# Would you want to eat dinner suspended 50m in the air? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105 "2008-02-25T19:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/1 "2008-02-25T19:13:40Z")
My only question is [what if you have to pee?](http://dinnerinthesky.com/) Not for someone afraid of heights! ---
**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:** [February 25, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/2 "2008-02-25T19:28:27Z")
HELL, NO!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Whimper ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/3 "2008-02-25T19:29:56Z")
I wonder if birds are a problem. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/4 "2008-02-25T19:51:35Z")
I’ll never forget poor Ferguson. He leaned over to get his napkin and fell out of his chair. Pity, that. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/5 "2008-02-25T19:51:38Z")
Yeah, those people all look incredibly relaxed. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/6 "2008-02-25T19:54:37Z")
The picture at the top shows all the diners are chefs. I’m assuming that because of the hats. The people HAVE to be strapped in. Wouldn’t the food get cold faster, that high up? And what happens if someone starts to choke? I guess they drop the table as safely as possible to the ground. ---
**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/7 "2008-02-25T19:57:42Z")
If you spit out an olive pit, could it kill someone on the ground upon impact? 😉 Reminds me of the old penny-off-the-skyscraper question… ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/8 "2008-02-25T19:59:56Z")
Crap, I dropped my fork. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/9 "2008-02-25T20:16:29Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Yeah, those people all look incredibly relaxed. [/QUOTE] The videos show them serving champagne. Lots and lots of champagne. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/10 "2008-02-25T20:29:32Z")
_ **FOOD FIGHT!!!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/11 "2008-02-25T20:52:37Z")
I can’t imagine the person who thought that this was a good idea. Even if you assume it’s safe (and it’s a frame suspended on a crane which is fine for an occupational hazard but I wouldn’t trust it for dining) we’ve only scratched the surface of the problems and risks of using it. What happens on windy days, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/12 "2008-02-25T20:58:55Z")
[QUOTE=onomatopoem] It’s stickin in my beanie. You’ll be hearing from my lawyer if I live long enough to sue. [/QUOTE] I’m up here, waiting. Come get some! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/13 "2008-02-25T21:05:24Z")
What do the Euros translate to dollars? I’m assuming a lot of the cost must go to insurance. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/14 "2008-02-25T21:11:57Z")
Hell, yeah, I would. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/15 "2008-02-25T21:12:11Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] The people HAVE to be strapped in. [/QUOTE] Definitely. The website mentions 4 point seat belts in the technical specs section. > [@](#): > > Wouldn’t the food get cold faster, that high up? You’re only about 150 ft up in the air. There isn’t too big a temperature drop going to that altitude and I don’t think that the wind speeds pick up much over that distance either. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/16 "2008-02-25T21:14:05Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] What happens on windy days, for example. [/QUOTE] Probably the same thing that happens on the out door patios. They don’t operate under poor weather conditions. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/17 "2008-02-25T21:15:30Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] I can’t imagine the person who thought that this was a good idea. Even if you assume it’s safe (and it’s a frame suspended on a crane which is fine for an occupational hazard but I wouldn’t trust it for dining) we’ve only scratched the surface of the problems and risks of using it. What happens on windy days, for example. [/QUOTE] Yep! A windy day in San Francisco just off the ocean when the fog starts coming in. To chase the seagulls away. (I didn’t order white sauce!) Still, under the right conditions I’d like to try it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/18 "2008-02-25T21:41:17Z")
[QUOTE=gazpacho] Probably the same thing that happens on the out door patios. They don’t operate under poor weather conditions. [/QUOTE] I don’t think they’d run in a gale but it wouldn’t take much of a breeze coming up during the dinner to set the thing swaying. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/19 "2008-02-25T21:43:23Z")
Absolutely. Looks like fun to me. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105/20 "2008-02-25T21:48:52Z")
Dear goddess no. I would be too terrified to eat a thing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-want-to-eat-dinner-suspended-50m-in-the-air/439105.md?page=2)