Drama in /r/DIY when a user shows off a party bunker he spent a lot of time and money on. Other users point out that it may be a death trap

[u/ihatedogs2]

Canada, eh?

User in /r/bestof reports OP to the police. "Yes, let's invade people's personal lives out of self-righteousness. Class act."

There's cellphone reception, but...

Edit: Why didn't he just keep the bunker above ground?

Edit 2: The plot thickens! It turns out the container was previously used to store toxic chemicals!

[u/NightTickler]

OP add this. The shipping container was used to store toxic chemicals.

https://www.reddit.com/r/diy/comments/5uo176/_/ddwvcx8

[u/ihatedogs2 → u/NightTickler]

Wow. Added af.

[u/atree_in_a_forest]

This guy frequently posts about how he maintains privacy on the Internet (but still seems to use either Chrome or Firefox making his efforts useless but I digress...) and someone managed to find him and report him to the local PD.

That's fantastic.

[u/ihatedogs2 → u/atree_in_a_forest]

Wow he actually did tho

[u/Vbarb]

The only people who got here are my close friends, suing each other because someone fell will not happen

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[u/ihatedogs2 → u/Vbarb]

Don't you know? True friends will forgive you even if you literally try to murder them!

[u/Rivka333]

The only people who got here are my close friends, suing each other because someone fell will not happen, otherwise I'd have 10 lawsuits by now already (not bunker related).

It's really sad that he thinks being sued by his friend is the only potential bad outcome, and doesn't seem to consider an injury to a friend as a bad thing in and of itself.

And 10? He's caused 10 sue-worthy injuries? He doesn't think that fact is a good reason to mistrust his judgment about safety matters?

[u/ihatedogs2 → u/Rivka333]

Nah dude who needs empathy when you have money?

[u/[deleted]]

What is the point of this thing? Is he such a hearty partier that he has to do it underground? The entire thing just seems needlessly pointless. Like he just wanted to bury something huge.

He obviously has the money and at least some knowledge of how to build something. Why not just build a party room shed thingy with soundproof walls above ground?

[u/ihatedogs2 → u/[deleted]]

But he already answered that /s

[u/[deleted]]

Damn the images were removed. I wonder what it looked like

[u/ihatedogs2 → u/[deleted]]

Like this.

[u/SpoopySkeleman]

Reminds me of the guy whose r/diy post was just him demolishing a load-bearing wall in the middle of his house. Honestly I'm surprised we haven't seen any headlines like "Redditor dies in horrific, low-budget contracting accident"

[u/Carbon_Rod]

you essentially recreated the gas chambers at Auschwitz, except those had stairs to enter.

[u/KillerPotato_BMW]

I've been meaning to put a fire extinguisher in there, I even bought one, but never carried it down. It's now in place.

Oh, good. Nothing to worry about here now.

[u/myassholealt]

The whole safety as a way of life has got everyone so high strung about this sort of stuff.

Darn people and they're not wanting themselves or others to die.

As much as I feel bad for the people who put in a lot of effort and thought they did something amazing and are eager to show it off, reading comments that rip DIYers to shreds for fucking up is one of the best things on Reddit. Particularly if the OP is being obstinate.

[u/DoshmanV2]

Im gonna have to put in a small AC for the summer, as its a bit stuffy when its +30 outside.

Holy shit this guy is going to fucking die

ED:

yeah, but I want [ladder cap]s with embossed dickbutt in each one.....

Priorities

[u/Not_A_Doctor__]

I'm a bit claustrophobic and could feel it building as I looked through the album.

I would decline an invitation.

[u/[deleted]]

I first saw this when the top comment made bestof, and even then before I read his comment and I was looking through the pictures my brain kept saying, "this is not safe. This is not safe at all".

And then I see that guy lay it out clear as day and people try to crap on what he's telling the dude as if he doesn't know what he's talking about...

[u/Billlington]

This is some great Reddit. There are people defending him passionately for no clear reason. Why? These people don't know him, they have no stake in the outcome of this at all, the safety issues have been explained clearly (and they should have been obvious in the first place) but people are getting RILED trying to defend him.

[u/CrassHoppr]

It would have been nice if he had come to Reddit before he built the thing.
I remember long ago on the SA forums, someone started their own project like this. Everyone told him it was a terrible idea and bought him an avatar of his hole caving in on himself. Sometimes these ideas seem so good in your head but unless you pass them by others you will never find out how terrible they are until it is too late.

[u/Circle_Breaker]

I wish I had disposable income.

[u/Ughable]

You know most detractors mentioned fire and carbon monoxide dangers, but not a damn person brought up Radon. Those shipping containers are not sealed, and he would be dropping it down with no radon seal. That's the shit that will really kill you. Not just make you think your party sarcophagus was haunted and that the code inspectors were out to get you, but give you real bad cancer.

edit: Nevermind, some brought up radon after I had stopped checking it.

[u/[deleted]]

deleted ^0.2782.

[u/handsupamazing]

Yes, healthcare in Canada is free. It's not a pass to be a complete and total dipshit though, especially when it comes to endangering the lives of your friends.

Anyone see that documentary about James Arthur Ray? The guy who was a motivational speaker and was trying to help people become more enlightened in a sweat lodge ceremony and ended up killing three of them?

Yeah, this sounds like we're in for part two of that.