Forklift Driver Klaus English Subtitles

Veso Vey · 2.6M views · 2010-06-12 · 9:20

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Overview

An English-subtitled German workplace safety film about forklift driver Klaus. It is campy and darkly comic, staging an escalating series of forklift accidents.

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Mostly used as a joke reference whenever forklifts, safety or dying on the job come up, with one commenter calling it a funny and bloody case for warehouse safety.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2019

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Satire & parody Internet culture & memes

What people said

rm_-rf_slash · 2018-07 · Recommendation
I’m neither German nor a forklift operator, but this video answered every question I’ve ever had about why warehouse safety is such a big deal. [VIDEO] (Warning: bloody. Campy, funny, but bloody)
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rm_-rf_slash · 2019-11 · Joke / meme
Splitting hairs a bit: the qualifications and regulations for driving in ports, warehouses, docks, and factory floors are far more stringent than public roadways, and the conditions on roads are far less predictable and controllable. Wouldn’t want to end up like Klaus: [VIDEO]
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blorsh · 2017-06 · Joke / meme
I think this can become a matter of fairness or insurance demands. You have a forklift operator, so everybody must get tested. They are afraid you might do drugs, hop on the forklift, and drive like Klaus... Klaus with English subtitles: [VIDEO] Dubbed to English, as "Chad": [LINK]
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