Imagine walking five street blocks in a city like, say, New York. Then think about climbing that distance straight up.
That’s what Kevin Schmidt does for a living: changing the airplane warning lights at the top of super tall TV towers.
This drone from PrairieAerial caught the guy in action as he climed the now-defunct analog KDLT antenna in Salem, SD. Watch the whole thing as he grabs a vertigo-inducing selfie at the top.
Sure, he’s got a safety harness that he uses on his long climb, but still — how does he not get dizzy? Maybe he never actually looks down, as the drone camera seems fond of doing. Yikes.
Via: BoingBoing
Rob LeFebvre is an Anchorage, Alaska-based writer and editor who has contributed to various tech, gaming and iOS sites, including 148Apps, Creative Screenwriting, Shelf-Awareness, VentureBeat, and Paste Magazine. Feel free to find Rob on Twitter @roblef, and send him a cookie once in a while; he’ll really appreciate it.
9 responses to “Daredevil climbs 1,500 feet to change a light bulb”
Only the life of my child would let me make that climb. I can always get a new wife…. :-)
Nope….
Takes a man to do it. Meanwhile 100 million fat cows sit on their sofas eating burgers asking what use men are
I’d be mighty pissed if I’m at the tip of a fifteen hundred-foot aerial tower and a stupid drone is hovering over me.
I just threw up a lot in my mouth.
Nope! 2
Well, I’d be the worst person for that job seeing as my palms started getting sweaty watching the video…
That would be awesome to do!
He needs a Selfie Stick.