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Having had a quick look at the video in this post http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
It actually made me feel physically sick. I recall there being other videos of heights like this knocking about. Can we post them here please? I'd quite like to watch them.
It actually made me feel physically sick. I recall there being other videos of heights like this knocking about. Can we post them here please? I'd quite like to watch them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90xfWYnz9KM
And he did it without any saftey, no harness which connected him to the line. He wasn't the first to do it like that either.
And he did it without any saftey, no harness which connected him to the line. He wasn't the first to do it like that either.
I hate heights and recently went on a trip to Macau. Whilst there Mrs C wanted to go up this tower.....250 metres high, IIRC. Anyways, we get to the top and I'm glued to the interior wall. The floor to ceiling walls were about 25 feet away, but i wasn't going anywhere near them. About halfway towards the window, there was a cafe table and chair. I eventually crept to the table and sat down, where I stayed. You know the sort of fear, that if anyone even touches you, they're dead, in an instant, simple.
Then I heard a load of screaming coming from the viewers at the windows............and a feckin body flew past the window....the pr!ck was bungey jumping off the feckin roof. Prat. That was the closest I have ever come to pooing myself. I almost fell off the chair too.
Then I heard a load of screaming coming from the viewers at the windows............and a feckin body flew past the window....the pr!ck was bungey jumping off the feckin roof. Prat. That was the closest I have ever come to pooing myself. I almost fell off the chair too.
Chilli said:
I hate heights and recently went on a trip to Macau. Whilst there Mrs C wanted to go up this tower.....250 metres high, IIRC. Anyways, we get to the top and I'm glued to the interior wall. The floor to ceiling walls were about 25 feet away, but i wasn't going anywhere near them. About halfway towards the window, there was a cafe table and chair. I eventually crept to the table and sat down, where I stayed. You know the sort of fear, that if anyone even touches you, they're dead, in an instant, simple.
Then I heard a load of screaming coming from the viewers at the windows............and a feckin body flew past the window....the pr!ck was bungey jumping off the feckin roof. Prat. That was the closest I have ever come to pooing myself. I almost fell off the chair too.
Then I heard a load of screaming coming from the viewers at the windows............and a feckin body flew past the window....the pr!ck was bungey jumping off the feckin roof. Prat. That was the closest I have ever come to pooing myself. I almost fell off the chair too.
Anyone been up the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas? I'm not fantastic with heights but I went up. The windows are tapered at an outward angle so there's me quietly s
tting it from 20 feet away whilst all the kids are screaming and pretty much laying on the glass so they're sort of "hanging out" over the edge.
Combined with the roller coaster on the top that makes the whole thing shake it was an "interesting" experience.
tting it from 20 feet away whilst all the kids are screaming and pretty much laying on the glass so they're sort of "hanging out" over the edge.Combined with the roller coaster on the top that makes the whole thing shake it was an "interesting" experience.
paddyhasneeds said:
Anyone been up the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas?
That's the thing that fires you skywards and back, right?I had a mate go on that. He's quite a big guy, right Eastender, tattoo's the lot. He was sitting next to an American child of about 6 years old. When it was all over, there was only one of them who had tears in their eyes...
timlongs said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90xfWYnz9KM
And he did it without any saftey, no harness which connected him to the line. He wasn't the first to do it like that either.
My God! And he did it without any saftey, no harness which connected him to the line. He wasn't the first to do it like that either.
Chilli said:
paddyhasneeds said:
Anyone been up the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas?
That's the thing that fires you skywards and back, right?I had a mate go on that. He's quite a big guy, right Eastender, tattoo's the lot. He was sitting next to an American child of about 6 years old. When it was all over, there was only one of them who had tears in their eyes...
iAlex said:
timlongs said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90xfWYnz9KM
And he did it without any saftey, no harness which connected him to the line. He wasn't the first to do it like that either.
My God! And he did it without any saftey, no harness which connected him to the line. He wasn't the first to do it like that either.
timlongs said:
Here, have some more Yosemite action, this time climbing el cap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnB4oOtD0w
OK I think this is slightly rhetorical, but they slept in a "sling" strappd to the side of a fking mountain??!paddyhasneeds said:
timlongs said:
Here, have some more Yosemite action, this time climbing el cap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnB4oOtD0w
OK I think this is slightly rhetorical, but they slept in a "sling" strappd to the side of a fking mountain??!Shay HTFC said:
Idiocy! Just think about all of the myriad ways it could easily go wrong and cause a plummet to the death. Wind up there must be pretty fierce too.I got a bit nervous on the Eiffel Tower- Not at the top bit, rather in the bit between floors in the glass lift- There's very little superstructure at one point and it's like you are in mid-air.
iAlex said:
Having had a quick look at the video in this post http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
That big bag was not there to hold tools, it was there to hold his BALLS! Crikey, that was eye-wateringly high! Can watch vids of this stuff and feel uncomfortable but hate watching people 'live' near drops, I want to pull them back!
Trace
paddyhasneeds said:
Chilli said:
paddyhasneeds said:
Anyone been up the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas?
That's the thing that fires you skywards and back, right?I had a mate go on that. He's quite a big guy, right Eastender, tattoo's the lot. He was sitting next to an American child of about 6 years old. When it was all over, there was only one of them who had tears in their eyes...
edit: Make that 4. There was 3 when I was there.
"SkyJump Las Vegas, a controlled descent, Bungee jumping-like ride that will allow riders to plummet 855 ft (261 m) attached to a high speed, descent wire.[6] SkyJump opened on April 20, 2010." sounds fun
Edited by g4ry13 on Sunday 19th September 15:13
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