<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mat123:
Then, people could simple step into their harnesses and "slide" down the zip lines to nearby buildings...</font>
Actually that is quite an idea! Would probably be even safer than the base jumbing with parachutes but the main problem for your idea is if the lower part of the building (as was the case with the WTC) is in so much devastation that sliding by it would be risky.
PG: It seems Maria is a news media person? Well, Goldlust is honored to have thought of the same as she did, and I certainly fail to see how the AA people can call it dumb. Certainly a life saver!