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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | There is no way I would do this |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14378424 |
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| Author: | JJW009 [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There is no way I would do this |
You have two independent safety lines. I've done far worse, and I'm seriously scared of heights. I'd rather do that than stand on a chair! One thing I've noticed is as you get older, falling down hurts more. When I was 10 I could fall 30' down a near vertical bank and think it was fun 
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There is no way I would do this |
I would. Can you take a camera? |
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| Author: | JJW009 [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:33 pm ] | |||||||||
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There was one glued to his head - I think it's part of the deal. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:44 pm ] | |||||||||
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I facebooked this a few days ago - http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/2011/07/27/teetering-on-the-edge/ |
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| Author: | Spreadie [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:51 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yeah, looks pretty tame. I bet it's a lovely view though.
IIRC, the falling was always fairly painless. The abrupt stop at the bottom however... |
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| Author: | leeds_manc [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There is no way I would do this |
I would jump out and swing on the rope if they let you  piss easy. Now, without the harness... no chance.
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:17 am ] |
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I wonder if any BASE jumpers have tried to get up there? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. |
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| Author: | timark_uk [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:38 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wow. What an experience that'd be. Mark |
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| Author: | mikepgood [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There is no way I would do this |
Been up the tower years ago. It's.......................high. The lift took ages. Don't think I could bring myself to go out on the ledge, even if the brain says "i'm tied on " the body would say NO! |
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| Author: | hifidelity2 [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:01 am ] |
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Looks Fun |
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| Author: | okenobi [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:52 am ] |
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Highest I've ever been was the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Was awesome, but I cacked myself because of the shape of it and how the glass leans out over the base. Pretty cool though! This looks like a hell of an experience. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There is no way I would do this |
Not sure what the highest structure I've stood on would be. The top cross beam of the Humber Bridge watching a fella abseil off the side of it in a really high wind was fun though. |
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| Author: | Paul1965 [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:20 pm ] | |||||||||
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Yes, I've been to the Stratosphere just to see the view. I'm no good with heights so stayed well away from the edge. I was horrified to see that there was a small rollercoaster up there too (  ) and one of those rides where you can be fired vertically to the top of a tower. The one that worried me the most was going to the top of the Duomo in Florence. The climb to get there is claustrophobic....very narrow passages with two-way traffic...and though the view is stunning the stonework has been worn down to the point that you are subtly propelled to the edge, or so it seemed. The whole structure was covered in graffiti too which is typical in Italy. I was OK going up the leaning tower of Pisa though even the lean is more extreme than you can gauge from photos.I'd love to go to New York but I can't look up at tall buildings either.
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| Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: There is no way I would do this |
I have been to the observation deck of the Carew tower in Cincinnati. Tallest building in the city. |
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