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Originally Posted by kthankzbye
I think the article is mistaken a jack with a jack stand. A jack stand can't fall. He probably used a jack and went under it. I've attached a pic of a jack stand and I don't see how it can fail.
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I wouldn't use that type of jack stand. There was a heartbreaking story posted years ago by a father who lost a son to these kind of stands. The son had two stands in place and a tire/wheel under the car. He accidentally hit one of the handles on the stand causing it to release.
I would only use the stand types with the locking pins. I don't see how they can fail, and accidentally kicking/elbowing one of them won't cause them to release the mechanism.