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Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by arethuza »

bluetidepro wrote: post #2

Amazing things like this make me wish I wasn't afraid of heights. Even the pictures sort of make me feel uneasy. Haha Regardless, this is incredible.

If those pictures make you uneasy then watch Jeb Corliss in action BASE jumping from the Golden Gate :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6FLHSTg5kc

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by nathanb »

milliams wrote: post #6
apexys wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Better than pure white though. Too much contrast is problematic for some people.

On my screen however, I literally couldn't read it without selecting all the text.

Consider: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/color-toggle/

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by ultimoo »

Ricapar wrote: post #7
gesman wrote: post #4

This is lovely and amazing! 90% of chance of law enforcement to be in touch with you soon, unfortunately. This is akin posting Youtube video of yourself breaking legal speed limits.

Just FYI: Date: February 24, 2011 If they haven't given him a call by now, they probably don't care at this point.

I wonder whether the statute of limitations applies to such things. I hope it does.

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by nathanb »

shawabawa3 wrote: post #11

> In a choice between a 300-foot-fall to water and a 30-foot-fall to concrete the winner is discernable if not immediately clear I'm guessing the correct choice is the concrete, but for some reason I feel like I would still prefer to go for the water...

This is why I love the TV show Mythbusters: they routinely demonstrate how our intuition on these matters is wrong.

(A 30-foot fall onto concrete might still kill you, but a 300-foot fall into water will definitely kill you. And if the fall onto concrete doesn't kill you, it will be much easier to get you the medical attention you need if you're not floating in San Francisco Bay).

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by nsxwolf »

bluetidepro wrote: post #2

Amazing things like this make me wish I wasn't afraid of heights. Even the pictures sort of make me feel uneasy. Haha Regardless, this is incredible.

You're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of falling. To me, NOT being afraid of heights is irrational.

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by singlow »

nsxwolf wrote: post #17
bluetidepro wrote: post #2

Amazing things like this make me wish I wasn't afraid of heights. Even the pictures sort of make me feel uneasy. Haha Regardless, this is incredible.

You're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of falling. To me, NOT being afraid of heights is irrational.

I love falling. It's hitting the ground that I'm afraid of.

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by roryokane »

nsxwolf wrote: post #17
bluetidepro wrote: post #2

Amazing things like this make me wish I wasn't afraid of heights. Even the pictures sort of make me feel uneasy. Haha Regardless, this is incredible.

You're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of falling. To me, NOT being afraid of heights is irrational.

I am afraid of heights, even when I am not afraid of falling. I dislike being on a high balcony even if I am ten feet away from the edge, with a trustworthy railing there. That's the way my body works - the fear is left over from more primitive times, before high places had windows and railings.

Re: Illegally climbing the Golden Gate bridge at dawn (2011)

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Post by aroch »

ultimoo wrote: post #15
Ricapar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just FYI: Date: February 24, 2011 If they haven't given him a call by now, they probably don't care at this point.

I wonder whether the statute of limitations applies to such things. I hope it does.

It'd be trespass and other crimes on federal properly, so 5 years, no?
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