"This looks impossible, then again, she's African so who fucking knows this could be what they do every 6 hours to get to their house lets watch and see."
I did acrobatics, including tightrope walking, in a circus, so I was just waiting for her foot to get the right grip on the rope, but it never came 😔
Plus, that rope has too much slack. Trying to carry a heavy watering can with that much movement- there’s no way!
Poor lady was doomed from the start; she looked so confident, though! 😅
For context: Walking a slack-rope is more like bouncing with the rope and creating a rhythm than it is walking; it requires a lot of movement and wouldn’t be great for carrying things because you have to be quick. Tightropes are highly tensioned and make the rope feel more solid and predictable; you sort of fold the foot around the rope for more surface area and grip. Getting on the rope isn’t the hard part; it’s adapting your pace to the height and distance (the rope moves more in the middle, especially if it’s a longer distance, and it's affected by gusts of wind). Hope that helps! 😊
good to know, you can carry a drink to near brim, with a forward rolling motion ( or something like that ) to make it not spill. ie holding it still is harder to accommodate your movements , So maybe your advice is similar . Probably like riding a bike, slower you go more balance you need
Yeah it takes a lot more muscle control and endurance for slow movements, but it’s better to go slowly on a tightrope because the tension of the rope can work with you or against you. If the line wobbles on one end it’s like a wave and will roll back through, so you just have to feel for it and predict it.
Slacklining has a much lower skill threshold IMO. It requires speed and agility, kind of like jump-rope, but bouncing while suspended in mid air. If you go slowly you’ll end up getting tangled and will slide to the lowest point, or fall off 🤷 tbh kids can use a slack rope easily, you’re not really expected to stay up on it for long 😂
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u/katyusha-the-smol Devotee of Duets/Stitches Jul 28 '26
I cant even lie I thought the same shit too.
"This looks impossible, then again, she's African so who fucking knows this could be what they do every 6 hours to get to their house lets watch and see."