Little Giant Cage?

[StradivariusBone]

Having fallen off a 10' foot ladder, through a ceiling tile grid and walking away unscathed, I have a certain respect for work at height. At the time (being the 17-year-old, know-it-all, cable-monkey that I was), I didn't think much of it and brushed off the large bruise in my thigh from where I connected with the ladder support (thus destroying the metal strap and most of the ladder). I think it might have saved my leg.

It was a few years later when I learned of the OSHA 6' rule that I realized how lucky I was and how severe an accident it could have been. The incongruity between my reaction and the rest of the office I worked for made sense after I picked up that little fact. I no longer take working aloft lightly.

I don't know if I'd do a zip line though...

 

[TheaterEd]

As a climber, I do pretty well with heights as long as I know I'm safe. Still though, every so often when I'm up in a lift and the lift sways one way while the electric sways the other, I mentally freak out for a second. Same with ladders.

 

[zmb]

As a climber, I do pretty well with heights as long as I know I'm safe. Still though, every so often when I'm up in a lift and the lift sways one way while the electric sways the other, I mentally freak out for a second. Same with ladders.

Same here. One can't argue with the stability of a chunk of Earth.

 

[TheaterEd]

Found some room in the budget. If I can get the LED top lights at the right price, this may be a possibility!

 

[FatherMurphy]

I've learned over the years that there's no reason to be afraid of heights. Depths, however, do command a certain amount of respect.

 

[Tex]

I've learned over the years that there's no reason to be afraid of heights. Depths, however, do command a certain amount of respect.

Agreed. It's not the falling I fear; it's the landing.

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[techieman33]

Agreed. It's not the falling I fear; it's the landing.

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Yeah, that sudden stop at the end does it every time.

 

[StradivariusBone]

Yeah, that sudden stop at the end does it every time.

Well, over 6' it's usually just the one time.

 

[BillConnerFASTC]

Well, over 6' it's usually just the one time.

I went up again....and again....
(Probably explains a lot)

 

[zmb]

Yeah, that sudden stop at the end does it every time.

Just remember the momentum-impulse theorem: Force * Time = Mass * Velocity
Velocity increases as you fall further, and stay in one piece, the force needs to stay below a certain threshold. By that, the duration of impact has to grow, like landing on a big block of foam.