How to use the stairs

gmc74 · 23K views · 2009 · 1:31

Open on YouTube

Satire & parodyArts & entertainment (other)comedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a joke or mild criticism of institutional safety culture at Los Alamos.

What it is

A short Los Alamos National Laboratory safety video on how to use stairs, including handrail advice in a music-video style. It was posted as an example of government spending.

Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2014 to 2020.

What Hacker News said

Critical yoloswagins · 2017-06 · on “A Critical Problem: Safety at Los Alamos”

Incredibly irresponsible, and exceedingly hypocritical. Before you can start work, Los Alamos National Labs requires an inordinate amount of safety training. Despite two weeks of videos like this [1], managers think it's ok to make their reports risk the fate of Slotin. [1] [this video]