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[Picture] - Worlds Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

gizmodo.com — It's the world's highest swing, aptly dubbed the "Game for Brave People," and just thinking about it makes my stomach shoot up into my throat. Luckily, no one will have a chance to dare me to go on it, as it's in Harbin City in the Heilongjiang province of China. Game for brave people indeed.

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  • MadMan52, on 11/10/2007, -100/+48http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2325093.html

    Blog Spam.

    Seriously, when you submit an article make sure you submit the original source and not some stupid site's mirror of it. By the way, this is the shortest article ever written, and I don't see why Gizmodo tried to rewrite it because there is not enough information available to change it even slightly.
    • xXShadowstormXx, on 11/10/2007, -43/+86@madman52 (#6642062)

      I don't think Gizmodo is considered blogspam.
    • wtfersk8s, on 10/11/2007, -31/+5***** that
    • gcnaddict, on 11/10/2007, -19/+80"I don't think Gizmodo is considered blogspam."

      No, this is definitely blogspam, and I base it on their source at the bottom (just like madman): "Ananova [via Spulch]"

      Giz bounced through a source to get to the original. By the time this hit digg, it was handed off to three people. Now, if Giz found out about it first, then it would be good. If they added detail, sure. In this case, they did neither. Thus, it is blogspam, and I am burying it as such.
    • bramblequest, on 10/11/2007, -11/+5I'm there.
    • Jozer99, on 10/11/2007, -6/+30I agree. I read Gizmodo, but quite a bit of their stuff adds nothing to the description, in fact, usually it shortens the description. I count this as blog spam.
    • fkr3, on 10/11/2007, -5/+28If gizmodo isn't blog spam then why are they regurgitating this post:
      http://spluch.blogspot.com/2007/05/worlds-highest-swing.html

      Which in turn regurgitates this article:
      http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2325093.html

      Most gizmodo "articles" are just a paragraph and a source. On any other blog that's correctly called blogspam.
    • jtorkbob, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Looks like they screwed the details too. The tower is 1100 feet, the viewing platform is 750. Somewhere there was a mixup. I get tired of clicking though these things.
    • twit987, on 10/11/2007, -1/+21Direct link to original story:

      http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2325093.html

    • PathDaemon, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2If you've written two paragraphs or less before the link, it's blogspam.
    • mdhauke, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19That's it? One ***** picture from a bad angle garners1200 Diggs? You diggers are easy to impress.
    • vare2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12It's interesting how madman52 was digg down so many times when others are digg up for saying the exact thing.
    • APHughes, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I'm not afraid of heights but that thing would make me
    • djm91, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2it's not really a matter of being afraid of heights, i just can't trust anyone when I'm 2 feet from the edge of a couple hundred foot tall cliff
  • guywhodoesstuff, on 11/10/2007, -2/+80If I ever want to kill some one and make it look like a freak swinging accident, now I know were to go.
    • ran24, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18Who wants to join me in the elementary-school swing jump? YEAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
    • raada, on 10/11/2007, -3/+34Is the scary part that the swing is high up or that the swing is "Made in China"?
    • TheTaoOfBill, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1That would actually be pretty fun to base jump off of.
  • gravelocity, on 10/11/2007, -54/+2***** that *****.
    • silverchrysalis, on 10/11/2007, -3/+22do you respond to all posts like that?
      might be handy i suppose, just type in some random obscenity...
    • night141, on 10/11/2007, -3/+53Boobs!
  • TROGDOR42, on 11/10/2007, -2/+72You know, at the peak of a big swing, you become weightless
    / http://www.xkcd.com/c226.html
    • nreynolds, on 10/11/2007, -28/+4hilarious.

      no wait. the other thing. Ah yes, tedious.
  • LADIESCREVICE, on 11/10/2007, -7/+8I get scarred on a step ladder. I'd probably have to lay on the ground just standing up near that thing.
    • GawtMilk, on 11/10/2007, -1/+11It's fine. My grandmother is like that too.
    • thailand1972, on 11/10/2007, -3/+3You get scarred on a step ladder? Most be all those sharp edges.
  • bbrigg1, on 11/10/2007, -11/+1I wonder if two chicks have ever done the spider on it (when two girls sat in the swing in opposite directions, for those poor souls who never witnessed that in elementary school)
  • DeskFlyer, on 11/10/2007, -7/+4"fly over the edge of a TV tower 1,100 feet off the ground"

    And get fried by the transmitter....
  • buuch, on 11/10/2007, -2/+18i would love to try this
    • soulonaroll, on 10/11/2007, -2/+28buuch's last words.
    • kigabit, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11I dunno, it does look pretty thrilling. Maybe I'm just an adrenaline junkie ^_^
    • xxyglx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I agree. If I trust my hardware, I'd drive it into the sun and feel certain I'd drive it back. This seems like a fun ride.
  • Ferago, on 11/10/2007, -10/+7How long before this gets used in a porno?
    • cotaskmemalloc, on 11/10/2007, -7/+2I for one cannot wait for that day.
  • mordecaiDuV, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1Seems safe enough but I wonder what this would do to your life insurance rates...
  • mmurch03, on 10/11/2007, -4/+8I like how one of the tags is "Sweet Jesus". lol
    • ablez3, on 10/11/2007, -35/+3throw a girl from the top of the tower
      and cum on her while she is falling.

      see if the cum can catch up with her face...before she hits the ground.

    • CrackHappy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19@ablez3 Now I know at least one person who downloads hentai tentacle rape type junk...
    • ablez3, on 10/11/2007, -4/+8@crackhappy.

      cartoon porn is silly.
    • PathDaemon, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5ablez3: It can't.
  • floridiot2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+43Afraid of heights? No.. I'm afraid of hitting the ground at an enormous velocity.
  • Skurt, on 10/11/2007, -2/+16What kind of crap is this?

    How about the Stratosphere's Insanity ride?

    http://www.stratospherehotel.com/insanity.html

    Over 900 feet up, and it 'swings' 65 feet over the edge and you are spinning in a little swing seat!

    the tower is over 1100 feet high.

    And while the TOWER in China is over 1100 feet high, the swing is only at 700 feet.
  • holyskeleton, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6one pic doesnt tell the truth.
  • maehem, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4One word. "No frikkin way!" Ok. three words.
  • Justinpirate, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I am not usually afraid of heights but forget that crap. That swing looks terrifying.
  • eezzzz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Did her flip flops come off? I need high-res pictures of this amateurs shoeless left foot.
  • Xuvious, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Yes, I hate to say it, that woman has more balls than I do.....
  • lephermessiah, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2If I were to ever go on that swing, I'd scream. Then I'd ***** my pants in fear...
  • shortmilton, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2shooot! I jumped off bluffs into the river whut was taller than that!!Really.
    • Ramble, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4You jumped and fell 1,100 feet into a river without dying or breaking any of your bones?
  • guywhodoesstuff, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Reading through these comments.... What the hell is it about a giant swing that makes you all so damn horny??

    Every other post is a sexual reference! My God the story isnt even KIND OF sexual!
  • ctrlv, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3After seeing this pic I think swings are a very fresh and unique idea for rooftops and it would be great to have some on the roofs of office buildings over 10 floors. Of course not at the very edge (duh), but enjoying the view swinging as opposed to enjoying it standing makes for a phenominal difference, I can only imagine how much more exciting a visit to my building's roof would be if it had a swing on it.
  • yomamaphat, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2They're tethered in... it's not dangerous. Sure it might be a rush but for people into sky diving and rock climbing it's a walk in the park.
  • rikonick, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2After reading these posts I think porn shoots are a very fresh and unique idea for rooftops and it would be great to have some on the roofs of office buildings. I can only imagine how much more exciting a visit to my building's roof would be if it had a porn shoot on it.
  • trogdoor, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11That's nothing:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX9Ca2j5WLw
    • Sprules04, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I would soo ***** do that!

      I love how the guy just pushes the ones that are little hesitant, haha.
  • ngut, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0That swing is about as terrifying as a bear with 1 arm and 3 eyes
  • fireinbergen, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If you noticed they are actually harnessed to something else. Thus they are pretty safe actually.

  • bushmonkey01, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1it looks cool...makes me feel sick to see it tho
  • briancajulis, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0good God! what are these people thinking? Couldn't they just ride a roller coaster or something?
  • brainnotworking, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0A full version of the picture can be seen at http://fisherwy.blogspot.com/2007/05/worlds-highest-swing.html
  • Snowbeam, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@Jhorra

    I double dare you to get on that swing.
  • tonton2012, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1That's not scary. As you can see from the picture the passenger has a harness attached to what looks like a bungee cord. Try being balls-to-wall on a rock face and exposed at 400 meters with barely any kind of 'protection'
  • SopMan99, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1That makes my butthole pucker up.
  • Aliarse, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11 1100 ft tall swing + 1 Parachute = 1 Very cool stunt.

    If it was more like a normal swing, I'd love to do a backflip over the edge. I don't know how many of you have tried doing what i just mentioned, but me and my friends used to do it all the time, those who have done it, will know what im talking about.

    Doing it on this swing with a parachute strapped on would be a huge rush.
  • SebHughes, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Mirror To Picture

    http://www.files.vanillamints.com/digg/highest_swing
  • Cornedbeef, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I would never jump off that swing.
  • hiscity, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Or how 'bout bunging jumping out of a 'copter. http://seven.com.au/sunrise/grantsjump

    No way I'd ever do it tandem!
  • Cornedbeef, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0@Trogdoor I would like to see that stunt used on The Amazing Race.
  • robmo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Not even close. Climbers regularly set up the Porch Swing off the top of El Capitan in Yosemite. That's more than 3000' of air underneath you.
  • BearinG, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I can just feel my nuts slowly creeping in my stomach and aching like hell..
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