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ekuNNN posted:from the everest thread: he died, frozen and alone, and the world lost one more douchebag.
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May 25, 2019 21:40
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wdarkk posted:Yeah that was my reaction too. "Holy poo poo video games were right?" I always used to wonder about video game-y set design, "How do the employees work on a normal day?" It turns out that they just get really good at the jumping puzzle over the toxic water, or the timed electrical arc puzzle.
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May 26, 2019 00:23
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ekuNNN posted:from the everest thread: It strikes me as a really bad idea to climb down into a crevasse to take a picture of someone drinking coffee.
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May 26, 2019 00:40
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Sex Skeleton posted:It strikes me as a really bad idea to climb down into a crevasse to take a picture of someone drinking coffee. But think of the number of likes it could get you on Instagram, still a bad idea?
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May 26, 2019 00:41
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I think that was in one of the practice areas
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May 26, 2019 00:47
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Log082 posted:I always used to wonder about video game-y set design, "How do the employees work on a normal day?" It turns out that they just get really good at the jumping puzzle over the toxic water, or the timed electrical arc puzzle. Really all that's left is for some workplace to actually use a key system that you could reasonably see in a Resident Evil game.
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May 26, 2019 00:48
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Mt Evereest at this point is bascally a badge saying "I'm white an entitled enough to pay a bunch of sherpas to drag my fat, non-mountaineering rear end up to the worlds second deadliest mountain so I can take a selfie showing some rocks, snow, sky and myself". At this point you're literally better of climbing K2, because that has a much higher fatality rate and hence should dissuade more people from doing it.
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May 26, 2019 01:51
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k2 i would have actual respect for
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May 26, 2019 01:52
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Do sherpas often die or only tourists?
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May 26, 2019 02:24
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:Do sherpas often die or only tourists? I imagine since they live there, they're acclimated and can survive longer. So when their white dude dies, they take the hint and start heading down. Think of the white dudes as human canaries.
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May 26, 2019 02:30
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:Do sherpas often die or only tourists? They are better acclimated to survive at high altitudes. There was a discovery channel show where the title card said "Ever Ever Ever Ever Rest Rest Rest Rest" and the guy that ran the company would have his sherpa head up and set the lines. There was one scene where two of them made it to the summit and radioed down that they have everything set up and they were ready to pretty much drag all the idiots to the top.
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May 26, 2019 02:42
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The sherpas usually only die if there's an accident or something, most of the deaths are from altitude sickness and bad decision making on the part of the rich dipshits. That's really the best part, is that no matter how many sherpa guides and plane tickets and government bribes you can afford, none of these idiots can buy their way into the genetics that allow you to survive at high altitude without your brain turning off whatever rationality you may have had in the first place.
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May 26, 2019 02:53
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As long as more poor people aren't dying in order for the rich to get their kicks, I'm ok with that.
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May 26, 2019 03:00
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would my ipad get 4g at the summit?
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May 26, 2019 03:47
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ethanol posted:would my ipad get 4g at the summit? when you get to the summit everything on your person levels up, you'd get 5g.
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May 26, 2019 03:52
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ethanol posted:would my ipad get 4g at the summit? you can plug in a network cable directly to satellites flying by at that altitude.
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May 26, 2019 03:59
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ethanol posted:would my ipad get 4g at the summit? It wouldn't last very long as cold weather saps the energy from batteries.
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May 26, 2019 04:00
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Let’s take the Everest chat to that thread. Sherpas I get are badass workers. But still a derail of mountainous proportions.
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May 26, 2019 04:02
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But like Everest is a job, and sherpas are the workers....what about their safety!
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May 26, 2019 04:03
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sherpas should take the rich people's money and leave them on the mountain. that would help everyone.
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May 26, 2019 04:07
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LifeSunDeath posted:But like Everest is a job, and sherpas are the workers....what about their safety! Hey it was a suggestion to avoid the obvious current derail about non osha poo poo, post at your own questionable safety now i guess.
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May 26, 2019 04:10
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Burt Sexual posted:Hey it was a suggestion to avoid the obvious current derail about non osha poo poo, post at your own questionable safety now i guess. exercise proper posting health and safety and avoid derails. Burt is the OSHA officer for GBS.
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May 26, 2019 04:11
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That tracks, the osha guy is always the least popular person in the room.
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May 26, 2019 04:14
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:That tracks, the osha guy is always the least popular person in the room. 
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May 26, 2019 04:16
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aardvaard posted:sherpas should take the rich people's money and leave them on the mountain. that would help everyone. That happens with some frequency, regardless.
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May 26, 2019 04:37
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Ultimate Shrek Fan posted:That tracks, the osha guy is always the least popular person in the room. 
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May 26, 2019 04:44
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Something I've unironically had on my bucket list since I was about 14 was to go to Everest base camp. Hitting the summit isn't something I've desired to do, but I've always wanted to at least go to the base camp and see the mountain up close. I guess I need to come up with a better idea because apparently this is douchy now  
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May 26, 2019 14:09
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Not everyone who dies trying to climb Everest dies on the mountain. Some of them don't even make it past the aurport: https://youtu.be/nYwqfNqy9GU Fun fact the airport is named Lukla which is Nepali for "runway too close to cliff"
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May 26, 2019 14:44
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Zipperelli. posted:Something I've unironically had on my bucket list since I was about 14 was to go to Everest base camp. Hitting the summit isn't something I've desired to do, but I've always wanted to at least go to the base camp and see the mountain up close. I don't see anything wrong with doing the hike to base camp, I've been wanting to do it as well. You could probably offset the other douches by collecting some trash and taking it back.
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May 26, 2019 14:48
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KodiakRS posted:Fun fact the airport is named Lukla which is Nepali for "runway too close to cliff" Must be in a different dialect than the one mentioned in Wikipedia Wiki posted:Although Lukla means place with many goats and sheep, few are found in the area nowadays.
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May 26, 2019 15:01
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KodiakRS posted:Not everyone who dies trying to climb Everest dies on the mountain. Some of them don't even make it past the aurport: https://youtu.be/nYwqfNqy9GU And if you die close to the summit, hauling bodies out is such a pain you'll be left there and used as a landmark. 
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May 26, 2019 16:37
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Cythereal posted:And if you die close to the summit, hauling bodies out is such a pain you'll be left there and used as a landmark. Do they prop up your corpse and have it holding a sign that says "This way →"? Vanagoon fucked around with this message at 17:37 on May 26, 2019 |
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May 26, 2019 17:34
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Vanagoon posted:Do they prop up your corpse and have it holding a sign that says "This way →"? Not exactly but it's absolutely true that if you're a particularly unique or recognizable corpse you'll become a regular guest star in plans and instructions.
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May 26, 2019 21:33
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How many years bad luck you get for stepping under this rig?
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May 26, 2019 22:47
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LifeSunDeath posted:How many years bad luck you get for stepping under this rig? Gravity acceleration is 9.8m/s 2 so less than one second at worst.
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May 26, 2019 22:52
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https://i.imgur.com/6ftOjPH.mp4
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May 27, 2019 00:01
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Samuel L. Jackson has finally met his match
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https://i.imgur.com/B5qTqzf.gifv https://i.imgur.com/JWXu3NS.gifv Ornamental Dingbat fucked around with this message at 01:08 on May 27, 2019 |
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