Check Out These Unbelievable Drone Shots That Are As Awkward as They Are Hilarious

Accident Waiting To Happen?

We don’t think that this drone shot was accidental at all. The man clearly knew how to walk on a tightrope untethered, but this obviously was too dangerous to try. Behind the highly skilled man was Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympics was held in 2016.

Also called funambulism, it dates back to Ancient Rome and Greece. According to Smithsonian Magazine, this sport’s secret is putting the lower body’s gravity to the wire. Amateurs sometimes try to lean forward, but this rookie mistake would end up in an accident. On top of this, it must be remembered that the wire usually rotates.

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