Vertigo

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:

[youtube]gaVwqraUKxA[/youtube]

Go right to 8:00.

Enjoy!

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

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 3:43 am

There are venerable precursors:

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 5:58 am

Doctor X wrote:Google "Shipwreck Kelly."

Interesting. We seem to be going through a bit of a resurgence in this sort of daredevilry lately.

As for the Stylites, that's fucked up. I'm a bit skeptical of some of the claims. I seem to remember that Mark Twain wrote something about them and their bizarre practices of "self-mortification".

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:50 pm

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:11 am

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:23 am

--J.D.

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:07 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 2:55 am

(Thieved from DocX's album…

It would be nice if the Master of Ceremonies could add it to the local smilies palette.)

[youtube]x9k5Y6x-RPo[/youtube]

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:59 am

--J.D.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:01 am

Stylites not dead:

Qavtaradze making the 20 minute climb to the top of the rock after praying with others in the monastery at the foot of the cliff. Once he is too frail to use the ladder, he intends to remain at the top until his death.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/1 ... 50192.html

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:58 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:21 am

DrMatt · Post by **DrMatt** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:28 am

Vertigo? I dunno, I vasn't vatching venny left.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 1:57 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:57 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:38 am

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Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:09 am

Recognize where this was taken from?

Makes me want too go hang gliding, and I've never been hang gliding.

-- Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:17 pm --

Here's the video. Dayum, what a view.

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noti ... ampaign=g1

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:12 am

Bruce wrote:Recognize where this was taken from?

Rio? The big Jesus statue.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:15 am

Anaxagoras wrote:
Bruce wrote:Recognize where this was taken from?
Rio? The big Jesus statue.

Yep.

His crown of thorns act as lightning rods.

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:31 am

On the hands too.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:08 am

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I'm sure Bruce will register for that training…