Quilotoa comments on Halfway across a hemp rope 160 feet above the Niagara Gorge, he stopped, lit a fire on a 55-pound iron stove, cooked an omelette, and lowered it to the steamer below. Charles Blondin, 1859.

Halfway across a hemp rope 160 feet above the Niagara Gorge, he stopped, lit a fire on a 55-pound iron stove, cooked an omelette, and lowered it to the steamer below. Charles Blondin, 1859. (oddlet.com)

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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

In case anyone was wondering if he crossed the U.S./Canada border performing this feat, he didn't. The Niagara gorge makes a big U on the Canadian side so he didn't enter any countries illegally.

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[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

Imagine getting ICEd in the middle of all that

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Well, the upside is that there’d be a number of ICEatzgruppen casualties as they try to tackle him, because the gravy seals aren’t terribly nimble, generally speaking.

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[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

Is that where the whirlpool and cable car are?

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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Yes

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