# Watched the "death defying" high wire walk... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 24, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725 "2010-09-24T05:54:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/1 "2010-09-24T05:54:16Z")
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](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](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. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/2 "2010-09-24T06:01:53Z")
newman would do it ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/3 "2010-09-24T06:22:50Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > newman would do it Hugger :lol: ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/4 "2010-09-24T06:27:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/5 "2010-09-24T06:30:50Z")
if you want to see a man with some real balls watch the documentary Man on a wire > **[Man on Wire (2008)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/)** > > Directed by James Marsh. With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix. 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... 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](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wFNKR-zd2B4/SiDmTj7HdoI/AAAAAAAAAQM/kLt_66UkV5Q/s320/philippe+petit.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/6 "2010-09-24T06:49:42Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/7 "2010-09-24T06:53:27Z")
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.” ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/8 "2010-09-24T08:38:00Z")
When I heard about this I thought of this: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl\_Wallenda](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wallenda) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdRMcrzM9M) RIP > [@theblue](#): > > [Man on Wire (2008) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/) > > 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.” MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some **sexuality** and **nudity** , and **drug references**. I think he is doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/9 "2010-09-24T09:11:05Z")
Not doing it wrong… He’s doing it in 70’s style. Somehow it’s now only PG-13 ---
**Author:** ![ItsOver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/itsover/32/5431_2.png) [@ItsOver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ItsOver)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/10 "2010-09-24T09:17:46Z")
That guy yesterday was a fggt. He couldn’t have died if he wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watched-the-death-defying-high-wire-walk/160725/11 "2010-09-24T13:20:26Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > When I heard about this I thought of this: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl\_Wallenda](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wallenda) > > RIP > > I think he is doing it wrong. Let’s be honest, that’s what 99% of the people want to see when watching this kinda stuff. X…