Most Incredible High-Wire Act

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Most Incredible High-Wire Act

Philippe Petit scales the distance between two WTC towers in August, 1974.
He even lies down and rests on the rope, swinging from side to side.


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UPDATE: Read more about it here.


Today's pictures & links:
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Learning to fly:


(original unknown)


Not interested... yet:


(an addition to our "Hilarious Kids" post)


DIY bike:



Good for avatars, etc:




Mixed fresh links for today:

Optical Illusions in Architecture - [fascinating]
City of the Dead in Northern Osetia - [photos] - via
Another reason not to open any attachments in your email - [web]
Not a Photograph - [cool art]
Google in 1407 - [weird] - via
Record Stone Skipping Video - [wow video]
Vintage Neon Signs Collection - [flickr set] - via
Spiders on Drugs - [nature video]
Famous Car Jump: "The Hunter", 1980 - [car video]



In memoriam of Mig-29:




Dream Shadows:








(original unknown)


Oh, those Russian children...
This drawing by one school kid is titled: "The trees make revenge on a beaver":

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