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Rag Chew => Off Topic Discussions => Topic started by: Westbranch on January 12, 2011, 11:32:28 PM

Title: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: Westbranch on January 12, 2011, 11:32:28 PM
http://www.dump.com/2010/11/30/highest-waterfall-in-a-kayak-189-ft-video/
Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: boB on January 13, 2011, 01:41:38 AM

WoW !

Beautiful falls !

Ya think he even climbs wind turbine towers ?


Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: keyturbocars on January 13, 2011, 03:12:13 AM
Quote from: boB on January 13, 2011, 01:41:38 AM

Ya think he even climbs wind turbine towers ?


He probably likes to climb to the top of the big turbine towers, freefall and grab onto a moving blade, and then see how long he can hold on in a 40mph wind.  Then parachute to the ground after he gets bored.

That guy is either really BRAVE or really DUMB!  Amazing the things people do... and survive!  I guess I've done some dumb things too in life, but not quite that daring.  Now that I've got a wife and 7 children that somewhat depend on me, I've turned into a real weenie.  No more Evel Knievel stunts for me! :) 

Edward
Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: keyturbocars on January 14, 2011, 03:37:28 PM
Speaking of nuts....

The trouble that some people will go to just to get longer hair!  :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB-w0FAATxQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB-w0FAATxQ)

Edward
Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: Halfcrazy on January 14, 2011, 04:21:16 PM
Ok here is another video for you guys. Any tower climbers will love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC38ymgD01Y
Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: niel on January 14, 2011, 07:15:39 PM
that's too high for my tastes. the cars look so small.
Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: keyturbocars on January 14, 2011, 11:15:24 PM
That is too tall for my tastes too!  I once rented a Genie 34ft boom lift, and when I had it fully extended out in the open, it gave me butterflies in the stomach.  After using it on a project for a couple days, I got used to it.  I don't know if I could get used to 1100ft like on that video!

Edward
Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: Halfcrazy on January 15, 2011, 08:42:42 AM
yeah but did you listen to the audio the guy with the camera was shaking it on purpose to show you how much it sways ;D ;D Here is a couple pictures the one looking at the car is from 80ft and the one looking out over the landscape is from 100ft on my ham radio tower. I think it is going to grow to 160ft this summer ::).

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Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: Halfcrazy on January 15, 2011, 08:46:42 AM
If you look close in this one you can see a red wind turbine with no blades this is my neighbors 17ft turbine we talk about here it is on a 80ft tilt up tower and we where using the body of it for weight to test the tower and winch.

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Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: Halfcrazy on January 15, 2011, 08:53:27 AM
And here is a picture of my 10 foot machine it is on a 75ft tilt up tower. I was around 70ft on my radio tower for this one.

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Title: Re: this guy is NUTS!
Post by: keyturbocars on January 15, 2011, 12:16:34 PM
Ryan,

You do better at heights than I do!  With all those trees, I can see why you need to go up so high to get your turbines over the tree tops.

Edward