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07-24-2007 02:57 AM ET (US)
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Ride the dog down.
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| Mike Logan
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07-17-2007 11:46 AM ET (US)
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Yes, I could get down. I wouldn't even need to rely upon any of the artifacts. I'd just topple off nipples first and then wait for the ground to beak my fall. Easy as pie.
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| Fall
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01-18-2007 05:49 AM ET (US)
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Redefine quaint definitions of safety and fly.
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| the Cheshire Cat
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11-17-2006 08:42 AM ET (US)
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Stop pretending.
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| Gayle
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08-18-2006 11:22 PM ET (US)
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Instead of assuming that the pole stands 1 mile above the earth, I'm going to assume the pole is actually 1 mile below the surface of the ocean, with the top sticking out a few feet above it. I would tie one end of the rope to each can, and throw one can to a crew member on a passing barge. Hopefully the can will hit him or land near him and, therefore, get his attention so he can alert his captain to turn the boat around and rescue me and the dog. When we pull into port, I and the dog will disembark and will once again be safely on the ground.
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04-27-2006 12:13 PM ET (US)
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Throw away the epoxy to the dog doesn't eat it and get sick. Smack the can of soup around until it starts seeping out so the dog doesn't starve. Lasso the end of the pole and rappel down, bringing the loop with you as you go. Get the fire department to go save the dog, they live for that kind of thing.
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02-17-2006 02:02 PM ET (US)
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Glue the rope to the side at the top of the pole. let it dry. Climb down with the dog. Once you get to the other side of the rope, glue it the the pole. Climb to the top again and place the soup can under the rope. Fool the dog into trying to eat the can. Once the rope is cut, mourne the loss of the dog, and try to land feet against the pole. Drop down the last few feet to the ground.
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01-26-2006 02:37 AM ET (US)
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There is no way to rescue the dog, it would die of shock during the journey. (Don't glue the dog to your back; it will turn around and maul you.) Forget about the dog, and forget about the soup. Lubricating the pole will only make you slide down the pole faster, and shatter every bone in your body when you reach the bottom.
What you really need is friction. Fortunately, you have a mile of rope. You can't hold onto a mile of rope, so you will need to glue one end to the top of the pole.
Wrap the rope around yourself and tie a knot under your armpits, then wrap the rope eight or nine times around yourself and the pole for support. Now, holding either side of the rope and gripping the pole with your legs, inch your way down. It can be done if you are physically fit. People climb mountains all the time, pulling themselves up and down all the way.
Whenever the rope gets worn threadbare, simply wrap some fresh rope around yourself and throw the worn rope away toward the ground.
When you get halfway down, the glue should be weak from supporting your weight all day. Give it a tug, and the end comes loose. Now glue that end midway down the pole.
Continue inching until you reach the bottom.
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12-30-2005 03:42 PM ET (US)
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This is rather gruesome, but I'm not much of a dog person anyway.
1)Starve or strangle the dog.
2)Plunge into dog for a sharp bone, skin dog. Drip slime from innards to lubricate the pole (just kind of tip it down).
3)Attach middle of rope to waist, tie a square knot.
4)Use ends of rope to tie another square knot surrounding ole, leaving only enough room for about five extra feet in circumference.
5)Make gloves/shoes out of dogskin.
6)Keeping hold of soup can and the sharpest bone in the dogs body, place the whole circle of rope around the pole and start sliding down, pushing off pole with feet whenever you get too close to it. Continue until you get hungry, then use bone to puncture soup can, stop pushing off pole (you should be able to stop now, there would be no lubrication at this point unless you are really hungry and stopped early), and take a lunch break.
7)Go down the rest of the way.
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11-30-2005 03:49 AM ET (US)
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Edited by author 11-30-2005 03:53 AM
Hi it took me one second to come up with answer, and I have not read any answers yet.
Wrap one or a few loops of rope around the pole use the rope to make a harness. Attach harness to rope with rope;knots. And down you go. Fricion of the rope with your body weight on one side will let you slowly step and slide down. It can be done this way just need to be careful in how you do it.
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11-02-2005 12:38 PM ET (US)
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Cut the rope slightly longer than pole. Glue the ends to each side of your belt (you can tie it aroud you if you don't have a belt. Place the rope around the pole and slide down. You can apply pressure to the rope to slow your progress. Also, you can use the rest of the rope to test your theory and / or rescue the dog. Glue can on the top of the tower and tie a portion of the rope off to the can. You can see how it goes for a short period and pull yourself up if it does not go well. You can also dangle the dog below you as you decend (if it was me the dog would be on his own for letting us get put on a mile high pole without biting someone). You could also cut short pieces of rope that could be glued to the pole at intervals on the way down so you could tie off to rest.
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10-17-2005 04:29 PM ET (US)
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Beginning in the SW position, about 2.4' from the edge, use the rope to trace a mandala around the top of the pole. Any you choose, as long as it's slightly assymetric.
Place the can in the NNW corner, at the very edge.
Bind the dog's legs and place it about 1.2' from the center, in the ESE position, with it's snout pointing due S.
Sit about 3.3' from the edge in the E position, facing NW. Sit in lotus or half lotus, with a straight spine and chant "om kali dariji ya sri ya."
On the fifth day, you, the dog and the can of soup will transubstantiate safely to the ground.
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| Rasselon
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09-30-2005 02:41 AM ET (US)
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Go back to sleep. You are obviously dreaming. :)
None of these solutions would work in a real world scenario. The glue will take at least a day to set. It's not going to support your weight. The average person doesn't have the body strength to climb down the rope for a mile, etc.
However, to answer the questions:
Can you escape? yes
Is there any way you can reach the ground safely? yes
Any answer is going to require making a lot of assumptions, since limiting parameters are not defined other than vaguely for the items with you. So you might as well assume anything is possible. However, that's no fun, it just leads to infinity as the aswer to everything, so here is my ANSWER.
It's a rope, which means it is likely made of three smaller strands. Unravel it. You now have 1.5 miles of rope. Glue the can to the top of the pole. Tie the three lengths together with one end to the can and the other to the dog. Lower the dog down then climb down yourself.
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07-19-2005 01:26 PM ET (US)
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Use the rope like a telephone pole climber (I forget what they are called). Tie one end of the rope around your waist and loop the rope around the pole (1/2 mile of rope is more than enough to go around a 12 foot pole). Keeping the rope fairly tight you can lower yourself down about 3 feet at a time. Haven't you ever seen theose lumberjack competitions?
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