Would you sit on the Devil's Armchair?...

12 years ago

I would.
But I'm also not known for always being the sharpest knife in the drawer

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flowbee77

12 years ago

Hmmmm. never understood why people take risks like this.... I value my life too much and want to squeeze every bit out of it before I do anything this risky.

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waterotter

12 years ago

Nope - too afraid of heights!

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kenmichaels

12 years ago

Well first, that place is beautiful, would love to go there with a camera.

As far as getting in the water, when i was younger and thought i was invincible
sure, would have done it in a heart beat.

However, nowadays, you could not pay me enough to take that swim.

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Dan Riffle

12 years ago

The only way I'd risk it would be if I'd been drinking. Since I'd been drinking, I'd certainly plummet to my death.

That's also why, when I drink, I put myself in one of those giant hamster balls...but I digress.

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MissTerraK 12 years ago

Hmm,

I probably would decide to do it from watching the video, it looks like fun!

But I'm sure once I got there I would adamantly refuse to follow through with it as the chicken in me would take over, lol!

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  If there were a couple of people there before me, I could definitely handle it.
  
  I suppose if I had to go first I would.
  
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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Next time - bring a Kayak.

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HeySal

12 years ago

Not me. It's not heights that get to me - it's ledges. If I'm going to risk my life, it's got to be for something with a little value. I've been known to stretch the limits but it was for a cache of really amazing gemstone, not just some off the wall laughs.

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Jonathan 2.0 Banned 12 years ago

The “value” (in my opinion) is doing the thing itself, and the feeling knowing you've accomplished something “dangerous/exciting.”

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garyv

12 years ago

I would have probably done it when I was younger, and had no one that depended on me. Not really fair for me to take a risk like that now.

And I don't think the fall would scare me - but that sudden stop at the end would really suck!

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ThomM

12 years ago

Originally Posted by garyv

I would have probably done it when I was younger, and had no one that depended on me. Not really fair for me to take a risk like that now.

And I don't think the fall would scare me - but that sudden stop at the end would really suck!

As soon as I saw all the guides get in position and that rope to tie you off, I figured it was a lot safer then it sounds

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TLTheLiberator

12 years ago

To quote the 41st POTUS...

'Not gana do it."

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Daniel Evans

12 years ago

It's probably easy for me to say this sitting here and I'm no person for heights neither, but that doesn't look frightening at all.

The very ledge they are sitting upon is literally a wall between the water and the edge so there's no way of a person being carried off the end by the flow of water (which isn't flowing strongly anyways) after they jump in and the thin film of water that's passing ontop of that ledge isn't doing anything neither other than acting as an optical illusion to suggest that people could be swept over.

It's easy for me to identify with serious risk. My heart turns over. Not to steal thunder, but this video for instance has that effect on me. To me, this represents risk and the people, true risk takers!

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Originally Posted by Daniel Evans

Crazy Russian Kids Playing On 1000 Foot High Tower - YouTube

Now that is crazy. : )
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garyv

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Daniel Evans

The very ledge they are sitting upon is literally a wall between the water and the edge so there's no way of a person being carried off the end by the flow of water (which isn't flowing strongly anyways)

Try telling that to this guy...

http://www.afrik-news.com/article16222.html

That tower climb would be much scarier for sure.

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Daniel Evans

12 years ago

Originally Posted by garyv

Try telling that to this guy...

Zimbabwean plunges to death to save tourist at Victoria Falls - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper

If the story is based upon the same spot in the video I can't deny that standing on the ledge is risky.

Maybe that's what the tourist decided to do? Afterall, in reference to the story, you can hardly "slip" if you're already on your ass.

I guess that's the fundamental difference between sitting on the devils armchair and standing on it...

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ThomM

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Daniel Evans

It's probably easy for me to say this sitting here and I'm no person for heights neither, but that doesn't look frightening at all.

The very ledge they are sitting upon is literally a wall between the water and the edge so there's no way of a person being carried off the end by the flow of water (which isn't flowing strongly anyways) after they jump in and the thin film of water that's passing ontop of that ledge isn't doing anything neither other than acting as an optical illusion to suggest that people could be swept over.

It's easy for me to identify with serious risk. My heart turns over. Not to steal thunder, but this video for instance has that effect on me. To me, this represents risk and the people, true risk takers!

Crazy Russian Kids Playing On 1000 Foot High Tower - YouTube

Yeah I made it about 10 secs. into that video. By that time the butterflies in my stomach made me stop

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MissTerraK 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

Yeah I made it about 10 secs. into that video. By that time the butterflies in my stomach made me stop

Not to mention the sweaty palms and heart palps!

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  I heard walking with the devil is always very dangerous and leads to trouble!
  
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Dennis Gaskill

12 years ago

I would have done it when I was younger. We use to quarry jump, that was probably scarier. We actually jumped off of quarry cliffs 100 to 120 feet high into the water. If you didn't jump out far enough you'd hit dry land at the bottom. They fenced it in after someone was killed. It was a kind of "rite of passage" for the wild bunch I used to run with.

Now, I don't know. Probably not. Too many injuries to trust my body like I used to.

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candoit2

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

I would have done it when I was younger. We use to quarry jump, that was probably scarier. We actually jumped off of quarry cliffs 100 to 120 feet high into the water. If you didn't jump out far enough you'd hit dry land at the bottom. They fenced it in after someone was killed. It was a kind of "rite of passage" for the wild bunch I used to run with.

Now, I don't know. Probably not. Too many injuries to trust my body like I used to.

We did that also. No one was killed, but one guy broke both legs by not jumping far enough. Kids will do crazy things.

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Dennis Gaskill 12 years ago

Originally Posted by AaronJones

We did that also. No one was killed, but one guy broke both legs by not jumping far enough. Kids will do crazy things.

Aaron

The death was long after I'd matured and moved away, so I don't know how old the person was who died. If I remember correctly, he actually drowned because he bounced off the side and went into the water and never came up.

Yeah, crazy stuff. We used to jump off a train bridge into the river too, but that wasn't as high. Probably about 60 feet or so.
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Dan Riffle

12 years ago

By the way, does anyone else think "the devil's armchair" sounds like a sexual position you really don't want to try?

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flowbee77 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

By the way, does anyone else think "the devil's armchair" sounds like a sexual position you really don't want to try?

or a "pro" wrestling move....
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seasoned

12 years ago

Victoria falls? I have NEVER looked at that the same since that show branson had. He is WELL KNOWN for being fearless, etc... He dared a group to do various things. The winner probably won because HE SAID NO!!!!!! Branson said "I wouldn't either! I'm adventurous, NOT STUPID". The challenge? Go into a special device that would be shot down victoria falls. Like barrels down niagara falls.

Steve