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China’s ‘most inconvenient convenience store’ hangs off the side of a cliff (www.cnn.com)
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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I love climbing but you got be done fucked up if you're making me via ferrata that shit, it's gonna knock your socks off dropping with that amount of force.

Edit: here are some resources to learn why longer rock climbing falls have less force than short via ferrata falls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_factor

https://www.sportsoeasy.com/via-ferrata-vs-climbing-why-clipping-in-doesn-t-guarantee-safety/