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11/30/2009 03:41:04 PM · #1 |
| For God's sake , take care! It's really dangerous - check this |
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11/30/2009 03:43:56 PM · #2 |
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11/30/2009 04:00:09 PM · #3 |
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11/30/2009 04:32:33 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
where can I buy one lol |
Here. |
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11/30/2009 04:39:13 PM · #5 |
| Nice if you want an original hairdo. |
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11/30/2009 05:04:19 PM · #6 |
| As a kid(9 or 10), my friends and I would climb the Hetch Hetchy power line towers that passed through the orchards near my house. I can't believe a farmer or otherwise concerned citizen never busted us. They are somewhere around 110-140 feet high. Foot pegs on one corner for the first half then a ladder on the vertical portion all the way to the top where we would throw baseball cards and watch them sail away. What were we thinking? :) |
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11/30/2009 05:10:18 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by mpeters:
As a kid(9 or 10), my friends and I would climb the Hetch Hetchy power line towers that passed through the orchards near my house. I can't believe a farmer or otherwise concerned citizen never busted us. They are somewhere around 110-140 feet high. Foot pegs on one corner for the first half then a ladder on the vertical portion all the way to the top where we would throw baseball cards and watch them sail away. What were we thinking? :) |
something along the lines of "wouldn't it be cool to throw baseball cards off the tower and watch them fly away"?
in retrospect it probably was very cool. |
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11/30/2009 05:12:31 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by jmulvihill:
Originally posted by mpeters:
As a kid(9 or 10), my friends and I would climb the Hetch Hetchy power line towers that passed through the orchards near my house. I can't believe a farmer or otherwise concerned citizen never busted us. They are somewhere around 110-140 feet high. Foot pegs on one corner for the first half then a ladder on the vertical portion all the way to the top where we would throw baseball cards and watch them sail away. What were we thinking? :) |
something along the lines of "wouldn't it be cool to throw baseball cards off the tower and watch them fly away"?
in retrospect it probably was very cool. |
In retrospect our parents would have killed us had they found out. It was also very cool. :) We would also drop into the underground water pipes when they were uncapped and drained periodically for maintanence(they were about 6' in diameter). That was much more scary. |
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11/30/2009 05:45:23 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by mpeters:
As a kid(9 or 10), my friends and I would climb the Hetch Hetchy power line towers that passed through the orchards near my house. I can't believe a farmer or otherwise concerned citizen never busted us. They are somewhere around 110-140 feet high. Foot pegs on one corner for the first half then a ladder on the vertical portion all the way to the top where we would throw baseball cards and watch them sail away. What were we thinking? :) |
Have you ever wondered if you threw away valuable card? When my sister was 12 she made a collage for school out of some of my dads baseball cards. For her 45th birthday party we blew up (20x30) a few of the old photos of her, including one of her holding the collage. At the party one of her husbands friends stared at the picture and said- "You know, thats a 69 Mickey Mantle card with 'Mantle' lettered in white. I just sold one of those in my shop for $2,500." He went on and pointed out that my sister's collage- had it not been a collage and been the mint condition cards- probably was worth about $10,000. |
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11/30/2009 06:10:52 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by androgeus:
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
where can I buy one lol |
Here. |
50,000 Volts... tis but a mere toy, I want the giant take over the world one lol |
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11/30/2009 07:05:30 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
Originally posted by androgeus:
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
where can I buy one lol |
Here. |
50,000 Volts... tis but a mere toy, I want the giant take over the world one lol |
make your own....
//www.altair.org/tesla.html |
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11/30/2009 07:10:40 PM · #12 |
I remember these were a big hit to get in Red Alert when you played the Soviet side I think. Zapped everything that ventured near. So, by all means, give Lutchenko the one to take over the world!
Message edited by author 2009-11-30 19:11:31. |
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11/30/2009 07:11:36 PM · #13 |
//www.flixxy.com/helicopter-cable-inspector.htm Hope this works.
Message edited by author 2009-11-30 19:13:34. |
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11/30/2009 07:30:00 PM · #14 |
| Man, I think I drove by a contender shot today, but didn't have my camera. I wonder if I can go back sometime and get it again... |
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11/30/2009 08:58:05 PM · #15 |
Holy cow! I want that job. Amazing, I never thought people did that. |
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11/30/2009 09:33:31 PM · #16 |
I seen this featured on Worlds most Dangerous Jobs a few months ago, Those dudes have serious balls.. Not to mention alot of faith in the Pilot's
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11/30/2009 10:19:03 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
I seen this featured on Worlds most Dangerous Jobs a few months ago, Those dudes have serious balls.. Not to mention alot of faith in the Pilot's
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Hahha the soundtrack from the video is great. It almost convinced me that this job is actually relaxing. |
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11/30/2009 10:26:17 PM · #18 |
Why no examples yet? Here ya' go.
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12/01/2009 02:05:50 AM · #19 |
| Oh how I wish they had announced this back in Aug/Sep. We have a place called Powerline Pass - really...anyhow, around Aug and Sept the area is in abundance of wildlife there..bears, moose in full rut, ptarmigan, etc. Lots of people hike the Pass that time of year for beautiful fall colors too. Right now - nothing but a snow covered piece of ground. Oh well. |
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12/01/2009 02:25:55 AM · #20 |
This is one of those very rare challenges where Texas has an edge over Germany. And the best place is Kuwait if you wanna see tons and tons of power lines...
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12/01/2009 04:17:08 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by jmulvihill:
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
Originally posted by androgeus:
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
where can I buy one lol |
Here. |
50,000 Volts... tis but a mere toy, I want the giant take over the world one lol |
make your own....
//www.altair.org/tesla.html |
Excellent, now I just need to place an ad for an assistant by the name of Igor and I'm sorted.... |
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12/01/2009 11:09:59 AM · #22 |
A favorite I picked years ago...
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12/06/2009 08:20:16 AM · #23 |
Powerlines and tulips in Holland
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12/06/2009 07:26:36 PM · #24 |
What if my Powerlines shot is so good that it gets a near 7 score? Then I'd have the thing on my portfolio page for ever.
Voters, do your ususal stuff... ;-) |
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12/06/2009 07:44:16 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by Pug-H:
What if my Powerlines shot is so good that it gets a near 7 score? Then I'd have the thing on my portfolio page for ever.
Voters, do your ususal stuff... ;-) |
Better than broccoli! |
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