A construction worker friend was working about 40 feet up on an extension ladder when the base went out. He said the hard part was resisting the urge to jump of

A construction worker friend was working about 40 feet up on an extension ladder when the base went out. He said the hard part was resisting the urge to jump off, but they had been taught (correctly) that all jumping will do is increase the rate of falling. He rode it to the ground and was ok.