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In response to "this is incredible considering she probably can't see the beam in the way Dolly Parton hasn't seen her feet in 50 years -- (link)" by zork

Pfft. We eat our lunch hanging off the edge. :-)

Posted by Skyscraper builders si (aka krustylu) Aug 20 '12, 08:55

Seeing videos of the guys that build the skyscrapers and watching them walk around, build floors and just hang out hundreds of feet in the air is just crazy.

There's no chance I'd ever step foot out on a beam that high up in the air.

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trivia: THey're called "skywalkers". -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 08:56 7
- They're called psychotic. - Skyscraper builders si Aug 20, 08:58 6
  - especially early in the last century, many were first nations people. just didn't have that fear built into them -- nm - zork Aug 20, 09:07 4
    - They still do it today. but it's not "no fear", if you learn about them. they just learned to overcome it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 09:17
    - Here they used a lot of European immigrants as well as some Native Americans. - Krusty Aug 20, 09:10 2
      - Yup, most of the Chicago skyscrapers were built the same way. I have a distant relative that did it. - spamlet Aug 20, 09:14 1
        
        The Mohawks are famous for their high steel work (books, movies, etc.) I remember being at the top of the CN tower and meeting a Mohawk man that - MojaveMeg Aug 20, 09:17
  - yep, I've checked out videos on youtube before. You couldn't pay me enough to do that. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 09:01

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Pfft. We eat our lunch hanging off the edge. :-)

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