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"His brain is like a super computer." LOL If his brain were like a supercomputer, it was be saying: ABORT ABORT

If my brain was a supercomputer I would be in Wall Street or in the Silicon Valley getting truckloads of cash.

But to each his own.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

Is this happening tonight?

in a few minutes

 

[Icyflamez96]

Whos watching it on discovery? The golden imagery of the city and the music reminded me of Deus Ex HR lol

 

[Feltrol]

Why the hell would someone do this without a net? Does he want his children to see him die?

That's what I'm thinking.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

As a British guy, is Chicago really that windy?

It's nicknamed the windy city because of politicians, not the wind.

Discovery actually explained this, and then immediately went back into BUT TRUST ME THE WINDY CITY IS WINDY.

They had a hype package basically making it look like Chicago is one of the wind tunnels they use to film car commercials.

 

[Tevos]

please tell me this guy has a parachute or something, why is the city allowing him to do this?

 

[SuperSah]

Why the hell would someone do this without a net? Does he want his children to see him die?

Publicity. It looks cool without safety.

If he ends up dead then welp.

 

[Jarrod38]

Will they have paramedics and an ambulance on call?

 

[PirateKing]

Lol pretty sure we don't cheer like that here.

 

[reKon]

For anyone not in Chicago, I can assure you we don't live in a perpetual wind tunnel as Discovery is suggesting.

fuck that. The wind is always blowing in my face in the winter and I hate it

 

[RevDM]

So the longer he waits, and the temp drops, more water will condense onto the wire...

 

[SteveWinwood]

Why the hell would someone do this without a net? Does he want his children to see him die?

i was looking at his family tree as they were all tight rope performers

half of them are dead or paralyzed

i dont think this is the smartest group of people

 

[Ollie Pooch]

Will they have paramedics and an ambulance on call?

I'd say from that height they'd need a hose, not a paramedic.

 

[The Elite]

This seems like a bad idea.

 

[The Real Abed]

They always put it off until the end. They've done it for decades. It's a show for the cameras and the corporate sponsors. How do people still now know that. He'll do it at the very end.

Then he'll drive off in his whatever car company is sponsoring this tonight.

I'm at work so I can't even watch. So someone let me know if he falls. Or you know, doesn't.

 

[Drencrom]

Televised events are nothing without tons of ads and cheering americans

 

[Raist]

I think camerafeed #3 on skyscaperlive is controlled by the same guy than Sony's gamescom conference.

 

[Agnostic]

I believe there is an 80s action movie where a car flies out of one of the parking floors which is like the first 10 stories of those buildings. I want to say it was "Raw Deal" with Arnold but my memory is failing me.

 

[legacyzero]

Good luck, breh.

 

[Marvel]

I think camerafeed #3 on skyscaperlive is controlled by the same guy than Sony's gamescom conference.

lol.

 

[SuperSah]

So the longer he waits, and the temp drops, more water will condense onto the wire...

Safety first!

 

[StoneFox]

Aw yeah keep zooming in on that wire. That's a beautiful wire.

 

[Nokagi]

Well he better do this before 9 cause I ain't missing The Walking Dead to watch The Walking (maybe Dead)

 

[LyleLanley]

i was looking at his family tree as they were all tight rope performers

half of them are dead or paralyzed

i dont think this is the smartest group of people

I imagine you'll find a lot of dead people in everyones family trees. I just don't see the big upside for doing it without a net, is this the only way he can get money by doing something so stupidly dangerous that someone will pay him to put it on TV?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Drunk people beneath the wire is not something you want in this situation. lol.

 

[Superman0]

I hope this is just marketing ploy.

 

[Dr.Acula]

It's Walenda, he does it all the time. If any of you got in an F1 car you would die. Don't confuse something that would be impossible for you to be impossible for someone else. It's honestly no big deal.

 

[SteveWinwood]

I imagine you'll find a lot of dead people in everyones family trees. I just don't see the big upside for doing it without a net, is this the only way he can get money by doing something so stupidly dangerous that someone will pay him to put it on TV?

i should clarify they all died from falling from heights or touching electrical wires

 

[The Elite]

Well he better do this before 9 cause I ain't missing The Walking Dead to watch The Walking (maybe Dead)

lol

 

[BearFlexington]

I've done my part.

https://twitter.com/El_Fuego_Negro/status/529065910577790976

 

[AngmarsKing701]

I'd say from that height they'd need a hose, not a paramedic.

Roflmao

Or a wet vac

 

[Marvel]

NEVER GIVE UP - Jon Sina

 

[LyleLanley]

i should clarify they all died from falling from heights or touching electrical wires

I assumed as much, it just sounded funny to me.

 

[Blair]

damn he could fall

 

[Nose Master]

If he falls and has a parachute on under the jacket? Would you be upset or relieved?

What if the parachute had Phantom Pain written on it?

Spoiler

I wish.

 

[Raist]

Jesus won a watch?

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Nevah gib up.

 

[The Elite]

NEVER GIVE UP - Jon Sina

Will someone make an rko vine if he falls?

 

[SuperSah]

It's Walenda, he does it all the time. If any of you got in an F1 car you would die. Don't confuse something that would be impossible for you to be impossible for someone else. It's honestly no big deal.

The main kicker is the absolute ZERO safety.

All this previous stunts had some form of safety.

 

[Feltrol]

If he falls and has a parachute on under the jacket? Would you be upset or relieved?

What if the parachute had Phantom Pain written on it?

Spoiler

I wish.

Well, at least he would go out with a bang.

 

[Marvel]

Will someone make an rko vine if he falls?

Outta nowhere, yes.

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

What kinda money does Discovery have that Netflix and Hulu doesn't? This is one of the best quality streams I've seen.

 

[Intheflorsh]

If he falls and has a parachute on under the jacket? Would you be upset or relieved?

What if the parachute had Phantom Pain written on it?

Spoiler

I wish.

I'd watch a stream where a guy parachutes off a skyscraper.

 

[RevDM]

Let's take a moment and enjoy the youtube comments

 

[Kalor]

Just going to linger on this shot of "Never give up".

 

[Feltrol]

Let's take a moment and enjoy the youtube comments

NEOGAF REPRESENT.

 

[SuperSah]

Let's take a moment and enjoy the youtube comments

LMAO the relevance.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

As scary as this seems, the video from a few weeks back on GAF about those 2 guys climbing a tower in china was worse. And it was recorded, so we knew the were OK. But the footage alone gave me vertigo.

 

[Moppeh]

LMAO the relevance.

?

What is it a reference to?

 

[IAmtheFMan]

Does this guy really need encouragement to "never give up?" I mean is there a strong chance he gets halfway through and says "ah, fuck it?"