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'Edge of the World Swing' suspended 300 feet over Amsterdam

By Ben Hooper
Some brave tourists take on Europe's Highest Swing in Amsterdam. Screenshot courtesy Newsflare
Some brave tourists take on Europe's Highest Swing in Amsterdam. Screenshot courtesy Newsflare

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Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A swing attached to a building in Amsterdam is being touted as Europe's highest, with a distance of more than 300 feet between it and the ground below.

A video filmed Jan. 13 shows the "Edge of the World" swing attached to the new A'DAM Lookout in action as terrified tourists take a ride.

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"After a very fast lift ride you are strapped into the swing before being hoisted up a few more meters," the filmer wrote online. "Then it begins to sway and you are swung out over the edge with nothing but air between you and the pavement 100m [328 feet] below."

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