Watched the "death defying" high wire walk...

And I’m a little curious how it’s “death defying” when the guy is clearly wearing a safety harness and is secured to a 2nd high wire?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/09/23/vo.pasquette.high.wire.walker.wivb?hpt=C2

EDIT:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article199136.ece

Pasquette, who walked two stories above the roof, was forced to wear a safety harness, something he normally does not do. He also doesn’t use a safety net. He was notified by the state Department of Labor on Wednesday he would have to use a harness or risk arrest.

Ok, I’ll give the guy a lot more credit now. Fucking nanny state NY mandated the safety harness.

newman would do it

Hugger :lol:

I actually have a smaller-scale building to building slackline walk plan in the works. However, it’ll only be about 50 feet off the ground and 50 feet long and I will DEF wear a safety harness.

if you want to see a man with some real balls watch the documentary Man on a wire

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City’s World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974, what some consider, “the artistic crime of the century.”

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wFNKR-zd2B4/SiDmTj7HdoI/AAAAAAAAAQM/kLt_66UkV5Q/s320/philippe+petit.jpg

He might as well climb the latter down, walk across the middle and climb the other side. People should have been able to shoot stuff at him or something.

Reminds me of a Roger Sterling quote, for those of you who watch Mad Men.

“Yetta Wahlenda sized mis-step. The girl. The tightrope walker. They got her off of the sidewalk with a hose last week.”

When I heard about this I thought of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wallenda

RIP

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references.

I think he is doing it wrong.

Not doing it wrong… He’s doing it in 70’s style.
Somehow it’s now only PG-13

That guy yesterday was a fggt. He couldn’t have died if he wanted to.

Let’s be honest, that’s what 99% of the people want to see when watching this kinda stuff.

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