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    Vodka vs Rubbing alcohol

    I have heard to use Vodka to deodorize and kill bacteria in costumes, Would rubbing alcohol also work, or is there something about vodka that makes it work better?
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    Why rooster?

    In my experience, "yoking out" is the yoke level with the ground, and "rooster" is pointing strait up.
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    Laser pointer - ground riggers

    I think OP wants a pen laser to point out where he is talking about and not a self plumbing laser.
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    Fall Protection No-No

    From my understanding, when working in a lift, OSHA doesn't want you clipping off to anything outside the lift. Edit: I see someone else has already said this
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    Career Advice Event Safety Degrees?

    I think any specific cert in our industry is more a cert for being knowledgeable and experienced like the ETCP... I can't think of any class that really would carry much weight without at least a few years working in the industry...
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    lanyard for this?

    A lot of E-tape.
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    Reverse Turnbuckle?

    Why can't you rig anything to the ceiling?
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    DMX Merger / Splitter

    So I understand why one would want a splitter, but what application would one need a merger?
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    Rigging Question (Tieing off a line set)

    Maybe my understanding of how they are used is flawed, but how do they do this?
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    When to say no...

    I was in charge of a high school theater as staff and when we rented it out I knew what they rented and if they wanted to use other things I told them it would cost them more to rent, and it would eat into time to do other things, usually if you present the option as a "you can have this or that...
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    Moving to Stock Steel Pieces

    Why are you going to steel for this?
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    Aerial Silks WLL

    I have done some load testing on silks and have gone over 500 lbs easily.
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    Rigger dies working on early Super Bowl preparations

    This one hits close to home for me, I had met and worked with Scrappy in AZ and i have worked quite a bit with his brother.
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    Checking coax for signal integrity

    It is video, the cable i have is the same as you would find for cable in your house. And my MM will only give me a live reading and won't record a min and max.
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    Checking coax for signal integrity

    It was recommended by the professor since there might be long runs to get the signal to my computer.
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