So, what do YOU do for a living?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/17/2014 at 23:57 • Filed to: None

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Go grab a beer, sit back, and watch what this guy does for a living. And be sure to watch in full screen, for best effect.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:01

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360p full screen? ewww

also holy shit

ttyymmnn > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 01/18/2014 at 00:02

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Yes, sadly, lo res. But still, as you say, holy shit. Cue the nope nope nope octopus.

Plus, I'm on a small monitor right now.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:05

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I remember seeing this close to a year ago when I got laid off. I went looking at cell tower jobs LOL. Wasn't really qualified other wise I'd be doing this.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:12

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My butthole is all clenched up after watching that. Thanks.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:25

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It's a long way to the top...here is a way down.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > f86sabre 01/18/2014 at 00:31

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to this and the climb up

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/18/2014 at 00:34

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No thanks, I'll take the stairs. He did manage about 10 seconds of free fall.

ttyymmnn > MtrRider Just Wants Doritos 01/18/2014 at 00:34

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My pleasure. Now you're safe for the rest of the night.

ttyymmnn > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 01/18/2014 at 00:36

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You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. I wouldn't get near that shit.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:38

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I've a done a few drugs, drank a few dranks, sky diving was the greatest high I've ever had. That job would have to be close.

Jay Lauer > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:40

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Oh. My. God.

I can do roller coasters where you're strapped in, but that shit looks terrifying.

ttyymmnn > Jay Lauer 01/18/2014 at 00:42

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I think I could almost handle it going up, if I tied off regularly. This guy free climbs way too much for my stomach. And I think coming down would be more terrifying than going up.

ttyymmnn > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 01/18/2014 at 00:44

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I've done a few drugs, drank a few dranks, but I've never jumped out of a perfectly good airplane, and while I respect those who do, I never will. I don't do sheer heights. Put me on a mountain, I'm great. Take me to the cliff, I'm jelly.

Jay Lauer > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:45

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Exactly. I would need harnesses and a back up parachute. I thought the free-climbing was the worst, until I saw him stand at the top. Then I thought about going down...

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:47

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Thought this was worthy of sharing......All along, totally fine with idea of jumping out the plane. The craziest part was thinking about on the way up, because the type of plane they use is fairly slow and the thought simmers on your way to jump.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 00:50

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Week*

ttyymmnn > Jay Lauer 01/18/2014 at 00:51

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Hell, I climbed up on the FLAT roof of my mom's house in Arizona, and it took me ten minutes to figure out how to get back on the ladder to come down. This dude climbed to the top, and it still wasn't the top, so he climbed some more, then he had to go farther to get to the top. And I could manage to stand on the tippy top, but Jesus, ask me to bend down and start climbing down?? You'd have to send my meals up for the rest of my life.

Leadbull > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 02:25

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That's why you bring a parachute.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 05:31

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I work on top of 30+ liter engines... I do remember seeing this video years ago, and being stunned into amazement into how much I would like this job.

Think about it, how often do you really need to adjust your balance as you climb a ladder? Why should a ladder 1050x as tall (multiplication approximated) be any more scary?

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 01/18/2014 at 05:33

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>< Kids these days... 360P was the greatest thing YouTube had given us back in my day. And we LIKED IT!

Dirty Harry Callahan > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 01/18/2014 at 08:25

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I've done that, engines requiring ladders to access different levels. 1200 liter engines are even more fun.

Sn210 > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 08:47

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With my luck, I'd get to the top and then drop my wrench...

desertdog5051 > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 10:20

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Faaaaa. I saw that a while back. No fricking way I'm gonna subject myself to that again. How do you spell "nightmare"?

grom-commando > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 01/18/2014 at 12:54

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I don't like heights, but I have always found jumping out of an airplane easy(and there is no such thing as a perfectly good plane lol). It's to high to bother me, the first time I exited a high performance aircraft it felt surreal, after that it just became a chore. Now on this job of climbing a signal tower, I wouldn't do it unless I was getting six figures for it lol.

ttyymmnn > desertdog5051 01/18/2014 at 13:48

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How do you spell "nightmare"?

You spell it, "1760 feet straight up without a harness." Honestly, going up wouldn't be have as terrifying to me as coming down. Once on top of that beacon, you'd have to send my food up, cause I'm there for the duration.

UltravioletThunder > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 16:15

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I service industrial lasers. Resonator repairs and tuning quite frequently. Standing on a ladder tweaking a machine with a 100,000 watt live beam in it is not for the faint of heart. There are plenty of safety devices for the operators but not for the guy who has to climb in there and fix what's wrong. It really focuses your attention.

Sinanigans > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 20:17

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Please excuse me while I curl into fetal position and cry like a little girl

Orange Exige > ttyymmnn 01/18/2014 at 23:02

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That was disgusting.

I don't know how people can do that.

Nathan Stretch > ttyymmnn 01/19/2014 at 05:03

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Saw this a while back. Gaaaargh I don't know how people do it. Maybe if I had a parachute I could. Maybe. Although probably not since there are still plenty of areas you could fall where it wouldn't help. Otherwise though I literally don't know if I could force myself to do it if anything less than my life depended on it. Even then it would be a challenge. Barf.