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Originally Posted by akelman
Dangerous, selfish, stupid, and almost certainly illegal.
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Those words all apply to Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the Twin Towers in 1974, except that his act was certainly illegal. And yet it was glorified in
The Walk a few years ago by Robert Zemeckis.
I don't understand why Brumotti chooses to risk his life all the time for his stunts, but I don't see why he should be condemned for them any more than one of the Flying Wallendas for their high-wire acts, e.g.,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX_jFK9Zf5k. He knows the risks.