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  1. Dr. Tar

    December 17th, 2012

    So which is worst falling from 600 meters or 60 meters? I mean at least at 600 meters you’ve got a few seconds more to enjoy the rest of your life.

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  2. jclady

    December 17th, 2012

    Never learned meters, but know 600 x 3 feet (my best recollection of meters to feet) is higher than I want to be.

    Actually made it to 2 minutes.

    Height is not my friend. Wind is not your friend in this job!

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  3. Xavier

    December 17th, 2012

    Well I made it to :14 before the acrophobia kicked in. Thanks for not letting that autoplay.

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  4. Jethro

    December 17th, 2012

    My anus puckered the entire video – and I am not usually scared of heights.

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  5. Mark Zist

    December 17th, 2012

    So we can land a rover on the moon but we have to send a man with a squeegee up there to clean windows.

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  6. Cracker Baby

    December 17th, 2012

    Young man’s game…… And since the majority of falls in excess of 20′ (6 meters) result in death…..

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  7. srdem65

    December 17th, 2012

    Not enough money in the whole world to get me up there.

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  8. Kairn

    December 17th, 2012

    Nope. I couldn’t even click the start button. Just looking at the still image is enough to give me the heeby jeebies. My hats off to the fellows who can do this kind of work and keep a rational mindset.

    If you ever post spelunking videos I won’t watch them either. Brrrrrrr.

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  9. Stevo

    December 17th, 2012

    Thanks BFH for the title, and thanks to all you commenters for your helpful suggestion.

    There is no f’ing way I’m watching that video.

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  10. Moe tom

    December 17th, 2012

    I knew a few guys who did this work in NYC. They are cut from a certain mold. Like the steel workers who built the Pan Am Building and the Empire State Building. (Pre OSHA). They know no fear.

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  11. Birdie Num Num

    December 17th, 2012

    I’m glad they’re wearing those helmets for protection in case they fall off the building.

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  12. jclady

    December 17th, 2012

    @Birdie Num Num — right? The rest of the body will be mush, but the head will only be cracked!

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  13. Moe tom

    December 17th, 2012

    Yes Birdie/jclady. The helmets, or “crash helmets,” are insisted on by OSHA. The guys I knew wore baseball caps. I mean, what the hell?

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  14. Jethro

    December 17th, 2012

    The helmets keep enough of the head together to make a positive ID. The rest is just splatter.

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  15. hanoverfist

    December 17th, 2012

    If you angle the fall just right,and catchthe wind just so,you might be able to hit the water.:-P

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  16. jclady

    December 17th, 2012

    @Moe tom – a melon smash is a melon smash. Gubmint regulations can’t change a thing.

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  17. Stranded in Sonoma

    December 18th, 2012

    My youngest son and I both have acrophobia. I showed him the video of the climb to the top of a guided tower. He damn near passed out. If I show him this one, I’ll be paying for headshrinker bills until I die.

    No thanks.

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  18. Stranded in Sonoma

    December 18th, 2012

    @Moe tom — Remember this?

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