just watching this made my hands sweat profusely.

Definitely stupid.

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an immediate pit on my stomach when that guy was hanging off doing pullups. and my hands got sweaty also. wierd

And the first nominee for the best 2008 EIA video goes to....

Stupid or not - that made for a bit of intense video. I read a couple of the comments before watching and thought, this won't affect me. I was wrong. Made me nervous and yeah, palms a bit sweaty.

lmao. so did mine maybe its our way of our body saying "you try this, youll slip off and die".

My palms got sweaty too, but why? Was it some unconscious; my lizard brain wanting to see these fools die? I wonder if my palms would get sweaty were I up there doing pull-ups from 200m? Crazy nutbars.

Since everybody seem to have the same body reaction, I changed the title!

No no no no *No don't do that

Phew! Yeah, I felt it too, especially when he first started doing those pull ups. I wish I could say I'd have the guts to do this but I actually have the brains to chicken out.

Yikes.

Intense pullups, sweaty feet. My Palms were ok.

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No sweaty palms, but that was just fucking stupid. They must have a deathwish.

Looks like their palms are rather hairy...

jesus h christ

my mirror neurons just shat themselves.

really bad video, and definitely stupid, but one of the strongest physical reactions i ever felt from a video.

I'm surprised he didn't fall from the sheer weight of his cajones!

^lol

i nearly just cried. watching that was pure discomfort.

I agree with everyone that it is a very risky thing to do and maybe stupid, but I do feel a bit inspired. I mean, his life is literally in his own hands, I can't even imagine the self confidence needed to hang there and trust your hands not to slip.

Palms.sweat = true;

I find it hard to believe that none of these guys fell. What would possess you to do this kind of thing?

it never ceases to amaze me how young human males spend so much time trying to impress other young human males.

We like to go up there and do salvia.

so what's with the R.I.P arm strap at the end? It was dated 11/23/2006. Maybe their stupidness finally caught up to one.

ive never felt so uncomfortable watchin a video in my life... it physically hurt to watch that... amazing nonetheless

i didn't even notice that my palms were sweating until I scrolled down to leave a commment. I was incredibly uncomfortable watching this video.

Lol my hands got sweaty too. I was squirming in my seat going "no, no, no!"

I've never been so uncomfortable watching a video.

>> ^Chaucer:
so what's with the R.I.P arm strap at the end? It was dated 11/23/2006. Maybe their stupidness finally caught up to one.


Don't know, but the vid is dated in 2007 and the RIP thing is in 2006.

No sweating here, but I'm not much of a sweater. I'm more of a t-shirt. Ha!

Weird... I just don't get what possesses some people to do stuff like this.

Same reaction... that is the scariest thing I think I have ever watched, only slightly less discomforting than the famous highwire fall one of the Wallendas in Puerto Rico.

I did something similar to this with a buddy of mine a few years back, only on a crane probably 1/4th the hight of this one. It was late at night too, and no, I don't have a death wish. I jump at any opportunity to do something like this, that's just how I was built, y'know?

The climb was topped off with the toss of a cigarette butt from the very top, and it's sparky explosion on the windshield of a bulldozer at the bottom.

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Sweaty Palms!! Amazing. I wonder why that happens?

So stupid. I gotta say, some part of me wanted the guy to fall... does that make me a bad person? Or is it that I kicked him off the building when they came back in?

I remember seeing this video a long time ago on the sift. I'm not affraid of heights, but seeing this video gave me a small glimpse on how that would feel... I don't recall ever having watched a scarier 3:45 video in my life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neurons

>> ^phelixian:
Sweaty Palms!! Amazing. I wonder why that happens?

Sweaty palms as well. Counter-intuitive response, right, since it would hurt your ability to grip?

Dangerous or steep overhangs will trigger vertigo (weak knees, lack of balance, sensation of swaying) in me. It's similarly counter-intuitive. Why lose balance in a situation which so critically requires it?

Maybe these reactions are evolutionarily advantageous because they steer us towards completely avoiding the situations (at the expense of coping badly if we have no choice).

>> ^rychan:
Sweaty palms as well. Counter-intuitive response, right, since it would hurt your ability to grip?
Dangerous or steep overhangs will trigger vertigo (weak knees, lack of balance, sensation of swaying) in me. It's similarly counter-intuitive. Why lose balance in a situation which so critically requires it?
Maybe these reactions are evolutionarily advantageous because they steer us towards completely avoiding the situations (at the expense of coping badly if we have no choice).

Seeing as how we're bipedal with a high center of gravity and a slender base, it'd serve us well to steer clear of heights. Those of our ancestors that were afraid of heights lived to see another day in most cases while those with no fear had a higher chance of a fatal fall. Or maybe it's just something that happens because we're not used to being in those situations any longer. Can we change this response to this by becoming more familiar with it?

What especially worries me about it is the fact that that guy's doing pull-ups 650 feet up--and he's not even strong enough to actually do one properly (after the climb, at least).

oh god, oh god, oh god


D:

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still...my hands get soaking wet. I can't stand watching it but it's so crazy, I gotsta

I have no issue with heights at all... but this friggen freaks me out. It's not the fear of heights, it's the fear of death... that thing of... if you let go you are dead... *shudder*

Don't likey.

I mean, upvote for the insanity, but... urgh

All the talk of everyone getting sweaty palms made me think of everyone as a group of women living together and synchronising their menstrual cycle.

Don't ask why.

Also don't ask why I thought it was necessary to point this out.

Yo! Hey! Acrophobia (fear of heights) can be dangerous, as sufferers can experience a panic attack in a high place and become too agitated to get themselves down safely.

Could all of you be suffering from Acrophobia?? Be worried. Be VERY worried. Only I know the secret cure, which is why MY palms are NOT sweaty...
O.K., maybe a little moist - but NOT sweaty!!!!

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Strange tingling in my feet, just like when i've been working somewhere high. Nowadays i hate high working places, not for me anymore. Too many near misses and slips. This video does bring unusuallly strong physical reactions.

So if this "Yoyo" guy were to fall, would he just recoil back up to the crane?!