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Walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope

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    #212
    PizzamanIRL
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    I'm sorry but nothing you say can convince me that the tour de france is more dangerous or that the walk he did was not dangerous and that he would never have fallen. He wasn't attached to anything. That itself makes it 100% dangerous.


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    #213
    Ruudi_Mentari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Ruudi_Mentari


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    To get to the other side.

    But There is not a chicken bone in this mans body? unless he accidentally swallowed one at dinner of course...

    But these people must be good at grabbing on for dear life, when they do fall and so I doubt he has ever contemplated suicide despite what others might think just looking at him up there.


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    #214
    IM0
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    pharmaton wrote: »
    k, I doubt it's something I could do and it has an element of risk but at the same time I wouldn't consider the risk factor as high, bike crash versus walking unharnessed across the GC...one may result in broken limbs, possibly fatal but the other is certain death.
    If you said base jumping or free climbing I might have seen your point though.

    please tell me you realise those things are way more dangerous than the sterile charade we witnessed tonight?


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    #215
    [Deleted User]
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    IM0 wrote: »
    *spoliler alert*





    there was everything safe about it, Ive never seen something so sterile in my life.

    all the bits hanging off the bottom of the rope were counter balancing it and set so that even in the worst possible circumstances nothing could possibly go wrong

    the balance bar, negated most of the risk


    the orange rope under him all the way, no doubt for safety of some sort and they are just the things I noticed.

    meh tbh the only way he would posibly fall is if he MASSIVELY freaked out but that was never going to happen. :rolleyes:

    You're grand. You didn't spoil anything. I still stand by my previous comment saying there was nothing safe about it.


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    #216
    pharmaton
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    IM0 wrote: »
    please tell me you realise those things are way more dangerous than the sterile charade we witnessed tonight?
    I'd think the element of risk about the same really


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    #217
    gctest50
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    Yosemite falls, no balance bar


    falls off the wire in part 2



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    #218
    IvySlayer
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    Out of all the dangerous sports, Formula 1, Moto GP, horse racing, you chose Tour De France?


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    #219
    IM0
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    IvySlayer wrote: »
    Out of all the dangerous sports, Formula 1, Moto GP, horse racing, you chose Tour De France?

    because Ive done very similar and am speaking from experience, and know people who have done similar to moto gp and think were mad for doing what we do on skinny wheels and light bicycles going down mountains the way we do. >.<


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    #220
    Ruudi_Mentari
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    gctest50 wrote: »
    Yosemite falls, no balance bar

    so where's the fall... I hope it wasn't in my falling for it

    and he is harnessed. impressive nonetheless i can barely bring myself to walk across cold laminated flooring, in my bare feet let alone a fcuking wire


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    #221
    MiskyBoyy
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    Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »
    so where's the fall... I hope it wasn't in my falling for it

    and he is harnessed. impressive nonetheless i can barely bring myself to walk across cold laminated flooring, in my bare feet let alone a fcuking wire

    He did 3 takes on it harnessed and then he done it with no harness.

    I think he fell during one of the practises but was harnessed so he was fine.


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    #222
    The Backwards Man
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    Must be some adrenaline rush from completing something like that though.


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    #223
    Festy
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    Nik will be getting some lovin tonight that's for sure...:pac:


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    #224
    IvySlayer
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    Festy wrote: »
    Nik will be getting some lovin tonight that's for sure...:pac:

    That's what happens when you accept Jesus in your life.


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    #225
    Festy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    That's what happens when you accept Jesus in your life.

    I think we all should accept Jesus then if that's the case.:D


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    #226
    SV
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    IM0 wrote: »
    because Ive done very similar and am speaking from experience, and know people who have done similar to moto gp and think were mad for doing what we do on skinny wheels and light bicycles going down mountains the way we do. >.<

    Oh yeah, ye're mental..

    Would ya stop, young lads go to the top of hills to do the same craic cos it's feckin fun.


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    #227
    gctest50
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    100?



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    #228
    Festy
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    #229
    Buzz84
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    IM0 wrote: »
    because Ive done very similar and am speaking from experience, and know people who have done similar to moto gp and think were mad for doing what we do on skinny wheels and light bicycles going down mountains the way we do. >.<

    Wow going down a hill on a bike. You my friend are insane. Just mad


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    #230
    Festy
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    Was just think there to myself,does anyone else find it strange that he did it wearing jeans ? :confused:


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    #231
    jamaamaj
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    After i came out of watching superman, Man of Steel, I thought of "Nik the Tightrope Walker balls of steel"


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    #232
    Rothko
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    IM0 wrote: »
    all the bits hanging off the bottom of the rope were counter balancing it and set so that even in the worst possible circumstances nothing could possibly go wrong

    the balance bar, negated most of the risk

    the orange rope under him all the way, no doubt for safety of some sort and they are just the things I noticed.

    How would they stop him from falling? I know the balance bar would obviously help him but what about the rest? I didn't see any safety net or anything similar.

    Btw, this is a serious question. I'm not trying to act smart or anything.


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    #233
    Festy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    jamaamaj wrote: »
    After i came out of watching superman, Man of Steel, I thought of "Nik the Tightrope Walker balls of steel"

    Nik is much cooler than this Superman bloke you speak off.


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    #234
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Festy wrote: »
    Was just think there to myself,does anyone else find it strange that he did it wearing jeans ? :confused:

    I don't know what it is but this guy wore them too whilst walking the tight rope over Yosemite Park:
    article-2067526-0EFB977500000578-533_964x807.jpg


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    #235
    Festy
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    DaLad wrote: »
    I don't know what it is but this guy wore them too whilst walking the tight rope over Yosemite Park:
    article-2067526-0EFB977500000578-533_964x807.jpg

    Jesus :eek: and I thought Nik was crazy



    Here's some more info about the guy

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2067526/Daredevil-Mich-Kemeter-performs-tightrope-walk-3-000ft-Yosemite-Park.html


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    #236
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,798 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    They're all f*****g lunatics if ya ask me!


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    #237
    Festy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭Festy


    This is class,definitely worth a watch.:cool:




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    #238
    Ruudi_Mentari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Ruudi_Mentari


    Is not a patch on walking across the grand canal on the veritable tightrope that is being out of your tree on drink


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    #239
    FanadMan
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    Suas11 wrote: »
    How would they stop him from falling? I know the balance bar would obviously help him but what about the rest? I didn't see any safety net or anything similar.

    Btw, this is a serious question. I'm not trying to act smart or anything.

    There was no safety at all. He said that if the wind got too much or if he couldn't go on, he would stop and a basket would come out and collect him. All he had was his balance bar and his mother-made shoes. Mega balls on that guy!


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    #240
    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Girl on a tightrope between 2 trucks



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    #241
    Buzz84
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Buzz84


    Festy wrote: »
    Was just think there to myself,does anyone else find it strange that he did it wearing jeans ? :confused:

    I cant say its the wearing of jeans part I find strange more the whole walking out into the middle of the Grand Canyon on a 5cm tight rope with 1500ft drop, that's the bit I find a bit strange.


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