[Ingot54]

In this thread, please post what you consider to be amazing occupations.

Trading does not count, since it is a non-profit occupation ... heh heh!
And no ... Trading Naked does not classify as an "Amazing occupation."

This one has been around for awhile, but I came across it doing other research:

YouTube - High Voltage Cable Inspection

YouTube - High Voltage Cable Inspection

[Ingot54]

This is probably a better one:

Would you do this?

YouTube - Repairing/Servicing High Voltage Cables

YouTube - Repairing/Servicing High Voltage Cables

[Ingot54]

I have to admit, I could not watch this one, without a near panic attack myself.

These guys would make good traders - nerves of steel, and I would say they would have amazing powers of concentration, and dissociation from distraction. I don't usually have problems with heights - the highest ladders don't faze me.

But this is not your back-yard neighbourhood ladder!

Please have a medical checkup before watching this video!

YouTube - The most dangerous job in the world - needs strong heart to Watch

YouTube - The most dangerous job in the world - needs strong heart to Watch

[SIUYA]

amazing. all that to change a light bulb - there is a joke in there somewhere.
reminded me of those old photos of the dogmen who used to build those early skyscapers and bridges - no harness, no safety equipment - just nerves of steel.
thanks

[Ingot54]

Originally Posted by SIUYA »

amazing. all that to change a light bulb - there is a joke in there somewhere.
reminded me of those old photos of the dogmen who used to build those early skyscapers and bridges - no harness, no safety equipment - just nerves of steel.
thanks

These guys might not need the same nerves, but they do need to keep cool and think about how they are going to negotiate.

This one was good - I actually thought the move was going to be the opposite to what they finally did.

YouTube - Great Truck Driver ( great skills)

YouTube - Great Truck Driver ( great skills)

[Ingot54]

You may think that you have to be a tough, macho man to hold the position of the World's Most Dangerous Job, but would it surprise you to know that 31 of the last 35 people to hold this position were frail women?

And it killed them all - some within days.
Others lasted weeks, and fortunate others for just over a year.

Anne Eugénie Blanchard passed the position to Maria Gomes Valentin (Brazil) in November 2010, but now she too has not survived her occupation - it was inevitable of course, given the track record of doing this kind of work.

On 21st June 2011, Bessie Cooper of the USA took over the job, when Maria Valentin was killed in the line of duty.

What is it that so attracts women particularly, to this extremely dangerous work?
Why would a fragile woman do this job, knowing that it will, inevitably, be fatal to them?

The facts are that they actually have no choice - the role is thrust upon them whether they like it or not. Personally I do not think it is fair that this should occur - placing fragile women into a role that is so dangerous, that only 4 men have taken on the role over the past 56 years.

The last man to take on this occupation did so in December 2006.

Emiliano Mercado del Toro, of Isabela, Puerto Rico, lasted in the job for just six weeks - dying in January 2007. And no man has been eligible for the job since then - the selection process is still a secret, but whoever gets the job is assured of instant fame - celebrity status - and their name is recorded forever in an exclusive list.

Never has a rich person held the position - in fact it is most unlikely that the rich would qualify, given the lifestyle to which they are accustomed.

So ... what exactly is this dangerous occupation, that kills within weeks any person who is drafted into the role, and which selects women 89% of the time? The position is the world's oldest living person. It is guaranteed to be fatal, and statistically speaking, most incumbents don't survive their first year.

This story was only made possible through the death of the previous person doing the job, and with the assistance of:

Oldest people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The World's Oldest Person Dies in Brazil - ABC News

Who else could take a simple death notice and make a story out of it?

[Ingot54]

This one is a bit of a grey area, but interesting nevertheless.

It shows the extent that Boeing goes to, to ensure that both wings remain insitu during anything that can occur during flight!

http://tinyurl.com/y5uqmpa

[Ingot54]

This is where the saying comes from: "As lonely as a light-house-keeper":

Yer on yer own!

‪Ocean's Fury Unleashed‬‏ - YouTube

‪Ocean's Fury Unleashed‬‏ - YouTube