EPTAmazing watch, I would shit it in the elevator ride. You need some huge balls and alot of guts to do it. Also wonder how much these guys work out and how often they are called out to do this stuff ? Also wtf are they paid ? I would want some insane sums to do that.
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
Amazing watch, I would shit it in the elevator ride. You need some huge balls and alot of guts to do it. Also wonder how much these guys work out and how often they are called out to do this stuff ? Also wtf are they paid ? I would want some insane sums to do that. | ||
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Spiffeh
United States830 Posts
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hrmM
United States210 Posts
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kibeth
United States116 Posts
Yeah I crapped myself. Couldn't pay me enough money to do something like that. Noooooooooo way | ||
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SonuvBob
Aiur21549 Posts
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Archas
United States6531 Posts
Holyfuckingshit. | ||
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Motiva
United States1774 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:56 hrmM wrote: i was scared watching that... LOL so true... That man has serious balls. | ||
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StayFrosty
Canada743 Posts
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
that takes some serious balls I will have nightmares about this | ||
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prochobo
United States232 Posts
I'd have a mother fucking parachute! | ||
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blitzkrieger
United States512 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:55 Spiffeh wrote: That made my hands sweat just by watching it Hahaha I just looked at my hands as I read this and they are visibly covered in sweat. Also does anyone get this weird feelings in their balls when they are really high up and not really secure? Take your finger and put it between your eyes so you get that weird sensation. Thats what I get when I'm high up but in my balls rofl. I got that watching this video. I don't know why or if its just me... NERVOUS BALLS SYNDROME!!! Needs more wind sound though, as climbing that is super extra freaky with wind... Those poles look so flimsy too... I can imagine someone getting stuck 1/2 way up in the fetal position crying and having to have a helicopter rescue them rofl... | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:58 SonuvBob wrote: I'm gonna wait til there's a few pages of posts, and then I'll edit the OP to be about raising kittens. And yet there will be people who wont notice your post 5 posts down and respond to it as such. also my plams were getting sweaty just watching that omfg i'm afraid of heights lol i would bring a parachute with me on that. I'm also curious how they build something like that so tall and skinny. | ||
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Hungary1023 Posts
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Proto_Protoss
United States495 Posts
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Abenson
Canada4122 Posts
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Lightswarm
Canada966 Posts
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blitzkrieger
United States512 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:02 FecalFrown wrote: Imagine the wind up there too. One little slip and OOPS! You have a long way down to think about your impending death. You'd probably get impaled by one of the steps so your intestines would be pulled out slowly until you run out of "rope" and then all your guts pulled out while you are still conscious and aware while freezing until you eventually splat on the ground a minute later. And then your bag falls on top of your head. Edit: But your largest wrench fell out of the bag and smashes you in the nuts a second later but about a second after that your second largest wrench shatters your spinal cord so you can feel both even though you are in two pieces. | ||
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United States333 Posts
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moopie
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YunhOLee
Canada2470 Posts
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Gleve
United States206 Posts
I kept finding myself thinking "he must be at the top now" and they just keep climbing.... | ||
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Archaic
United States4024 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:58 SonuvBob wrote: I'm gonna wait til there's a few pages of posts, and then I'll edit the OP to be about raising kittens. Quoted before you can HIDE THE EVIDENCE! Otherwise... it's a pretty horrifying job. My goodness, I'd have to take a sedative for the elevator ride. | ||
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Alou
United States3748 Posts
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warmGun
United States57 Posts
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Canada2555 Posts
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Mobius
Canada1268 Posts
my hands are sweating lol | ||
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Azerbaijan
United States660 Posts
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
i would at least expect them to have some kind of guard around any climbing spot like you usually see in those sorts of towers (just a metal fence thing that goes around the ladders, so you could fall back against it if you ever lost your grip. still pretty scary, but not quite as ridiculous). | ||
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Canada2473 Posts
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ZoW
United States3983 Posts
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Canada233 Posts
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JeeJee
Canada5652 Posts
ly shit i had a crazy uneasy feeling the entire time watching this video. i even put my palm flat down on the desk just to make sure im actually on the ground and not there <,< unfortunately i dont think they get paid that well but thats another story | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44334 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:58 SonuvBob wrote: I'm gonna wait til there's a few pages of posts, and then I'll edit the OP to be about raising kittens. LOLLLLLLLL But seriously, this is absolutely nuts. | ||
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moopie
12605 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:03 prochobo wrote: My stomach turned just watching this and my palms got sweaty. Scary ass shit. I wonder what the mortality rate is. I'd have a mother fucking parachute! I would guess that they do have parachutes. | ||
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TheGreatWhiteHope_
United States335 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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Parabola
Korea (South)111 Posts
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Gecko
United States519 Posts
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G2Wolf
United States261 Posts
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DarkOptik
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There should be a second video showing his climb down  . | ||
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Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:22 DarkOptik wrote: I'm interested in what he does up there. He probably doesn't do this on a regular basis (not that he can't; I'm sure he could). There should be a second video showing his climb down . I dunno, maybe changing the light bulb of the lighting beacon? | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
I can't imagine even doing that | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:13 matjlav wrote: what the hellllllllllllllll i would at least expect them to have some kind of guard around any climbing spot like you usually see in those sorts of towers (just a metal fence thing that goes around the ladders, so you could fall back against it if you ever lost your grip. still pretty scary, but not quite as ridiculous). and when he goes into the part where its free climbing and hes only using those tiny, thin, little pieces of metal to haul himself up what if one of those snapped while he was hauling himself up...wouldnt those get worn out from all sorts of weather damage | ||
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N3rV[Green]
United States1935 Posts
But ya, hands are sweaty, fuckthatshit im going to go have a smoke | ||
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Slayer91
Ireland23335 Posts
It's so cool how high it was really. Would be a great achievement to do. I don't think I'd ever take that big a risk though. | ||
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Canada4202 Posts
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Heosat
Australia481 Posts
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ZidaneTribal
United States2800 Posts
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DMXD
United States4064 Posts
they should make this 3-D and show it in a IMAX theater or something.. | ||
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Rawenkeke
Norway350 Posts
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techn1cal
United States68 Posts
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Sweden578 Posts
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Sweden26 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:23 Carnac wrote: I dunno, maybe changing the light bulb of the lighting beacon? omg fuck that make that lighting beacon a LED leave it up there for years fuck that or let planes hit it I'm still curious how the hell did they build that thing so tall and skinny. it's not like they can build it on it's side and just tilt it up to the right position. | ||
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Relickey
United States145 Posts
"Wanted: Someone who will ride an elevator 1600 feet into the air, and then climb a ladder, unassisted, 168 feet to repair carrying a 30 pound bag dangling from you." Seriously, who would sign up for this/train for this? | ||
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generalleo
Canada11 Posts
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Hizzo
United States193 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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prochobo
United States232 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:17 moopie wrote: I would guess that they do have parachutes. At the end, the guy looks down and you can see his climbing partner. He doesn't appear to have on a parachute, but a harness instead. | ||
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PeT[uK]
United States412 Posts
 ... im just sayin... lol | ||
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Hikko
United States1126 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:03 semantics wrote: I'm also curious how they build something like that so tall and skinny. The tower is held up by a bunch of steel cords pulling on each other that have a LOT of tension--there was some show on the History Channel where a single one snapped and the whole tower snapped really really really fast. These guys have BALLS of STEEL. Imagine how much it must cost for their insurance  | ||
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Cloud
Sexico5880 Posts
Oh whoops repost. | ||
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Slakter
Sweden1947 Posts
Also, a part of me wants to see a video of someone falling from up there. Or, more like, I want to see a video of them dropping a camera attached to a dummy from up there. That would be really freaky! | ||
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United States372 Posts
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United States138 Posts
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United States1164 Posts
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Ksyper
Bulgaria665 Posts
But I think I could do it if it meant I would be set for life. It's not that dangerous if you think about it, you just need to take it slow and be very careful. But then again if it's really windy it might be a different story. | ||
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Thoreezhea1
United States532 Posts
pissed my pants by the end. | ||
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Hollwoodxix
United States25 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:50 bitter[KALT] wrote: yawn... so the guy works on top of a tower. Guess what, so did two million and one guy before him. It doesn't matter if you fall from 50, 100, 500 or 2000 feet, you are dead anyway. Man, even I have worked at a "deadly height".Just watch your step and stay alert. Sure, it's dangerous but it's not a huge deal. Many slaters and scaffolders deal with the danger of falling to their deaths every day. hardass alert, internet tough guy is in the thread guys, put on your big boy pants and use your deep voices now. anyways- this video seems to be popping up on a bunch of forums and i am deathly afraid of heights, but for some reason i like that feeling at the same time... this video feels like a mental rollercoaster i couldnt look away and i couldnt close it for the life of me. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
Imagine if the worker's boss told him, that light bulb you installed yesterday was 100 watt, not an energy saving fluorescent. Go back and do it right. | ||
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NFLisFixed
United States22 Posts
secretary is a scarier job than climbing a tower this guy gets laid secretaries don't get laid they definitely need to make that batman device so he can just shoot up to the top of the tower instead of climbing | ||
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Korea (South)319 Posts
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lynx.oblige
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
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Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:54 igotmyown wrote: I just thought of a great freshman initiation. Imagine if the worker's boss told him, that light bulb you installed yesterday was 100 watt, not an energy saving fluorescent. Go back and do it right. I'm pretty sure if he does that for a living he doesn't care whether he has to climb it again :p | ||
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Heosat
Australia481 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:47 Cloud wrote: How do they build those things? Oh whoops repost. Often time it's via helicopter. | ||
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Geniuszerg
Canada454 Posts
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:57 Carnac wrote: I'm pretty sure if he does that for a living he doesn't care whether he has to climb it again :p I doubt there's daily maintenance for those towers. I guess they could work on other towers, but what if it's raining? | ||
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
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lvatural
United States347 Posts
Oh yeah. Having to climb that high is pretty scary too. | ||
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Lurker87
United States172 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
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Kyhol
Canada2574 Posts
By the way I posted this yesterday in the youtube thread. | ||
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sAfuRos
United States743 Posts
Oh lol its rusty and snapped! Bye bye life | ||
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Saturnize
United States2473 Posts
It has to be atleast 100k a year. | ||
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Glaven
Canada554 Posts
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:36 Relickey wrote: How do you even recruit someone for this job? "Wanted: Someone who will ride an elevator 1600 feet into the air, and then climb a ladder, unassisted, 168 feet to repair carrying a 30 pound bag dangling from you." Seriously, who would sign up for this/train for this? my granddad used to climb old pine trees just to put up bird houses on em. Now given that 200 ft-ish pine trees arent quiet as tall as this tower, its still not something your average guy would do. Some people just have balls, big, big, balls. | ||
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Korea (South)1678 Posts
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Triscuit
United States722 Posts
Absolutely horrifying, but I would expect that this guy would be paid among the most of those in that kind of work. People are generally well-compensated for doing the extremely dangerous shit. And I don't really think they have parachutes on. The helper guy had a harness on but I didn't see anything that resembled a parachute. Would I try to do this for a million bucks? Maybe, but I would definitely be taking the slow way of reattaching my safety line every few steps. I'm just not that confident in myself. | ||
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love.less
United Kingdom293 Posts
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Vanity
United States28 Posts
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:55 Spiffeh wrote: That made my hands sweat just by watching it me too | ||
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eaT_Mi_Lquid
Germany509 Posts
On September 17 2010 11:05 Saturnize wrote: Does anyone have a clue as to how much they make? It has to be atleast 100k a year. ha ! 100k a year, i wouldn't do it for 1quadrillion $ !!! There are things in this world i could not have imagined of. Exactly something like this ! can they not just fly him to the top with a helicopter and pick him up afterwards ? And yeah why haven't some cliff jumpers jumped from broadcasting antennas :D ? | ||
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Australia5540 Posts
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CrownRoyal
Vatican City State1872 Posts
but there is no way i could come back down O_O | ||
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KaRnaGe[cF]
United States355 Posts
I work on electrical lines. Second week on the job i had to climb an 80 foot pole to do some work. Sometimes we do work on transmision towers that reach up to 150 ft. Nowhere near what this guy is climbing though looks fun! | ||
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United States654 Posts
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On September 17 2010 11:24 deL wrote: Didn't look that scary man... he can harness himself on at any point and if he wanted to could be secured almost the entire way up. Just because it's higher than other towers doesn't mean it's scarier, you're still gonna die if you fall from one half as high haha. its probably reaaaaaaaal scary if the wind picks up | ||
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RyanRushia
United States2748 Posts
heights im OK with, and skydiving didnt raelly have an issue with heights when your falling ebcause theres so much pressure against you it doesnt feel like your falling during the "freefall" stage buttttt i could never do this haha | ||
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Canada548 Posts
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KaRnaGe[cF]
United States355 Posts
On September 17 2010 11:29 Tdelamay wrote: It must take a whole hour to get up to the top. Imagine if you realize once you're up there that you don't have the right piece for the repair :O dude: "Hey Bob you got a 5/16th socket? Bob: Uhhh.... i think i left it in the truck LOL! | ||
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Flycycle
United States102 Posts
They probably clear 250k a year. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 17 2010 11:24 deL wrote: Didn't look that scary man... he can harness himself on at any point and if he wanted to could be secured almost the entire way up. Just because it's higher than other towers doesn't mean it's scarier, you're still gonna die if you fall from one half as high haha. of course it's scarier if it's a higher tower. it's not necessarily the fear of the death, rather the sheer height and exposure | ||
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
the wind and sway at that height must be the most terrifying aspect.. | ||
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AppleTart
United States1261 Posts
On September 17 2010 11:30 KaRnaGe[cF] wrote: dude: "Hey Bob you got a 5/16th socket? Bob: Uhhh.... i think i left it in the truck LOL! Bob will enjoy his fall thereafter | ||
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On September 17 2010 11:34 eSen1a wrote: that is the most insane thing i ever saw... they should at least wear a parachute?! that's a pretty good idea actually.. eh maybe they do -.- | ||
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dogabutila
United States1437 Posts
Sorry, I like dangerous things, generally. But even being in iraq or afghanistan is safer then walking across streets statistically. Its not necessarily fair that your life premiums go up when you get deployed since it isn't even more dangerous statistically, but these guys sometimes cannot get life insurance. | ||
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Canada442 Posts
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foxmeep
Australia2333 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:38 prochobo wrote: At the end, the guy looks down and you can see his climbing partner. He doesn't appear to have on a parachute, but a harness instead. Correct. The bottom guy is always latched. The top guy is harnessed to his partner. If either falls they're secured. Same applies on the way down. Either way, if one falls it's going to messy though, lol. | ||
Wunder
United Kingdom2950 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:58 SonuvBob wrote: I'm gonna wait til there's a few pages of posts, and then I'll edit the OP to be about raising kittens. Oh the power. | ||
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Chronopolis
Canada1484 Posts
EDIT : Holy crap...still watching...and he's still climbing | ||
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Lobotomist
United States1541 Posts
Damn you better get some fuckin hazard pay for that shit. You'd think that there'd be some kind of safety thing. Maybe a ratchet system that could go all the way up to the top and wouldn't impede you much. I could do that job with like a reasonable safety system, but as is...no way. | ||
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SultanVinegar
United States372 Posts
First off I want to thank everyone for the great response I got on the video “Stairway to Heaven”, it was really much more than I could have hoped for. Now, having said that I am also very sorry that I could not keep the video up for you to share with your friends and family. I truly am sorry, I can see from the comments how popular it was and that’s why I want to explain what happened. The footage of the climb came from a friend of mine that does this type of work, I have know him for several years and he has helped me many times in the past. Recently he gave me this video he shot on one of his jobs. I showed him the edited video and he approved it and I put it up on TheOnLineEngineer.Org and You Tube over the weekend. On Monday he was getting calls from colleagues telling him that they were concerned about what the video showed. His world is a very small one, and you don’t want to bite the hand that feeds you! Some facility owners are pretty uptight about liability and such and may not hire him if they think he does not take safety seriously. So he asked me to take it down, and I did. That was Monday morning (Sep 13, 2010). Today (Sep 15) he told me it was up on You Tube, by the time I looked at it it had over 77,000 views. It was on more than a dozen websites. The chance that someone important would see it was increasing rapidly. So the video most of you saw was one that had been ripped off from my website before I took it down. I wrote asking the guy who put it up to take it down but got no response so I contacted You Tube. Once again I am sorry about pulling the video, I know that every time I looked at it my legs got weak, there’s no way I could do that type of work. AND THATS MY POINT – I need this guy who made the video, we plan to do more of them, but it won’t happen if he can’t get work because he’s been black listed by the industry. He’s also my friend and I don’t want to see him get hurt because of some video I put up on the internet. We have had two offers to broadcast this video, a request to submit it to a film festival in France, over 118,000 views on You Tube. This was all much more than we had ever planned for or thought would happen. AS SOON AS WE CAN WE WILL HAVE MORE VIDEOS ABOUT TOWER CLIMBING, in the mean time please be patient. And once again thank you for all the comments. Russ | ||
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
I'm sure you get used to it. And then after that the pay's all good :D | ||
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Logo
United States7542 Posts
Also a parachute is probably out of the question. You'd just blow back into the tower and carrying extra weight would probably significantly increase your chance of death (how much does a parachute weight). For OSHA regulations it's probably safer to free climb. I wouldn't be surprised if the threat of lightning storms is the riskiest part of the job (well for anyone qualified to take the job in the first place). | ||
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South Africa3627 Posts
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Shotcoder
United States2316 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:59 Motiva wrote: LOL so true... That man has serious balls. Yea, that's what he was carrying in the red bag behind him. He has to transport his 30 pound balls somehow. | ||
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United States964 Posts
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bobbingmatt
Australia224 Posts
On September 17 2010 11:34 eSen1a wrote: that is the most insane thing i ever saw... they should at least wear a parachute?! I don't think a parachute would help much because it would get caught on the tower... Also that video looks really scary XD | ||
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TaiYang
Canada128 Posts
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EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
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Icemind
Germany570 Posts
Weither you fall down 100 feet or 1500 really doesnt make that much of a difference any more you should have reached terminal velocity in any case. And even if you fall you still have a minuscule chance to survive after all if you take a position of maximal air friction during your fall and land on something relatively flexible ... like the top of a car for example Anyway i think most people who do freeclimbing aren't gonna be scared by this, in both cases you fall (and in all likelyhood die) if you slip the only difference is that in one case you get paid and in the other you dont. Then again a lot of people say that you have to be kinda crazy to do freeclimbing anyway. Definitely was intersting to watch though. | ||
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TheTeamLiquidTiger
United States627 Posts
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United States5918 Posts
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G2Wolf
United States261 Posts
On September 17 2010 11:56 EAGER-beaver wrote: I must be cracked in the head because I want to try that for fun. Must take a lot of strength and endurance to climb almost 2000 feet! He only climbs 160. The other 1500 is in an elevator. | ||
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United States2227 Posts
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yoplate
United States332 Posts
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Dog22
United States140 Posts
It is pretty scary, but I think I would at least try if someone offered me a million to go up and back down... The thing that would bother me is the wind. It seems like it would be really strong up there, wouldn't it? Crazy :o | ||
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Creationism
China505 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:04 yoplate wrote: that guy has some serious balls. And you saw em too. They were in that red bag that he was liftin up. Didn't you hear the commentator say? His balls are almost 30 pounds. | ||
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kidd
United States2848 Posts
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
I literally had to turn that off. | ||
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
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Tomken
Norway1144 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:55 Spiffeh wrote: That made my hands sweat just by watching it Same >_< Geez I fear highs as hell -_- | ||
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anch
United States5457 Posts
if its rainy or windy then its hell gone lose..  | ||
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Rev0lution
United States1805 Posts
My palms were sweating a lot as well. | ||
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
+1 about hands sweating, wow | ||
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Australia215 Posts
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United States1278 Posts
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chocoed
United States398 Posts
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Slovenia214 Posts
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stiga
United States377 Posts
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z00t
Australia976 Posts
Even for millions of dollars, I don't think I can do that. I don't think I'm psychologically capable of climbing that thing without a lifeline, and even then, I'm not sure if I could. Like everyone else, my palms are sweating just watching it >_<. I mean seriously, one hand slips and you could die :S. | ||
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ccdnl
United States611 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:07 YunhOLee wrote: i saw it yesterday, and i had chills just by watching the video.. lol, i wouldn't even climb it for 1million T_T i would climb it for a million. | ||
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United States601 Posts
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Lightningbullet
United States507 Posts
I 'd be dead already. I have a fear of height, and would want a parachute. I f you fall, you'll actually die before you hit the ground. | ||
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sung_moon
United States10110 Posts
i'd probably be shitting my pants if i was that guy | ||
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GrapeD
Canada679 Posts
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GrapeD
Canada679 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:34 Lightningbullet wrote: Hmmmmmmmmmm.... welll..... HOLY MOTHA FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I 'd be dead already. I have a fear of height, and would want a parachute. I f you fall, you'll actually die before you hit the ground. That isn't true if you die of freefalling how do people go freefalling? | ||
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Macabre
United States1262 Posts
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Lightningbullet
United States507 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:36 GrapeD wrote: That isn't true if you die of freefalling how do people go freefalling? I think they have extra equipment on. | ||
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
climbing really hard stuff too | ||
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funnybananaman
United States830 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:55 Spiffeh wrote: That made my hands sweat just by watching it Mee too.. holy shit you could not pay me enough money to do that. | ||
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Yukidasu
Australia125 Posts
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Parametric
Canada1261 Posts
Go to school, get comfy job. Go to school, get comfy job.Go to school, get comfy job.Go to school, get comfy job.Go to school, get comfy job. | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:56 hrmM wrote: i was scared watching that... I was going to post exactly this. I'm not even done yet, and I'm getting this weird feeling around my crotchal region and up through my chest. Major anxiety for the workers. No fucking way I'd do that. | ||
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danbel1005
United States1319 Posts
![[image loading]](http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/starcraftsensortower1.bmp) F***ing Awesome, Lots of Fun, I wanna do it^^ | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:16 Carnac wrote: I don't think I could get up there if my life depended on it Agreed, I could actually see myself wrapped around the pole 60 feet up crying like a bitch. Can't imagine these guys are scared of much. | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:38 Lightningbullet wrote: I think they have extra equipment on. What he means is that you die from shock before you fall to your death. That only happens if you know you're going to die. Doing it as an activity is completely different and you know you can pull the chute and live. | ||
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Corbie
United States65 Posts
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[NyC]HoBbes
United States803 Posts
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:38 sob3k wrote: People do worse for fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2eOl4f23Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jws9P6w8wQ climbing really hard stuff too its not actually as scary though. When it comes to sports awesome sorta negates scary. This kind of leisure job that takes forever to finish at ridiculous altitude and bare minimum of special training is for those with balls of steel. I betcha even an experienced mountain climber would need to bolster himself when he gets to the top of that antenna. | ||
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
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MangoTango
United States3670 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:58 SonuvBob wrote: I'm gonna wait til there's a few pages of posts, and then I'll edit the OP to be about raising kittens. This is why I love TL. Mods troll even harder than the forum citizens. | ||
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blahman3344
United States2015 Posts
I wonder how they built the tower in the first place. It seems like it's be an interesting method. | ||
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luckySe7en
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and this would suck so much more on windy or rainy or snowing days. or cold days. | ||
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Canada1957 Posts
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Ducci
United States588 Posts
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night terrors
China1284 Posts
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GenesisX
Canada4267 Posts
On September 17 2010 13:07 Sfydjklm wrote: speaking of antennas- this is the tallest abandoned structure located in Russia- simply breathtaking imagery. + Show Spoiler + Unbelievable... | ||
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On September 17 2010 12:38 sob3k wrote: People do worse for fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2eOl4f23Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jws9P6w8wQ climbing really hard stuff too | ||
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Australia1058 Posts
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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On September 17 2010 11:00 lvatural wrote: Must be a pain in the ass to take a piss when you're up there. He's probably wearing layers since it's a higher elevation, plus all the gear, and having to aim away from your partner while dangling from a thin piece of metal. Goddamn. Oh yeah. Having to climb that high is pretty scary too. I think it's pretty clear that he was just wearing a t-shirt. | ||
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XsebT
Denmark2980 Posts
My god... that thing about extending your own limit of fear... there's just ALWAYS something worse. X_X -- And that Kiwi below is the cutest thing ever. | ||
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SolC361
United States184 Posts
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Chupacabra(UCSD)
Mexico225 Posts
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Fraidnot
United States824 Posts
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:36 GrapeD wrote: That isn't true if you die of freefalling how do people go freefalling? Because you know that you aren't going to die. | ||
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United States2386 Posts
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Piste
6177 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:38 sob3k wrote: People do worse for fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2eOl4f23Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jws9P6w8wQ climbing really hard stuff too well these guys didn't climb over the clouds. | ||
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maneatingshoe
Canada484 Posts
On September 17 2010 13:40 Chupacabra(UCSD) wrote: I guess it wouldn't be the worst way to die right??? I mean... it could always be a blessing in disguise right? + Show Spoiler + That video was really cute! Definitely worth favouriting | ||
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Mike941
United States98 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
Poll: How much would they have to pay you each time you climbed this? >$50,000 (28) <$1,000 (3) $1,000 (3) $5,000 (3) $10,000 (3) $20,000 (2) $2,000 (1) 43 total votes Your vote: How much would they have to pay you each time you climbed this? (Vote): <$1,000 | ||
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jstar
Canada568 Posts
On September 17 2010 13:55 Piste wrote: well these guys didn't climb over the clouds. That doesn't really matter. After a certain height if you fall you die anyways. | ||
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Deathstar
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On September 17 2010 13:40 Chupacabra(UCSD) wrote: I guess it wouldn't be the worst way to die right??? I mean... it could always be a blessing in disguise right? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs That's so sad :'( | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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WarChimp
Australia943 Posts
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251
United States1401 Posts
that being said I could not do this lol | ||
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DeltruS
Canada2214 Posts
According to the youtube comments that guy died quite a while ago. No big surprise. | ||
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STS17
United States1817 Posts
New OSHA safety regulations requires all workers to wear parachutes and be trained in the art of Sky Diving. Seriously, The only thing that might top this is Underwater Welding for scary shit to do. | ||
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ThatGuy
Canada695 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:25 Kraz.Del wrote: According to the youtube comments that guy died quite a while ago. No big surprise. He died from base jumping however, not climbing. | ||
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Hikari
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
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MrBitter
United States2940 Posts
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080908132819AAqLwQ6 | ||
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
Who ever does that should get paid alot. i would never do something like that without getting a really high salary. | ||
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Solai
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{ToT}ColmA
Japan3260 Posts
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JustQuitWarcraftIII
United States679 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:48 MrBitter wrote: This post on yahoo answers says these guys get paid a whopping $12 an hour. lmfao. So that's what a life goes for these days? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080908132819AAqLwQ6 I'll just stick to Accounting to get paid the same amount and maybe even a little more lmao. | ||
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nbrnqq
Germany29 Posts
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nOia.pod
Hungary263 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:08 Gleve wrote: That is ridiculous! I kept finding myself thinking "he must be at the top now" and they just keep climbing.... Lolol, exactly the same. I thought he reached the top when I saw the red thingy... My hands are sweating to watch this. Guy is absolutely a baller. | ||
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
On September 17 2010 13:55 Piste wrote: well these guys didn't climb over the clouds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2eOl4f23Q 2:36 4:42 and thats probably 5.13d at least on the second one The tower climb is actually extremely safe for anyone with any climbing experience, it would probably be rated 5.6 max. Once you have some basic climbing strength there's no way you could fall off of it. | ||
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:19 phosphorylation wrote: I would do it for 300 dollars and I am not kidding or bluffing. I'd do it just for the experience. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:48 MrBitter wrote: This post on yahoo answers says these guys get paid a whopping $12 an hour. lmfao. So that's what a life goes for these days? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080908132819AAqLwQ6 i bet they get monumental hazard pay. 12$ sounds like base. | ||
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nOia.pod
Hungary263 Posts
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:25 Kraz.Del wrote: According to the youtube comments that guy died quite a while ago. No big surprise. On September 17 2010 14:31 ThatGuy wrote: He died from base jumping however, not climbing. Not true, he actually died doing a rope swing. | ||
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Poland17257 Posts
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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hordeau
United States157 Posts
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United States1452 Posts
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JustQuitWarcraftIII
United States679 Posts
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Singapore66163 Posts
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Southlight
United States11767 Posts
On September 17 2010 15:40 Sfydjklm wrote: i bet they get monumental hazard pay. 12$ sounds like base. [3:02:10] BurgundyTears: as i recall, my acquaintance was rated only up to 500 ft, and made $30 So yeah it appears to rise considerably, which would make sense. | ||
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United States83 Posts
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MaReK
Australia446 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:35 GrapeD wrote: If they gave me a parachute I'd go for free provided I could parachute down Same here. I'd still be scared shitless but that experience would be amazing. | ||
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France165 Posts
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
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GoShox
United States1837 Posts
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ShivaN
United States933 Posts
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United States406 Posts
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ALPINA
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On September 17 2010 12:05 Dog22 wrote: Wow people are saying they wouldn't do this for a million dollars, or even more?! That's a lot of money. I'm pretty sure I would do it...or at least try. I know, I know...I say that now, but I'd definitely give it a shot. I'd probably wimp out and climb down after the first step It is pretty scary, but I think I would at least try if someone offered me a million to go up and back down... The thing that would bother me is the wind. It seems like it would be really strong up there, wouldn't it? Crazy :o I don't think money matters here, the normal human with fear of heights is not capable of doing this, unless you are some kind of silly climber or without natural fear for height. | ||
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Piste
6177 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:11 jstar wrote: That doesn't really matter. After a certain height if you fall you die anyways. Bullshit. theres people that survived even when jumping out of an airplane and their parachute didn't work. | ||
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Schnake
Germany2819 Posts
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micronesia
United States24680 Posts
Seems weird to see a video like that TODAY though. | ||
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SolC361
United States184 Posts
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Risen
United States7927 Posts
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Misanthrope
United States924 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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bigjmachine
United States314 Posts
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Amon
Australia17 Posts
HOLY FUCKING SHIT one slip and it's all over... | ||
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Liquid`Nazgul
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insane respect | ||
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Ciryandor
United States3735 Posts
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Lennon
United Kingdom2275 Posts
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Germany2762 Posts
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Canada2127 Posts
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Sweden2197 Posts
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Earll
Norway847 Posts
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Dagobert
Netherlands1858 Posts
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ChApFoU
France2982 Posts
 "I'd do it for 15000 € a month :p | ||
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snpnx
Germany454 Posts
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Ation
Finland102 Posts
...not! My heart was pumping hard and I was like "are you f'n kidding me?" repeatedly when the dude started the free climbing. At the middle of the video I realised how my hands had sweated during the thrilling moments. I really rarely sweat when I'm sitting. Wow .Thanks for sharing . | ||
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United States1117 Posts
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Haddok
Sweden5 Posts
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
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spinesheath
Germany8679 Posts
They don't even have parachutes? I mean it probably wouldn't be the best spot to use one, and more to carry, but still a greater chance of survival than without anything... | ||
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dolpiff
France300 Posts
must be reserved for heigth lovers or something, so many ppl are ready to pay for such extreme sensations nowadays, there must be some crazy guys around willing to make their job of it | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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Panoptic
United Kingdom515 Posts
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DminusTerran
Canada1337 Posts
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
On September 17 2010 18:33 DminusTerran wrote: These guys must have the arm strength of a gorilla. Yeah they can probably destroy a brick wall with a few punches. | ||
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MisterD
Germany1338 Posts
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Thall
Switzerland214 Posts
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MuuMuuKnight
Thailand107 Posts
On September 17 2010 18:29 Panoptic wrote: Watching this makes my feet feel all jiggly. Anyone else get that? yes, i'm fearing for these 2 brave fellas. | ||
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Parrr-Agh
Chile31 Posts
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bara
Germany150 Posts
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Black[CAT]
Malaysia2589 Posts
Phew~ Its scary just to watch.... | ||
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IceCube
Croatia1403 Posts
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Czech Republic35 Posts
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
On September 17 2010 14:48 MrBitter wrote: This post on yahoo answers says these guys get paid a whopping $12 an hour. lmfao. So that's what a life goes for these days? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080908132819AAqLwQ6 lol is that even fucking legal to pay that amount for any work? $12/hour is nothing, its like what homeless people makes | ||
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United States852 Posts
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banana
Netherlands1189 Posts
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Belgium141 Posts
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On September 17 2010 18:29 Panoptic wrote: Watching this makes my feet feel all jiggly. Anyone else get that? Define jiggly sir. Crazy video. When he leaves the ladder for the first time and climbs onto the outer structure me and my friend were like O.O Muchos respectos | ||
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On September 17 2010 19:42 Pulimuli wrote: lol is that even fucking legal to pay that amount for any work? $12/hour is nothing, its like what homeless people makes fucking swedes. Minimum wage is like 6.75/hr | ||
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Germany507 Posts
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Jubinell
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On September 17 2010 10:13 ZoW wrote: am i the only one who thought "comsat station" during the intro? LOL not enough energy... | ||
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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Ho0ps
United Kingdom216 Posts
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
On September 17 2010 19:55 Sfydjklm wrote: fucking swedes. Minimum wage is like 6.75/hr and $1/hr isn't uncommon in some parts of Europe.^^ Still, it's crazy low for a job like this. | ||
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TwilightStar
United States649 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:55 Spiffeh wrote: That made my hands sweat just by watching it I read this before watching the video, and I was like, haha yeah whatever Then after the video, my palms are all sweaty too xD | ||
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Zurles
United Kingdom1659 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17257 Posts
On September 17 2010 19:56 CoMMoDuS wrote: i guess there are quite a few people who can handle the hight but thinking that one error means game over is wow. It's the same for bomb technician and many other jobs. Nothing special here. | ||
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Mikilatov
United States3897 Posts
Doing it ONCE would be nervewracking enough... I can't imagine someone doing that everyday and NOT messing up once. | ||
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UisTehSux
United States693 Posts
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Finland32 Posts
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Promises
Netherlands1821 Posts
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jayboogie
United States9 Posts
I'll stick to CAD, thanks. | ||
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BaltA
Norway849 Posts
Those guys have balls of steal!!! | ||
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United States750 Posts
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Opuk
Canada1 Post
Oh and its not a daily basis job, unless you're a tower climbing contractor of course. I climb a tower maybe once every 4-5 month to change a light beacon(so planes don't go crash into your towers), most of the time you're going to be inside the plant fixing/operating or doing maintenance on the transmitters themselve. Towers require little to no maintenance, its basically just a big metal rod(in most case). | ||
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Canada1792 Posts
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Pablols
Chile517 Posts
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United Kingdom277 Posts
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United States32055 Posts
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Canada475 Posts
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ReTr0[p.S]
Argentina1590 Posts
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Alak
Sweden380 Posts
Not sure which would be harder, the climb up or the climb down. If I actually made it to the top and had to get down again, I'd be shaking quite hard. Wow. | ||
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The_Pacifist
United States540 Posts
What I'm wondering is how those types of towers are constructed near the top. How do they get the steel up to that height to attach it to that tower? Even cranes have limits... | ||
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United States2253 Posts
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
On September 17 2010 21:08 Orome wrote: and $1/hr isn't uncommon in some parts of Europe.^^ Still, it's crazy low for a job like this. I've never heard of anyone like ever earning less than like $13/hour.. but that's the really awfully bad payed works like McDonalds, almost everyone earn way more than that... $1/hour? WTF! | ||
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United Kingdom91 Posts
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Latham
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
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Norway2023 Posts
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Southlight
United States11767 Posts
On September 17 2010 23:20 Sqq wrote: Searched around some, and indeed the pay when you start doing that kind of work is between 15 and 20 dollars an hour. Distugsting pay really. Also the way down is alot harder. On the way up you have better vision, and on the way down you can't always see your next step, you have to "feel" it. When searching around I expected to find some page where it said they where paid millions and millions a year, but they are paid basically fuck all. Working an average 9 hours a day it seems ( on different radio towers) sometimes way higher. And these huuuge towers, they cannot climb unless the weathers tell them to go ahead. Thats one of the security aspects that is put most weight on. As I mentioned earlier, my friend's acquaintance, who only has to climb towers ~500ft (most towers appear to be 300ft) makes at least 30$/hour. Considering these particular guys climb 17k I'd imagine significantly higher pay for them. | ||
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
On September 17 2010 23:21 Southlight wrote: As I mentioned earlier, my friend's acquaintance, who only has to climb towers ~500ft (most towers appear to be 300ft) makes at least 30$/hour. Considering these particular guys climb 17k I'd imagine significantly higher pay for them. I hope im misinformed and you are correct | ||
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Scotland3152 Posts
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Golden Ghost
Netherlands1041 Posts
The guy doing push ups in that other video was even more insane although he had a back pack on so I suspect he had some kind of base jumping parashute in it? Would that be possible in such a small bag? If you want to see so scary freeclimbing go search for Alain Robert or Human Spiderman. He's a Frenchman who freeclimbs the tallest skyscrapers in the world. | ||
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brocoli
Brazil264 Posts
But why isn't the tower built with one of those safety tracks where you just attach a special hook to it and then just move it up and down, with no loss of speed? btw, 1$/hour is the poverty line limit if I recall right. It's really not that uncommon, even in some developed countries (the general price of things is much lower though) | ||
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hackmed
United Kingdom74 Posts
"Climbers often charge $1,500 or more a day plus additional insurance fees; one climber notes that he bills out at $295.00 per hour. " From here and here | ||
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CruelZeratul
Germany4588 Posts
Amazing. | ||
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nicoaldo
Argentina939 Posts
On September 17 2010 23:33 brocoli wrote: btw, 1$/hour is the poverty line limit if I recall right. It's really not that uncommon, even in some developed countries (the general price of things is much lower though) Yeah, here they can pay you like 300-350 dollars a month for working 8 hours 5 days a week.. that would be like 2-3 dollars an hour, and that´s the normal salary for a non-qualified job. (of course there are a lot of people employed off-the-books that earn much less). | ||
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Sumsi
Germany593 Posts
Reminds me of the story of Mohawk indians which have been hired to build high bridges and skyscrapers during the 20th century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_nation#Mohawk_skyscraper_builders Mohwaks had the reputation to deal perfectly with dangerous situations like crazy heights. | ||
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United States5724 Posts
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
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Pandonetho
Canada321 Posts
Totally got 1-upped. | ||
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United States4 Posts
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Norway3988 Posts
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Slovakia1320 Posts
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jambonkingcool
Canada186 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:55 Spiffeh wrote: That made my hands sweat just by watching it hahaha me too! The video was really impressive, these guys are absolutely crazy | ||
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HuK
Canada1591 Posts
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bobblansky
Sweden13 Posts
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metaphoR
United States199 Posts
if he was really that scared he would always be connected to the tower and unhook/rehook so he always would have some protection. if they only get paid 12-30 dollars an hour, wouldnt it make sense for them to take as much time as possible to make the hours anyway and be as safe as possible? i bet this is one of those things that once you do it, you think to yourself "oh this wasnt that bad at all". There are some scarier jobs out there tbh. | ||
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Sweden142 Posts
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United States283 Posts
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
10417 Posts
On September 18 2010 00:50 metaphoR wrote: i bet it isnt clearly as dangerous or scary as it looks. you get a very different perspective when you are actually there. When you only see them use the hook every once in a while it makes you think that the wind isnt really that bad. the guy in the video doesnt look like hes shitting bricks so either its not that bad or he makes it look easy as hell. if he was really that scared he would always be connected to the tower and unhook/rehook so he always would have some protection. if they only get paid 12-30 dollars an hour, wouldnt it make sense for them to take as much time as possible to make the hours anyway and be as safe as possible? i bet this is one of those things that once you do it, you think to yourself "oh this wasnt that bad at all". There are some scarier jobs out there tbh. Oh, ya, their six gajillion mile climb with no safety lines and a 30 pound toolbag strapped to them is probably no big deal, I'm sure you'd ace it first try with no help. | ||
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United States119 Posts
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Yung
United States727 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:02 FecalFrown wrote: Imagine the wind up there too. One little slip and OOPS! You have a long way down to think about your impending death. You would die falling, at least i heard that on 9-11 people tried to jump off and a heart attack while falling. | ||
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Mexico1364 Posts
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metaphoR
United States199 Posts
On September 18 2010 00:52 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote: Oh, ya, their six gajillion mile climb with no safety lines and a 30 pound toolbag strapped to them is probably no big deal, I'm sure you'd ace it first try with no help. its only 178 ft climb and part of it is on a ladder. 30 pounds of gear is nothing too. Trad climbs have a rack that's over 50 pounds and harder to carry imo. these towers were meant for climbing, so there are plenty of hand and foot holds. I'd be more scared of forgetting an important tool than the climb, which after the first couple climbs, would be unnerving. | ||
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TekKpriest
308 Posts
The only thing i find scary, that there are really few spots where you can secure yourself. | ||
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hackmed
United Kingdom74 Posts
On September 18 2010 00:56 XKiller wrote: You would die falling, at least i heard that on 9-11 people tried to jump off and a heart attack while falling. Im pretty sure that is a myth, it's not garantueed at least, people have survived falling long distances before (and thinking they would die during the fall) example | ||
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Meiya
Australia1169 Posts
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Murderotica
Vatican City State2594 Posts
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Knightlax
United States150 Posts
Bull. | ||
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Canada8 Posts
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sensenmann
United States172 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:04 Proto_Protoss wrote: My heart was beating so fast. If i was them i would base jump down every time instead of climbing all the way down, least it would make it fun That would require you to carry even more stuff up to the top, and have another very select set of skills. | ||
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Malinor
Germany4727 Posts
But I always feel climbing up is much easier (and secure) than going down. To see that would scare the living shit out of me. | ||
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D-Lite
United Kingdom223 Posts
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DoubleZee
Canada556 Posts
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Obscure
United States272 Posts
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Sweden1264 Posts
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Superouman
France2195 Posts
On September 18 2010 00:58 checo wrote: awesome man this guys rock... Damn earthquake while your there.... what you do???? you die | ||
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Canada588 Posts
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
On September 18 2010 03:07 Boundless wrote: Holy shit. Everyone is like "what happens if you fall zomg wtfbbq", but these guys take so many safety precautions while they're doing it. I mean, why would you even agree to get up there without protection?? For the FUN !? And on top of that you get some money. Btw in the video it's said that they "freeclimb" (without safety precautions) with the explanation that it would slow them down immensely if they had to hook and unhook themselves all the time. | ||
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United States615 Posts
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United States496 Posts
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Saturnize
United States2473 Posts
On September 18 2010 01:17 hackmed wrote: Im pretty sure that is a myth, it's not garantueed at least, people have survived falling long distances before (and thinking they would die during the fall) example I don't think anyone has survived falling long distances without a parachute. The guy in that video was better off with a shit parachute than no parachute at all. | ||
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BrogMaN
United States108 Posts
On September 18 2010 03:56 Saturnize wrote: I don't think anyone has survived falling long distances without a parachute. The guy in that video was better off with a shit parachute than no parachute at all. Well obviously, he was talking about dying DURING the actual fall, not when you hit the ground.... It's a myth that you die while falling, it's possible to die from a heart attack like hackmed said but you don't ever go so fast your neck breaks or something. I've had a minute and a half of free-fall from 12,000 feet, which is much more than enough time to hit terminal velocity, and I survived no problem. | ||
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PhilGood2DaY
Germany7424 Posts
But If i could just jump with a parachute.. I would do it The crazy part is not climbing up for me.. but climbing down.. | ||
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AesopsZerg
United States52 Posts
That would be a fun way to get down | ||
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Skee
Canada702 Posts
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ALPINA
3791 Posts
On September 18 2010 03:07 Boundless wrote: Holy shit. Everyone is like "what happens if you fall zomg wtfbbq", but these guys take so many safety precautions while they're doing it. I mean, why would you even agree to get up there without protection?? Did you see the video? His holds with one hand w/o any safety ropes... | ||
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FoieGras
Canada270 Posts
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Mortality
United States4790 Posts
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LunarDestiny
United States4177 Posts
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Pufftrees
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Awesome vid thanks for sharing. | ||
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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Swwww
Switzerland812 Posts
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KingofHearts
Japan562 Posts
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darklordjac
Canada2231 Posts
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men1kmati
United States165 Posts
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Moletrap
United States1297 Posts
You get used to it after a while... you have to be very deliberate but it becomes normal and doesn't scare you. | ||
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Elevenst
Canada249 Posts
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DragoonPK
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GiantEnemyCrab
Canada503 Posts
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GiantEnemyCrab
Canada503 Posts
On September 18 2010 00:34 Xystiku wrote: I was scared watching that. No amount of money would get me to go up there. i would do it if i got paid over 100,000 a year | ||
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Simplistik
2007 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:34 Dysz wrote: Damn, cant belive they take away the safetyline without replacing it to another. thoose steps further up and u make a small misstake u die. *sweating* I actually don't think any small mistake would get him killed. It can happen, but it probably won't. I slipped on a ladder before without falling down. | ||
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exeexe
Denmark937 Posts
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Jayme
United States5866 Posts
On September 18 2010 06:46 Simplistik wrote: I actually don't think any small mistake would get him killed. It can happen, but it probably won't. I slipped on a ladder before without falling down. A ladder is a ladder. A lot of those foot holds on that thing aren't even straight. You have to factor in the winds and other things up that high. It's just not the same thing. | ||
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s.a.y
Croatia3840 Posts
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TSL-Lore
United States412 Posts
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TheAngelofDeath
United States2033 Posts
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6635 Posts
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CheezDip
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On September 17 2010 10:36 Relickey wrote: How do you even recruit someone for this job? "Wanted: Someone who will ride an elevator 1600 feet into the air, and then climb a ladder, unassisted, 168 feet to repair carrying a 30 pound bag dangling from you." Seriously, who would sign up for this/train for this? If I had any upper body strength I would totally do it; the view up there is spectacular! | ||
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Lucid90
Canada340 Posts
The top climber has 2 hooks attached to him, at he climbs, he always puts one hook into a hole. The guy under him always takes his hook out and climsb himself. Both of them are atached to one another. So if at any time one of them falls, they are secured to eachother and they are straped to something, so they will be safe. If you just start this sort of job, that's probably what you will be doing for quite some time until you get desensitized to the fear of heights. Then it's just boring old world with one hell of a view. | ||
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Yurie
11836 Posts
On September 18 2010 07:17 TSL-Lore wrote: Actually, i would argue that this is a scarier job than the one in the OP. I would intellectually agree with you. Then emotionally disagree strongly. The first video had me shaking weakly in reaction to fear. The second one calmed me down a bit and had me grinning at the finishing comment. | ||
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TSL-Lore
United States412 Posts
On September 18 2010 07:31 Yurie wrote: I would intellectually agree with you. Then emotionally disagree strongly. The first video had me shaking weakly in reaction to fear. The second one calmed me down a bit and had me grinning at the finishing comment. It's pretty damn scary, considering this is what happens when you touch a power line without the proper protection: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=103572172990390 | ||
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LunarDestiny
United States4177 Posts
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-fj.
Samoa462 Posts
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Nomak
United States32 Posts
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djcube
United States985 Posts
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eatmyshorts5
United States1530 Posts
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Mooncat
Germany1228 Posts
On September 18 2010 08:05 eatmyshorts5 wrote: I'm not exactly a ballsy guy, but I would totally do this for 100,000 a year, and would be willing to do it for even less. You guys who say wouldn't even do it for a million, personally I feel are a little crazy. A million is a fuckload of money. Yeah, you would totally do it - until you got off the elevator. And then you'd piss your pants and get the fuck down there like all the rest of us. | ||
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MrMotionPicture
United States4327 Posts
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SjB
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JQL
United States214 Posts
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TimmyMac
Canada499 Posts
On September 18 2010 07:21 CheezDip wrote: If I had any upper body strength I would totally do it; the view up there is spectacular! Ya, I'd probably do it. Looks sick. | ||
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O-ops
United States4236 Posts
How the hell can you even make a structure that high, that thin??? | ||
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LaiShin
Australia978 Posts
And yea, sweaty palms from watching it | ||
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lololol
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vnlegend
United States1389 Posts
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Slayer91
Ireland23335 Posts
Funny guy. "There's only three things I'm afraid of: Heights, Electricity, Women, and I'm married too." - Guy wearing a steel jacket, working with steel tools 100's of feet in the air on a 10,000 volt power line. | ||
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Darpa
Canada4413 Posts
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vx70GTOJudgexv
United States3161 Posts
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MutaDoom
Canada1163 Posts
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Sc2ggRise
United States607 Posts
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Ashera
Canada202 Posts
He just goes and climbs the pole to the TOP TOP of the tower, without those safety clips everywhere. | ||
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EleanorRIgby
Canada3923 Posts
this is insane and i would never be able to do that | ||
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proxY_
United States1561 Posts
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
On September 18 2010 10:23 proxY_ wrote: I would bet that he makes a fair amount and he probably doesn't have to go up there that often. Probably just a few times a month at the most. I freaked out just watching the video though, my palms are sweaty and my legs feel weak lol. Scaryass job, I'd totally puke my mom's spaghetti at the top. Wonder how long it'll take to reach the unfortunate bypasser at the bottom... | ||
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
I feel like the pseudo-ladder up the red antennae is particularly unsafe. It has small circular protuberances on the sides of the handlebars in order for the safety clip to catch on them, but they're so thin and flimsy looking I can just imagine wind and body weight generating enough force to make the safety clip snap them. EDIT: Erroneous usage. | ||
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LunarDestiny
United States4177 Posts
On September 18 2010 10:31 Terranist wrote: how does he go back down? that's insane and the sickest part is that he probably has done that a thousand times. Maybe he just parachute down. Would be 2x scarier climbing down since a miss step means shit. | ||
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Ordained
United States779 Posts
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berzerger
Turkey95 Posts
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Boundless
Canada588 Posts
On September 18 2010 10:34 OpticalShot wrote: Scaryass job, I'd totally puke my mom's spaghetti at the top. Wonder how long it'll take to reach the unfortunate bypasser at the bottom... Well, assuming we have a gravitational attraction of 9.81 m/s^2, we can solve the differential equation for motion to be.... =D | ||
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chesshaha
United States1117 Posts
These guys are my hero, lol. | ||
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verne
United States43 Posts
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Rising_Phoenix
United States370 Posts
not nearly as tall, but still awesome. I could not do what those men do. Remember, you're degree in engineering makes you qualified for this job! | ||
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Philip2110
Scotland798 Posts
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RandomAbuse
187 Posts
Too scary for my blood... I wont even take a single step near that tower.. | ||
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Katsuge
Singapore7730 Posts
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hadoken5
Canada519 Posts
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YoureFired
United States822 Posts
ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu im falling! i dont think you could ever pay me enough to do that | ||
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Tiazi
Netherlands761 Posts
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ChrisXIV
Austria3553 Posts
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EGLzGaMeR
United States1867 Posts
The video even scared me lol | ||
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Altair
243 Posts
Maybe he just parachute down. Would be 2x scarier climbing down since a miss step means shit. I don't think he can parachute down. The height is small it would be like jumping with an umbrella from the roof of a house also the parachute could get stuck on the tower... I bet a chimp would solo that for a couple of bananas. xD | ||
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Aurioch
United States414 Posts
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Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
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Maedi
United States477 Posts
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snpnx
Germany454 Posts
On September 18 2010 10:23 proxY_ wrote: I would bet that he makes a fair amount and he probably doesn't have to go up there that often. Probably just a few times a month at the most. I freaked out just watching the video though, my palms are sweaty and my legs feel weak lol. After what I've heard, you'd at least lose the bet on the money part. I read somewhere that those guys don't make more than 35k in the first year of work. Later they get more, but it seems like a normal job is the better option | ||
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Mykill
Canada3402 Posts
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Aurioch
United States414 Posts
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Creep
United States229 Posts
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SmoKe93
Germany162 Posts
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night terrors
China1284 Posts
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crayons
Singapore65 Posts
and imagine if it was a thunderstorm and you got paid $200,000 to fix some shit up there.. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
QQ, that's a nice pair o' balls he has there. I think that with proper video editing you could scare the shit out of people by editing in a slip and a free fall. :p Edit, the video apparently scared some people really hard which is interesting. This video didn't do that to me (sure I got a little nervous) but I remember actually getting really disturbed in kill bill when the she's buried in a coffin underground. Phobia is interesting. ^_^ | ||
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CuttyFlam
Belgium523 Posts
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TacToSs
Australia330 Posts
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Echo515
Canada105 Posts
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Slidd
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unkkz
Norway2196 Posts
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Zaphid
Czech Republic1860 Posts
That means that you never have to risk and you are always touching the structure with 3 limbs, which is the safe way to climb. | ||
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ZinY
Belgium123 Posts
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vectorix108
United States4633 Posts
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HunterStarcraft
Canada249 Posts
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ChubbyChiBee
United Kingdom13 Posts
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tru_power22
Canada385 Posts
On September 17 2010 09:58 SonuvBob wrote: I'm gonna wait til there's a few pages of posts, and then I'll edit the OP to be about raising kittens. Win. I've seen this video on Facebook - it's freaky as hell watching it. | ||
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United States10328 Posts
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Grummy
Sweden70 Posts
I mean, that looks awesome! | ||
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Alethios
New Zealand2765 Posts
Yeah this is kind of scary... I probably wouldn't want to do this for a living. By the middle I was making like mewing sounds. | ||
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538
Hungary3932 Posts
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Beren
United States514 Posts
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Loanshark
China3094 Posts
But man, those handrungs look really flimsy. The movie doesn't show what they actually fix though. Imagine getting all the way up there, then accidentally dropping your pliers or your wrench or something LOL! | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
On September 19 2010 09:18 Loanshark wrote: then accidentally dropping your pliers or your wrench or something LOL! LOL. They likely have multiple pairs of everything for that same reason. Assuming your pliers you just dropped didn't F up some dish down below you. I have a fear of heights so I had to force myself to watch that whole thing. I was groaning half the time and going. OH JESUS NO. NO WAY. Also, this movie on that same site - http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/09/13 ROFL. | ||
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Railxp
Hong Kong1313 Posts
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tieya
United States308 Posts
it would be really fun the second time you did it i bet. but going down is another story | ||
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.risingdragoon
United States3021 Posts
Wonder what the mortality rate for that is. At least a few a year plunge to their death I bet. | ||
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Kin~Slayer
Canada56 Posts
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RedTerror
New Zealand742 Posts
On September 19 2010 03:55 CuttyFlam wrote: Damn this dude is laddering hard! lol | ||
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dranjam
Poland198 Posts
On September 17 2010 12:43 WirelessWaffle wrote: Why, the fuck, do they have lights on their goddamn helmets. The answer seems obvious, but come on. Fuck that. HHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA LMFAO............. I had working at heights training at work, during which we learned to walk on 8m high racking, with safety lines and all that, it was scary at first, but I got used to that. My instructor was totally fearless, guess you just get used to this kind of things... | ||
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Sorkoas
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iSTime
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On September 19 2010 05:44 Zaphid wrote: I used to do rock climbing, but this stuff is way safer, as long as nothing breaks, you are fine. Wind or lightning can be minimized by good planning and you are actually supposed to be able to climb up there, as opposed to mountains and rocks That means that you never have to risk and you are always touching the structure with 3 limbs, which is the safe way to climb.I don't know which is safer. I mean, I'd much rather trad climb a 5.10 than free solo a 5.1 or 5.2. | ||
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Darpa
Canada4413 Posts
On September 19 2010 11:11 PJA wrote: I don't know which is safer. I mean, I'd much rather trad climb a 5.10 than free solo a 5.1 or 5.2. Except the guy climbing the tower wasnt free solo climbing. He was climbing with a partner, each hooking in while the other climbed. Way easier to climb than a 5.10... besides 5.1 is like a gentle slope.... LOL | ||
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Lexpar
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xfyre
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Bowzer
Canada214 Posts
I used to do tower construction and putting up ellis shores on the edge of a 56 story tower would make my legs shake. Harness or not, the first 3 or 4 times is scary as hell. Eventually you come to realize that a 56 story fall is the same as a 5 story fall and you don't even trip. Cool vid | ||
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BaltA
Norway849 Posts
On September 19 2010 16:31 xfyre wrote: so i was looking around for how much these people would be making, and from what i could tell avg salary for a tower climber is 40-60k a year <__< that is not so much, underpaid obv | ||
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
On September 17 2010 21:36 Manit0u wrote: It's the same for bomb technician and many other jobs. Nothing special here. Good point actually. In fact bomb disposal is way crazier than this. It's just that this is visually impressive. I wager the risks involved in some other jobs such as bomb disposal are much higher but they are invisible so you wouldn't be sweating just watching it. Funny how that works. | ||
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ALPINA
3791 Posts
On September 19 2010 09:53 .risingdragoon wrote: I enjoyed watching that. On a day with no wind it'd be pretty kickass to be so high up. Wonder what the mortality rate for that is. At least a few a year plunge to their death I bet. I read that mortality rate of this job is highest in America. | ||
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
On September 20 2010 15:53 Alpina wrote: I read that mortality rate of this job is highest in America. I've actually never ever read a story about someone plummeting to their deaths from a tower. You'd of thought something that "shocking" would be good news ? | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
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OPSavioR
Sweden1465 Posts
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ALPINA
3791 Posts
On September 20 2010 16:09 Sqq wrote: I've actually never ever read a story about someone plummeting to their deaths from a tower. You'd of thought something that "shocking" would be good news ? Quote from http://www.personalinjurylawupdate.com/damorelaw/2008/07/cell-phone-towe.html Cell Phone Tower Worker: Deadliest Job in America Jul 8, 2008 7:02:29 PM According to a story in this week's RCR Wireless News, the deadliest job in America is constructing, upgrading, and repairing cell phone towers (which can be hundreds of feet tall). The fatality rate for cell phone tower workers is currently 183.6 deaths per 100,000 workers, making it more dangerous than other risky jobs such as ranching, fishing, logging, and ironworking. Five tower workers died during one 12-day span earlier this year alone. 18 tower workers died on the job in 2006. An investigation into the rise in fatalities in this industry has yet to trace the increase to any specific cause. | ||
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SuperCobra
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Sqq
Norway2023 Posts
On September 20 2010 16:27 Alpina wrote: Quote from http://www.personalinjurylawupdate.com/damorelaw/2008/07/cell-phone-towe.html thats a high mortality rate! | ||
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JoFritzMD
Australia163 Posts
No safety lines or anything, they are crazy people! | ||
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Agh
United States976 Posts
Could be wrong though. | ||
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RafikiSC
United States90 Posts
On September 20 2010 16:27 Alpina wrote: Quote from http://www.personalinjurylawupdate.com/damorelaw/2008/07/cell-phone-towe.html That source is from a Personal Injury Lawyer's website and when you click on the link to the 'article' it just takes you to the Yahoo news home page. More reputable sources do not specifically discuss this as one of the most dangerous jobs. Fishing, logging, and airline pilots are occupations with more than 50/100,000 being killed on the job. Edit: This is still pants-shittingly scary by the way. | ||
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Ghost151
United States290 Posts
On September 17 2010 10:07 moopie wrote: You know, in the beginning when he's inside the tower climbing ladders I just went "eh, that's not so bad", but then when he goes on the outside I changed my mind. Good thing they have on safety helmets, that should come in handy. yeah, pretty much this exactly. I was thinking, "doesn't look so scary, I've climbed on stuff more dangerous than that." and then he steps onto the exposed rungs and then it gets real. I'm not afraid of heights at all, and this whole thing looks like it would be fun (and a good work out) until he started one-stepping up the pole near the end. GTFO with that. One slip and there's nothing to grab = you're toast. this guy has mondo nuts to be doing that. And imagine the guy below him. If the dude above falls, he could take him with him (>.<) | ||
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cArn-
Korea (South)824 Posts
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Gooseheaded
United States125 Posts
That was insane. There are just so many things that could go wrong there... With proper security measures, I'd do it. Otherwise, not even for all the money in the world. | ||
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Afghanistan94 Posts
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