Vertigo

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:16 pm

Start at about 0:40

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silverdrake · Post by **silverdrake** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:25 pm

Witness wrote:Start at about 0:40

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Witness- was this recently?

I saw this same type of competition on TV yesterday. Same location, too.

Those guys are fucking amazing. And crazy.

DrMatt · Post by **DrMatt** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:53 am

Wot, no music by Bernard Hermann?

I'll help out here.

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Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:14 am

You've been waiting for me to do it, haven't you.

Yes, you have.

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Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:51 am

Give him a raise!

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Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:42 am

--J.D.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:09 am

↑ displeased ?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:26 am

Could have been placed in the "Japan" thread (longest roller-coaster in Nagashima).
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DrMatt · Post by **DrMatt** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:26 pm

So I've been told I have rogue crystals in my semicircular canals.
Bleah.
No Tums for a few days, let the things reabsorb and go away so they don't crash around and make the universe into a merry-go-round at random times.
Gotta risk osteoporosis to avoid losing my balance.
Fun.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:27 am

DrMatt wrote:So I've been told I have rogue crystals in my semicircular canals.
Bleah.
No Tums for a few days, let the things reabsorb and go away so they don't crash around and make the universe into a merry-go-round at random times.
Gotta risk osteoporosis to avoid losing my balance.
Fun.

Welcome to the club. I had that kind of problem some years ago, being awfully "sea"-sick for nearly three days (and thinking it was food poisoning). Symptoms disappeared, but from then on, when I lift my head too fast, I get a bit dizzy – so clearly human ears aren't made for bouncing around otoliths.

On the good side, it could have been Ménière's disease, which is terrible.

On the bad side, as my grandmother used to say, "Starast' nie radast'" ~ no happiness in being an old fart.

You have my sympathy.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:13 am

But I have his stereo.

--J.D.

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:09 pm

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/start ... cinda-gran

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 4:11 pm

She can scale my monument any time, knowatimean?

--J.D.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:52 am

Anaxagoras wrote:http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/start ... cinda-gran

Nice pictures! I especially appreciated the ruins of communism in Bulgaria (kind of historical vertigo

).

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:53 am

Doctor X wrote:She can scale my monument any time, knowatimean?

--J.D.

But… Doc… She "delivers by hand"!

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:59 am

Witness wrote:
Anaxagoras wrote:http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/start ... cinda-gran
Nice pictures! I especially appreciated the ruins of communism in Bulgaria (kind of historical vertigo ).

When I first saw that one, it looked like a giant flying saucer was overhead. It was on my mobile, so it was scaled down considerably. Took me a few seconds to process what I was seeing.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:08 am

Anaxagoras wrote:
Witness wrote:
Anaxagoras wrote:http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/start ... cinda-gran
Nice pictures! I especially appreciated the ruins of communism in Bulgaria (kind of historical vertigo ).
When I first saw that one, it looked like a giant flying saucer was overhead. It was on my mobile, so it was scaled down considerably. Took me a few seconds to process what I was seeing.

Ah! Evidence! Communist lizard people from Bulgaria!

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 5:30 am

Doctor X wrote:She can scale my monument any time, knowatimean?

--J.D.

There you go making a mountain out of a molehill.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:21 am

silverdrake · Post by **silverdrake** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:29 am

Thanks, Witness.

I've been drinking some wine, so that video had quite an interesting tangibilty.

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:30 am

The last, almost missstep, is great.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 6:34 am

Witness wrote:

Shortly after, a new entry was made in the aluminum ladder safety manual.

Do NOT use ladder as a bridge to cross bottomless ravine, particularly if wearing spiky mountain climbing boots.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:24 pm

silverdrake wrote:I've been drinking some wine, so that video had quite an interesting tangibilty.

I'd love to taste that kind of wine!

silverdrake · Post by **silverdrake** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:25 am

Witness wrote:
silverdrake wrote:I've been drinking some wine, so that video had quite an interesting tangibilty.
I'd love to taste that kind of wine!

It's quite tasty. You can join me anytime.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:49 am

silverdrake wrote:It's quite tasty. You can join me anytime.

Registering promise…

silverdrake · Post by **silverdrake** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:54 am

Witness wrote:
silverdrake wrote:It's quite tasty. You can join me anytime.
Registering promise…

Yay!

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:06 am

silverdrake wrote:
Witness wrote:
silverdrake wrote:It's quite tasty. You can join me anytime.
Registering promise…

Yay!

"Cochon qui s'en dédit", as the French say.

And here's what the guy with the camera recorded:

silverdrake · Post by **silverdrake** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:28 am

I wonder how tall that cliff is

What kind of wine do ya like?

They all make me giggly.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:43 am

silverdrake wrote:What kind of wine do ya like?

Burgundy, burgundy, burgundy… A trip is planned there for the next weeks, with an old friend of mine (old friend, but young lady).

silverdrake wrote:They all make me giggly.

Alcohol often brings out the True Person^TM, so rejoice.
And don't forget the indispensable portable vertigo:

grayman · Post by **grayman** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:58 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:18 am

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Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:21 am

Before Photoshop gets banned!

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:49 pm

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Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:41 am

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Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:42 am

Yeah . . . well . . . I had to replace an inner tube today . . . let me tell you. . . .

--J.D.

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:07 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:52 am

^Argh!!!

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:13 am

I could do that.

I just do not want to. . . .

--J.D.

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:26 am

And don't forget the good old:

Someone should call OSHA.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:39 am

Google "Shipwreck Kelly."

One of the progenitors of the "sit on something really high for a really long time."

Also, the long forgotten but fascinating documentary Gizmo has a few examples. A woman crosses Times Square by her teeth.

Literally.

Thank you Youtube:

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Go right to 8:00.

Enjoy!

--J. "If Man's Reach Does Not Exceed His Grasp . . . What is a Heaven For?" D.