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Downtown climber dies
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| Aug 27 2003
| John Stark, The Bellingham Herald
Posted on 08/27/2003 3:39:02 PM PDT by bicycle thug
Edited on 05/07/2004 9:31:00 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Falling is such a downer. Buildering, great new sport this ain't.
To: bicycle thug
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(whirr)
The Darwin Lathe is on. How many trophies do we need?
To: Windcatcher
What not to say when doing this; "Look! no hands!"
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posted on
08/27/2003 3:43:30 PM PDT
by
bicycle thug
(Fortia facere et pati Americanum est.)
To: bicycle thug
In reality, the fall doesn't kill you -- it's that sudden stop at the bottom that does you in.
Me, I'll stick to something safe like tractor-trailer rig dodging or rabid pit-bull wrestling.
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posted on
08/27/2003 3:45:14 PM PDT
by
baltodog
To: bicycle thug
Stoopid people die in stoopid ways.
To: bicycle thug
Fools are broken on the lathe of heaven.
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posted on
08/27/2003 3:46:05 PM PDT
by
LibKill
(What Would Ozzy Do?)
To: baltodog
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posted on
08/27/2003 3:51:25 PM PDT
by
bicycle thug
(Fortia facere et pati Americanum est.)
To: bicycle thug
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posted on
08/27/2003 3:52:47 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(L=John 6:35-40, Rom 8:32-34, Heb 9:15)
To: bicycle thug
Cool, a sport inspired by cat burglars.
To: bicycle thug
"He hoped to become a writer."
One less deomcrat voter.
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posted on
08/27/2003 3:58:04 PM PDT
by
dc27
To: bicycle thug
"When you see a building that calls out to be climbed ... there's a challenge in figuring out where the holds are."I can honestly say that I've never had a building call out to me, asking to be climbed.
To: bicycle thug
He passed a smoker on his way up the building.
Another smoking-related death.
To: bicycle thug
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing" -- Helen Keller
I have been up the side of manny a rock, and a few buildings too.
I know the sharp end of the rope, but to do it free is not something I can explain.
To: bicycle thug
Falling is such a downer. Buildering, great new sport this ain't. Look at the bright side though.
At least he didn't smoke. That's got to be worth a few brownie points.
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posted on
08/27/2003 4:19:12 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(californians are as dumb as a sack of rocks.)
To: GreenHornet
"I can honestly say that I've never had a building call out to me, asking to be climbed".
Never¿? What do you do for fun?
To: DUMBGRUNT
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing" -- Helen Keller Yeah, but she could not see how high up she was.
To: bicycle thug
"Climbing is about problem-solving,"
Yup, problem solved.
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posted on
08/27/2003 4:33:46 PM PDT
by
Gringo1
(Handsome...and now with springtime fresh lemon scent.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Never¿? What do you do for fun? Why didn't kids just take drugs, listen to music, and have sex.
To: bicycle thug
The terminal velocity of a falling body occurs during free fall when a falling body experiences zero acceleration. This is because of the retarding force known as air resistance. Air resistance exists because air molecules collide into a falling body creating an upward force opposite gravity. This upward force will eventually balance the falling body's weight. It will continue to fall at constant velocity known as the terminal velocity.Don't think this guy make terminal velocity, at least not the velocity part
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posted on
08/27/2003 4:36:37 PM PDT
by
JZoback
(Evolution is the road kill of science)
To: mhking; dighton; hellinahandcart; general_re; BlueLancer
Suicide by building ping.
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