xoxoxoBruce Saturday Oct 23 12:44 AMOct 23, 2010: Excalibur
For some reason that's alien to my very fiber, some people enjoy climbing mountains.
I'm not talking about a long steep walk, I've done that, I'm talking about ropes, pick-axe thingys, and crampons.
There's also a sub-set that climb the artificial walls they're building everywhere, even in malls and corporate campuses.
Some people in the Netherlands, being nortoriously devoid of things to climb, decided to build a climbing wall.
They also decided to make it the tallest in the world, at 121 feet (37 meters), and name it Excalibur.
I could be wrong, but it looks to me like you could get seriously hurt on that thing.
Well, no actually. You could get seriously hurt off that thing.
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Trilby Saturday Oct 23 03:46 AMHuh.
I thought I was gonna see a sword.
casimendocina Saturday Oct 23 05:39 AMI don't climb, but that wall makes me want to take it up. It looks much more manageable that an actual mountain. You'd get to practice in a controlled environment before deciding if you wanted to be exposed to the real thing.
newtimer Saturday Oct 23 06:35 AMForget the wall. What's the story on those 2 buildings back there? Are they sinking into the swamp?
SPUCK Saturday Oct 23 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by newtimer
Forget the wall. What's the story on those 2 buildings back there? Are they sinking into the swamp?
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No the Dutch just tried soooOOOo hard to make them nice and straight. But they failed..
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Oct 23 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Brianna
Huh.
I thought I was gonna see a sword.
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See an s word? Do I look like a snail?
Adak Saturday Oct 23 10:22 AMI'll take the lift, thank you kindly.
How many mountains will you find with engineered hand and foot grips epoxied onto a suitably stable surface, at just the right intervals for you?
An expression from a student I tutored, comes to mind:
When I confidently told him that his test would be quite passable, because it was only basic chemistry; the bewildered football player despairingly sang out:
"You're outta your fuckin' mind"
I was useless for a good 10 minutes, from laughing.
footfootfoot Saturday Oct 23 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
See an s word? Do I look like a snail?
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Look at that S car go!
xoxoxoBruce Saturday Oct 23 02:08 PMI knew you would get it.
casimendocina Saturday Oct 23 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Adak
How many mountains will you find with engineered hand and foot grips epoxied onto a suitably stable surface, at just the right intervals for you?
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Exactly.
SPUCK Sunday Oct 24 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Adak
How many mountains will you find with engineered hand and foot grips epoxied onto a suitably stable surface, at just the right intervals for you?
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Bolted man. B o l t e d.
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