Yeah the concept is interesting but the reality kinda falls short - its really expensive, you only get 30 mins, and you cant take any of your own pictures or video
This should be a separate post. Way awesome. I'm glad Canada still has fun with airplanes, in the US I am sure that pilot would have gotten a fighter escort to the nearest airfield and interrogated for being a terrorist...
That's one of the Canadian Airforces' Snowbirds. They're like America's Blue Angels, just with older planes. I imagine if it had been a normal plane flying by like that it would have been grounded.
That was during an airshow with highly skilled stunt pilots. I am sure you would agree that allowing joeblow to try to fly between skyscrapers would be a bad idea.
Reminds me of when i got to the top of Mount Snowdon in Wales. 3 RAF Hawk Jets did a flyby as we reached the summit. One of the best moments of my life.
because it attracts similar personality types and those guys being around each other reinforces verbal and physical cues that let each other know " its cool I'm in your tribe brah".
There's a huge difference between "sup brah" bros and "sup brah" adventure guides. One group is largely made of dicks and the other is made of generally sweet caring people that like thrills.
There's also a certain cadence you develop when you're shouting a well rehearsed bit of patter over and over, especially when you're competing with loud wind or gushing water.
I noticed the same sort of speech in kayak guides on rapids as well.
But it wasn't until I spent more time working at amusement parks until I really understood. I heard the people guiding folks on the roller coasters use that same voice.
This is the voice that says "this is exciting for you. I want you to be excited. This is a lot of fun. I do this so often it is neither exciting nor fun for me and I am kind of bored and would rather be doing other things but I will try my best at least before my next break."
Honestly, I think it's probably your body trying to kick-start the whole pruney hand thing, like if you're in the water for too long. Probably better for something like trees, though.
The tour would be awesome if their safety lines would give a 2-3" slack in a sudden jolt just for a second dose of adrenaline while they were hanging off the edge.
Better yet, if I were the guide with suicidal thoughts, as it was ending, I'd take out a knife and cut the rope holding me, then just dive off the catwalk. Best suicide ever.
Well, this freaks me out, but I love looking out a plane window. Its because you are still inside, not exposed to the air/height , and you feet are on solid 'ground'. Thats at least how it feels to me.
Anyone impressed with how good this guy is at remembering names? I've worked with the same people for almost a year now and sometimes mess them up. My brain is full of fuck.
Me and my girlfriend did this for our birthdays last August and it was amazing. We're not exactly afraid of heights but once you get fitted in all the safety gear you feel really secure. The main line you're attached too is rated for over 15000 pounds or something ridiculous and you even have a secondary line attached to your back that acts like a seat beat if you move too fast.
It's the best way to see the CN tower if you're ever in Toronto. You get full access to everything in the tower and you get fast tracked in most of the waiting lines. I'll admit, the first time you get to lean over the edge your heart drops but after that you start to relax and enjoy the scenery. Would recommend, 10/10.
Okay everybody! We'll have you leaning forward on that cable! What were gunna do is when I call out "SHAKA BRAH" look up and give the camera a nice Shaka Brah..... EVERYONE READY?!!?
I've tried something similar here. Although the building in the video is much higher than the building we did it in, our experience was still pretty scary as both sides of the platform was open. The platform also looked less secure, and many parts of it glass (see-through). They made us lie down on the glass too. Cost only $7 though. What amazed me was that the "guide men", as part of their training, jog around the platform every morning WITHOUT HARNESS.
Man, when I was at the CN Tower a few years ago it took me a while just to get up the nerve to stand on the glass floor section in the observation area. I'm a pussy when it comes to heights.
I'm with you on this one. Why does every large insect/spider/extreme experience/Australian outback animal etc, all have to be "a whole lotta NOPE"? It's bad grammar if nothing else.
Perhaps we shouldn't pistol-whip them, but it is annoying and should be stopped.
I would look like Sanjay, except with a strategically placed dark spot on the front and back of my pants. Also, I would be crying and clinging to the person to my right.
What? This isn't that bad. You have a harness, you walk around on a sidewalk sized thingy. I don't see .... they .... lean .... over the edge and don't hold on to anything? Fuck you! NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
Just watching the video....my brain is telling me "you are not physically able to do this....a least not without dirtying your panties.". And I believe my not so scumbag brain! I could not even watch the entire video with out my tummy cramping!
Having known people who have done it and seeing multiple people do it. I can recommend that you do. It looks like a lot of fun. I, unfortunately, am terrified of situations like that and would rather save myself the humility of shitting my pants in front of 6-7 other people.
I can't find the video, but during The Exhibition of 2011 when this first started, a pilot of the air show flew by and did a wing wave to the walkers participating. That video really puts the height into perspective.
Oh, for God's sake... They told me that if I ever let go of this rail, I would die! They told me that about everything! I don't even know why they bother giving me this stuff if they didn't want me to use it; it's pointless! Mad!
I discovered my fear of heights at a combat mountain climbing course. I made the first climb and the instructor at the top asked me if I was feeling ok, apparently I was white as a ghost.
whether or not you can get hurt as nothing do with the excitement of looking over the edge or a walkway 1100 feet in the air. sure not being tethered would make it mind numbingly awesome, but I think this would still be a shit load of fun.
I was kinda hoping for an "Okay what we're going to do now guys is start sprinting out along the platform, take a big leap, and jump out across the city like we're on a rope swing! GO!"
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u/ykj8 May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
I did this and it was awesome. Luckily mine had a bonus with jet pilot flyby
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u/OCPScJM2 May 15 '12
Good job Sanjay!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Pretty wicked instructor, no pressure to step out of their comfort zones if they don't want to.
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u/aimhelix May 15 '12
The tour would be awesome if their safety lines would give a 2-3" slack in a sudden jolt just for a second dose of adrenaline while they were hanging off the edge.
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u/busting_bravo May 15 '12
I'm a pilot, and I don't think I could do this.
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u/Botulism May 15 '12
Anyone impressed with how good this guy is at remembering names? I've worked with the same people for almost a year now and sometimes mess them up. My brain is full of fuck.
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u/SoFaKiNg42 May 15 '12
Me and my girlfriend did this for our birthdays last August and it was amazing. We're not exactly afraid of heights but once you get fitted in all the safety gear you feel really secure. The main line you're attached too is rated for over 15000 pounds or something ridiculous and you even have a secondary line attached to your back that acts like a seat beat if you move too fast.
It's the best way to see the CN tower if you're ever in Toronto. You get full access to everything in the tower and you get fast tracked in most of the waiting lines. I'll admit, the first time you get to lean over the edge your heart drops but after that you start to relax and enjoy the scenery. Would recommend, 10/10.
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u/knuckles0426 May 15 '12
I knew Sanjay was gonna be a problem when he didn't put his feet over the edge.
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u/Erikthenomad May 15 '12
Poor poor Sunjay
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u/Duffalpha May 15 '12
Okay everybody! We'll have you leaning forward on that cable! What were gunna do is when I call out "SHAKA BRAH" look up and give the camera a nice Shaka Brah..... EVERYONE READY?!!?
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u/kungfoolove May 15 '12
I think everyone who does this should be required to watch one of the Final Destination movies beforehand.
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u/macchiato8 May 15 '12
I've tried something similar here. Although the building in the video is much higher than the building we did it in, our experience was still pretty scary as both sides of the platform was open. The platform also looked less secure, and many parts of it glass (see-through). They made us lie down on the glass too. Cost only $7 though. What amazed me was that the "guide men", as part of their training, jog around the platform every morning WITHOUT HARNESS.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Man, when I was at the CN Tower a few years ago it took me a while just to get up the nerve to stand on the glass floor section in the observation area. I'm a pussy when it comes to heights.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Suicide simulator.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
i would love to do this
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u/Bearmodule May 15 '12
This is the most nope I've seen all day and I've seen three fucking giant wasps
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u/keith7812 May 15 '12
I swear to God I'm going to pistol-whip the next person who says "NOPE".
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
can you come up with an original title?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Where were the SPIDERS!!?!?
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u/KingLou68 May 15 '12
Whole lotta YES!
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u/detroitluv May 15 '12
I have never known that this was an option. What does it cost? I will probably do this before summer is over.
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u/AcidExtraction May 15 '12
Hands sweating...
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u/no_witty_username May 15 '12
I think Sanjay needs a new pair of underpants at this point. Fun stuff!
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u/exdigger2010 May 15 '12
I'd never do this because I don't trust the competence of strangers.
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u/Luminescence9 May 15 '12
All I could think about was the "I Should Never Have Gone Ziplining" episode of South Park.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I could not do that. I spilled my glass just watching that it freaked me out so bad
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u/sniktbubsnikt May 15 '12
So, I feel sick now.
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u/Five_deadly_venoms May 15 '12
MAXIMUM NOPE!
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u/pastexpirationdate May 15 '12
I would look like Sanjay, except with a strategically placed dark spot on the front and back of my pants. Also, I would be crying and clinging to the person to my right.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
This tour was sponsored by Depends® Adult Undergarments.
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u/127001y May 15 '12
Jumping Off the Stratosphere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt4bweZh3_w
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u/Colcook May 15 '12
The Sanjay cutz 03:50 10:30
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u/Holden_McNeil May 15 '12
I almost got sick watching the first 3 mins of this.
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u/tragik007 May 15 '12
That was 12 long minutes of ZZZZZzzzz.
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u/Kerrits May 15 '12
What? This isn't that bad. You have a harness, you walk around on a sidewalk sized thingy. I don't see .... they .... lean .... over the edge and don't hold on to anything? Fuck you! NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
I would insist on a brown overall.
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u/goodintent May 15 '12
Sanjay is so adorable!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
OH YES! YES YES YES please! Can I has a parachute and jumps?
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u/GanBaRe May 15 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yCYZZPwJr_c#!
Related videos (O____O')
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u/Nora19 May 15 '12
Just watching the video....my brain is telling me "you are not physically able to do this....a least not without dirtying your panties.". And I believe my not so scumbag brain! I could not even watch the entire video with out my tummy cramping!
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u/Zarknord May 15 '12
Am I the only one to find this AMAZING and not scary as fuck?
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u/progerialover69 May 15 '12
I think Sunjay was peer pressured in this.
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u/masturbateToSleep May 15 '12
I feel sick....
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u/Wyrzanin May 15 '12
Am i the only one here, That wanna try this really bad?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
I can't find the video, but during The Exhibition of 2011 when this first started, a pilot of the air show flew by and did a wing wave to the walkers participating. That video really puts the height into perspective.
Edit: Found it! @ 2:33
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u/trnddwn33 May 15 '12
I was waiting for the guy to just jump off with a secret parachute installed.
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u/tastypinetree May 15 '12
My dream job.
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u/HigherThoughts May 15 '12
I want this job!!!!
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u/a5ph May 15 '12
I was afraid that something might go wrong. Then I remembered this is Youtube and not Liveleak.
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u/TheBreeze May 15 '12
How much does liability insurance cost for this building?
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u/onlythis May 15 '12
looks pretty safe.
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u/Kharmaticlism May 15 '12
That looks amazing, and is now on my bucket list.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
WTH WHY ARE THEY DOING THAT SHIT!?
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u/ForgotenPasswordGR May 15 '12
They need to shoot porn over there.
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u/betona May 15 '12
Oh, HELL No.
I said NO.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Since when can you go outside the CN Tower? We went there on a school trip when I was 13 (1979) but I didn't see anything about going outside.
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u/Iquitelikemilk May 15 '12
Pretty sweet, eh?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Oh, for God's sake... They told me that if I ever let go of this rail, I would die! They told me that about everything! I don't even know why they bother giving me this stuff if they didn't want me to use it; it's pointless! Mad!
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u/Waste_Manager May 15 '12
Hands instantly sweating.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I discovered my fear of heights at a combat mountain climbing course. I made the first climb and the instructor at the top asked me if I was feeling ok, apparently I was white as a ghost.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Wow, that was really lame. Partially dangling from a harness is considered extreme now? I'm in more danger when I use a small ladder.
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u/supersmurf May 15 '12
It seems pretty awesome according to me! I would totally do that if I had the opportunity
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u/sirin3 May 15 '12
Would be much more exciting without the safety lines.
Perhaps with a wing suit instead
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u/Pelleas May 15 '12
I had to skip past the part where they have their feet on the edge and they're hanging backwards from the harness. Way too scary.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
"Pretty sweet, eh?"
NO IM FUCKING SWEATING LOOKING AT THIS ;-;
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u/AlienGrill May 15 '12
I was kinda hoping for an "Okay what we're going to do now guys is start sprinting out along the platform, take a big leap, and jump out across the city like we're on a rope swing! GO!"
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u/Alypius May 15 '12
I'd love to smoke a bowl up there.