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Alchemy
20-02-2011, 09:06 PM
Then watch this to the end :eek:

YouTube - Stairway to Heaven
NKR
20-02-2011, 09:21 PM
I actually felt sick watching it.
BeerFunk
20-02-2011, 09:24 PM
Amazingly, my hands started to perspire near the end. I'm not scared of heights, but the bit where he climbed off the ladder at the top was terrifying :eek:
flatliners
20-02-2011, 09:29 PM
Bet that guy from France could do it without ropes
would make a great bungee
Dynamic Entertainment
20-02-2011, 09:36 PM
Awesome. definately something i would give a shot...although from that height i would be tempted to grab a parachute and do a bit of base jumping for a quick descent :)
supersound
20-02-2011, 09:47 PM
Is it the camera lens or can you actually see the curvature of the earth?

I bet they name their price in that job too.
Matty12
20-02-2011, 10:03 PM
I'd love to do that.:D :D
Pe7e
20-02-2011, 11:48 PM
Is it the camera lens or can you actually see the curvature of the earth?

It's an optical illusion, you need to be at 40,00 - 50,000 before the daylight sky starts to darken and there's a perceptable curve to the horizon.
Alchemy
21-02-2011, 08:06 AM
This video was shot with a GoPro helmet cam which has a 170 degree field of view, that's what causes the illusion of the curvature.

The thing that you can't see from the video is that the towers MOVE all the time, they sway even in a slight breeze :eek:

Apparently these guys (the ones who go highest) get paid around $300 per hour, that's not :Censored: enough.
funkymook
21-02-2011, 08:45 AM
Apparently these guys (the ones who go highest) get paid around $300 per hour, that's not :Censored: enough.

I'd make a fortune then - I'd be stuck up there for days! I froze rock climbing once, it's an awful feeling.
Larry B Entertainment
21-02-2011, 10:39 AM
Imagine getting all the way to the top, realising you have left a tool behind and then having to go all the way back down to get it :eek:
dmckaraoke
21-02-2011, 12:06 PM
:daft: Incredible...
Shaun
21-02-2011, 12:30 PM
I'm not good with heights. I felt a bit queasy watching that.
DeckstarDeluxe
21-02-2011, 12:41 PM
Wasnt this posted on here last year??

I've seen this before. Scary as hell
Daryll
21-02-2011, 12:56 PM
Not the place to be if you have just taken a laxative :eek: :D
Solitaire Events Ltd
21-02-2011, 01:12 PM
Meh, that's nothing. I went up the Eiffel Tower once...



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