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Blindfolded Acrobat Survives 650-Foot Fall

6th-generation acrobat, Aisikaier was going for world record

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2012 2:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – A blindfolded Chinese acrobat attempting to walk backward on a tightrope for 2,300 feet across a 650-feet-deep gorge with no safety harness fell just short of his goal—and survived with just minor injuries, reports the Telegraph. The tightrope walker, Aisikaier, tumbled with just...   Read full story »

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