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Sketchy Russians climb Shanghai tower

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howlongcanausern
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whoaaaaa best part 3:00 when they are out on the crane..wow just wow

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Jeebus.
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Wow that down climb from the top of the crane must have sucked.
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Deforestation
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Holy crap
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987321654hgfd
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Why are Russian people so sketchy?
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Jeebus.
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Also how the fuck are they gonna get that massive crane down from there?
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Mr.Mitten
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Yeah fuck that...
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Phil-X-
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My palms are so sweaty..
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CaptainObvious.
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I wanted them to have parachutes and just leap.
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yangumane
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That's what I was wondering... anyone know if they BASE'd it?
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ForeverYung
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That was fucking cool.
I wanna climb something now
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DutchMastaTHC
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I'm not exactly sure of the specifics but I'm positive it will involve a mattress and a pool
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JAHpow
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A helicopter you dingus
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k-rob
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fuck
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AT-AT
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Most Cranes are dissembled/assembled piece by piece and lowered up/down using the cranes own hoisting power: some are airlifted into place.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/explainer/2012/05/tower_crane_building_one_world_trade_center_how_do_cranes_get_on_top_of_skyscrapers_.html
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yeahno
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o my god
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Barefootin_Fiend
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fuck. that.
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AT-AT
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As for the climbers, holy hell that takes some gonads. I wouldn't be comfortable even if i was in a harness.
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whoa-dere
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i want to see how they got down
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49566738265
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Neither of them had a BASE rig so it looks like they climbed down. Even if they had one that weather could've shit all over that plan.
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DIX~
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My house is now flooded with palm sweat thanks OP
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nutz.
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Holy shit that's terrifying
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Such_Doge
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Those guys are crazy!
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whoa-dere
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doing this in the summer
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Fluttershy
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that looks like so much fucking fun
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DENIM_CHICKEN
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What if they resumed building and the crane started moving...they would be fucked
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gyarados
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Yeah, they drop the crane onto a mattress and then use a pool to get it out
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theBearJew
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I'll bet they planned on doing it a day that work wasn't done. Weekend probably.



That was nuts to watch. Holy fuck. When they showed the clouds with building just poking above, coolest shot in the vid.
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Laurent.
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Palms are sweaty...

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Wallisch_pl
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hahaha 2:15 fail, he reaches out his hand to help him up and the guy doesn't see it


where's Mr.Sloth?
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DIX~
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Knees are weak
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Wallisch_pl
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spaghetti
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Mr.DarthVader
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all that smog though
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Pitolairas
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this!!! so intense
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Miomo
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Vomit spaghetti
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Wolfgang.
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Gives me the shivers. Surprised the wind didn't just carry them away.
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steep
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That was insane. Crazy when they were at the top and the guy stood completely up. Holy shit.
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theabortionator
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Im afraid of heights
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saskskier
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Those aren't sketchy Russians. Those are awesome Russians.
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Dragonite.
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Nerves of steel
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Nacho+
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my stomach flipped so many times
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d00d
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if you want to make your palms sweat some more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6divyNPlzo
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RivetingRooster
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If they fell it wouldn't have mattered because their massive balls of steel would break the fall.
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DIX~
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This one gets me






Anyone have that one with the crazy ass wind and the guy hanging and doing 1 handed pullups and shit? Similar to the one NRamsay posted but way higher and windier
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Bar_Down
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Holy fucking shit, I got an adrenaline rush just from watching the fuckin video, these guys are crazy!
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d00d
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This might not be the exact video but it's definitely the same tower you're talking about there's a lot videos of people climbing this tower.
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Avifarer
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DIX~
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Yeah I think that was it, just remember it being higher haha
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Turd.Ferguson
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dumbass forgot a fuckin rope
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Willskiforfree
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Those guys are crazy, except i feel like videos like these are missing something when the guys dont jump off.. I would have probably rather parachuted down then have to climb down
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.MintBerryCrunch
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That's not weather, that's China.
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howlongcanausern
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...wow that is disgusting...didn't even think about that
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