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You're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of falling. To me, NOT being afraid of heights is irrational.
by nsxwolf 13y ago
You're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of falling. To me, NOT being afraid of heights is irrational.
- singlow 13y agoI love falling. It's hitting the ground that I'm afraid of.
- akama 13y agoThis reminds me of an old joke. How do you survive a 100 foot fall? Jump off a 110 foot building.
- akama 13y agoThis reminds me of an old joke. How do you survive a 100 foot fall? Jump off a 110 foot building.
- ImprovedSilence 13y agoFlying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground and missing.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoHi Ford.
- roryokane 13y agoI am afraid of heights, even when I am not afraid of falling. I dislike being on a high balcony even if I am ten feet away from the edge, with a trustworthy railing there. That's the way my body works - the fear is left over from more primitive times, before high places had windows and railings.
- nsxwolf 13y agoI'm afraid of low railings on high balconies. I don't understand why they build railings that are below the center of rotation of the average person.
- thaumasiotes 13y agoI've been complaining about this for years. I want a railing that will stop me from falling over the edge if I get into that situation, not one that will merely ensure I go over headfirst.
- bicknergseng 13y agoI'm afraid of dying as the result of a fall from significant height, to be clear. Skydiving with a parachute? No sweat. Bungie jumping? Uncomfortable, but not too bad. Being anywhere near the edge of a 40 foot cliff? My palms are made out of water.