anybody watching this guy getting ready to cross Niagara Falls (1 Viewer)

[zed2283]

on ABC right now

 

[mr. furley]

guy looks like a ginger GM

 

[southeastjerome]

He is wearing a harness.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

 

[Guest]

Boycotting. Think it's deplorable to show this live. I know the guy understands the risks, and its his chosen career and he's a "professional," but this will be incredibly traumatizing to kids (and adults) watching if he falls. Network encouraging this is wrong IMO.

 

[Guest]

That said, if he falls, please post right away.

 

[Abraham]

Sure, why not.

 

[NJDawgPound]

He is wearing a harness.

Evel Kneivel wouldn't have. I know this wasn't this guy's choice but THE ####IFICATION OF AMERICA CONTINUES.Blame the lawyers.

 

[southeastjerome]

Boycotting. Think it's deplorable to show this live. I know the guy understands the risks, and its his chosen career and he's a "professional," but this will be incredibly traumatizing to kids (and adults) watching if he falls. Network encouraging this is wrong IMO.

Again, he is wearing a harness.

 

[Abraham]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

 

[Guest]

Really? What a #####! And what's the point?

 

[zed2283]

Boycotting. Think it's deplorable to show this live. I know the guy understands the risks, and its his chosen career and he's a "professional," but this will be incredibly traumatizing to kids (and adults) watching if he falls. Network encouraging this is wrong IMO.

Again, he is wearing a harness.

Won't that get in the way?

 

[SlaX]

That said, if he falls, please post right away.

The depends. If he falls, are you gonna start a separate post about it or keep it here?

 

[zed2283]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

 

[Guest]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Was that the guy in South America? I remember that from when I was a kid. Like I said, traumatizing. Stuff of nightmares. They have it on video.

 

[comfortably numb]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Yea, but he was crossing while it was a major snow storm, going up hill during a heat wave on his way to school, and he had no shoes

 

[NJDawgPound]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Then I would call him his less than adequate grandfather.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Boycotting. Think it's deplorable to show this live. I know the guy understands the risks, and its his chosen career and he's a "professional," but this will be incredibly traumatizing to kids (and adults) watching if he falls. Network encouraging this is wrong IMO.

his wife and kids are there watching live. he's not going to fall.

 

[identikit]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Was that the guy in South America? I remember that from when I was a kid. Like I said, traumatizing. Stuff of nightmares. They have it on video.

I think it was in Puerto Rico.Was a walk between buildings IIRC.

 

[Guest]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Was that the guy in South America? I remember that from when I was a kid. Like I said, traumatizing. Stuff of nightmares. They have it on video.

I think it was in Puerto Rico.Was a walk between buildings IIRC.

I remember seeing that when I was maybe 10. Wasn't easy to shake. Guy started quivering on the wire, tried to take a knee, then tried to grab the wire and then fell.

 

[JGalligan]

Is it just me or is the coverage for this almost over-the-toply akin to a major sporting event? Like isn't that the dude from Good Morning America? Not that I'm not still watching, although it became a bit less dramatic and is-this-real-life-ish when I just found out he has a safety harness on, but it just seems really weird and forced.

 

[identikit]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Was that the guy in South America? I remember that from when I was a kid. Like I said, traumatizing. Stuff of nightmares. They have it on video.

I think it was in Puerto Rico.Was a walk between buildings IIRC.

I remember seeing that when I was maybe 10. Wasn't easy to shake. Guy started quivering on the wire, tried to take a knee, then tried to grab the wire and then fell.

I remember it well also, unfortunately. Bounced off a car.

 

[JGalligan]

That said, if he falls, please post right away.

 

[NJDawgPound]

All thIs is doing is making me miss Wide World of Sports where the crap was real.

 

[zed2283]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Was that the guy in South America? I remember that from when I was a kid. Like I said, traumatizing. Stuff of nightmares. They have it on video.

I think it was in Puerto Rico.Was a walk between buildings IIRC.

I remember seeing that when I was maybe 10. Wasn't easy to shake. Guy started quivering on the wire, tried to take a knee, then tried to grab the wire and then fell.

I remember it well also, unfortunately. Bounced off a car.

Be sure before you click it...

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

All thIs is doing is making me miss Wide World of Sports where the crap was real.

it's still real. he just won't die if he falls.

 

[NJDawgPound]

All thIs is doing is making me miss Wide World of Sports where the crap was real.

it's still real. he just won't die if he falls.

The big sell was the risk involved.

 

[quickhands]

Is "battle of the network stars" on next? Cuz gabe kaplan is unbeatable in the 1/4 mile bike ride.

 

[KingPrawn]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

His great grandfather fell and died.

Was that the guy in South America? I remember that from when I was a kid. Like I said, traumatizing. Stuff of nightmares. They have it on video.

I think it was in Puerto Rico.Was a walk between buildings IIRC.

I remember seeing that when I was maybe 10. Wasn't easy to shake. Guy started quivering on the wire, tried to take a knee, then tried to grab the wire and then fell.

I remember it well also, unfortunately. Bounced off a car.

Great. Now I'm traumatized for life all over again. Hope this guy doesn't fall and hit a car.

 

[quickhands]

All thIs is doing is making me miss Wide World of Sports where the crap was real.

This is a great point. I frankly miss barrel jumping.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

customs will be tough on the wire.

 

[mr. furley]

customs will be tough on the wire.

:golfclap:

 

[zed2283]

That harness looks like a pain.

 

[John Bender]

Got a safety harness on. Bull####. I've done more dangerous stuff after a few Red Bulls and Vodkas

 

[mr. furley]

fakeOtis is going bananas here

 

[johnnycakes]

It's really hard to fall with a 40# balance pole. He would basically have to step off the wire on purpose

And wearing a safety harness and tether What a ####ly.

 

[zed2283]

That shot of him over the lip of the falls was awesome.

And I wish they would stop talking to him.

 

[quickhands]

A man, a wire, and a balancing pole........pure genius

 

[mr roboto]

This is horrible. Shut up Elliot.

 

[quickhands]

all you athiests getting a blast of praising for jesus......but then he rolls out a jackoff blast

 

[mr roboto]

all you athiests getting a blast of praising for jesus......but then he rolls out a jackoff blast

He edited to jackass. This is awesome.

 

[Abraham]

When do the laser sharks and enraged monkeys come in? Because this is boring.

 

[The_Man]

He'll get near the finish then fake a stumble to make it look like he's about to fall only to right himself. Same guy did the same shtick in Baltimore's Inner Harbor last month

 

[quickhands]

When do the laser sharks and enraged monkeys come in? Because this is boring.

na just roll out Nitro. he'd be in the water in a second

 

[Raider Nation]

Got a safety harness on. Bull####.

It's like being relieved that you didn't knock up your girlfriend after banging her with 3 condoms on.

 

[zed2283]

He made it!

 

[Raider Nation]

He did it...

WHEW!

 

[johnnycakes]

I missed Geraldo's commentary.

 

[mr roboto]

Meh.

 

[The_Man]

when they first showed the wife for a second in her flesh colored dress, I thought she was nude. That would have been way better than watching the guy on the wire