modern people just tend to be in bad shape from static office jobs and overeating low quality food. these people who worked at heights building bridges were aware that they had to be careful and sure footed. also you can tell they are all reasonably fit, which makes balance much more natural
I guess there’s a bit of selection there as well. If you’ve managed to not kill yourself for a year or so, you probably know what you’re doing. It’s not that there weren’t deaths, it was just expected that some wouldn’t learn the job well enough to continue doing it.
modern people just tend to be in bad shape from static office jobs and overeating low quality food. these people who worked at heights building bridges were aware that they had to be careful and sure footed. also you can tell they are all reasonably fit, which makes balance much more natural
I guess there’s a bit of selection there as well. If you’ve managed to not kill yourself for a year or so, you probably know what you’re doing. It’s not that there weren’t deaths, it was just expected that some wouldn’t learn the job well enough to continue doing it.
Seems to be a recurring theme with historic workplace photos: