The scariest job ever? Amazing video
Posted by DavidM in Interesting stuff | 26 September 2010
I came across this from a friend posting it on Facebook and was amazed at what these guys do.
I've since watched the full version on YouTube, on the biggest PC screen I could get and it's awesome. The colleague I was watching it with complained of clammy hands after the first minute and it got worse from there.
The Online Engineer posted a video of a friend who worked on radio towers - in this case a guided tower. It's a simple video of him going to work - 1768 feet straight up. The climb is mostly unattached and every time the guy looks down my head spun.
What makes it even better is the tutorial commentary that plays over the top. It's so deadpan, as if oblivious to the danger and queasiness apparent to us.
The Online Engineer took the video down shortly after posting it as the climber was getting grief from the industry for drawing attention to the practice. They never expected the video to get so much attention. Fortunately for everyone but them, it's still on multiple postings on YouTube and one version alone has had over 800,000 views.
So that's enough build up. Here's the video. Put it on full screen, turn the sound up to hear the commentary, and enjoy. Keep going to the end - every time you think it's getting ridiculous there's a bit more!