I’m not scared of heights. I’m scared of the ground when I hit it from a-high.
I can easily walk on a 4" curb indefinitely, though 6" isn’t much extra margin considering the drop. 1’ sounds like relative luxury. I’ve had larger drops under worse conditions. As Balance notes (excellent username/post combo), this is predicated on the bridge being stable.
500-ft drop? Like Hell I would - none. Let some guy from the crew putting up steel get some extra cash, and Og bless him.
And as was mentioned before, the payout difference between the 4’ option and the next makes it not really worth considering.
I could probably do the 3- or 4-foot, if I’m allowed to crawl. But walking? I have balance issues just walking across the room. I’d be seriously jeopardizing my life.
100 feet wide for 100K
I’ll do the 6 inch one for a million, but I’m probably going to be pretty nervous. Better make sure I have a few nice stiff drinks first.
Actually, had I kept a job I had (briefly, thankfully) years ago, I would have had the job of carrying a level rod (surveyor’s ruler, 10’ high) across the beam of bridges.
When building a bridge using pre-stressed concrete beams, the beams are to be bowed upward - the weight of the deck (roadbed) will flatten them.
But first, you need to be sure the right beam was placed in the right slot, and oriented in the proper manner.
So, low man on the crew carries the rod across the beam, setting it upright at regular intervals.
The beams are 10-12" wide.
This was a small shop - an order for a 100’ bridge was a big job. Highest we did was 50-70’ above water.
Yes I am afraid of heights (except when flying, for whatever reason).
I also took a job on the 9th floor of a glass-curtain building - stand next to the glass wall (the entire wall is glass) and look straight down. Did that once. Stayed away from the perimeter ever after.
I’m amused by the worry about heights (especially since we don’t know what is under us). The difference between 100 and 500 is trivial unless it is solid granite.
Do another - specify a width of 2’ and vary the height from 10’ to 1000’.
Past a certain point, the only difference is how long you get the cool view.
Anybody else remember the shot of the workmen in the 1930’s eating lunch while sitting on a beam several hundred feet up? I’m not so impressed by the workmen - the guy I want to meet is the photographer.