Afraid of heights? This is not the job for you | SciTech Now

As impressive as these inspection folks are, I have to give supreme kudos to the folks that built this structure 57 years ago. The technology and safety measures that they utilized were not what they are today... amazing stuff.

I’m not sure how the arch could withstand the weight of those workers balls

This looks like a job for Mr. Clean !

There is not enough gold in all of FT Knox to get me up on that arch tethered only by a rope. Not only no but HELL NO

When I was in high school in St. Louis ... my best friend's father was a professional photographer. He was hired by the local utility company's ad agency to go out on top of the arch (there is a hatch at the top) and film one of their techs changing the lightbulb at the very top of the arch. Yes ... there really is a bulb at the top. The photo was used in a print ad with a headline that said something like, 'We Go to Great Heights to Get You the Power You Need'. It was a pretty cool ad. My buddy's dad was a fairly laid back guy & told me that going forward ... he preferred to work on the ground.

What an amazing piece of engineering...50 years later and structurally flawless.

The Arch is about 3 miles from my house. I love seeing it on a daily basis, it means home to me, lol. I’ve been up in it a few times, even tho I’m afraid of heights. They did a massive renovation of the museum underneath it a couple of years ago. The Arch itself was closed for a while for reno as well. This was really interesting.

Having touched this magnificent structure myself, it is difficult to imagine exactly how those sides of the arch would be cleaned in a practical, safe manner. It's one of the rare large scale shapes I've encountered that is a bit disorienting to look up at, standing underneath it. I suspect that effect is magnified up there on it, looking down.

First time seeing this, I live in St Louis, and this building aways mystifies me.I love the Arch and it represent us.

Wonder where they got rope strong enough to hold Dave and is massive balls up there? And notice how when they interviewed him they only showed him from waist up.

Been to the arch 3 times. Still my favorite modern structure(skyscraper). One of the most amazing designs ever.

Just take a giant Brillo pad and a 630 foot long stick!

I have Aeroacrophobia. There is no way I could do that. My legs trip out and go wobbly just watching this stuff. And to think about all the work I performed on lifts, laders and scaffolding before I developed this super fun phobia.

wow, makes my stomach turn watching this

We St. Louisans take the Arch for granted. We see it so often that it doesn't even really cross our minds. But in reality, it is a true masterpiece of architecture and design.

I drove from California to Illinois last June to move, it was exhausting but I'll never forget the feeling of excitement I received when I first saw that arch... goosebumps.

I don't consider myself scared of heights but damn sure was anxious going up to the top of the Arch. The little pod "elevators" were freaky enough but couldn't get over the curve up there and how you could lean into the windows (so I recall) and look almost straight down. Epic engineering!

Having lived in stl all my life, its easy to take the arch for granted. It really is massive though in person, these photos cant do it justice.

These people are beyond brave. Can't imagine having the cojones to appear so nonchalant. Kudos to them all.

My father and my sister we’re delivering a part to the arch when it was being built and they were asked if they want to walk to the top of it which they did. One of the ery first people that were not working there to go to the top of the Arch pretty cool.