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[[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism), is the well-known art of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the [[circus]], [[music hall]] and [[vaudeville]]. It is also a venerable form of extreme adventurism, with walkers attempting epic walks across the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, up the Eiffel Tower, etc.

An alternative version of it, called [[Slack Rope]] or Slack Wire walking, is one where the support is flexible or 'slack' and thus requires other skills. Often used by clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. It was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833),

A modern form of the '''slack rope''' walking is an "extreme sport" version, which arose in the late 1970s, and the activity is today called "Slacklining"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining].

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining

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−	[[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism), is the well-known art of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the [[circus]], [[music hall]] and [[vaudeville]]~~. It is also a venerable form of extreme adventurism, with walkers attempting epic walks across the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, up the Eiffel Tower, etc~~.	+	[[Tight Rope]] walking (or funambulism), is the well-known art of walking along a thin wire or rope, and an awe inspiring acrobatic skill. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the [[circus]], [[music hall]] and [[vaudeville]].

−	~~An alternative version~~ of it, ~~called~~ [[Slack Rope]] ~~or Slack Wire~~ walking~~, is one where the support is flexible or~~ '~~slack~~' and thus requires other skills. Often used by clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. It was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833),	+	It is also a venerable form of extreme adventurism, with walkers attempting epic walks between high buildings, across the Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, up the Eiffel Tower, etc.
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	An alternative version of it, called [[Slack Rope]] or Slack Wire walking, is one where the support is flexible or 'slack' and thus requires other skills. Often used by clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. It was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833),		An alternative version of it, called [[Slack Rope]] or Slack Wire walking, is one where the support is flexible or 'slack' and thus requires other skills. Often used by clowns and comedians as a circus or vaudeville act. It was particularly popular in the mid-1800s in South Africa. See for example [[Monsieur Dupree]] (1833),
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−	~~A modern form of the '''slack rope''' walking is an "extreme sport" version, which arose in the late 1970s, and the activity is today called "Slacklining"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacklining].~~