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Patrick Wilson wrote:I find myself more concerned about that anchor...
Squirrel Girl wrote:Patrick Wilson wrote:I find myself more concerned about that anchor...
I dunno. Didn't they have 4 stainless steel bolts expoxied in? That seems safer than the rope. But I'm not an expert in the physics of these things.
Patrick Wilson wrote:Squirrel Girl wrote:Patrick Wilson wrote:I find myself more concerned about that anchor...
I dunno. Didn't they have 4 stainless steel bolts expoxied in? That seems safer than the rope. But I'm not an expert in the physics of these things.
Oh okay, I didn't watch the behind the scenes video, I just saw the main video where they used a grappling hook via bow-and-arrow.
Squirrel Girl wrote: Aw come on. You didn't really think they were rigging off that arrow sticking into the twig, did you?
Scott McCrea wrote:And, helmets. Put on a dang helmet.
Scott McCrea wrote:The swing looks pretty safe to me. There is really not that much load on the tyrolean and there is so much dynamic shock absorption in the 400' of rope and the rigging the stresses are not that big.
However, I would have liked to see more edge lines and fall prevention measures. The whole pulling the swinger over to edge and having them transfer to a static rope is pretty clumsy. A 400' foot climb, with what appear to be aiders, would really suck. And, I could not see any sort of rescue option/plan. It may be that it just wasn't in the video. But, there should be a plan for how to get a swinger down, quickly. And, how to help a rope climber. And, helmets. Put on a dang helmet.
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