scary as hell

anthony @ eas · 09-15-2010, 04:19 PM

My friend used to do this. Something interesting he told me was that if you drop a tool that you shouldn't alert the person below you. It is better to have a wrench hit them on the top of their hard hat than for them to look up and get hit in the face. Crazy.

Feyd · 09-15-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaArtist

I don't know, $17,000 - $25,000 for a day's work. Sounds pretty good.

How often do you think they go up? I'm betting there is a government regulation that they can only do it like once a month. Kind of like out ATC'ers can only work so many hours at a time.

Still not bad pay.. LOL.. but working 1 week out of 52 and chilling the rest of the time sounds pretty good..

chillychan · 09-15-2010, 04:22 PM

nuts

MediaArtist · 09-15-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Feyd

How often do you think they go up? I'm betting there is a government regulation that they can only do it like once a month. Kind of like out ATC'ers can only work so many hours at a time.

Still not bad pay.. LOL.. but working 1 week out of 52 and chilling the rest of the time sounds pretty good..

It's definitely not a job where you can expect to be working everyday would be my guess.

iBoost · 09-15-2010, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaArtist

I don't know, $17,000 - $25,000 for a day's work. Sounds pretty good.

+1

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Imagin you parachoot all the way back down lolz

I hope they are atleast strapped with one, shit that would be my method of getting off. Going down is harder then going up specially the way that one is built.

Freakazoid · 09-15-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaArtist

I don't know, $17,000 - $25,000 for a day's work. Sounds pretty good.

tried to find some numbers but had no luck...where'd you get those from?

Zoraster · 09-15-2010, 04:39 PM

This made even my feet sweat

richardbb85 · 09-15-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaArtist

I don't know, $17,000 - $25,000 for a day's work. Sounds pretty good.

yea, not too bad. i would do 2x a month max

lol

ak335 · 09-15-2010, 05:13 PM

my god that was fucking scary

Feyd · 09-15-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by iBoost

I hope they are atleast strapped with one, shit that would be my method of getting off. Going down is harder then going up specially the way that one is built.

Even if they do have one.... I'd imagine it would be a last resort (like they are already falling off). The reality is that there are so many guy wires that there would be a very slim chance that they'd make it to the ground without actually hitting one. Even with a controlled (limited wind) kind of fall...

MCMLXXXIX · 09-15-2010, 05:34 PM

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halfway through the video I couldn't help but exclaim, "STOP CLIMBING!"

same here!

even when the video first started with the "easy" parts, I was like "oh hell no"

and holy shit, the very end...hes trying to secure the clip without holding onto anything. my stomach hurts

Year's_End · 09-15-2010, 05:34 PM

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fuck that. im scared of heights, this vid made my palms sweat and my scrotum tighten up

Definitely just experienced some scrotal tightening.

GT3 Tim · 09-15-2010, 05:35 PM

I don't know if I could even do that. I would be too freaked out. Doesn't matter how much they wanted to pay me...I don't think my body would allow me to get out of the elevator. lol

DMan11389 · 09-15-2010, 05:53 PM

Crazy... What exactly do they do once they're up there? It doesn't seem like there's too much going on

09-15-2010, 06:12 PM

That's so risky though, one little snag on that bag with all those metal parts sticking out while you're climbing up and you'll lose your grip or something =o

DM1 · 09-15-2010, 06:27 PM

I can only say that I felt the sum of all the comments,... crazy stuff,... I'm not so sure that I could ever do that, let alone would do it, simply I couldn't, I'd fall at the moment I went out of the tower and look down,... talk about vertigo!

Wakka · 09-15-2010, 06:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2u_De8j5o

all i have to say

2M · 09-15-2010, 06:46 PM

Ultimate prank would be if you woke up , hooked, on the very top of that tower.

vioaltec · 09-15-2010, 06:52 PM

My hands started to sweat watching this, i mean im not scared of heights but to climb so high without protection is crazy!

Seminole · 09-15-2010, 06:54 PM

I noticed this when I watched for the second time, but at 7:17, while standing on the tippy top of the tower on nothing more than a few inches of metal, he lets go of the pole for a good 6 seconds while taking out his metal hook and fastening it to the tower. If there was any sudden wind gust he'd be blown right off. I'm wigging out right now.

montreal red · 09-15-2010, 07:02 PM

jesus thats just insane

m3pare · 09-15-2010, 07:03 PM

any other source for the vid? it was taken off.

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