Comments on: Walking on the Wild Side http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:13:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hhopper http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-2/#comment-1073027 hhopper Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:56:03 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1073027 #19 I guess that's why I'm afraid of the new Gillette razors. <embed src="http://www.ilovewavs.com/Effects/Music/RimShot.wav" autostart="false" loop="false" width="100" height="20" controller="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed> #19 I guess that’s why I’m afraid of the new Gillette razors.

]]> By: Eric Susch http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-2/#comment-1072448 Eric Susch Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:48:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1072448 Unreal Tournament? Myst? Duke Nukem? No. This is Half-Life! Unreal Tournament? Myst? Duke Nukem? No. This is Half-Life!

]]> By: Mark T. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-2/#comment-1072184 Mark T. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:12:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1072184 Ron Larson, I think you are referring to either Star Wars: Dark Forces or Jedi Knight. There were a couple of each and I don't recall which one but it was excellent for its day. Amazing vid! I bet the base jumpers love that place. You couldn't drag me up there with a team of mules. Ron Larson, I think you are referring to either Star Wars: Dark Forces or Jedi Knight. There were a couple of each and I don’t recall which one but it was excellent for its day.

Amazing vid! I bet the base jumpers love that place. You couldn’t drag me up there with a team of mules.

]]> By: Ron Larson http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1072044 Ron Larson Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:25:31 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1072044 Wow... I felt like I was watching a replay of some FPS's in the 1990's. I can't remember which one had a narrow walk down a gorge like this... Duke Nukem? Star Wars? Wow… I felt like I was watching a replay of some FPS’s in the 1990′s. I can’t remember which one had a narrow walk down a gorge like this… Duke Nukem? Star Wars?

]]> By: cherax http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1071943 cherax Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:01:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1071943 It's not the height you fear, hhopper, it's the *edge*. The ancient Greeks knew this - the 'acros' in acrophobia means 'edge'. I have acrophobia as well, and I'm OK with heights as long as I'm away from the edge. It’s not the height you fear, hhopper, it’s the *edge*. The ancient Greeks knew this – the ‘acros’ in acrophobia means ‘edge’. I have acrophobia as well, and I’m OK with heights as long as I’m away from the edge.

]]> By: bvburnes http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1071875 bvburnes Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:53:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1071875 Is just me, or does this look like a sequel to Myst? Is just me, or does this look like a sequel to Myst?

]]> By: OmegaMan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1071061 OmegaMan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:47:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1071061 El Diablo del Rey .. is a better name. Heck if the town wants to repair it. Sell *required* life insurance policies $25 per day. Half goes into the fund to pay out when the tourist actually dies and the other half goes to repairs. Position a policeman on each end to catch anyone who hasn't paid and charge $100. That will pay for the repairs over time! El Diablo del Rey .. is a better name. Heck if the town wants to repair it. Sell *required* life insurance policies $25 per day. Half goes into the fund to pay out when the tourist actually dies and the other half goes to repairs. Position a policeman on each end to catch anyone who hasn’t paid and charge $100. That will pay for the repairs over time!

]]> By: Little Johnnie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1071023 Little Johnnie Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:32:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1071023 The Kings pathway is the only access to a very popular rock climbing area, so some of those people are probably climbers. The Kings pathway is the only access to a very popular rock climbing area, so some of those people are probably climbers.

]]> By: bobbo http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070985 bobbo Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:18:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070985 I (used to) hike quite a bit on precipitous trails. Quite dangerous when looking back on it--but I would never walk on a man made platform hanging over -nothing- that had holes in it. That is "trusting" the thing is not ready to give way. Lazy to not have a safety line--or maybe they watched a big fat guy cross over just before filming??? I'd do it then, but not unless. It goes back to our valuable discussion on black holes. Probably nothing bad will happen, but what is the benefit of success vs the cost of failure? I (used to) hike quite a bit on precipitous trails. Quite dangerous when looking back on it–but I would never walk on a man made platform hanging over -nothing- that had holes in it. That is “trusting” the thing is not ready to give way. Lazy to not have a safety line–or maybe they watched a big fat guy cross over just before filming??? I’d do it then, but not unless.

It goes back to our valuable discussion on black holes. Probably nothing bad will happen, but what is the benefit of success vs the cost of failure?

]]> By: Carlos Moll http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070971 Carlos Moll Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:11:16 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070971 Last time I was in Spain (1995) my father and uncle took me for about a 2 mile walk along "The King's Way." Somewhere I still have a VHS tape of our walk. It really was amazing, although I don't believe I full appreciated the danger I was in at age 12. Even then there were holes in the stone floor that you would need to step over or around. One neat thing was that there were trains that would drive by on the opposite cliff face, and we would wave to them. Last time I was in Spain (1995) my father and uncle took me for about a 2 mile walk along “The King’s Way.” Somewhere I still have a VHS tape of our walk. It really was amazing, although I don’t believe I full appreciated the danger I was in at age 12. Even then there were holes in the stone floor that you would need to step over or around.

One neat thing was that there were trains that would drive by on the opposite cliff face, and we would wave to them.

]]> By: dblock http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070876 dblock Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:22:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070876 Amazing. I bet they told their mother they were just "going out for a walk with friends..." Amazing. I bet they told their mother they were just “going out for a walk with friends…”

]]> By: qsabe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070853 qsabe Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:13:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070853 Super good camera work.. Scary as all get out too.. Super good camera work.. Scary as all get out too..

]]> By: Spain http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070131 Spain Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:39:26 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070131 hey man.. nice shot hey man.. nice shot

]]> By: PeterR http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070063 PeterR Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:33:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070063 #9: <i>Glassed enclosed with a 5 star restaurant and casino at the top I suspect.</i> Probably not. A glass enclosure would be too hot and the whole area is a nature reserve where building is forbidden, so no restaurant or casino. #9: Glassed enclosed with a 5 star restaurant and casino at the top I suspect.

Probably not. A glass enclosure would be too hot and the whole area is a nature reserve where building is forbidden, so no restaurant or casino.

]]> By: SJP http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/04/06/walking-on-the-wild-side/comment-page-1/#comment-1070033 SJP Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:11:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17053#comment-1070033 *8 - Glassed enclosed with a 5 star restaurant and casino at the top I suspect. *8 – Glassed enclosed with a 5 star restaurant and casino at the top I suspect.

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