Tag: stunters
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Wirewalker by John B. Lee
he set out on the cable—walking over Niagara Falls as though balanced on a thread in his electric-orange raiment like a brilliant spider on a silk a lovely incandescent Marbled Orbweaver this Wallenda a third-generation daredevil slowing over the plumb weights then quick as an arachnid in a rush from suddenly seeing itself being seen…
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Dave Munday Went Over Niagara Falls Twice in a Barrel—and Lived by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
munday The first he knew of danger, he recorded it all on video. You could see the rush of river as the barrel bobbed the lip of the gorge. But during the fall—all you saw was white, as if the camera was flying for a moment—then, a black screen. And maybe that’s what brought him…
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The Falling: Three Who Have Intentionally Plunged Over Niagara Falls With the Hope of Surviving by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
1. Annie Edson Taylor (1901) Don’t hate me because I sent the cat first. Darling, desperate times require— well, they require. I told the little girl who owned the cat I’d buy her a new one. Days of waiting for a coin of mention in the newspaper. Days of waiting for wind— for a sign,…
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The Niagara Scow by Amanda Tulk
scow Now it sits a pile of unstable rustAmongst the fallsAnd their murderous rushTwo men on a routine tripA few hours later Red Hill screamingDont lose your gripA split second decisionCould have ended their livesLucky to make it home to their wivesOne man risked it allHe figured as long as he triedThere was no faultThe…
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Uncle Alvin at Niagara by Almon Trask Allis
Alvin “The last excursion of the year,” I read the other day, Affordin’ opportunity to see grand old Niagara ; And for a dollar and a half, to go up there and back, And see the sights, and ride above two hundred miles of track, Seemed like we’d get our money’s worth, if we…