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re: Daredevil "rooftopper" from China dies after fall from building
Posted on 12/11/17 at 5:04 pm to Nativebullet
Posted on 12/11/17 at 5:04 pm to Nativebullet
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but something happened with his grip or muscle spasm, etc.
He was holding onto a flat ledge, not a bar. That had more than a bit to do with it. If he was holding onto a bar or railing, he could have used the grip on his shoes to walk himself back up. But since his fingers were holding onto a flat surface, he had no leverage. Pushing against the side of the building to get back up would have slid his fingers off. The guy had no chance.
I could probably do 10 pull ups on a bar, but on a wall maybe 1 or 2 (just like this guy). The physics of this exercise were working against him. And I'm not just talking about the gravity.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:12 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Apparently he never practiced this maneuver from a safe height. Had he tried it likely he would have realized the difficulty.
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