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by jeff hammond » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:24 pm
ha.. screw that.. i don't think my muscles would function properly at those heights
i saw a tv (that's telly for you brits
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by solo » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:26 pm
I got vertigo watching that, my arms are even tired for him. Give me a base jump parachute and a million bucks and I'd still refuse you.
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by Gaieus » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:28 pm
Damn. I could only watch till that box they showed not even at half time.
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by tfdesign » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:30 pm
I honestly thought he was going to jump!
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by boofredlay » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:14 pm
I think I am going to be sick and I have not finished watching it yet...
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by Daniel » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:33 pm
I know in the US the tops such towers are frequently accessed via helicopters, and the people who work at those heights get paid handsomely.
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by solo » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:36 pm
I have occasional bad days at work, which normally means I messed up a model or render and need to redo it, what's a bad day for him? death?
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by boofredlay » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:38 pm
Worse, you get to the top and forget your tool bag
Ok not worse but it would suck.
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by solo » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:43 pm
Okay, so you at top and you need the bathroom, what then?
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by Gaieus » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:54 pm
Piss in the wind...
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by solo » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:56 pm
#2?
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by pilou » Tue Nov 09, 2010 11:03 pm
538.88 meters
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by tfdesign » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:06 am
What the heck do you do when there is lightning?
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by boofredlay » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:48 am
solo wrote: Okay, so you at top and you need the bathroom, what then?
"Hey Bob, hold this!"
solo wrote: #2?
"Look out below!"
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by jeff hammond » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:49 am
here's the show i mentioned earlier (not the full episode)
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/s ... s/06097_00 replacing a 7,000 lb antenna on top of a 2000 ft tower (610meters)
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by Dave R » Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:49 am
I've seen that video of climbing the tower before. I watched it again my my little boy. The palms of my hands are sweating from that.
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by Marian » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:13 am
That was a gut wrenching watch.....
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by Frederik » Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:07 am
Ouch.,.. I feel dizzy after having watched that video...
Daniel wrote: ...and the people who work at those heights get paid handsomely.
Not sure what would be enough for me...
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by Frederik » Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:58 pm
Came to think of this image...
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by Dave R » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:10 pm
Not sure I'd like that tower, either. At least it has stairs, though.
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by Pixero » Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:35 pm
Definitly NOT a job for me.
My hand are all sweaty and my fingers and feet hurt just by watching.
I wonder why?
The worst part was near the top when he just held with one hand.
Why not use a parachute for the way down?
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by Dave R » Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:20 pm
Some people do this sort of thing for fun.
I knew a guy about 20 years ago who would climb the antenna towers around Madison, Wisconsin. He did it without any safety gear and he would do it at night. He'd carry a stuffed animal with him and tie it to the tower near the top so when a worker went up to service the beacon or whatever, they'd find it. I lost track of him. I wonder if he got a job climbing them or what.
Then there are these Russian kids.
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by dacad » Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:46 pm
That video makes horror movies feel like baby cartoons...
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by tfdesign » Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:35 pm
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by spence » Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:38 pm
That was so hard to watch, I had to force myself to finish. I was hoping they had parachutes on, but NO
Besides crazy, what kind of a person do you have to be to do that? The funny thing about it, I have jumped out of a plane at 13k feet above the ground and had no problems but being a bit nervous and the thought of bungee jumping just horrifies me.
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by david_h » Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:14 pm
what do you think their wives say to them every morning before they go off to work?
If I make it look easy. . .then it probably is.
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by jeff hammond » Wed Nov 10, 2010 11:20 pm
David_H wrote: what do you think their wives say to them every morning before they go off to work?
probably, 'have a nice day honey' while their fingers are crossed.
[re: solo's earlier post:
viewtopic.php?p=286113#p286113 ]
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by Ghalko » Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:49 am
When I am on the back of the telescope dish no more than 20 feet off the ground I move slowly and definitely no "free climbing." I don't like fall harnesses, they have a one-use bungie that just keeps you from dying, I would much rather have a rock climbing rig where the rope is always in tension. Could you imagine a 3400 foot rope that would be able to be more than just a hindrance? The give would be monumental, it'd probably snap, guess I am not doing that job.
I managed to watch the entire thing but I am glad I ate more than a few hours ago, sweaty palms, quick breathing... Fortunately there was comic relief in your comments.
Arrrggghhh! Why won't it make a face!!! Stupid, no good piece of... Oh look! The line went to the wrong point. Whew... moving on. (My fights with sketchup.)
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