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10-22-2010, 11:44 PM | #1 |
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Oct 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. link
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10-23-2010, 02:46 AM | #2 |
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Huh.
I thought I was gonna see a sword.
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10-23-2010, 04:39 AM | #3 |
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I 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.
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10-23-2010, 05:35 AM | #4 |
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Forget the wall. What's the story on those 2 buildings back there? Are they sinking into the swamp?
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10-23-2010, 06:09 AM | #5 |
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10-23-2010, 06:51 AM | #6 |
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See an s word? Do I look like a snail?
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10-23-2010, 09:22 AM | #7 |
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I'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. |
10-23-2010, 12:03 PM | #8 |
To shreds, you say?
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Look at that S car go!
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10-23-2010, 01:08 PM | #9 |
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I knew you would get it.
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10-23-2010, 06:23 PM | #10 |
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10-24-2010, 04:43 AM | #11 |
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