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In response to "Pfft. We eat our lunch hanging off the edge. :-)" by Skyscraper builders si

trivia: THey're called "skywalkers". -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Aug 20 '12, 08:56

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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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