[at-l] Are You (Wo)Man Enough?

[camojack at comcast.net (camojack@comcast.net)]

Never jumped out of airplanes, but I have rappeled out of helicopters. I guess my chemistry differs from that of others.
(Surprised? I doubt it...)

It's "mind over matter"; if'n you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

-"Camo"

-------------- Original message -------------- 
 Ah, it's a mind thing. Surely you can see that. 
 The mind does some interesting things to our neurochemistry. 
 Fear of falling and of loud noises are said to be the two basic fears 
 people are born with. 
 It's fun to play with that chemistry of adrenaline. That's why some 
 people jump out of airplanes. 
 
> camojack@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > What's the big deal? Unless you're acrophobic; it's not as though you 
> > could actually FALL or anything, which you can at the Knife Edge... 
> > -"Camo" 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > > Well I guess this was coming. Then they will construct a bridge, 
> > then a 
> > > monorail. 
> > > 
> > > I could do it. I once went over the whirlpools at the bend on the 
> > > Niagara River in one of those cable cars 2000 feet high. I 
> > thought that 
> > > took bowels ;) 
> > > 
> > > I also get into my Jeep every day and drive in Cleveland traffic. 
> > > 
> > > Thanx for the links Jan. 
> > > 
> > > Marsha 
> > > 
> > > Jan Leitschuh wrote: 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Afraid of heights? Thought The Knife Edge was fun? 
> > > > ;-) 
> > > > 
> > > > The Grand Canyon Skywalk - 
> > > > 
> > > > I set out to prove this false, and - Snopes sez it's true. 
> > > > Urp! 
> > > > 
> > > > Details: 
> > > > Grand Canyon Skywalk 
> > > > Scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2006 Hualapai Indian Reservation 
> > > > * Juts about 70 feet into the canyon, 4000 ft above Colorado River 
> > > > * Will accommodate 120 people comfortably (how comfortable 
> > would you be?) 
> > > > * Built with more than a million pounds of steel beams, and 
> > includes 
> > > > dampeners that minimize the structure's vibration 
> > > > * Designed to hold 72 million pounds, withstand an 8.0 magnitude 
> > > > earthquake 50 miles away, and withstand winds in excess of 100 mph 
> > > > * The walkway has a glass bottom and sides...four inches thick 
> > > > 
> > > > Check out the photo. 
> > > > http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/skywalk.asp 
> > > > 
> > > > also, National Geo: 
> > > > 
> > 
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_grandcanyon.html 
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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> From askowronek at mindspring.com  Wed Nov 16 18:11:57 2005
From: askowronek at mindspring.com (amy)
Date: Wed Nov 16 18:17:01 2005
Subject: [at-l] Are You (Wo)Man Enough?
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>
>> camojack@comcast.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>> What's the big deal? Unless you're acrophobic; it's not as though  
>>> you
>>> could actually FALL or anything, which you can at the Knife Edge...


You could actually fall.  You're taking their word for it that it's  
safe.

What was that big hotel with a glass bridge that failed a few years  
back?  And it wasn't 4000 feet up.