Are you going to watch?

[jefflovstrom@sb]

I probably will.
http://skywire.discovery.com/360.html
Jeff

 

[MasterBlaster]

I hope he doesn't suffer his grandpa's fate.

 

[Husabud]

WOW! I just opened that on the IPad and the whole Earh was moving around. Very cool.

I might now.

 

[Pelorus]

Cool link!
Probably catch it on the news later.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The little voyeur in me is tempted to...

 

[Jack]

I'm not interested in the actual "walk". I am interested in the prep work: ground anchors, hauling cable, etc., etc. Jamie just posted that Yale Unitrex rope was used to set the cable.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That cable looks just like the arresting gear cable on an aircraft carrier.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

2" ... that would be pretty close. Aren't they 3" on a Carrier?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm not sure - I don't think it was three inches.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Ha... I was off base. 1 3/8" Interesting.
Maybe it is the stuff below decks I am thinking to be bigger...

But then, what would I know about Carriers?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm not interested in the actual "walk". I am interested in the prep work: ground anchors, hauling cable, etc., etc.

They're fixing to show all that...

 

[Jack]

I understand there were EMT's waiting at the bottom
… with little freezer bags …

 

[MasterBlaster]

He made it, cool.

 

[Page]

I understand there were EMT's waiting at the bottom
… with little freezer bags …

should have had janitors at the bottom

 

[MasterBlaster]

I doubt he would have hit the ground. He said he would "hit the wire" and wait for his rescue crew. Hell, I bet it wasn't really that hard to do, considering his experience and skill level.

 

[Tucker943]

I watched it. I wouldn't have felt bad if he croaked. I admire his bravery, but his insistence on no fall arrest tells me he is willing to die.

 

[cory]

I doubt he would have hit the ground. He said he would "hit the wire" and wait for his rescue crew. Hell, I bet it wasn't really that hard to do, considering his experience and skill level.

I agree, although the high winds rippling his shirt and pants definitely seemed serious and challenging.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I bet he practiced hitting the wire 50 times a day.

Wear a tether? Pshaw, then it's not a stunt - it's just practice.

 

[Tucker943]

I agree. But I don't sympathize with folks that suffer the consequences of unnecessary risks.