OMG!!!

[FourScore]

Just as he crosses the falls...

[ananda]

1. I know.

I just finished watching the walk on an online video.

Fantastic!

[steve2470]

2. very impressive ! nt

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Cool.

[emilyg]

4. Very exciting.

[mucifer]

5. Too bad they made him wear a lead.

[FourScore]

7. Why?

[mucifer]

11. He didn't want to

[FourScore]

14. That's true.

Still, I'm glad they made him wear it.

BTW, I was just at Niagara Falls yesterday on a school field trip. We went under Wallenda's wire while on the Maid of the Mist boat. I couldn't imagine walking that!!!

[elleng]

6. THANKS!

[Cracklin Charlie]

8. My daughter

"That shit was awesome!"

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Okay, so he didn't die.

That's good -- although I think he's out of his mind.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Does anyone know why they did it in the evening? Does the wind have something to do with that?

It was really cool. Just wish you could see it better.

[FourScore]

12. I heard it had to do with updraft.

But why there would be less then?...Couldn't tell ya!

[southernyankeebelle]

23. Thank you. I was wondering. I knew there had to be a reason. He did really well.

[RC]

13. The wind usually dies down at dusk.

[Retrograde]

17. And here I was thinking that it was for prime time on the west coast

I walked over Niagara Falls last year - did it on a bridge, though. Highly recommended if you're there and have the documentation to cross the border: it's a great view, but very, very windy.

[southernyankeebelle]

22. Thank you. I was wondering. I knew there had to be a reason. He did really well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My heart was in my throat......

the whole time.

Even though I knew he made it...

[Webster Green]

16. Amazing!

Equally amazing: Some teabagger made a comment at You Tube, claiming that this was a "diversion" by Obama to distract us from what's really happening. Wow!

[treestar]

24. That Obama!

So clever. I just have to admire his evil genius!

[laundry_queen]

18. I couldn't watch it live.

Even though I knew he had a harness. All week on Canadian TV they've been showing that horrible clip of his great grandfather falling to his death (minus the hitting the ground part, thank god, you never know with the infotainment people) and I just decided I didn't need to see something like that live. I'm glad he made it, safe and sound. I don't understand, but I suppose it's just in his blood.

[treestar]

25. Yeah I was wondering why he was still doing it at age 73

I remember Karl Wallenda as a kid - saw him on TV doing various walks and he was an old guy then.

[WillowTree]

19. If you watched him closely, it was almost like something from Riverdance.

His upper body, virtually everything above his legs, was almost completely motionless. And yet, he could speak calmly and conversationally.

Incredible control of body and mind. Kudos, Nik!

[edbermac]

20. Nobody can top Philippe Petit crossing the World Trade Towers, Aug 1974

[Bolo Boffin]

21. Albert Brooks tweeted it was taking out the passport did him in. n/t