So???
Disappointed they did not base jump...
Disappointed they did not base jump...
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"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
Without a parachute? Maybe there's an app for that...Originally posted by scooterscot View PostComment
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1) How did they build the tower in the first place?
2) Why do the maintenance guys not wear a parachute?
At that height (540m), he's travelling 4 cm/s faster than ground level and if he fell would hit the ground 0.4 m from the point directly below the fall position, assuming he didn't flab about on the way down and there was no air.Comment
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The first IMAX I saw (or have they gone all Apple and renamed it iMax?) was the one with a chap in period attire flying a balloon. At the moment he crossed over a cliff edge the projection went from small to full size.Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
I distinctly remember grabbing hold of the seat armrests. Swiftly. Urgently. With much force. And the rest of the audience did too.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Brilliant triumph of science over common sense. "Let's start by assuming the cow is a sphere..."Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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First bit with a crane, rest of it using heavy duty commercial helicopters ( eg : Russian ) in sections.Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
Having formerly rigged & climbed on some of the highest in the UK ( Bassetts Pole for example & UHF in Shetland Isles ), you do get used to the 'height'. Most of the similar towers in UK are a lot easier to move around on than this particular one with more consideration to maintenance & HSE requirements.
As for free climbing, no thanks. I'll take my time, attach and be safe in the knowledge that should I slip I'll be going home to the family & not in a tuperware box in liquid form.........
Trainee Techno Pikey
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The video has been pulled from YouTube, but is available here: LiveLeak.com - Stairway to Heaven
Or by foogling: "stairway to heaven" +tower +climb
Yikes.
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Why?Originally posted by realityhack View PostOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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There is just not enough money in the world for me to climb something like that. Respect to those guys.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Did you get involved with rigging stuff like that or did they keep you in the truck twiddling dials?Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostThere is just not enough money in the world for me to climb something like that. Respect to those guys.
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