Most Incredible High-Wire Act
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 Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. Most Incredible High-Wire Act Philippe Petit scales the distance between two WTC towers in August, 1974. He even lies down and rests on the rope, swinging from side to side. url   (images credit: wiki) UPDATE: Read more about it here. Today's pictures & links: Click to enlarge images. Learning to fly:  (original unknown) Not interested... yet:  (an addition to our "Hilarious Kids" post) DIY bike:  Good for avatars, etc:  Mixed fresh links for today: Optical Illusions in Architecture - [fascinating] City of the Dead in Northern Osetia - [photos] - via Another reason not to open any attachments in your email - [web] Not a Photograph - [cool art] Google in 1407 - [weird] - via Record Stone Skipping Video - [wow video] Vintage Neon Signs Collection - [flickr set] - via Spiders on Drugs - [nature video] Famous Car Jump: "The Hunter", 1980 - [car video] In memoriam of Mig-29:  Dream Shadows:    (original unknown) Oh, those Russian children... This drawing by one school kid is titled: "The trees make revenge on a beaver":  Permanent Link...  Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: |
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