Walk on the Wild Side: Daredevil completes high-wire walk on Miss. coast

[onedef92]

Daredevil completes high-wire walk on Miss. coast

Posted: Thu, Jun. 21, 2012, 6:51 PM

BILOXI, Miss. - It took aerialist Bello Nock about 13 minutes to walk a high wire Thursday on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The wire was 32 stories high, or about 360 feet off the ground, at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.

Nock did the walk with no net or padding below.

He told The Sun Herald afterward that it was windy for about the first 30 seconds of the walk, then the breeze calmed down.

An estimated 10,000 people gathered to watch the daredevil, who wore a microphone during his performance.

[Jobaka]

Originally Posted by onedef92

An estimated 10,000 people gathered to watch the daredevil, who wore a microphone during his performance.

The cynic in me can't help but wonder how many of the 10,000 in attendance were disappointed they didn't get to see the man fall.





I don't think I could do this:

[ZipZap]

Guy is wearing a strap. No need for a net you little cheater.

[NB2K]

If I had to walk a high-wire in Biloxi, I would hope that it would break.