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kidicarus13
05-09-2015, 23:26
Not sure what fears you guys/gals have but my legs get weak watching this and I'm lying down... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2459492-2-guys-sneak-into-shenzen-center-climb-worlds-2nd-largest-building
What is it? The link says story has been removed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U
God. My chair needs seat belts.
I HATE heights.
OtterbatHellcat
05-10-2015, 00:29
Heights don't bother me..... burning to death does though.
All the time I was racing, it was in the back of my mind.
I fear that.
Nope, no F-ing way could I do that..
Heights don't really scare me... neither does falling. Besides, it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end when you meet the ground.
Heights don't bother me..... burning to death does though.
All the time I was racing, it was in the back of my mind.
I fear that.
Don't fall asleep with a lit cigarette...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piofZLySsNc
Fire scares me too... Strange, coming from a family of fire fighters.
Bailey Guns
05-10-2015, 06:49
Nah... Homey don't play dat. I can find plenty of other ways to potentially kill myself that are a lot less frightening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg8pi8DvdBM
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In my younger days, and we used to make killer $ putting up and taking down the tower cranes.
buffalobo
05-10-2015, 07:50
Life long fear of heights.
Tried to over come it in my early twenties by learning to rappel and top rope climbing. Worked for a utility contractor at the time and went through lineman training class as well.
Was able to climb with some confidence but never able to over come the fear that made me prone to panic if something went wrong.
Panic while climbing will get you killed.
Mis-step and 18' fall ended all efforts.
Not afraid of heights..... That does not mean I don't have a deep respect. I was good till the end. I could probably get up there...... Standing on the top holding a selfie stick with no hand purchase........ Yah..................
Heights, tunnels filling with water.
I'm probably less afraid of heights than I should be.
That's just stupid on steroids. Those people are not on pure air. Just put down the crack pipe and walk away.
The only way anybody should be up there is with a parachute strapped to their back. It is always easier to climb up then to climb down.
Cool video. 8 ft ladder is enuf for me nowadays. Did make me wonder however, what if it was your only way to safety & you had to get your family across. Scary thought.
The video doesn't bother me, nor do heights.
But I've got a crippling case of Consecotaleophobia.
rockhound
05-10-2015, 11:35
I also prefer the fork and knife
KestrelBike
05-10-2015, 12:16
Cool video. 8 ft ladder is enuf for me nowadays. Did make me wonder however, what if it was your only way to safety & you had to get your family across. Scary thought.
Haha I thought "what if my cat got up there, would I go after him?" And couldn't come up with an answer.
StagLefty
05-12-2015, 16:32
In my younger days I worked for 10 years as a steeplejack-water tanks,radio towers,steeples etc. Didn't bother me much then due to eternal intoxication.
I doubt if I could even think about doing it now.
But I've got a crippling case of Consecotaleophobia.
I don't fear them, just can't use them very effectively.
I also prefer the fork and knife
This.
Falling/being pushed
Burnt alive
Clowns
Chainsaws
Rodents
So in other words a Clown Rat setting me on fire, slicing me up with a chainsaw and pushing off the side of a 40 story building would be the worst way to go. Ever.
thvigil11
05-13-2015, 09:13
Used to work on towers like that. Always fun trying to pull off a seized pulley while draped over the tip of the boom. Company covered a multi state region. Most of the time we were working on overheads and hoists, but every so often we would be called out to a tower. The extreme heights never really bothered me. Most of the time we were tethered, but if you did fall, you were gonna die. My plan was to just enjoy the ride till it was over. An 8 foot ladder scares the hell out of me though. You fall off one of those, its gonna hurt like hell. Later I went to work climbing radio and cell towers. Good workout, but hauling a tool bag up sucked.
Honey Badger282.8
05-13-2015, 11:11
Things that kill quick don't generally scare me, like heights. It's the ones that include long and/or agonizing deaths that give me pause.
Things that kill quick don't generally scare me, like heights. It's the ones that include long and/or agonizing deaths that give me pause.
Like Alzheimer's?
Funny enough, I was never afraid of heights, and used to do FMX. Now... not so much. The one thing that I am for whatever reason (could have been watching jaws while younger while on a boat out in the pacific), is sharks... well, deep ocean waters. lol It's a completely irrational fear, but hey, you gota have at least one right?
I know more than one person living in a land locked state, and always has, who is afraid of sharks or killer whales, or some other sea creature they are extremely unlikely to encounter.
I guess that's a lot better than being afraid of rush hour, left turns, small talk, or clouds.
Don't want to be a shell of me and a burden on everyone around me. All I gots dats useful is meh brains!
Should we tell him?
Not it!
The ocean freaks me out. You just don't know what's in there and human beings are WAY out of their element in water.
I know more than one person living in a land locked state, and always has, who is afraid of sharks or killer whales, or some other sea creature they are extremely unlikely to encounter.
I guess that's a lot better than being afraid of rush hour, left turns, small talk, or clouds.
Hey now, I've seen some pretty creepy clouds.......
The ocean freaks me out. You just don't know what's in there and human beings are WAY out of their element in water.
Yep, the deep waters of the ocean. I know millions of people enjoy them every year without incident, but I would be the .00001% that was killed by the newly discovered (thanks to the youtube video of it eating me) sea monster. I rationally know that bee's kill more people by far than sharks and other fish, and cows are responsible for more deaths also... but I don't care....... ocean waters, and well, the great lakes I would have to say also, scare me after a certain depth, like... when I can't see my feet. lol Well, I guess I have ventured out into the ocean a few times, but I made damn sure lots of other people were much further out than I was (they would get eaten first).
thvigil11
05-13-2015, 13:58
Hey now, I've seen some pretty creepy clouds.......
Yep, the deep waters of the ocean. I know millions of people enjoy them every year without incident, but I would be the .00001% that was killed by the newly discovered (thanks to the youtube video of it eating me) sea monster. I rationally know that bee's kill more people by far than sharks and other fish, and cows are responsible for more deaths also... but I don't care....... ocean waters, and well, the great lakes I would have to say also, scare me after a certain depth, like... when I can't see my feet. lol Well, I guess I have ventured out into the ocean a few times, but I made damn sure lots of other people were much further out than I was (they would get eaten first).
So that's why you gold nitride all your stuff. Salt water corrosion!
Being smothered by big boobs in my sleep...
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
Being smothered by big boobs in my sleep...
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
So... we're not sleeping together?
So that's why you gold nitride all your stuff. Salt water corrosion!
...unfortunately I think the gold works against me... it would look like a colorful fish, and that's where I would get bitten... damnit.
thvigil11
05-13-2015, 15:15
...unfortunately I think the gold works against me... it would look like a colorful fish, and that's where I would get bitten... damnit.
Just carry a pocket fisherman with you. [Beer]
So... we're not sleeping together?
You disappear and then want to get back in the sack... bastard.
Tel meh whut?
[hammer]
We've already had this conversation Foxtrot.. about that forgetting stuff.. Time to put you in a home.
You disappear and then want to get back in the sack... bastard.
I thought that's how it worked? And you thought you were the pimp.......
I think ticks are my new fear. I hate those little fuckers...
kidicarus13
05-13-2015, 22:15
Don't want to be a shell of me and a burden on everyone around me. All I gots dats useful is meh brains!
Don't worry. If it happens to you, you won't even realize it. Easy peazy.
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