When you have hand valves located high, you can build a platform and stairs for operators to use them, or you can cheap out and put a chain actuator in it to turn it from below. It’s also common to have several valves together in what’s called a manifold.
Then, if you’re really cheap, you don’t really maintain the valves that don’t carry dangerous or high temperature chemicals, and let them leak. Who gives a shit if it’s leaking water, it’s not dangerous.
Then, when a big heavy xenomorph uses the valves to climb up, the valves start leaking hard.
The set designer not only knew industrial environments, they also reinforced the message that W-Y didn’t care at all about its employees.
When you have hand valves located high, you can build a platform and stairs for operators to use them, or you can cheap out and put a chain actuator in it to turn it from below. It’s also common to have several valves together in what’s called a manifold.
Then, if you’re really cheap, you don’t really maintain the valves that don’t carry dangerous or high temperature chemicals, and let them leak. Who gives a shit if it’s leaking water, it’s not dangerous.
Then, when a big heavy xenomorph uses the valves to climb up, the valves start leaking hard.
The set designer not only knew industrial environments, they also reinforced the message that W-Y didn’t care at all about its employees.