[TowerTalk] Breaking all the tower climbing rules at anamazingheight...

[Gene Smar]

TT:

    I believe I posted the last time this link was discussed that the 
climber would have about ten seconds of free fall to contemplate his fate. 
(y = 1/2gt^2, solve for t with g = 32 and y = 1760.)

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why at frontier.com>
To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Breaking all the tower climbing rules at 
anamazingheight...


> Watching them go up the last 50 feet or so made me wonder just what would
> happen if one of those climbing pegs snapped off.  Be a LONG way down.  At
> that height seems like they would get kinda rusty.  73
> Tom W7WHY
>
>
>  Seems to be a commercial operation.  I guess the OSHA inspector
> couldn't (wouldn't) make an on-site inspection.  Also, note the
> porcupine dissipators on the way up.
>
> http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player.swf?config=http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player_config.php?token=f2d_1284588370%26embed=1
>
> 73, Joe
> K2XX
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