I Dare You to Not Urinate Yourself (11 Viewers)

j0ker

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Jan 5, 2006
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I saw that a few weaks ago, that's fucking scary.

I have acrophobia (fear of heights), my legs start to shake whenever I look down from higher than the third floor.
 
OP
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Apr 12, 2004
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    Depends, maybe once a month or if there have been a bunch of storms, maybe two or three times a month.

    At most I would think once a week.

    Because they normally would either work for larger corporations or they would be unionized and outsourced to multiple companies.
     

    WΏΏdy?

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    Dec 23, 2005
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    I look at it again they those two look very comfortable with what they are doing,not a bad job earning 130k and doing it for just 2-3 times a month.

    I still wouldnt do that :D
     

    Fake Melo

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    ßöмßäяðîëя;2887614 said:
    Depends, maybe once a month or if there have been a bunch of storms, maybe two or three times a month.

    At most I would think once a week.

    Because they normally would either work for larger corporations or they would be unionized and outsourced to multiple companies.
    He had no protection whatsoever?
     
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    He had no protection whatsoever?
    He had a helmet and a "catch line".

    A parachute wouldn't really help that much if he were to fall.
    Yea, he's "free climbing." the only true safety he has is when he attaches that big hook onto the antenna, which you see each time he does that, the other time he just had his hands and feet.

    E, that may be true. Although they base jump from 400 feet and less...
     

    Fake Melo

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    ßöмßäяðîëя;2887708 said:
    Yea, he's "free climbing." the only true safety he has is when he attaches that big hook onto the antenna, which you see each time he does that, the other time he just had his hands and feet.

    E, that may be true. Although they base jump from 400 feet and less...
    Is that shit legal? It would never be allowed in Norway without proper protection.
    But then again, we are a pretty pussy country.
     

    WΏΏdy?

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    I think with the tower design like that the job would be the same in any part of the world,i mean the amount of protection he is carrying is not better because it cant be better
     

    Zlatan

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    That guy had no protection when was climbing and he didint even hold on properly when he was securing the safety on the top. I say f**k him for making me scared shitless :D
     

    WΏΏdy?

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    That guy had no protection when was climbing and he didint even hold on properly when he was securing the safety on the top. I say f**k him for making me scared shitless :D
    He was hooking with one hand and the other was just free floating :D i noticed that too,he got steel balls
     
    OP
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    Is that shit legal? It would never be allowed in Norway without proper protection.
    But then again, we are a pretty pussy country.
    "[...]Since the 1990s, Canada has been using fall-protection equipment to protect their workers on poles and steel structures. However, legislation in the United States allows an exemption for a “qualified” employee to change locations on a pole or steel structure without fall protection. Despite this exemption, federal regulations still require employers to protect their employees from recognized hazards.[...]"

    http://tdworld.com/overhead_distribution/free-climbing-fall-protection-20100601/

    Also:

    "FAA-FCC licensing specialist Timothy Doughty with law firm Keller and Heckman told io9 that he's confirmed that OSHA does not allow free climbing. He wrote to us in e-mail: "According to the BLM Manual Handbook 1292-1 climbers are to maintain 100% attachment at all times."

    Nevertheless, it does appear that the US Labor Department's OSHA regulations do allow free climbing on towers in some cases. Here is a quote from the OSHA regulations, section 1910.269(g)(2)(v):

    'Fall protection equipment is not required to be used by a qualified employee climbing or changing location on poles, towers, or similar structures, unless conditions, such as, but not limited to, ice, high winds, the design of the structure (for example, no provision for holding on with hands), or the presence of contaminants on the structure, could cause the employee to lose his or her grip or footing.'"

    http://io9.com/#!5639113/the-scariest-video-you-have-ever-watched-in-the-name-of-science
     

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