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Watching that BBC Four doc about circuses, they showed a tightrope walking act that I saw a piece on during an episode of Record Breakers which has always stayed with me.
Basically, there was a family of these tightrope walkers who used to balance on each other shoulders to create a sort of pyramid as they traversed the rope, it was an incredible feat of balancing that one night went horribly wrong when the lights went out in the big top for about ten seconds.
The crowd below panicked, but when the lights came back on to everyone's amazement the family had stayed in place and were able to safely complete the stunt. Nobody but them knew how they managed to stay upright that night.
So my question is, does anyone recall this? Who were they and is the footage online because it was on Record Breakers?
Basically, there was a family of these tightrope walkers who used to balance on each other shoulders to create a sort of pyramid as they traversed the rope, it was an incredible feat of balancing that one night went horribly wrong when the lights went out in the big top for about ten seconds.
The crowd below panicked, but when the lights came back on to everyone's amazement the family had stayed in place and were able to safely complete the stunt. Nobody but them knew how they managed to stay upright that night.
So my question is, does anyone recall this? Who were they and is the footage online because it was on Record Breakers?