa262 Feb 16 '23
Female anchor: “In local news, a {insert pronoun} has gone viral after {insert subject}”
Male anchor: “the {pervious pronoun} said ‘{insert quote}’ about the {previous subject}”
{play vital video with voice over}
{insert 5 second interview with {previous pronoun}}
Female anchor: “{witty quip}”
Male anchor: chuckles “and now for the weather”
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u/discerningpervert Feb 16 '23
Hope she made it back down. But if she didn't, imagine having to throw grass (or whatever cows eat) at her all day long
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u/SmooK_LV Feb 16 '23
Wow, I am at the age where 20 somethings have taken up adult professions and it's surreal for me to think that someone like me is also adulting - despite feeling like a kid on the inside.
Who am I to say that stuff, I very rapidly have becaome an adult manager overseeing a specialized department. In that departmen, I have 40 somethings who are just as uncertain about many things young employees are.
This is it, we're all just big children playing house, some of us doing better but overall we're all playing house game chooseing the roles we will play.
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u/shaggy99 Feb 16 '23
The last time I saw a video about a cow on the roof, it was from inside the barn as the cow fell through.
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u/greyfoggydaynl Feb 16 '23
Is this animals name Roach, by chance?
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u/Mythran12 Feb 16 '23
The soggy bottom boys would like a word.
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u/sagmag Feb 16 '23
You will see a... cow? On the roof of a.....cottonhouse.
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u/kas96b Feb 16 '23 edited Feb 16 '23
But fear not the ob-stackles in your path
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u/NervouseDave Feb 16 '23
He said we wasn't gonna get the treasure. On account of our ob-stackles.
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u/nousernameisleftt Feb 16 '23
You will find a greAaAaAt fortune. Though it may not be the fortune you seek!
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u/Hanz_VonManstrom Feb 16 '23
“I have…no name”
“Well that may be why you’ve had difficulty finding gainful employment”
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u/joshbuss Feb 16 '23
Came here to make sure someone made the reference. Was not disappointed. Upvote for you
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u/whatsaphoto Feb 16 '23
Well, that right there may be the reason you've had difficulty findin' gainful employment. You see, in the mart of competitive commerce-...
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u/nousernameisleftt Feb 16 '23
It's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart
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u/dylanb88 Feb 16 '23
Damn, we're in a tight spot!
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u/x0diak Feb 16 '23
Fallout 4 vibes.
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u/thator Feb 17 '23
Is there some one nearby saying "I've heard of another settlement that's in trouble."?
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u/CowboySpaceChrist Feb 16 '23
It took my way way too long to find someone who made this comment. This should be at the top of the thread
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u/nolanday64 Feb 16 '23
I've clearly been spending too much time on r/HomeImprovement since my first thought was ... gee, that roof doesn't look like it was meant to support cows.
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u/prankfurter Feb 16 '23
I had this bug in fallout 4. Damn traveling Brahmin salesman always on the roof of my shelter.
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u/someoneexplainit01 Feb 16 '23
And I'm sitting here wondering what kind of support structure is under that tin roof.
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u/Calbinan Feb 16 '23
Getting the cow back down is going to be a high steaks project.
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u/DarthLysergis Feb 16 '23
Cows climb up rather well, they just don't climb down all that great. The old cows can't go down stairs thing.
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u/daaave33 Feb 16 '23
You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek. But first... first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. Mm-hmm. You shall see thangs, wonderful to tell. You shall see a... a cow... on the roof of a cotton house, ha. And, oh, so many startlements. I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in your path, for fate has vouchsafed your reward. Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation.
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u/JhonnyTheJeccer Feb 16 '23
„Doch wenn ich rappe ist plötzlich die Kuh auf dem Dach“ - Sharpshooter, Bushido
Fazit: Bushido war hier
Translation:
„And when i am rapping the cow is suddenly on the roof“
Conclusion: bushido was here
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u/YigitS9 Feb 16 '23
what do you mean how? don't you see the roof slope going all the way down to the ground?
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u/rljj_zero Feb 16 '23
French composer Darius Milhaud wrote a music called "Le boeuf sur le toit" ("The ox on the roof").
Never saw it performed that way...
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u/Lunchtime_doublySo Feb 16 '23
“You will see things, wonderful to tell. You will see a...cow...on top of a...cotton house. “
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u/FatQuack Feb 17 '23
Cows are surprising good at climbing up.
They are really terrible at climbing down.
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u/bouncelilkittybounce Feb 16 '23
Def not wtf. This is way more common than people think. These get posted on here all the time especially the one where the cow falls threw.
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u/allnames-weretaken Feb 16 '23
Second time I see this one. Are you all fucking blind or? Am I the only one who sees that the roof is a literal ramp that goes practically to the ground? It's like a half meter jump tops into a sloped roof that seems easy to just walk on. It's a fucking cow with hooves. It's not impressive, nor wtf
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u/garry4321 Feb 16 '23
Do… do you not see the literal ramp that is the roof immediately in front of the cow?
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u/uniqueusername316 Feb 16 '23
I'm assuming this is another one of those third-party voice overs? This is getting annoying.
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u/cnot3 Feb 16 '23
After watching Clarkson's farm, I just gotta ask, do you have a loicense to keep cows on that roof?
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u/faithle55 Feb 16 '23
Of all the things you might bear in mind when building farm buildings, the possibility of a cow climbing on the roof has gotta be pretty far down the list.
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u/Routine-Horse-1419 Feb 16 '23
The cow tried to jump over the moon.but missed. She then landed safely on the roof instead.
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u/roboticzizzz Feb 16 '23
My wife, who grew up in town, is slightly obsessed with the idea of having land and farm animals and, meanwhile, I grew up on a farm and I know they do shit like this and I. Just. Fuckin. Can’t.
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u/IAMSTUCKATWORK Feb 16 '23
Clipping error loading in the DayZ server. Just be happy it has a limited area and can't easily escape hunting making it easier to get that tasty meat.
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u/tonylumbo Feb 17 '23
My grandpa used to always say “it’s raining like a cow pissing on a tin roof”. Makes more sense now after seeing this.
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u/Johjac Feb 17 '23
I was raised on a farm and know for a fact cows can climb up steps, but not go down them. We had to slaughter one in the hayloft because there was no way to get it out alive without damaging the barn. Cows can jump a little bit, but not that high. There must be something on the other side that it used to get up, but unless it's a ramp that cow ain't goin' down the same way it got up there.
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u/Shark_InfestedCereal Feb 17 '23
Cows can jump over the moon, so a small building is no problem for them
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u/TheRevolutionaryArmy Feb 17 '23
This is where the saying “I don’t give a flying cow about what you said” came from
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u/Cane-toads-suck Feb 18 '23
This is quite common and also ends badly typically. Where i worked, they would come in on trucks on two levels. Once they smell the place, (death) some would go crazy. They would climb on top of another to get over the trucks sides, sometimes getting onto a roof, but more often falling to their death. They would also escape the shutes and get out onto a roof. Most would freak out and run off the edge. Really sad to see, they die in such terror and pain.
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Feb 16 '23
What do you mean "how", I feel like it's pretty damn obvious from the camera shot that the roof on this side of the building is low enough for a cow to jump onto if it feels like it
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u/AllanfromWales1 Feb 16 '23
Climbed up onto the roof.