Twitter right now is about equal parts horror and snark as famed daredevil Nik Wallenda readies for his latest stunt, a tightrope walk between the Leo Burnett Building and Marina Tower West in downtown Chicago:
https://twitter.com/bvecchio10/status/529067554976043008
This guys crazy #SkywireLive
— Deano Spumoni (@deanprince621) November 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/emilybernardo24/status/529067230391468033
Awesome street-level party vibe waiting for Wallenda to make history in Chicago #SkywireLive pic.twitter.com/A5ujCHjeFy
— Adam Olson (@OlsonAJ) November 2, 2014
You can get a sense of both wires from this angle on the Leo Burnett Building #SkywireLive @Discovery @NikWallenda pic.twitter.com/R7Ka3fCSeL
— Laurie Goldberg (@LaurieGoldberg) November 1, 2014
Hundreds of Chicagoans pack onto bridges over Chicago River waiting on #wallendawalk pic.twitter.com/zO9TMzJ45s
— Natasha Korecki (@natashakorecki) November 3, 2014
As far as any accident getting transmitted live across the world, thankfully the feed is on a 10-second delay:
So Discovery Channel is using a 10 second delay in case this yahoo falls to his death?
— Chris Wanless (@chris_wanless) November 3, 2014
Best of luck, Nik. Twitchy readers can watch the event live at this link from The Discovery Channel.
Update:
Praying with my friend @NikWallenda at #SkyscraperLive. Watch Live on @Discovery pic.twitter.com/pTFfz5vpbD
— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) November 3, 2014
Update 2:
Watching my man @NikWallenda conquer the Windy City… Go get em!!! pic.twitter.com/VOUFkidV2Y
— Ed Drantch (@EdDrantch) November 3, 2014
History in the making watching from the UK! @NikWallenda #ontheedge #skyscrapperlive pic.twitter.com/FmJ7hEGgQk
— Lydia Wong (@chubbychigga) November 3, 2014
The slash in the sky. @NikWallenda lookin good! pic.twitter.com/Cfn9ApIm7i
— Megan Addington (@MeganAddington) November 3, 2014
Update 3:
He did it. pic.twitter.com/xgKtBZUvdG
— Mark Guarino (@markguarino) November 3, 2014
6:42 — the unofficial time for @NikWallenda walk one. WAS expected to take 12-15 min. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/ePVlYAEMg6
— Brad Edwards (@tvbrad) November 3, 2014
halfway there #skyscraperlive pic.twitter.com/ds97xe498N
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) November 3, 2014
Update 4:
And the crowd gies wild#NikWallenda now blindfolded@LisaandRay995 wth! pic.twitter.com/mf3w5Fv2HX
— Ramblin' Ray (@ramblin_ray) November 3, 2014
Update 5:
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/529091952961024000
Congratulations @NikWallenda!https://t.co/dneMJ8usOT
— Discovery (@Discovery) November 3, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.