Imagine what it would have been like to descend the stairs from a zeppelin to the top of the Empire State building. Probably just as well those plans were abandoned.
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
dcp - Dec 18, 2013 1:29:12 pm PST #14944 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Amy - Dec 18, 2013 1:35:31 pm PST #14945 of 30000
Because books.
The difference for me is that I would assume the glass box wouldn't fall apart. But grates rattle, etc., so I'm always sure when I step on one that it's going to open or break or something.
A zipline I could do as long as someone gave me a push, I think.
NoiseDesign - Dec 18, 2013 1:36:48 pm PST #14946 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
brenda m - Dec 18, 2013 1:41:41 pm PST #14947 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I did an upsidedown zipline once. That was some freaky awesome shit.
Tom Scola - Dec 18, 2013 1:45:06 pm PST #14948 of 30000
hwæt
A zipline commuter service would be perfect for North Beach. Or meara's neighborhood in Seattle.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 18, 2013 1:51:00 pm PST #14949 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I seriously was afraid of both the monkey bars and the slide as a child. There is no way I can do any of this.
aurelia - Dec 18, 2013 2:02:48 pm PST #14950 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I would join in this conversation but I have to go climb a ladder.
Theodosia - Dec 18, 2013 2:03:37 pm PST #14951 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've still never been able to do a somersault.
Liese S. - Dec 18, 2013 2:05:46 pm PST #14952 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
We totally used a zipline as transportation during the summer we were at the big camp. We had to con campers into carrying our gear back to the start for us, but hey! It was way faster than walking and we'd been ziplining all summer.
Connie Neil - Dec 18, 2013 2:09:03 pm PST #14953 of 30000
brillig
I love heights, but I get the fear of falling off something high, coupled with a suspicion that the monkey brain is shrieking "Go for it! Jump! It'll be awesome while it lasts!" I have freaked out people I've been with re: heights.
Hubby didn't have a fear of heights till he suffered inner ear damage in a firefighter chopper crash. I've seen studies that a lot of the space-related phobias are related to such damage.