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14 April 2012, 08:40 AM
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Video for those who appreciate engineering, science. And dare devils...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c
Watch full screen. First 30 secs are OK, but then... I get dizzy from watching this. Engineers servicing a 300m antenna tower. Crazy. |
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14 April 2012, 09:30 AM
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Watching that made my knees tingle and buckle!!
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14 April 2012, 09:38 AM
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Never. That was crazy.
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14 April 2012, 10:05 AM
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I am glad I turned down that wind turbine field service engineer job! My stomach was knotted from watching this!
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14 April 2012, 10:28 AM
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Incredible....simply incredible
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14 April 2012, 10:35 AM
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One word to sum this video up.....Yikes!!!
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14 April 2012, 11:07 AM
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Ok I have a question - what's the point of wearing a helmet?
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14 April 2012, 11:33 AM
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If he falls with the safety clipped on it'll stop him whacking his head against the pole and being knocked out... To carry the camera....   Ok three.... Its the law for companies in relation to insurance and health and safety....? All guesses 
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14 April 2012, 11:53 AM
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I saw this? documentary on television. It was a team of climbers replacing the top section of one of these towers. On a 60" tv it was scary stuff.
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14 April 2012, 11:56 AM
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Maybe he should trade that helmet in for a parachute. After he's done with repairs he could take the quick way down.
Great vid.
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14 April 2012, 01:09 PM
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14 April 2012, 01:49 PM
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No way I could do that , these guys are incredible
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14 April 2012, 02:35 PM
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You couldn`t pay me to do that job !!!!!
free climbing ?? holy sh*t !!!!!!! |
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14 April 2012, 03:04 PM
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It would be interesting to see how this thing was originally built. I bet that too, was some scary stuff.
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14 April 2012, 03:11 PM
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14 April 2012, 03:27 PM
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Very cool!
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14 April 2012, 05:43 PM
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don't look down---scary---
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15 April 2012, 12:57 AM
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I can't even... There are no words!!
That said, er, felt? in the pit of my stomach... oy We have two towers here built in the 1950's and they sort of dominate the landscape. An engineer fell off one last year and they literally had to scrape up his remains. Watching the video I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often! There isn't enough money in the world for me to do that job! Man Falls to His Death
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15 April 2012, 01:35 AM
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Awesome!
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