# Human Fly in Seoul

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480 "2023-06-14T07:16:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480/1 "2023-06-14T07:16:55Z")

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[Man attempts ropeless climb of Seoul skyscraper](https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-attempts-ropeless-climb-seoul-072848158.html)

The posted story is quite short, so no quote here. You should definitely watch the video, though!

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480/2 "2023-06-14T11:21:50Z")

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“We’re going to need a bigger flyswatter.”

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480/3 "2023-06-14T14:39:43Z")

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Dude has a ways to catch up with the French Spiderman, Alain Robert.

> **[Alain Robert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Robert)**
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> Alain Robert (born as Robert Alain Philippe on 7 August 1962) is a French rock climber and urban climber. Known as "the French Spider-Man" or "the Human Spider", Robert is famous for his free solo climbing, scaling skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes.
> Because authorities do not normally give him permission for such dangerous exploits, Robert will appear at dawn on the site of whichever giant skyscraper he has chosen to climb. Hi...

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-fly-in-seoul/985480/4 "2023-06-14T17:29:26Z")

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Not to be confused with [human soul in fly](https://thedoctorsmodelmansion.com/model-gallery/science-fiction/help-me-from-the-fly-1958/).