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Originally Posted by sammyg2
The guy sitting on the planks? He isn't a counterweight. The forces are trying to push those planks out away from the building and it appears he's simply sitting on them to provide enough friction to keep them from sliding.
If that is indeed the case, all he has to do is shift his weight wrong and the whole thing tumbles down.
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Wrong again. The ladders are tied off inside. You can see the ropes under the Gothic arch. I think the painter is a brave man and quite ingenious. Something tells me that ain't his first rodeo.