Big lifeboat drop

[Presuming Ed]

They're even higher now. 60 metres.

 

[jonny walker]

Farkin hell!

 

[One eye Jack]

60 meters? That works out to about 185 feet. The height of the golden gate for bridge cleanse is 229 ft. Just to give you a comparison. Ya know if we sold tickets for 50 or 100 bucks, they would be lining around the corner to ride in this.

 

[couchsurfer]

http://www.ybw.com/a...119mbmnews.html

55 metres. Would be one hell of a ride, no?

...spithill's re-assigned already

 

[seaker]

They're even higher now. 60 metres.

I hope those sand bags survived the drop.

 

[mcsailor0303]

Seems a bit unpractical to climb all the way up there for a lifeboat....

 

[rgscpat]

Since I don't see that anyone has gotten around to asking about these falling lifeboats... What do they rate?

 

[imakebadjokes]

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"schat harding"

is this norwegian for "brown shorts"?

Schat Harding actually makes lifeboats in Louisiana.

I have actually been inside one of those freefall lifeboats when they have dropped and one of the more important things is to make sure that your head is strapped in with a band. There is one seat-belt and head strap per chair. You can get bad whiplash when it enters the water. All the "passengers" face backwards except for coxswain.