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Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » April 21, 2010 1:07 pm

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Visitors to the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas no longer need an elevator to get down from Sin City's highest building.

A new ride is giving daredevils a cable, a platform and a chance to jump to a blue and black target 829 feet below.

oceanstate · Post by **oceanstate** » April 21, 2010 1:21 pm

Skibo wrote:Big Jump

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Visitors to the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas no longer need an elevator to get down from Sin City's highest building.

A new ride is giving daredevils a cable, a platform and a chance to jump to a blue and black target 829 feet below.

I am so there.

oceanstate · Post by **oceanstate** » April 21, 2010 1:29 pm

The link to the strasphere page about it...

http://www.stratospherehotel.com/thrills/SkyJump.cfm

flyboy55 · Post by **flyboy55** » April 21, 2010 1:32 pm

That's an improvement. In the bad old days, they used to toss people off balconies in Vegas without benefit of bungie (or clergy). I'm told that the mob no longer has a financial interest in Vegas

but it seems to me this new amusement was mob-inspired.

oceanstate · Post by **oceanstate** » April 21, 2010 1:52 pm

One more link...this one direct...

http://www.skyjumplasvegas.com/Skyjump

browneyedgrltx · Post by **browneyedgrltx** » April 21, 2010 2:28 pm

Oh hell no! I'd take the stairs down first! Just call me

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » April 21, 2010 5:50 pm

Make sure you pack an extra change of undies. You'll need them.

browneyedgrltx · Post by **browneyedgrltx** » April 21, 2010 7:45 pm

That's what I'm thinking!!

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » April 21, 2010 9:51 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Make sure you pack an extra change of undies. You'll need them.

I was going to ask if there was a washer and dryer at the bottom of this thing so i could wash the sh*t out of my pants.

rich_big · Post by **rich_big** » April 21, 2010 11:48 pm

um, go ahead. you do it. I'll stay here and watch.

(mumbles to self) jump off a building, and its not even on fire. are you people nuts?

JollyMon66 · Post by **JollyMon66** » April 22, 2010 8:52 am

Hey - they just did a feature story on this jump on the Today Show.

The mayor of Vegas met the NBC news journalist after her jumps and offered her a martini telling her it "was 5 o'clock somewhere"...maybe he's a Parrothead?

C-Dawg · Post by **C-Dawg** » April 22, 2010 9:06 am

I know it's not an airplane, but this reminds me of one of my favorite Clint Eastwood quotes. From "Heartbreak Ridge"...

Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft is not a natural act.

oceanstate · Post by **oceanstate** » April 22, 2010 9:17 am

Another great quote is from Charlie in Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory:

"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

browneyedgrltx · Post by **browneyedgrltx** » April 22, 2010 9:45 am

The Today Show covered this and said it's only a 40mph descent. I may have to reconsider and try it. Although I agree that jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft or building isn't right.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » April 22, 2010 2:27 pm

oceanstate wrote:Another great quote is from Charlie in Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory:

"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

I was thinking Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid myself...

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