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tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 1249
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 8:00 am:   Edit Post

No way in the world I could do this- I felt dizzy, sick, etc just watching the video.

http://www.noob.us/miscellaneous/i-triple-dare-you-to-watch-this-all-the-way-through/
glocke
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Username: glocke

Post Number: 781
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 8:31 am:   Edit Post

I hope he gets paid well! I couldnt do it either...

My father worked as an environmental engineer at one point back in the 60's. His job was very similar to this. He was required to climb the smokestacks at various industrial plants and take air samples of the stacks output.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9734
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 8:35 am:   Edit Post

Greg; while wearing a respirator?
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 1350
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 8:38 am:   Edit Post

Cool video. I can relate to the dynamics of heights , I have had vocational experiences with heights as well,but this video goes a bit higher then I have been. It was good to see the use of a safety harness. I would be concerned of high levels of RF radiation in this particular case. I once worked in a transmitter room at Sutro Tower in San Francisco.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9735
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 8:59 am:   Edit Post

I just googled Sutro Tower; amazingly enough, I had never seen pictures of it before.
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4615
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 9:07 am:   Edit Post

Now that's what I call "getting high"!

Bill, tgo
harald_rost
Advanced Member
Username: harald_rost

Post Number: 204
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post

Good to be a bass player, 'cause it's better to stay on the bottom when looking at such pain ;-))
mike1762
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Username: mike1762

Post Number: 662
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 11:53 am:   Edit Post

No freakin' way...
terryc
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Username: terryc

Post Number: 1381
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 1:22 pm:   Edit Post

Heights don't bother me..but that is just way too high!
I too felt nauseous watching it..especially at full screen view.
The must have nerves of steel or no sense at all
richbass939
Senior Member
Username: richbass939

Post Number: 1117
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 5:42 am:   Edit Post

I couldn't do it. I'm forwarding this to a couple of guys at work. They are communications techs who climb towers in the 500 foot range. I couldn't go 500, much less 1700.
Rich
glocke
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Username: glocke

Post Number: 783
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 6:03 am:   Edit Post

"davehouck
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Greg; while wearing a respirator?"

Actually I dont know the answer to that...from what I remember him telling me he did need to bring analytical equipment with him, and I do recall him saying that he would have to be up there for maybe an hour or so at a time taking measurements...
george_wright
Intermediate Member
Username: george_wright

Post Number: 146
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:27 am:   Edit Post

My personal altitude record is 53000 feet---but I was riding in an F8, strappd into an ejection seat with a built-in parachute at the time :-).
811952
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Username: 811952

Post Number: 1854
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 11:03 am:   Edit Post

I grew up climbing FM radio towers. One of my fondest memories is of climbing a 185' FM tower and standing on the top (it had a flat triangular top about a foot and a half across) to watch the farmers work the surrounding fields most afternoons, unsupervised.. after I got home from kindergarten! Dad owned radio stations, so it was just part of growing up for us kids. I've never climbed anything taller than 480' though.

John
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4619
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 3:56 pm:   Edit Post

George:

53,000 feet? Did you pass any Byrds on the way up? (IIRC they hung out at 42,240 feet*). I believe I obtained an even higher altitude a few times at Dead shows in Winterland back in the 70's! lol

Bill, tgo

* 42,420 feet = eight miles high
slawie
Advanced Member
Username: slawie

Post Number: 267
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:41 pm:   Edit Post

That video just caused me a whole load of freckle pucker.

How many men does it take to change a light bulb?......Apparently Two!

slawie
george_wright
Intermediate Member
Username: george_wright

Post Number: 147
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post

Bill, that tune was current at the time :-). But, no, I passed only another F8. It was a practice high-altitude intercept, somewhere west of San Diego and south of Santa Catalina.
byoung
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Username: byoung

Post Number: 1271
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:33 pm:   Edit Post

This... this is high:

http://gizmodo.com/5511236/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr+71-blackbird
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9752
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, October 22, 2010 - 10:45 am:   Edit Post

Bradley; that's also a bit quick. Fascinating story, enjoyable read. Thanks!

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