Rope Swings

elf · 07-21-2005, 12:41 AM

Ok...so has anyone ever been to austin, (henry I hope you know what I'm talking about) and seen the 360 bridge?

well my friends and I got to thinking today, and we have decided to build a rope swing on it, over the river.

It will look roughly like the attached picture (with the bottom curving line being roughly where we will travel). Thoughts? Ideas? Currently the rope measures 85 feet long, and we will be an estimated 30 feet above the water when we reach our optimal release height.

...this is going to be awesome

95five-0 · 07-21-2005, 01:18 AM

Good luck with that. That bridge is in a nice area of town with alot of stuck up people bound to call the cops.

PS If you get it done let me know. I am seperating from the military next week and I am coming back to Austin.

bry623 · 07-21-2005, 05:53 AM

Ever read "Hop on Pop"?

Elf sat on hat, Elf sat on cat, Elf sat on bat,
NO ELF NO! Don't swing on that.

I'd rather my last image of you be because I met you, not because your picture is plastered all over the media cause you and your buddies did something stupid to get yourselves hurt.

**Spatcher** · 07-21-2005, 07:35 AM

Lol bry good 1! But sadly elf, I haven't been to Austin

If it were Louisiana I would know exactly what you were talking about.

The farthest inwards I have travelled into TX is New Braunsfels.

Sounds fun though, when/if you get it built, I might go check it out.

FALLOUTGOD · 07-21-2005, 07:37 AM

DO IT ******* DO IT

(goes back to sleep)

Seriouslly if you do it pm me or something cause I don't live all that far away I'll be sure to do a road trip with my buddies to see this amazing rope swing of yours. We'll bring a keg or two.

elf · 07-21-2005, 11:09 AM

To be fair though, there are no signs posted about swinging from the bridge

**myquitehead** · 07-21-2005, 11:19 AM

lol you know how high 30 feet is right? You're going to be falling from a 3 story building. Hate to see that belly flop

elf · 07-21-2005, 12:00 PM

I've cliff jumped from higher many a time.

95five-0 · 07-21-2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elf

To be fair though, there are no signs posted about swinging from the bridge

touche

elf · 07-22-2005, 01:03 AM

Well day one of swinging is over, and it was....AWESOME!!!!

I should have video up relatively soon, as soon as I can get to my friend with a firewire connection. I will host them up on my site so it will be a little slow, if you want to host a mirror, PM with details and when I get the video we will set it up.

(oh and I only landed flat on my back once...I think that may be the end of my swinging, as I think I almost broke my back. A 30 foot fall flat on your back hurts like you couldn't possibly imagine. We don't have video of the fall, but we have video of my back more than 2 hours later, and it's still bright red)

Volt-Schwibe · 07-22-2005, 02:17 AM

that's great.

lol

reminds me of lake jumping our bicycles.

you set a ramp up in front of a deep part of a lake, and you find a hill to come down all fast, and then once you jump, you jump off of your bike, and try to jump as far further as you can.

you keep someone set up to judge the distances, and a hook and rope to dredge for bikes, and make a day of it.

and then someone lands in the water, and gets hit with their own bike...

**Spatcher** · 07-22-2005, 08:07 AM

Lol, sounded like fun, but elf (your site doesn't work for some reason

)

**Sealy** · 07-22-2005, 09:07 AM

crazy but fun, woulda loved to see that sight ;)

**myquitehead** · 07-22-2005, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elf

(oh and I only landed flat on my back once...I think that may be the end of my swinging, as I think I almost broke my back. A 30 foot fall flat on your back hurts like you couldn't possibly imagine. We don't have video of the fall, but we have video of my back more than 2 hours later, and it's still bright red)

Lol didn't someone predict this?

elf · 07-22-2005, 01:20 PM

Hey, I'm recovering nicely and I think they are going to continue jumping. I got unlucky because when I swung I went through a tree and a vine wrapped around my leg. When I kicked to get it off and let go of the rope I kicked myself backwards and to the back-busting position.

edit: the attached picture is a better picture of the area. The X is where we jump from, the big circle is the tree we had to cut down after Billy and I hit it a few times and got torn up pretty good.

95five-0 · 07-22-2005, 02:18 PM

You know I lived in Austin for 11 years and I never even stopper under that bridge.

**Spatcher** · 07-22-2005, 03:37 PM

Well my sources have just confirmed that that is a hot spot for hobos and vagrants lol :3-laugh1: :3-laugh1:

elf · 07-24-2005, 11:15 AM

My friend's editing the video as we speak and it is awesome. I will provide a link when the video is done.

By the way, does anyone have any good compression codecs? maybe divx?
Last time he rendered it, it was 300MB for 1.5 minutes which is just too much

edit: the rope swinging is now no longer a valid option. We got two good days of swinging in before the cops came and chased us out. We didn't get in any trouble, but are not welcomed back

**ReeKorl** · 07-24-2005, 06:09 PM

Don't know if it'll be suitable for what you're doing, but I use Gordian Knot - it compresses a full 2 hour DVD film down to about 700 MB at 640*480 with little visible quality loss using the XviD codec.

**RavenMind** · 07-29-2005, 05:08 AM

Hey elf, I'm just seeing the Apache frontpage when I go to your site. (it is the one listed in your public profile right?) Are you still going to put up the video?

07-21-2005, 05:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Ever read "Hop on Pop"? Elf sat on hat, Elf sat on cat, Elf sat on bat, NO ELF NO! Don't swing on that. I'd rather my last image of you be because I met you, not because your picture is plastered all over the media cause you and your buddies did something stupid to get yourselves hurt. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

07-21-2005, 07:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Lol bry good 1! But sadly elf, I haven't been to Austin If it were Louisiana I would know exactly what you were talking about. The farthest inwards I have travelled into TX is New Braunsfels. Sounds fun though, when/if you get it built, I might go check it out. Last edited by Spatcher; 07-21-2005 at 07:37 AM.

07-21-2005, 11:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	To be fair though, there are no signs posted about swinging from the bridge __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

07-21-2005, 12:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	I've cliff jumped from higher many a time. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

07-22-2005, 01:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	Well day one of swinging is over, and it was....AWESOME!!!! I should have video up relatively soon, as soon as I can get to my friend with a firewire connection. I will host them up on my site so it will be a little slow, if you want to host a mirror, PM with details and when I get the video we will set it up. (oh and I only landed flat on my back once...I think that may be the end of my swinging, as I think I almost broke my back. A 30 foot fall flat on your back hurts like you couldn't possibly imagine. We don't have video of the fall, but we have video of my back more than 2 hours later, and it's still bright red) __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again.

07-21-2005, 01:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	Good luck with that. That bridge is in a nice area of town with alot of stuck up people bound to call the cops. PS If you get it done let me know. I am seperating from the military next week and I am coming back to Austin.

07-21-2005, 07:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
FALLOUTGOD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 253 OS: MS Win Vista Ultimate SP1 x64	DO IT ******* DO IT (goes back to sleep) Seriouslly if you do it pm me or something cause I don't live all that far away I'll be sure to do a road trip with my buddies to see this amazing rope swing of yours. We'll bring a keg or two.

07-21-2005, 11:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
myquitehead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 572 OS: XP Pro Sp1	lol you know how high 30 feet is right? You're going to be falling from a 3 story building. Hate to see that belly flop

07-22-2005, 02:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	that's great. lol reminds me of lake jumping our bicycles. you set a ramp up in front of a deep part of a lake, and you find a hill to come down all fast, and then once you jump, you jump off of your bike, and try to jump as far further as you can. you keep someone set up to judge the distances, and a hook and rope to dredge for bikes, and make a day of it. and then someone lands in the water, and gets hit with their own bike... __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature>

07-22-2005, 08:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Lol, sounded like fun, but elf (your site doesn't work for some reason )

07-22-2005, 09:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sealy Resident Brat Emeritus :P Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 2,045 OS: XP(home)	crazy but fun, woulda loved to see that sight ;) __________________ ~Brightest Blessings~ Sealy Kim --------------------- Ná glac pioc comhairle gan comhairle ban. O Autumn. Laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof, there thou may'st rest, And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe; And all the daughters of the year shall dance, Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers. -William Blake- Contributions will not go unnoticed.

07-22-2005, 02:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	You know I lived in Austin for 11 years and I never even stopper under that bridge.

07-22-2005, 03:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Well my sources have just confirmed that that is a hot spot for hobos and vagrants lol :3-laugh1: :3-laugh1:

07-24-2005, 11:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
elf Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 7,038 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 My System	My friend's editing the video as we speak and it is awesome. I will provide a link when the video is done. By the way, does anyone have any good compression codecs? maybe divx? Last time he rendered it, it was 300MB for 1.5 minutes which is just too much edit: the rope swinging is now no longer a valid option. We got two good days of swinging in before the cops came and chased us out. We didn't get in any trouble, but are not welcomed back __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again. Last edited by elf; 07-24-2005 at 11:17 AM.

07-24-2005, 06:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	Don't know if it'll be suitable for what you're doing, but I use Gordian Knot - it compresses a full 2 hour DVD film down to about 700 MB at 640*480 with little visible quality loss using the XviD codec. __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."

07-29-2005, 05:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
RavenMind Lazy Bum Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 1,015 OS: XP Home SP3/Vista	Hey elf, I'm just seeing the Apache frontpage when I go to your site. (it is the one listed in your public profile right?) Are you still going to put up the video?