Don't Look Down

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:57 pm

Aw, bless you, ok, we want to drive our cars, they want to dangle from tall structures

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:27 pm

My knees have never tingled so much watching that. Scary.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:10 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:My knees have never tingled so much watching that. Scary.

Just had to re-read. I thought it said something else.

Post by **Doggo** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:31 pm

wibble

BlackShadow · Post by **BlackShadow** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:27 pm

I managed 39 seconds of that video. Can't watch any more. Standing on the edge + shaky wobbly camera work are too much for me.

Post by **Donald** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:40 pm

I can understand that but height is height, once you get to a height where death is certain then it's all the same. It's falling and knowing that there's a chance you'll survive as a total mess for the rest of your life that's worrying

I used to be more nervous on a house rooftop than hundreds of feet up.

I think the chap actually said the way he looks at it is you're still holding the same bodyweight whether you're 10 feet or 100 feet up. Purely psychological.

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:55 pm

^^
Yeah I've always thought this - surely walking along the edge of a gigantic drop is no different to walking next to the curb and not stepping into the road... I still jobby a brick at heights if I'm not harnessed up to something though

slap some safety gear on me however and I'll dangle off anything happily. I abseiled down a local university block for a friend's charity a couple of years ago, I love stuff like that

Post by **Donald** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:02 pm

Yeah but that's different again IMO, if it was compared to walking along the edge of the curb with the certainty you'll be hit by a car if you step out I think you would feel different.

yeah harnesses play a big role in it too of course, but you're not under constant tension and it still hurts like drokk to fall in a harness

even on a fully handrailed scaffold I've done a shat though

when you're just stood there and you lean back on your heels a touch and there's a slight height difference in the boards - you definitely feel it and instinctively reach out for something

then of course you get the body lemonade taken for the rest of the day.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:08 pm

its not the fall that kills you its the short sharp stop at the bottom

seriously though I have no fear of heights a heavy respect yes lol there was a time I was fearless

age gives you perspective and respect

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:34 pm

I get scared jumping out of my bed sometimes.

And I'm not lying. Really am scared of heights.

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