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Post by davidcampbell on Jun 3, 2009 2:05:20 GMT -5
Mental note: When I get around to building a spider flip replica, make it adjustable.
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Post by Oti on Jun 3, 2009 3:29:22 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for you to come to my house and use my obstacles.
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Post by Badalight on Jun 3, 2009 12:31:50 GMT -5
Oti: If you pay shipping and handling, I'll take those sextuple steps and your spider flip off of your hands =D
Ya know, just so you have more space in your yard.
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Post by joemello on Jun 4, 2009 1:29:41 GMT -5
Mental note: When I get around to building a spider flip replica, make it adjustable. I'd only make half of it adjustable, though. You know, recession and all. Maybe I'm using a different dictionary, but I don't see how the fact that everyone's been able to make a 7-foot jump between thin foam walls about 10 feet above water after finishing 6 other grueling upper-body trials makes it "easy."
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Post by jfeathe on Jun 4, 2009 1:46:26 GMT -5
The Spider Flip should stay exactly like it is. The jump may seem easy, but the climb up and back down is extremely taxing. I also think people overlook the fact that your legs and arms are tired so pushing off with your legs and grabbing on with your hands has got to be difficult.
On the topic of injuries, I could easily see someone get hurt. If someone slipped on the jump, they could bash their heads into the opposing wall. Landing on your back and stomach is also another potentally injurious situation.
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Post by Oti on Jun 4, 2009 2:45:30 GMT -5
If you're willing to pay around $500 for all the labor, including setting and removing, and the giant price of shipping and handling... deal. I wouldn't sell them for space, though. I have TONS of space. Joe, there is so much wrong with your post. It's not seven feet wide, they're not foam, it's not 10 feet above water and the Arm Rings are not grueling. Anyway, I'm saying it's easy because I have a replica that is HARDER than the real thing and it's effortless. And because it requires practically no upper body strength, the obstacles before it don't make a difference. As for being tired from the first two stages, I don't believe that's a very big factor. You regain nearly 100% of your strength after a mere 45 minutes of rest.
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Post by davidcampbell on Jun 4, 2009 3:42:00 GMT -5
But if there is no chance of falling then what's the point of the obstacle, just for looks? If they're worried about people falling they could make it lower.
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Post by Badalight on Jun 4, 2009 12:05:54 GMT -5
Oti, if you have so much space you should eventually make a full scale replica.
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Post by bigblind168 on Jun 4, 2009 13:23:20 GMT -5
Oti, if you have so much space you make eventually make a full scale replica. i gave up on trying u read that... anyway... i think the obstacle is ment to be more of a mental obsatcle long jump, ur high up off the ground and ur extremely tired
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Post by Badalight on Jun 4, 2009 15:41:40 GMT -5
Blind... it wasn't a huge error, I just put "make" instead of "should".
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Post by bigblind168 on Jun 4, 2009 19:44:18 GMT -5
Blind... it wasn't a huge error, I just put "make" instead of "should". Bada... it still doesnt make sense, but i know what u ment to say
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Post by Oti on Jun 4, 2009 21:31:02 GMT -5
Well, they think it's a challenge. That's why it's there. It's like the Sextuple Steps. No one here thinks they're a threat, probably. So why are they there? Looks? No, the crew thinks they're a threat.
The Spider Flip takes some form of athleticism to beat, yes, definitely, but if you're that far into stage three, you obvious have some skill. It's not going to be a problem.
Badalight, I would but I don't have the resources. Everything I build, I've built for free using materials I've gotten from various sources. The only exception is the wood that lines the insides of my Spider Climb. I didn't have to buy that, but the walls were so slick before. And splintery.
I agree with BigBlind. I think it's more of a mental thing.
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