56
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)
submitted 5 days ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

I have my own.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •