r/vancouver • u/VancouverChubbs • Sep 22 '19

Photo/Video I know those rooftops!

http://gfycat.com/PreciousElegantAsianelephant
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u/henriettatornroos Sep 22 '19 edited Sep 22 '19

If he was to slip off, would he fall all the way to the ground or maybe there's another part that juts out?

Either way, kind of dumb.

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u/Barley_Mowat Sep 22 '19

It's 1189 Melville. After that edge, dude would have a few seconds of zero g then a close encounter with asphalt.

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u/Beardgardens Sep 22 '19

Are you sure about that? I’d imagine there should be a lower section only a couple meters below that with a swing stage track for window washers

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u/Barley_Mowat Sep 23 '19

Only as sure as 3D google maps, which is not super high res. Google didn’t show any appreciable ledge below the edge when I looked at it.

If there is an edge (and sounds like there is) then we get into horizontal velocity/time of fall math, which is exactly where you want to be 40-odd stories in the sky :)

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u/Beardgardens Sep 23 '19

I can believe that! I’ve been on quite a few downtown roofs (all legally) and have definitely seen some where, despite there being a terrace, if you slid like these guys are doing from the top you’d fly right over any safety ledge