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#1 Lemonblood

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Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:06 PM

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=442 :o I'm scared already!

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    #2 Tetiel

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    Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:09 PM

    That would be sooooooooo fun! But maybe I'm just crazy :p

    #3 Lemonblood

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    Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:11 PM

    Are you a freaky goth child from outer space with dragon wing implants? I DON'T THINK SO! Be scared! Quick!

    #4 supatyson

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    Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:14 PM

    That is an amazing amazing scene. Damn scary though, 4000 feet, a minute to fall before you die. Damn...im scared just reading that.

    #5 Raui

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    Posted 08 March 2006 - 10:14 PM

    id like to see what id be like up there i probly would be scared though

    #6 Warlord

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    Posted 08 March 2006 - 11:05 PM

    Hold onto your hats :devil:

    They better have a dang good engineer designing that is all I gotta say :p

    #7 Tetiel

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    Posted 08 March 2006 - 11:25 PM

    Are you a freaky goth child from outer space with dragon wing implants? I DON'T THINK SO! Be scared! Quick!

    WTF?! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

    I thought my cover was flawless ;_; Nah, I just like heights :D

    #8 Cam

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 12:19 AM

    That would be so fun :( I wish they had one is Australia and was like 10,000 feet down :( awww it would be awesome.

    #9 amyjia

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 12:25 AM

    wows.. :blink: I would probably faint or something..

    #10 Rush

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 01:34 AM

    it would take around 15secs...i think :p
    1 meters = 3.2808399 feet
    4000feet=1219.1999981468160028168396757184meters
    d=1/2g(t^2)
    1219.1999981468160028168396757184=1/2(9.8m/s^2)(t^2)
    1219.1999981468160028168396757184=4.9(t^2)
    248.8163261524114291462938113711= t^2
    15.77391283=t

    Edited by knight_of_doom, 09 March 2006 - 01:34 AM.


    #11 Lemonblood

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 02:07 AM

    it would take around 15secs...i think :p
    1 meters = 3.2808399 feet
    4000feet=1219.1999981468160028168396757184meters
    d=1/2g(t^2)
    1219.1999981468160028168396757184=1/2(9.8m/s^2)(t^2)
    1219.1999981468160028168396757184=4.9(t^2)
    248.8163261524114291462938113711= t^2
    15.77391283=t


    I saw that calculator. By the way you didn't factor in winf resistence.

    #12 Archon

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 03:39 AM

    Screw that, I would never ride that.

    #13 Freddy

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 03:50 AM

    That would be sooooooooo fun! But maybe I'm just crazy :p



    i agree tetiel, but that would be scary

    #14 cookie

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 05:52 AM

    Ohhh I wanna do that, Id be scared to death though, but all part of the fun right, like going on a big roller coaster

    #15 Mystical

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 05:57 AM

    wow that would be awesome! I think when it gets finished i'll take a road trip out there.

    #16 dck

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 06:50 AM

    I'd do it.

    #17 Waser Lave

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 07:43 AM

    I bet there's gonna be quite a few suicides off that thing...

    They shud attempt to make a bridge all the way across the canyon in the narrowest area, that would be cooler.

    #18 Le Chango

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 03:27 PM

    HELLZ YEA. That would be the ultimate thrill seekers dream, i would love to go to that. I lived in AZ for 7 years and never went to the grand canyon though :(

    #19 dck

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 03:31 PM

    I bet there's gonna be quite a few suicides off that thing...

    It looks enclosed though, and there's the whole rest of the Grand Canyon for that :p

    #20 travis

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 04:39 PM

    I bet there's gonna be quite a few suicides off that thing...

    They shud attempt to make a bridge all the way across the canyon in the narrowest area, that would be cooler.


    Its enclosed with glass, 4 in. thick and probably 7-10 ft tall...

    #21 dolphinbomb

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 07:18 PM

    :o

    That's scary as hell... I hate heights.

    #22 Bryan

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 07:23 PM

    I live in AZ. Now, when I go Emo, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

    #23 RandomNameIgnoreIt

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 07:26 PM

    Pretty cool.... I wouldn't be too scared because doubtless there would be excellent safety precautions... Such a thing wouldn't be allowed to be opened if there were not.

    Things like this don't break down until like 50 years in the future when unforseen problems brought on by age come up :p

    #24 Vegas

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    Posted 09 March 2006 - 07:30 PM

    Im gonna ride the donkeys through that thing.
    It would be sick if they'd put a bungee thing on that.


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