Using a rope to cross the street in 112-mph winds (9 pictures)

Montevideo, Uruguay was hit with a windstorm yesterday with gusts reaching 112 miles an hour. In such dangerous conditions, I’m not sure what would be on the other side of the street that would compel you to walk there.

But enough people needed to keep going about their daily business that (at least in this one spot) they tied a rope along a crosswalk between two buildings to hold on to as they crossed…

(via S. Mazzarovich, Reddit)

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Category: Amazing, Science & Nature, World

4 Responses

  1. Jimmy says:

    That looks really fun.

  2. Corrie says:

    Woe, that’s crazy! Looks like the guy in the 8th picture is having fun, lol.

  3. Pete says:

    Looks like it’s a day to call in sick to me.

  4. Uncle Mikey says:

    How the hell don’t these people own sunglasses

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