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This is a link post A terrifying climb
One would think that workers who work on radio and TV broadcast towers would use some kind of safety harness as they ascended their worksite.

One would be wrong.

EDIT NOTE: Perhaps not safe for lunch.
(ttdi wishes he had come up with a better sig before, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 3:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post FUCK
THAT!

I couldn't even finish watching. I don't think I have a fear of heights, but I can't go anywhere near cliff edges or long drops, because I always have a worry for some reason i'll throw myself off.
I'm not suicidal at all, I just don't trust myself not to just do it for some mental unexplained reason, if that makes sense.
I cannot comprehend how someone can do that job without safety equipment. I would be paralyzed with fear.
 (Huw Edwards #notalljews, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 3:33, , Reply)
This is a normal post What you said!
I was getting all wobbly sitting at my desk.
 (I helped save b3ta! jakedamusss I understand, and dont care., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 3:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post I get the same thing
but mine's more to do with dropping something important and losing it forever, even if I'm not carrying anything. And also the throwing yourself off bit.

It's worse when there's a large body of water at the bottom too.
 (I helped save b3ta! hoifbjifbef, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 5:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ooh, glad I'm not the only one.

(I helped save b3ta! Ghostwriter can't pick up his pencil, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 21:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Riggers are a mental lot.
I did a climbing course for my apprenticeship with a mobile phone network. In the uk all towers have anti fall system for the ladder part of a climb it looks like this. It moves one way along the rail and locks in the other direction. I didn't do the free climb course, at the top of a 40-50 meter tower I climbed, you wouldn't believe how much it moves at the top in just a slight breeze. Scetchy stuff.
 (I helped save b3ta! BindiBaji, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 13:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post "The Imp of the Perverse"
is what Edgar Allen Poe called it :)
 (hoochalobster, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 23:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post heights
Many, many people have that "compulsion" to let go on a ladder, or whatever, that you describe. It may be an instinctual quirk with the end result of us being TERRIFIED that will happen. Perhaps it is related to the fact we are born with only two fears: that of FALLING and that of LOUD NOISES.
 (pookbutt, Sun 19 Sep 2010, 11:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post That video sent my stomach sideways
I think I need to go lay down
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 3:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post it's the climbing up i'd have trouble with, it's the getting back down again

(I helped save b3ta! Lightguy hail satan, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 4:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post man why can't i edit stuff on links, sort it out cr3, i meant it's NOT the climb i'd have trouble with

(I helped save b3ta! Lightguy hail satan, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post WORST BULB CHANGE EVER
i hope they use those compact flourescents, they last much longer.
And i would seriously learn to skydive
and remember where the guide ropes were.
 (I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 4:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post I was thinking the same thing
Base jump heaven
 (I helped save b3ta! claptonista ,the idiot boy.........., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 7:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post
I would pee and poo and then cry myself to death.
 (I helped save b3ta! enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 4:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post This.

(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post That.

(I helped save b3ta! Claws of Doom I am no longer infected, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 21:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post T'other

(scrul, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 16:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post fuck
that
 (I helped save b3ta! Paster of Muppets is an incredible screen name, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 4:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Fuck...
that was so suspenseful... I kept shouting "attach the fucking hook!" but he didn't listen...
 (DaveIsNotBarry see you next tuesday? wtf is a SYNT?, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 5:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post And when he did, he took the fucking thing off again!
Goes against every climbing instinct I have.
 (I helped save b3ta! Hellzapoppin, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 16:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post WOW...
I climbed a (pretty tall) tower crane without ropes etc. once... It had a horrible straight ladder climb for the last bit. It was horrible, the next day I was aching all over because I'd been clinging on so tight,,, Some pics here bit.ly/lGmMq
 (I helped save b3ta! littlefeet - his variable is not defined, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 7:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post scary maaan
and it took me a while, but I know the very spot that is in Manchester, used to work just around the corner ;o)
 (I helped save b3ta! wideeye slightly pickled, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post It take a lot to make me dizzy
But that did it. You know there has to be some sway in that.
 (I helped save b3ta! rootsxrocks, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 8:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post FUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!
I work from home, you should see my journey to work in the morning, makes this seem like a stroll in the park!
 (I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 8:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post fuck
fuck

I'm pretty good with heights but no way on this earth could I climb up there like that

edit: ARGH THE LAST BIT'S EVEN WORSERER!!!!!!!!!!!
 (I helped save b3ta! parsons* *restrictions apply, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 8:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post Getting up there is one thing
but getting down FUCK THAT. I'd want a parachute.
 (I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 9:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post What I want to know is
how the fuck did they build it in the first place.
 (I helped save b3ta! nameleft has bought a new telescope, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 9:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post
helicopters mostly...
 (pancakes_n_ham, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:21, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is it like giant lego pieces?

(I helped save b3ta! hoifbjifbef, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post 7:19 - NO HANDS!
:S
 (I helped save b3ta! IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 9:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post I made sick in my mouth
I used to do a fair bit of rock climbing, and that made me feel very sick. The massive exposure and choosing to freeclimb was a truly horrible combination. Even when he chose to rest, there was nothing more than a button to prevent the krab sliding off the rung end.

No room for error.
 (I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 9:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post i just did a shit.
I didn't want to do a shit, but i did a shit.
 (I helped save b3ta! Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 9:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm doing one now

(Super Jet Shoes, Sat 18 Sep 2010, 17:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha!
I know the feeling.
 (I helped save b3ta! Black Moon Not cracked, I'm all up to be., Sat 25 Sep 2010, 2:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Bloody hell!

(I helped save b3ta! MartinH, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 9:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post it looks like they
are wearing harness's'ss''s's
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post LOL
They don't use safeties because it takes too long and is tiring!

And they drag a fucking 30lb bag up with them too :/
 (I helped save b3ta! applehead herp derp, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's not a tool bag
That's to carry his massive balls in. They've got to be at least that big.

Oh, and the first time I watched this I bottled it at 2:52. And that wasn't on fullscreen.
 (WillI'mNot logs in twice a year, every year, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 23:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Jesus Kiddyfiddling Christ.
If it was do this or see my nuclear family flogged to death it would be "sorry guys".

I could feel my testicles ascending into my stomach while watching this.
 (I helped save b3ta! routine has perfected burgers, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post I just forced myself to watch the whole thing!
GAHHHHH!

It's the transitional bits that get me... And that last bit, FUCK ME!

My palms are literally all sweaty... and not in a wanky way either!
 (I helped save b3ta! mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 10:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post Same
The no hands bit at the end actaully made me scream out loud. Sweaty, but not the good kind.
 (Puddle of Sugar was still wallpapering on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 12:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post hardcore
... id definitely fall off
 (I helped save b3ta! Pazuzu does a barrel roll, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 11:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post Jesus wept!
That video sent shivers down my spine.

*clicks*
 (Fluffster, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 11:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post Oh.... oh my.....
I just watched it full screen and close up to the monitor. Every time he looked down at his feet my head went wobbly. I wonder how much it sways on a breezy day.

I bet once you get used to it, it's an amazing thing to do.
 (I helped save b3ta! emergency_pants Today I smell of... tea tree, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 11:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post thunder!?
as if it wasn't intense enough there is the crashing warning that they might climb down in a storm
 (Timmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 13:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post …or that they might not,
which is frankly much, much worse.

I'd hesitate to say "not enough money in the world", but you would have to do one hell of a lot to get me up there.
 (ttdi wishes he had come up with a better sig before, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post If a storms blowing through, there is no quick way down.
Yes, there is. Its just not a good option.

Freaky scary and I'm sitting firmly on the ground.
 (Lunar Tick A pest in this space, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 18:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post Any other gentlemen
get that slight ache in the bollocks watching that?
 (Flobbit gave you the horn on, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post Re: slight ache
Every time he looked down.
 (Mr McKenzie Mr McKenzie, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 15:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post I have never genuinely used OMFG before...
but that is what kept racing through my head watching this.

See also, "NO!"
 (I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post fuckin 'ell
Might aswell stick this here
 (mesoiam Quote unquote "ultimate belt", Wed 15 Sep 2010, 20:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hah
Fred Dibnah would shit that out.
 (I helped save b3ta! Pew Pew Pew! Lasers! wannabe Gong Farmer, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 23:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Madness.
That made my toes ache.
 (I helped save b3ta! Count Dante In Shocking 2-D, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 15:34, , Reply)
This is a normal post oh christ...
Has anyone seen my testicles ? anyone !!! I think they have done.
 (Doogie Talons, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 16:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post No...ever...
Bloke: Hi clouds! :)
Clouds: What the FUCK are you doing up here?!
 (I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Fri 17 Sep 2010, 17:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post Don't Worry!
Can't you see they are wearing safety helmets?
 (dani_B Bollocks, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 17:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post That made my feet tingle hard.

(I helped save b3ta! flake has nothing against your right leg, Fri 17 Sep 2010, 17:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post You can see it here also -
www.liveleak.com/view?i=f2d_1284588370

Free-climbing is fairly common, but if you get caught doing it you tend to get your arse thrown off site. Dunno about over there (think it's Canada).

And yep - the tower does move around a fair bit at the top, definitely not unusual to feel it sway two to three meters in all directions.

(EDIT : two to three for guyed masts, one meter for solid structures!)

Great fun though.
 (mymilkshakebringsallthemongstotheyard poison hearts, poison minds - joining hate, Sat 18 Sep 2010, 12:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post "Over there"
in fact, the video is from the US, hence the mention of OSHA (the US "Occupational Safety and Health Administration"). I can't figure out what tower it is based on the height.
 (ttdi wishes he had come up with a better sig before, Sat 18 Sep 2010, 18:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thanks for the linky!
I now have cold sweat on my palms and a strong desire never to leave street level ever again.
 (fan-dan-go because mutton chops are cool!, Sun 19 Sep 2010, 17:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Aggh
this is extremely horrible. I would turn down a billion pounds for climbing this. if the liveleak video is down you can still see it here at yahoo/ITN uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100918/video/vod-amazing-video-of-workers-scaling-hug-dfc7e2c.html
 (furey, Sun 19 Sep 2010, 12:30, , Reply)
This is a normal post The sometimes overwhelming urge to throw yourself from high buildings...
I'm really glad that so many others get this, as I thought I was a bit odd. I sought the opinion of a doctor on what I thought was some kind of mental affliction and was reassured:

The Human brain is constantly making yes / no decisions but most of them are so inconsequential as to be in our subconscious. For example, your brain will subconsciously ask itself, "should I pick up that beer?" The answer it gives itself will probably be in the affirmative but the action and consequences either way are so inconsequential that they don't register outside of the subconscious.

The same brain activity is present when making decisions where one outcome could be grave: "Shall I throw myself from this great height?" Rather than a subconscious "no", the answer is an emphatic "NO", so strong as to register in the conscious mind and sometimes even set off an anxiety or panic attack. You may find that the same thing happens on a train or Tube platform as a train approaches and your conscious brain tells you that you will NOT throw yourself onto the tracks.
 (I helped save b3ta! <>Dog www.stevelaker.blog, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:50, , Reply)
This is a normal post 55km to the horizon
I wonder how often he says - I can see my house from here!
 (I helped save b3ta! DeadEyeDick, Fri 24 Sep 2010, 11:57, , Reply)