Lunatics climb the Shanghai Tower

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Two insane guys climb to the top of the Shanghai Tower. I do stupid things, but this would not be among them. :eek:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/12/rus ... -to-watch/


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That's f*ckin' nuts! :ohno:

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I'm not really one to get vertigo, I am usually more worried about dropping something important than falling, but maannn I just had a quick attack when the one idiot stood up on the end of the crane.

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I'm scared of heights. I started sweating, breathing heavy, and repeating "oh that's high", while watching that.

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The ascent is the "easy" part. That descent must have been pretty harrowing.

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I was jealous. I want to do it. I'm also a dumbass and seem to lack a healthy sense of self preservation that other people seem to have.

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This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw is the one that had me going: NFW!! :ohno:

Look at his one-sided "ladder" on the side of the tower.

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I don't think you could pay me enough to do that job. Plus, if I got up, I couldn't get down. I'd have to parachute.

So I had to google their pay.

How Much Does a Tower Climber Make?
How much a tower climber makes depends on who he works for. A beginner tower climber can make as much as $60,000 per year. An experienced tower climber can make up to $70,000 per year. A tower climber with his own business generally charges between $15 and $22 per hour.
http://www.ask.com/question/how-much-do ... imber-make

Oh heeellll no! I was guessing somewhere around 250k. Even for 250k, I could not do that job.

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If I'm going to be that high off the ground, I'd better be in an airplane.


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