Drops don't bother me, it's the slow climb. Goliath at MM is right on the edge of what I'm willing to put up with for a good drop. Maliboomer and Superman the Escape I can handle no problem because you start low, and are up high for only a short period, in motion the whole time. Ditto on ToT (aided by the very enclosed experience). Supreme Scream had me not breathing half way up.

For the same reason people ride roller coasters, et. al. - for the sheer thrill of it: the endorphin rush. I am not sure I could do it at this stage in my life, but I enjoyed it when I did it in my 20's.

Trust me, I've tried a lot (I just don't talk about it with most people probably because of the following), and I've always been disappointed in one way or another, just as I'm sure I'd be disappointed if I died. Wait... And like the Coca-cola discussion, I'm hardly an abstainer.

I just think that the thrill and subsequent elation for me feels much less false. Drugs, for me, have always been a stepping away from reality, whereas doing actual thrilling things has been like a total immersion of reality. I like knowing that I can die, I like seeing how insignificant all my little worries in life are pressed against such an enormity of life and death. Not that I want to die, but thrills are generally a perspective-fixer that doesn't just fade away.

I have a feeling that when I'm done with school, I'll be making more time for trying new things like this.

Have a Fear of Heights?
 

Funny i've done a skycoaster and loved it. Same with shoot the thingy at Magic Mountain and Sling Shot. Those didn't bother me too much. Skydiving i've wanted to do it just scared of the fact of jumping out of a plane but watching my brother skydive it does look fun. Plus you're strapped to an instructor your very first time. Now bungee jumping no way no how. Ouch. The things CM tells me about it too no thank you.

I used to snow ski alot. I love chair lifts. The funny thing was is i used to ride them in bad bad winds as well as snow storms where the lifts were being swayed back and forth the chairs themselves back and forth like swings seriously. I just held on and didn't really panic much. Knowing snow was below me instead of pure hard ground.

That's why I don't particularly enjoy roller coasters or drop rides. I get no rush. There is not even a smidgen of fear, so there is no excitement for me. Going really fast in a completely controlled environment or dropping really far sitting in an almost flawlessly effective restraint system takes all the fun away (for me).

Have you tried skydiving? I would be interested to see if you got a rush or experienced fear out of that.

No, I never have mostly because I'd have to do it alone and it hasn't been worth the effort. I'm interested though.

I've often wondered the same thing. I think I would find it very exciting the first few times I did it alone when my own inexperience creates more risk but I suspect it would quickly wear off. The tandem jump doesn't sound very exciting.

Have you guys seen or read about this?



It's a new bridge they built over the Grand Canyon! I read about it and it looks pretty cool & spooky. It's a thick bridge and according to the article I read, it doesn't move when people inevitably jump up and down, which so many of them have been doing. It is clear, it must feel kind of like your'e floating in air.

I'm not scared of heights (which is pretty amazing, considering I'm practically scared of my own shadow) but those pictures made me gasp! Another member of the oh hell no camp is born. ;)

On the 4th of July, my boyfriend took me to his work, where there is a long ladder inside the utility room that scales to the rooftop. It was so amazing! The streets were filled with so many people, and here we were alone, on a blanket, snuggled up & watching all three firework shows in Stevenson Ranch, Valencia Town Center & Magic Mountain! The people below even had patriotic music blaring! It was just so amazing!

However, when I had to climb back down that ladder I was extremely nervous. All I could think was "are my sandals going to slide off?" and "Thank God I'm not drinking!" :eek:

me next

Yup - read about it. Not to thrilled about them building into the canyon... but HELL NO! No way in hell would I go out on that thing. Nuh uh. No way. No how. Nope. Not going to happen. Nuh uh. Nope.