How's your head for heights?

[Steve Bullman]

I bet most people here are familiar with this photo, never seen this video though

 

 

[Haironyourchest]

The men of our great grandfather's generation had way higher testosterone levels. Proven fact. Nobody knows why we don't - could be plastic bottles or soy. 

[Mark Bolam]

Shocking lack of PPE.

No wonder they're all dead.

[Haironyourchest]

Nice vid by the way, I always thought it was a photo. I heard they also used a lot of native Americans from a certain tribe in the early days of skyscraper building as they apparently had a generic trait that gave them immunity to vertigo and fear of hight. Could be a myth though...

[Mark Bolam]

That's true.

I know the bloke third from left is an Indian, Navaho I think.

[Darrin Turnbull]

[Darrin Turnbull]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920453/Laughing-face-death-Incredible-pictures-construction-workers-fooling-built-America-s-iconic-buildings.html

Maybe with some Dutch courage but otherwise no thanks.

[Gary Prentice]

21 minutes ago, Haironyourchest said:

Nice vid by the way, I always thought it was a photo. I heard they also used a lot of native Americans from a certain tribe in the early days of skyscraper building as they apparently had a generic trait that gave them immunity to vertigo and fear of hight. Could be a myth though...

It is a photo, Time did a short article/video on it https://petapixel.com/2016/11/28/lunch-atop-skyscraper-story-behind-iconic-photo/   The two fellows to the left have been alledgely identified,  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lunch-atop-a-skyscraper-photograph-the-story-behind-the-famous-shot-43931148/

 

Personally, I think the photographers who took some of the shots had some courage, working way outside their normal environment.

 

[Gary Prentice]

4 minutes ago, Darrin Turnbull said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920453/Laughing-face-death-Incredible-pictures-construction-workers-fooling-built-America-s-iconic-buildings.html

Maybe with some Dutch courage but otherwise no thanks.

A million dollars was a lot more then than it is today. A wonder what financial value today would be required to fit the HSE's tolerability of risk triangle?

[slack ma girdle]

That's true.
I know the bloke third from left is an Indian, Navaho I think.

Mohawks, also known as skywalkers, which is where Mr Lucus got the name for a well known character in Star Wars.