Explicit language warning: this man filmed himself facing his fear of heights by BASE jumping tandem off the Perrine Bridge. Again, there is a lot of cursing in this video. But man if this guy isn't exactly how the average person would feel doing this the first time.
There are lots of phobias and fears out there from bugs to heights to clown and everything in between. In Twin Falls, we truly get certain fears that other people may not truly understand.
Lots of people have fears. I know several people that won't walk across the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls because they are afraid of heights. Other people have no issues with heights but are afraid of spiders, or sharks, etc. I know several people that are afraid of clowns. Doctors and Scientists say a fear of clowns is called coulrophobia.
Everyone is talking about Dorothy zip lining across the canyon for 101th Birthday. She seems to have no fear, which is admirable. I think most of us have a fear of something. Rather we are afraid of spiders, heights or our credit card bills we are all fearful of something.
We've heard of NOMOPHOBIA before . . . that's the feeling of anxiety you get when you're away from your cell phone. But we didn't realize it had reached THIS point.
According to a new study by a company called SecurEnvoy from Daily Mail, losing your cell phone is now the most common fear in the world.
It would make sense if men hated Valentine's Day. It's a day where there are about eight billion ways to screw up, and you can only really nail it if you read minds . . . or if years of disappointment have lowered your wife or girlfriend's expectations.
But according to a new survey, men don't hate Valentine's Day. No . . . they FEAR it.