Question of the Day
( Permalink )What are those colored thingies to the right?
A Fox School sweat shirt or “T” to the person with the best explanation of what and why.
Answer:Â They are rebar safety caps used to prevent workers from injuring or impaling themselves. The prize goes to Jason Williams in The Fox School of Business.

John DeAngelo
April 11th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Those colored thingies to the right are rebar safety caps. The caps for placed over the protruding rebar to prevent injuries and/ or impalement. One of the most common styles of safety caps are mushroom style caps which are only used when there is no danger of impalement present.
April 11th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Jason, you are right! Stop by the Dean’s Office to claim your prize.