(Sorry, if this has already been posted and I missed it.)
http://www.artifacting.com/blog/2010/09/15/climbing-a-1768-foot-transmission-tower/
http://www.artifacting.com/blog/2010/09/15/climbing-a-1768-foot-transmission-tower/
Afraid of heights?
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Gawd, I can't even watch the episodes of Dirty Jobs where Mike climbs a 200-foot tower. Hell to the no.
I couldn't even look up at the top of that tower and wonder what I could do with $10,000,000. Hell, I clicked on the link but I couldn't bring myself to start the video.
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SO HERE'S A PICTURE OF MY SIMS 3 CHARACTER WHO'S TEH HAWTEST YOU'VE EVER SEED IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE TO HELP EVERYBODY GET THEIR MINDS OFFA THAT VIDEO
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That is the coolest video!! I don't know how they can climb that much, I would've pooped out soon after getting out of the elevator.
Just imagine if the wind gusts became really strong!! That would be horrible. My cousin did skyscraper windows. But I don't think the buildings were even close to that height. Plus he had a scaffold, so it was safer.
But what a beautiful view!
Just imagine if the wind gusts became really strong!! That would be horrible. My cousin did skyscraper windows. But I don't think the buildings were even close to that height. Plus he had a scaffold, so it was safer.
But what a beautiful view!
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I can't climb to the top of a ladder, I get dizzy if I look up at a tall buildng. So, no, just no.
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Holy cow! I didn't understand the perspective, that it was taller than the Sears Tower! That guy must be in excellent shape to climb a LADDER that high. I get exhausted after just a few flights of stairs!
And I can't imagine what the wind is like up there.
And I can't imagine what the wind is like up there.
Ugggghhhhh! I'm terrified of heights, but I can usually get over it if I'm strapped in or hooked up to something really well. I even repelled once back in the day at one of those face-your-fears type of nature camps.
But for some reason, skyscrapers do me in. I don't trust going up to the windows! Crazy.
Give me some good solid gear and a real, solid mountain and I'd get those millions
Something manmade or just a bunji cord or something? Hell No!
But for some reason, skyscrapers do me in. I don't trust going up to the windows! Crazy.
Give me some good solid gear and a real, solid mountain and I'd get those millions
Something manmade or just a bunji cord or something? Hell No!
I think I could get up to about 300 feet, and then I'd go back down real slowly, blathering and sniffing.
The fear of heights is funny -- it's not exactly related to height above the earth. I'm a private pilot and often fly my plane a few thousand feet above the ground, especially if giving someone a scenic ride; 3,000 feet AGL (above ground level) is a great height for scenery. I've given rides to folks who have a real fear of heights on the ground but who found that they had no fear at all in my plane.
I also participate in some pilot forums (think AW for pilots). It turns out that a fair number of pilots are also afraid of heights. I know one pilot who won't climb halfway up a twelve-foot ladder but who thinks nothing of flying his plane at 12,000' AGL. Go figure.
I also participate in some pilot forums (think AW for pilots). It turns out that a fair number of pilots are also afraid of heights. I know one pilot who won't climb halfway up a twelve-foot ladder but who thinks nothing of flying his plane at 12,000' AGL. Go figure.
That's interesting, how a fear of heights, in his or her case, wouldn't have led to a fear of flying. Must be the perspective is different inside the plane versus outside among the elements; or maybe there's more of a sense of control in the cockpit that isn't available while climbing a ladder....I know one pilot who won't climb halfway up a twelve-foot ladder but who thinks nothing of flying his plane at 12,000' AGL. Go figure.
Perhaps it's a bit of both. I think it operates differently in different people. Some people are afraid of heights and still terrified in planes.
I know one woman who was terrified of flying so she decided to take flying lessons to overcome her fear.
I know one woman who was terrified of flying so she decided to take flying lessons to overcome her fear.
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me too...especially if that bar is a Gordon Biersch with their own brews and I've hit them at happy hour...argh
It might sound strange that I don't fear heights for myself, but I do for others. I can't stand to watch high wire acts, for example, or even someone working at the top of a telephone pole. I look away every time, as it makes me nauseous.
That's why I didn't follow the link in the original post, as I knew it had to do with someone way up there who might fall down to earth and be killed.
There must be a name for that, such as, Fear of Someone Else's Heights.
That's why I didn't follow the link in the original post, as I knew it had to do with someone way up there who might fall down to earth and be killed.
There must be a name for that, such as, Fear of Someone Else's Heights.
The fear of heights is funny -- it's not exactly related to height above the earth. I'm a private pilot and often fly my plane a few thousand feet above the ground, especially if giving someone a scenic ride; 3,000 feet AGL (above ground level) is a great height for scenery. I've given rides to folks who have a real fear of heights on the ground but who found that they had no fear at all in my plane.
I also participate in some pilot forums (think AW for pilots). It turns out that a fair number of pilots are also afraid of heights. I know one pilot who won't climb halfway up a twelve-foot ladder but who thinks nothing of flying his plane at 12,000' AGL. Go figure.
Now that you mention it, you're right! I'm exactly that way. I could probably hang outside of an airplane's window and not be bothered at all. Maybe I'm only afraid between 50 feet and 2,000 feet.
this makes it sound like you're afraid of someone who is tall...There must be a name for that, such as, Fear of Someone Else's Heights.
It might sound strange that I don't fear heights for myself, but I do for others. I can't stand to watch high wire acts, for example, or even someone working at the top of a telephone pole. I look away every time, as it makes me nauseous.
That's why I didn't follow the link in the original post, as I knew it had to do with someone way up there who might fall down to earth and be killed.
There must be a name for that, such as, Fear of Someone Else's Heights.
Man, I hear you on this. Especially little kids. Freaks the bejeezus out of me.
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SO HERE'S A PICTURE OF MY SIMS 3 CHARACTER WHO'S TEH HAWTEST YOU'VE EVER SEED IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE TO HELP EVERYBODY GET THEIR MINDS OFFA THAT VIDEO
(Asher Salamander. And yes, his eyes are purple.)
I play this.
My dude looks better. I named him Ranger Morelli.