Phil O'Keefe Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The newest Geico commercial with the pig on the zip line cracks me up: [video=youtube;6TlNOwwQQJk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TlNOwwQQJk Have you ever done anything like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 My wife was just cracking up at that. Anyway did the zip line thing in the rain forest in costa rica. Highly recommended was a ton of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yeah, they're pretty good fun. Haven't been on one in years though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 no, but my girlfriend loves pigs. she loved that post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I used to be a zip line fiend... we'd jump off the platform and do a half-backflip and wrap our legs around the strap and ride the thing while hanging upside down - and facing backwards. Just make sure you do a sit-up before you get to the end of the line... The pig commercial is really similar to one of the places where I used to do that... it was probably a 1,200' line that ran across a pine tree-filled canyon with a good 300' of air below you at the center. LOADS of fun - if you ever have the opportunity to try it, I highly recommend it. It's a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 HA, like most commercials; the content within the ad has no relation to the product whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 never been, but it looks fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Done it. In the rain in Puerto Vallarta. It was fun, but all of our clothes were ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Ahhh damn that pig is annoying. It'd be better if it had a deep manly voice, yelling like he's been stabbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rezrover Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Down Fremont St in Las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blakemore Effects Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I did it at a small place near St. Louis, and even that was a lot of fun. I can only imagine how much more fun it would be doing it some place like in that commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I built one when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hiwatt Bob Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Did it in Costa Rica too. Zip line to a waterfall/cliff jump. Some guy in our group slipped off the rocks and fell about 15 ft onto rocks and then rolled into the water. Me and the guides had to basically lift/push him back up the rocks and then the ladders up to the zip line (only way out). Probably had a broken hip. Very scary to see. But the zip line part was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twanguero Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I did one at the Olympic training center in park city, Utah. It was where they do the ski jump...so awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aristotle Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 That looks like so much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I did it across a big ass valley in one part. In the middle of the valley, we were about a half mile in the air. The span was like a mile long. It was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I prefer a button fly myself.Taking my pants off in one swift motion is sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members !i!i!i!i!i! Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 By the time it was my turn to ride one at scout camp they had to close it because the kid in front of my {censored} his pants while riding it. He pretty much shat himself halfway down the length of the thing and once he hit the sudden de-acceleration point near the end of the line, his body whiplashed forward and all the {censored} slungshot its way out of the bottom of his shorts and onto the crowd of adults and cable operators below. Since everyone had to hose off, there was nobody to run the thing and they opted to close it for the rest of the weekend so I unfortunately never got to ride one. Looks fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 In Cabo...it was fun but they kind of rushed you through the course. And my wife liked it less because on that one you used your hand to break and because she's shorter she couldn't reach back so far to stabilize herself and found she would twist. It was very hot climbing from one place to the next but the rappel down a 100' cliff face was more fun than the ziplines IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Have you ever done anything like this? yeah, up north here there are lots of ropes courses for "team building and other HR bull{censored}." they are okay. the harness is like getting kicked in the balls all the way down though, so thats fun. the ones that go over rivers and gorges and {censored}... no thanks. too much risk for too little reward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefort_1 Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 when pigs fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 HA, like most commercials; the content within the ad has no relation to the product whatsoever I'm assuming Geico is a well-known thing in America. As someone who's never heard of it I'm getting no context cues from that ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 lol love that commercial too phil and i've only been ziplining at my friend's place in his back yard. relatively short and not too exciting, goes over some shrubs and a lake, but its still a ton of fun. and not strapped in to it, you can just hang on if you want and let go and go flying into the lake or whatever..would love to go on a real one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar_kevin Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Worked as a climbing instructor in Maine, sending kids off the zip line platform.Some of those kids it was a fun job though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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