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Nick Wallenda crossses Niagra Falls!
On a rope designed by NASA...
... it was really amazing!...
... Granny held her breath...
... til he got `bout half way acrost...
... an' den she passed out...
... an' possum splashed water in her face...
... so' she could see him get acrost...
... Uncle Ferd said he tried it once...
... but dem birds kept perchin' on his head...
... so he had to quit an' turn back...
... Congratulations Nick Wallenda!
Last edited by waltky; Jun 15 2012 at 07:02 PM.
Kinda funny how, instead of a 'sequester', the Wall Street bankers got bailed out.
Guru
Chinese daredevil tops Wallenda...
Chinese tightrope walker Adil Hoshur sets new world record for 1,400m crossing
15th September, 2012 - Chinese tightrope walker Adil Hoshur and two disciples have set a brand new world record for the daredevil pursuit by completing a walk along a wire that stretched for 1,400 metres across a canyon.
The trio tackled the course high above the Dehang canyon in the country's central Hunan Province. Amazingly, they completed the challenge without any safety nets and carried only a balance bar in order to maintain their positions high above the floor below. In fact, they were some 350 metres above the ground, making the activity and achievement all the more remarkable to those who watched from either side.
Pictures showed Mr Hoshur come face to face with one his disciples halfway across the wire and perform a tricky manoeuvre in order to pass. While one tightrope walker laid on his back on the wire, Mr Hoshur stepped on to his chest and across the other side to complete the tense stunt.
Tightrope walking hit the headlines in June this year when a man from the famous Wallenda family of daredevils crossed a 550-metre wire across Niagara Falls. Nik Wallenda braved heavy wind and spray from the water below to complete the iconic and jaw-dropping challenge.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/912072-c...#ixzz26x9OyfMR
Kinda funny how, instead of a 'sequester', the Wall Street bankers got bailed out.
Guru
Do you remember the Flying Wallendas?Originally Posted by waltky
On a rope designed by NASA...
... it was really amazing!...
... Granny held her breath...
... til he got `bout half way acrost...
... an' den she passed out...
... an' possum splashed water in her face...
... so' she could see him get acrost...
... Uncle Ferd said he tried it once...
... but dem birds kept perchin' on his head...
... so he had to quit an' turn back...
... Congratulations Nick Wallenda!
http://www.wallenda.com/index.php/wallendas-history
I hadn't heard that name in 50 years.
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