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[–]jbuschdev 175 points176 points ago

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Then who was camera?

[–]chetoflep 155 points156 points ago

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They did that airshot technique. The one where you set the camera on a timer and toss it up in the air.

[–]webby_mc_webberson 82 points83 points ago

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And then pretend to be working until it's time to catch it again.

[–]abledanger 74 points75 points ago

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You can see the guy's foot.

[–]KonaClump 23 points24 points ago

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A good photographer never gets in their own shots.

[–]smellyfish 31 points32 points ago

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Unless your name is Hitchcock.

[–]RelativeBacons 8 points9 points ago

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THEN WHO WAS FOOT

[–]kevka 2 points3 points ago

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What about Peter Parker!?

[–]craig3010 4 points5 points ago

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And fall off the tower when you try to catch it and lean out a little too far.

[–]Diablo_En_Musica 21 points22 points ago

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King Kong.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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I'm not sure who took this one, but here is Joe McNally talking about climbing and taking pictures up there and the antenna on the WTC.

[–]jpdoctor 1 point2 points ago

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You can see the cameraman's foot at the bottom of the frame, proving that he it the most insane of the three.

[–]MrFordization 1 point2 points ago

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If you look closely at the lower left hand corner you can see the photographers foot.

[–]benderstencil 409 points410 points ago

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I just got the worst case of vertigo looking at that.

[–]baxuche 121 points122 points ago

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These guys are actually 300 feet higher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWxOx2eSqdo

[–]oldlostcory 39 points40 points ago

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I can't believe they were free climbing, that was terrifying to watch.

[–][deleted] 157 points158 points ago

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It's ok. They're wearing helmets.

[–]nkktwotwozero 13 points14 points ago

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About as close as you'll see me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U0tDU37q2M&NR

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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hoesntly above a few hundred metres you hit terminal velocity... you ain't gonna hit the ground any faster

[–]bw1870 19 points20 points ago

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Being that high up just gives Superman more time to save you before hitting the ground.

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[–]chudontknow 6 points7 points ago

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yup. our brain does this neat little trick when our sympathetic nervous system kicks on (fight or flight) that basically slows our perception of time down. It has the body increase the number of images per second that the brain receives, making it seem like time slows down. It is thought this would enable someone more time to react in an emergency... or give you longer to contemplate your death.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I actually think about this stuff WAY too much...

[–]mind404 32 points33 points ago

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"aww crap, forgot the screw driver"

[–]swuboo 31 points32 points ago

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"aww crap, forgot dropped the screw driver"

Made that worse for you.

[–]Blazingfly 7 points8 points ago

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Would love to see the expression on some innocent bystanders face as a screwdriver hurtles down out of nowhere and embeds itself two inches into the ground.

[–]jkreijkamp 22 points23 points ago

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and embeds itself two inches into the ground head of her 5 year old daughter.

Made that worse for you.

[–]ctrl_all_del 21 points22 points ago

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OSHA is cool with free climbing but you sure as shit better be wearing a helmet

[–]adamcarrot 22 points23 points ago

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OSHA is, in fact, not cool with free climbing.

-Certified tower climber

[–]NolanRoss 14 points15 points ago

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Ah perfect reddit's unlimited supply of professionals in every job imaginable has come through again.

Serious question. Why don't you parachute down, or at least wear a parachute in case you fall?

[–]codyjake 7 points8 points ago

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that was incredibly hard to watch

[–]max_daddio 5 points6 points ago

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Holy fuck this needs more upvotes.

[–]skeletor952 6 points7 points ago*

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It's okay. Someone will repost it tomorrow and reap all the karma! Mooohhoooohhwwwaahahahahah! Shit. I'll just do it!!!!

EDIT: Yup! Here it is! http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/k846v/nope_nope_nope_fear_of_heights/

And only three hours after I submitted mine. http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/k7wug/afraid_of_heights_you_will_be/

[–]ippoic 5 points6 points ago

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Holy crap, that was terrifying.

I can only imagine that getting back down is worse.

[–]theineffablebob 1 point2 points ago

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They have two hooks so it's safe.

[–]UnmercatorGreenland 1 point2 points ago

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Oh, why can't that be a comment from r_spiders_link?

[–]klti 1 point2 points ago

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I like how he was in no hurry at all to hook up his security line once he reached the real top and was just standing there...

[–]HenryCrinkle 128 points129 points ago

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Tingly feet, right? Or is that just me?

[–]large_sandwich 116 points117 points ago

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Sweaty palms.

[–]GotsThePalsy 288 points289 points ago

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Had a pregnant.

[–]spaceywilly 46 points47 points ago

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threw my cat across the room

[–]oh_shit_he_said_that 9 points10 points ago

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smack your mom with a broom

[–]dgamlam 2 points3 points ago

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shit my fruit of the loom

[–]ultraoptms 10 points11 points ago

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You may be having a heart attack. Have you been eating healthy, or just large sandwiches?

[–]CorkyKribler 22 points23 points ago

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What other kind of sandwiches are there? One time I made a small one and it turned out to be a cracker with EZ Cheese on it.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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Balls in abdomen.

[–]benderstencil 24 points25 points ago

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and nausea. Most definitely nausea.

[–]Infinitron 22 points23 points ago

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I get a sinking/dropping feeling in my stomach, kind of like during a drop when on a roller coaster.

[–]matthank 6 points7 points ago

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You know that feeling you get where you lean back in your chair too far, and then jerk forward just before you were about to fall over backwards?

I feel like that all the time.

[–]Turk182 2 points3 points ago

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  • Steven Wright

[–]sophisting 35 points36 points ago

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My sphincter tightened up.

[–]stevegasm 6 points7 points ago

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I've got tingly feet, dizziness, the lot. Feels good man.

[–]harrisonfire 4 points5 points ago

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Yep. Tingly feet.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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adrenalin pumped to my legs to make sure I don't lose balance

[–]Immynimmy 16 points17 points ago

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Lucille?

[–]bfogarty27 7 points8 points ago

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2*

[–]LordSinc 25 points26 points ago

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You have just undone all of Dr.Plums hard work. http://oi44.tinypic.com/zujx1g.jpg

[–]ToeChan 5 points6 points ago

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i'm just going to imagine they laid the city down horizontally. there, much better.

[–]IHopeIHaveEnoughSpac 18 points19 points ago

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I'm baked and it's scaring the shit out of me... but I can't look away.

[–]CtrlAltDemolish 11 points12 points ago

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Move your head close to and away from your screen while focusing on the centre

[–]IHopeIHaveEnoughSpac 32 points33 points ago

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Fuuuuck.

[–]obvious_advice_dude 4 points5 points ago

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You probably shouldn't fix antennas on tall buildings if you have a fear of heights dude.

[–]WallabySupreme 1 point2 points ago

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When you're on a rollercoaster and you just went over the top bend and start hurtling towards the ground - or driving fast and suddenly driving over a portion of road slighty lower. Yeah that feeling of your stomach lifting towards your heart. That combined with graphic mental images of what it would feel like to fall and what the aftermath of your body impacting the ground below would look like. Oh and the tingly feet and nausea stuff too.

[–]bumponalog 1 point2 points ago

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Haha, I felt like I was about to fall into my monitor.

[–]lyons4398 1 point2 points ago

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pretty sure my balls are in my stomach now

[–]Afootlongdong 1 point2 points ago

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[–]snaxie 1 point2 points ago

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I just got the worst case of "I want to go do that!" looking at it. Honestly the only thing that I'd worry about...losing my glasses. I'd have one of those little security straps...

[–]GhostofRazgriz 1 point2 points ago

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[–]ENORD 1 point2 points ago

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When it's so tall that I can tell where the vertical vanishing point is, it really puts it in to perspective.

[–]mikeywhatwhat 1 point2 points ago

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Our vertigo.

[–]ogaddi 333 points334 points ago

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pussies, they are clipped in. Not like this guy

[–]ImReddited[S] 125 points126 points ago

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THAT IS FUCKING CRAZY! Why are there faces blurred out? i almost threw up watching that.

[–]icosa 54 points55 points ago

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That video was on a lot of ham radio sites. The faces are blurred because he wasn't authorized to post it. I think the original poster tried to remove it from the first few uploads at the request of the photographer before it went viral but he was too late. I've seen discussions suggesting that they're not following correct safety procedures. That might make companies reluctant to hire those guys again.

[–]fulmar 18 points19 points ago*

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I seem to remember that some people claimed that you were allowed to free climb in special circumstances eg. when clipping in every time on a tall tower, might be cumbersome and tiring, and hence more dangerous. Others said it was against OSHA rules, but workers did it anyway.

[–]Fatherton 31 points32 points ago

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In the service, there was a rail that ran right down the center of the ladder that we would attach to with a slider. This allowed for quick and safe ascent. I'm surprised they don't have this available to these guys.

[–]burnsie 12 points13 points ago

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how does it stop you when you fall then?

[–]Fatherton 22 points23 points ago

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You still fall, it's just that you fall in a very predictable path. Just kidding, inside the sleeve is a tongue and the pole has ridges every couple of inches so think of kind of like a zip-tie: You can move it in one direction but you cant "back-out". On the descent, you have to manually release the tongue as you go but if you lost your footing and let go of the sleeve, it'd instantly catch the next groove.

[–]niqtoto 30 points31 points ago

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Slider only moves one way.

[–]xyroclast 16 points17 points ago

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The video claims OSHA rules allow you to do this, but I think it's ridiculously unsafe.

[–]charliepotts 34 points35 points ago

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This guy trumps them all

[–]cjh79 2 points3 points ago

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my god.

[–]chiefkaiser 26 points27 points ago

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As bad as climbing up that must be, fuck I just can't imagine how scary it is trying to climb back down it!

[–]lahe 26 points27 points ago

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In that case, don't watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm7TLwFIh2c

even crazier!

[–]valdore 43 points44 points ago

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They should give these guys parachutes. Great way to end a day at work.

[–]CaffeinatedGuy 8 points9 points ago

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Exactly what I was thinking. Would you rather pay to have someone take parachuting lessons, or to climb down this tower backwards? This could make the coolest base jump video, too!

[–]Lordrandall 9 points10 points ago

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2000' Base jump video

[–]onelao 32 points33 points ago

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I just kept saying CLIP YOURSELF IN! CLIP YOURSELF IN! while watching this. I cant imagine being that high up just holding onto a metal bar or two.

[–]ultimatewaste20 62 points63 points ago

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I just kept saying FUCK THAT SHIT! FUCK THAT SHIT!!!

[–]Taaniel 30 points31 points ago

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The height is not the main problem. It's trusting those metal bars with your whole body weight.

[–]mitchmaconagle 12 points13 points ago

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I was thinking this too, that pole at the very top didn't look too strong.

[–]gatz 11 points12 points ago

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And what about the wind!?

[–]diplomatika 49 points50 points ago

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THAT TOWER

IS TOO DAMN HIGH

[–]gotogoatmeal 18 points19 points ago

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You would have so much time to think while you were falling.

[–]DDDowney 28 points29 points ago

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like "did I leave my oven on?"

[–]gotogoatmeal 25 points26 points ago

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That, and "I'm finally going to be a statistic in transmission tower school"

[–]jusksmit 18 points19 points ago

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I almost threw up at 2:39. There isn't enough "nope" in the world.

[–]sagan555 7 points8 points ago

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I second that. And not to mention that the tower is probably swaying as well.

[–]jusksmit 9 points10 points ago

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Oh my god stop. The wind up there is probably insane.

[–]steelcitykid 93 points94 points ago

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NOPE.

[–]fakeguy 24 points25 points ago

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TIL I actually am afraid of heights (I didn't have a problem before this video). Those guys are crazy.

[–]cartola 19 points20 points ago

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In that same notion, free solo climbers are fucking mental. Dan Osman was outrageous. The amount of balls it takes to do that is not mensurable.

[–]Sleep45 23 points24 points ago

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spiderman was watching this and spit out his cereal.

[–]Im_poster 3 points4 points ago

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Ain't got nothing on this guy

[–]fazzah 2 points3 points ago

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He got balls, indeed. But what he did was just stupid.

I'm not a climber or mountaineer myself, but even I know that you never, never use again any safety equipment which was used accidentally. Especially a line which survived such tension. He died on his own wish, it was not an accident.

[–]WallabySupreme 7 points8 points ago

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When zombies attack, this is where I am hiding.

[–]snorlaxsnooz 5 points6 points ago

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so you've got about 3 days to live after Z-Day then, unless you've got some way of eating or drinking?

[–]CRRZ 9 points10 points ago

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Drink piss.

[–]Capitol62 7 points8 points ago

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So, my dad used to have to change the lights on the top of 300-400 foot towers at an oil refinery. That's nowhere near as high as this climb but I still had no fucking clue how scary it would be to be free climbing that high. TIL: My dad is a badass.

[–]gregtron 2 points3 points ago

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Man, tall climbs in refineries are sketchy as fuck. A lot of the time the structural steel is corroded and unstable. :( The ladders also have little cages around them, so if you fall you just fall straight down and die there instead of hitting the ground.

[–]Pravusmentis 7 points8 points ago

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I remember watching this on reddit days ago and I remember thinking that they were crazy people to be doing such a thing. Then I watched it again right now and I have to say, I still feel the same way (they just keep going up and up)

[–]DrRedditPhD 10 points11 points ago

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Balls. Of. Steel.

[–]CaffeinatedGuy 6 points7 points ago

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Yeah, that's cool. I've seen it before and it makes my palms sweet.

I curious though as to how the hell they erect a structure like that. it's taller than the sears tower, but it's narrow. They can't exactly build form platform to platform, and there's to way in hell there's a crane big enough.

I'm picturing a crew climbing to install and a helicopter delivering each section of tower. Any ideas?

[–]gregtron 4 points5 points ago

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That's pretty much how it's done. A lot of it can be built on the ground, then picked up by a helicopter and put into place. Workers scramble up and wrench the things tight, then cut the rigging loose so the helicopter can fly back down.

Helicopter work is frightening as fuck.

[–]MagicTarPitRide 4 points5 points ago

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I get jittery without even clicking the link. Just thinking about that clip is enough.

[–]DDDowney 3 points4 points ago

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Holy fucking shit..

[–]xyroclast 2 points3 points ago

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Why do I get the feeling they're pressured to not use ropes, and they'd be made fun of / pressured into free climbing if they did?

[–]bizfamo 25 points26 points ago

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*Three workers

[–]rednecktash 8 points9 points ago

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Only two workers, the third one is Tim, who got fired 2 weeks ago for refusing to come down.

[–]treemeat 99 points100 points ago

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Wonder if they'll find my geocache?

[–]bweezy26 8 points9 points ago

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SL.

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[–]ThePiemaster 2 points3 points ago

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Soggy Log

[–][deleted] 160 points161 points ago

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NOPE NOPE NOPE

[–]jswg 19 points20 points ago

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Came here looking for that. Found it. Leaving.

[–]drgk 7 points8 points ago

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NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

FIFY

[–]nextgeneric 53 points54 points ago

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Here's the damn source: Image by Vincent Laforet

Also, FTFY: Two workers fixing the Empire State Building's Antenna.

Please remember to credit an artist's work!

[–]insideout_waffle 39 points40 points ago

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"Hey... I dare you to try and kill someone by taking a shit. 5 bucks."

[–]sundowntg 9 points10 points ago*

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It depends, what is its terminal velocity?

[–]gsfgf 29 points30 points ago

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Depends on what you ate recently

[–]redditreddi 32 points33 points ago

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Lead.

[–]drummererb 8 points9 points ago

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Depends

[–]swordinthesound 17 points18 points ago

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You ate adult diapers?!

[–]ihelpwithapostrophes 5 points6 points ago

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Building's

[–]bab5871 6 points7 points ago*

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Based on this image from the Wiki article on the ESB, they aren't even at the top yet... Another image from Flickr (credit) shows them working just under either a platform/ground mesh/ice catch about half way up the actual mast.

EDIT: After further research it appears they're working on one of the master FM antennas.

[–]TheButtler 6 points7 points ago

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Looking at this, I feel like I'm playing spider-man on the ps2. Except I'm not as disappointed.

[–]ShadySkins 33 points34 points ago

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It's truly amazing that they can work so effectively at those heights without their enormous balls getting in the way.

[–]Reginault 23 points24 points ago

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The Dalek is superior, you cannot stop us ... Why are there two of you??!?! The Doctor works alone! There are not two Doctors!

[–]RoachOnATree0116 10 points11 points ago

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Obviously one is flesh.

[–]feltman 4 points5 points ago

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And then of course there's this.

[–]Iannic 4 points5 points ago

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That should read "Three workers fixing the Empire State Building's Antenna" or "Two Workers and Their Asshole Supervisor fixing the Empire State Building's Antenna."

[–]tiburocin 10 points11 points ago

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This is by Vincent Laforet, and he's amazing. As a fellow photographer, it's super lame to see this image by a Pulizter winner not credited.

[–]saad81 11 points12 points ago

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May be Camera fitted at top most of Building else wise it's not two workers. . But gota say these guyz have Loin Heart

[–]johnlukepicard 8 points9 points ago

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how can you downvote "loin heart"? It's balls and bravery in the same neat twist.

[–]redzero519 2 points3 points ago

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... balls... twist.

I cringed.

[–]Thisiswhat_theysaid 10 points11 points ago

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"When you said we were going to get high with a couple of your buddies, I pictured it a little differently dude..."

[–]DocOfDoom 3 points4 points ago

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looks like these two fine gents are getting pretty high.

[–]colmoutard 3 points4 points ago

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My stomach dropped when I looked at that.

[–]drtchock 4 points5 points ago

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Will Oldham is a man of many talents.

[–]griffith12 2 points3 points ago

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mike rowe needs to follow guys like this for a whole episode.

[–]peEtr 3 points4 points ago

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Obviously removing the dalekanium from the mast.

[–]silence7 4 points5 points ago

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And here's the story of the photo

[–]windsostrange 3 points4 points ago

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Jesus. They're not even in New York anymore.

[–]Heremateyerma 12 points13 points ago

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NOPE

[–]NormalStranger 2 points3 points ago

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nopenopenopenopenopenope

[–]HughManatee 2 points3 points ago

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I heard the Inception theme in my head as I imagined the ground and the buildings folding vertically toward the sky.

[–]captainwalnut 2 points3 points ago

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I just threw up in my mouth a little.

[–]turiandre 2 points3 points ago

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With great mustache comes great responsibility.

[–]Konchshell 2 points3 points ago

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Two workers with great mustaches fixing the Empire State Buildings Antenna

FTFY

[–]SC2_Bench 5 points6 points ago

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NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE

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[–]AtticaTay 4 points5 points ago

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What about the third guy? I see his boot.

[–]chlorinate 5 points6 points ago

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Fuck. That.

I see another boot there though, plus the camera guy, that's at least 4 guys.

[–]EatingPizza 10 points11 points ago

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That other boot is the camera guy.

[–]oy_gevalt 1 point2 points ago

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Long term exposure to heights makes your hair fall out.

[–]closedhndsopnrms 1 point2 points ago

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It would suck if they brought only Phillips head screwdrivers when it took flat head instead.. "someones gotta go back!".

[–]s0urce 1 point2 points ago

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I spy 3 workers.

[–]blazemore 1 point2 points ago

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Nope.

[–]eBay_Feedback_Rating 1 point2 points ago

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Picture gave me vertigo. Felt uncomfortable after viewing. Beware of this post.

[–]pahlmitchell 1 point2 points ago

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nope.

[–]Fuqwon 1 point2 points ago

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Nope

[–]TheAethereal 1 point2 points ago

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Amazing that you could die falling ON to a skyscraper.

[–]plainOldFool 1 point2 points ago

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Nope

And this is why I sit my fat ass in front of a computer for a living.

[–]blink_again_bitch 1 point2 points ago

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LIES, i see three people

[–]tinman2k 1 point2 points ago

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Who took the picture?

[–]thuggishruggishboner 1 point2 points ago

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So the third guy just takes pictures?

[–]ServeChilled 1 point2 points ago

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The third man gets no credit for climbing the Empire State Building

[–]griffith12 1 point2 points ago

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goddamn that would be awesome.

[–]yourmydinner 1 point2 points ago

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Two workers fixing the Empire State Buildings Atenna, and a guy hanging above them to take a picture.

[–]OnSight 1 point2 points ago

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My Dream job...

[–]Blinker1990 1 point2 points ago

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NOPE, FUCK THAT.

[–]sydbarrett 1 point2 points ago

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Makes my palms sweat.

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NOPE NOPE NOPE

[–]valkyrie123 1 point2 points ago

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I have to laugh at these guys that climb a tower. My respect goes to the guys that built it. That takes guts.

[–]UMDSmith 1 point2 points ago

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Wow, and I think its a pain when I drop a tool working on my car.

[–]dulcifier 1 point2 points ago

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Two workers and a foot to be exact.

[–]baddyart 1 point2 points ago

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Fuck everything about this.

[–]keagator 1 point2 points ago

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I accidentally read this "the empire strikes back" and got a little disappointed.

[–]nathanb2004 1 point2 points ago

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You can't change the human condition but you can change the conditions under which humans work.

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Anybody else notice they both have awesome mustaches? Mustaches that can only be grown with a healthy 'fuck-you' to the fear of heights.

[–]Poogy 1 point2 points ago

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I wonder how many times they've used the joke "Wanna get high?"

[–]CRRZ 1 point2 points ago

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Drops camera, kills 10 people.

[–]Phil_Bond 1 point2 points ago

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Clicked expecting Daleks. Was disappointed.

[–]ballstein 1 point2 points ago

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TIL you need a mustache to do this

[–]cyburdine 1 point2 points ago

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I thought Tobias Funke wanted to be an actor?!? now he's working in the telecommunications industry?!

[–]ThatCableGuy 1 point2 points ago

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"AHHHHH shit... I just dropped my plyers. Would you be a sport and f... What? dont look at me like that... it's like, 102 floors at most. The fuck should I care if the elevators are down? I NEED those plyers man!"

[–]mpg10 1 point2 points ago

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In a post by Joe McNally, who also shot up there, you can see what they look like at bulb height, as shot by helicopter. See here: http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2009/05/26/getting-high/

[–]QueenOphelia 1 point2 points ago

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They aren't adding Dalekanium are they?!!!?!!

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[–]Slavigula 1 point2 points ago

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I see the third one

[–]tank777 1 point2 points ago

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Reminds me of this