Nik Wallenda: the daredevil who will tightrope across Niagara Falls

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The Wallenda family clearly has a genetic death wish. Young Nik is quoting his great-grand father Karl Wallenda's philosophy, but he would do well to remember how old Karl died. The Wikipedia says:

"In 1978, at age 73, Wallenda attempted a walk between the two towers of the ten-story Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a wire stretched 121 ft above the pavement, but fell to his death when winds exceeded 30 miles per hour. The Wallenda family attributes the tragedy to "several misconnected guide ropes along the wire" and not the windy conditions.

Karl Wallenda was quoted as saying, "Life is being on the wire; everything else is just waiting."

I would say being on a high wire is waiting to die.

5-13-2012 @ 8:04PM

Random Gentleman said...

Wow, to think someone could be so rude, insulting and insensitive! I think you have some inssues sir. Besides, i believe your point is invalid. Karl walked the wire and performed his entire life until he was 73 years old! Tons of people die in their 70's! He lived a long life performing! Plus it was a failure of equipment that caused the accident! That could very well happen on a plane or in a car! Seriously think before you speak, and if the things you have to say don't change once you've thought about it, maybe it's best for you if you just dont talk at all.

1-10-2012 @ 4:27PM

dreeming said...

shut up

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