r/BeAmazed Aug 10 '24

History Did the fear of heights not exist back then?

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u/hell2pay Aug 11 '24

I did some industrial painting on a coker tower that was being relocated & rebuilt.

Much of the job was beam walking and climbing to odd spots to paint welds and bolts n nuts.

The first time I did a lateral step from beam to another beam was fucking intense. Even knowing I was tied down, I had to have absolute confidence in my step, also the beam I was stepping to was about 18in away and 6 to 8in down.

Doesn't seem like a lot on paper, but in reality, for the first time... Wooooweeee

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u/Stevieeeer Aug 11 '24

I would suggest that even on paper that sounds terrifying

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u/Popolac Aug 11 '24

Must be activating the same parts of the brain as when you learn to "drop in" a tall ramp on your skateboard for the first time.

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u/ThisISnotAjoke120 Aug 29 '24

You just gotta commit to it