World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying - Gizmodo Comments

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

ctskydiver — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:18:33 EDT

Nah, those cirque guys go all the way around all the time. Will they let folks BASE jump from it?

ctskydiver

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

YeahImAnEngineer — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:59:10 EDT

Hmmm. You know, I kinda wonder how long the chain is for the swing. I mean, how far out do you go? How hard can your ex-wife/friend/husband/relative push you? I mean, can he/she pull you back and then do a running push to get you going up? I remember from being a kid that you can almost get horizontal practically before falling out. Granted, Mythbusters showed that you need rockets strapped to flip over the bar holding the swing - but I am sure no one would do that.

YeahImAnEngineer

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

wowzadotcom — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:18:39 EDT

Thats actually "chinese driver's exam"

wowzadotcom

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Xenobiologista — Sat, 12 May 2007 18:08:49 EDT

Given that it's in China I bet there's a flying saliva hazard to pedestrians on the ground.

Xenobiologista

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PBH — Sat, 12 May 2007 11:26:34 EDT

DWK: What's a Chinese Driver Sex AM?

PBH

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

bjarnia — Sat, 12 May 2007 06:50:18 EDT

"The Japanese version will have an 1,100-foot flying toilet with an open bottom. The operators will also double their revenue, offering people a chance to pay for admission to run around below and play 'dodge the poop.'"

You mean... 'catcht the poop.... with your mouth'

bjarnia

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Sat, 12 May 2007 03:49:28 EDT

I'd do it with the right bet.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

dwk777 — Sat, 12 May 2007 01:57:41 EDT

Ha....

Given the conditions that the average Chinese has to drive in (see this > http... ) they have to get really creative like this to get a bigger rush.

dwk777

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

zdaddyo — Fri, 11 May 2007 22:41:57 EDT

I've been on top of the Harbin tower. Wasn't a swing up there when I was there. Harbin is an interesting city. They have a yearly ice festival and an old downtown made up of late 19th and early 20th century buildings. The city was founded by Russians.

zdaddyo

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

jaiku — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:33:34 EDT

While I have willingly gone to the top of the late, lamented World Trade Center and stood peering over the edge (ok, spitting over the edge) just looking at this picture made my testicles retract so hard it looks like I have the mumps...

jaiku

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RiceBandit — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:56:30 EDT

no.

RiceBandit

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Deeesseee — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:26:28 EDT

Yeah I agree, this doesn't look that bad with a seatbelt. I'd love to try it if I was in China. Now BASE jumping off of it, that sounds like a blast.

Deeesseee

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Oneon1isto — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:17:08 EDT

So...it's scary...until you see the harness they're both wearing.

But whee? This is less "hardcore" than bungee jumping, skydiving, rock climbing, spelunking, rapelling, sky coastering (ya know, at six flags), gliding, and well...real swinging on the playground, where you try to get as high as you can and start losing the taughness of the chain? Or when you stand instead of sit?

Although the view looks nice.

Oneon1isto

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

banmojo — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:54:26 EDT

Men with steel testicles not only swing on this thing for breakfast, they then JUMP OFF while at the high point of the outgoing arc, with a basejumper's pack on their back!! Now THAT would be wicked indeed!!!

banmojo

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

illiniguy — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:46:17 EDT

I bet if you jump you could totally make it past the gravel part of the playground.

illiniguy

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

potentato — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:39:04 EDT

I'm going to bet right now that this will be on the next season of The Amazing Race. And I would totally do this. Once.

potentato

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

NinjaChungPowerful — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:34:53 EDT

If you fall off, you'll hit a speed of free falling, it would be fun, until you hit the ground.

NinjaChungPowerful

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Albishor — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:34:32 EDT

They should replace the chair with a toilet.

Albishor

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

srfndave — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:28:39 EDT

I'll wait for the Wii version.

srfndave

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

EBone — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:19:46 EDT

That is scary as hell. The other thing that scared the pooh out of me was the roller coaster on top of the Stratosphere in Vegas. I could just see the cars rocketing off the track before crashing to the ground 1,000 feet below.

EBone

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

superbmtsub — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:18:29 EDT

I'd crap my pants if I had to ride that thing only cuz it's "Made in China".

superbmtsub

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

knottydon — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:10:52 EDT

what if you vomit? ewwwwwwwwwwwww

the people down there would say, "Mmmm... weird. that tastes like broccoli"

knottydon

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

kerry — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:06:27 EDT

My friend phil says: "I would shit my pants so hard I'd need a new colon." I think that's quite apt. Me, I'd just barf, and then faint, and then fall out of the swing, and die.

kerry

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

aDuh — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:02:50 EDT

You know, the concept souns benign enough, but if I think about it, I really do think I would crap my pants on this thing.

aDuh

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Monty — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:01:48 EDT

Let me just say on behalf of wussies everwhere:

Fû©% that.

Monty

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

logruszed — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:41:40 EDT

That thing has a seatbelt.

pussies.

logruszed

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Skylar — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:31:19 EDT

Sweet Jesus is right. I get scared of flying out of a swing when it's 10 feet off the ground, let alone 110 times that.

Skylar

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

mopar_man — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:30:16 EDT

Just looking at that picture made my palms into a cold, sweaty mess. I'll stay on the ground and watch from there.

mopar_man

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

formicae — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:27:47 EDT

The Japanese version will have an 1,100-foot flying toilet with an open bottom. The operators will also double their revenue, offering people a chance to pay for admission to run around below and play 'dodge the poop.'

formicae

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

m3talsyr3n — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:25:14 EDT

I would piss myself just looking at it from the ground up

m3talsyr3n

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

hebrewbacon — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:23:11 EDT

Ha, my girlfriend is from Harbin. Not that anybody cares, but what's the likelihood of knowing anybody from the city of 1100 foot high swings?

hebrewbacon

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

homerjay — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:21:05 EDT

ummm.... weee?

homerjay

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

brif — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:17:20 EDT

The next Gizmodo intern should have to ride this to prove that he/she is brave enough to work for The Giz...

brif

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aussiewine — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:13:40 EDT

Now thats what i need to spice up my sex life...that and an iphone and i could ditch the wife.

aussiewine

World's Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

siblog — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:00:35 EDT

Do it....I dare you

siblog