Anyone scared of heights?

[jon00]

www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VxlKZereog0?rel=0

[Wadenut]

I know a few guys who'd love to get the chance to BASE jump from there.

[bdraper]

Interesting video. Not scared of heights, it is the sudden stop from a fall that gets me.

[Pete]

Very nice video Jon.

It have fond memories of Rio de Janeiro and never did get up close to the Cristo Redentor as you could see the statue from just about anywhere there.

Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ], local dialect: [ˈkɾiʃtu ɦedẽjˈtoɦ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the engineer Heitor da Silva Costa Brazil in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. It is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, not including its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.

The statue weighs 635 tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio. As a symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.

[Rotech]

I definitely cannot watch this!!!!!

[happnatious1]

My palms started to sweat just watching it.

[macromark]

if you slip and fall but catch yourself, you still might get impaled on a spike!

[Pete]

The issue of using robots (robotics) now for this kind of stuff came up recently.

It is practical and easy to do and cheap (less life loss) these days.

[NeverDie]

What phone call could possibly be so important that it would be worth answering just then?





Imagine getting there only to find out your geek apprentice brought the wrong tools.

[AshaiRey]

So if you thing he have a dangerous job then think again about the cameraman

[kideon]

Skydiving was amazing!

[Wadenut]

Skydiving was amazing!

YUP! Nothing like it on Earth... or off it.

[Pete]

Here are some snapshots from a video of wife skydiving a few years back....

[cheeryfool]

Did Skydive Chicago provide the appropriate WAF for Mrs Pete?

[Pete]

Yes. The sky diving endeavor led to a glider adventure which was also high on the WAF.