Logic and Engineering

Some people have engineering brains, some only believe their own eyes.

I explained clearly. You guys weigh about 60kg. This harness can hold 1000kg – a ton; the cable attached to it holds a ton; the safety cable, also one ton. The main cable it attaches to has a three ton breaking strain, and the spare cable alongside it that your safety cable attaches to, also three tons. I might also have boringly explained ‘perceived danger’ vs ‘real danger’ using driving on our roads as a ‘real danger’ example. I hope not, but I could easily have been that boring.

Tom waited 0.001 seconds after my sentence and announced firmly, I’m not crazy, and stayed in the car. Jess said ‘I’m in!’ She then listened attentively to our guide’s instructions, clipped on, hopped off and went WHEEE!

– yay, Jess! –

Tom will stick to fast cars and this:

See Oribi Gorge zipline.

~~oo0oo~~

1 Comment

  1. screed64's avatar screed64 says:

    The fishing line for Tom, not the Zipline . I am with him all the way on that although I am not much good at fishing. My eldest did the bungi off the Auckland harbour bridge. Absolute madness. Admits she would never do it again.

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