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This peculiar-looking object…

…is a Quick Step Foot Ascender that you wear around your feet. The contraption contains a movable, ratcheting jaw that bites onto rope. Paired with a Chest Ascender…

…worn against your sternum, it allows you to essentially walk up a vertical rope:

While your legs do the work, the chest ascender is what keeps the rope against your body, and you vertical.

These are used by arborists, wind turbine technicians, high-rise cleaners, bridge inspectors, recreational climbers and search-and-rescue personnel.

You're going to need a lot of extra storage space on your console if you're planning to play Grand Theft Auto VI later this month. Rockstar Games confirmed on Tuesday that the pre-load file will require up to 212GB "depending on your device."

Rockstar says you can start pre-loading the game on the PlayStation 5 on Tuesday, November 10th at midnight in your local time zone, while users on Xbox Series X | S devices can start pre-loading on November 10th at 12AM GMT. The company says to "make sure you've got ample space to begin pre-loading as soon as possible." Rockstar also posted a support page with more information about pre-loading the ga …

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