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Horror after Chinese trapeze artist falls to her death during display
bbc ^ | Kerry Allen

Posted on 04/17/2023 8:16:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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1 posted on 04/17/2023 8:16:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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May she rest in piece.


2 posted on 04/17/2023 8:17:38 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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To: BenLurkin

“She just wouldn’t shut up”


3 posted on 04/17/2023 8:18:40 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (away.)
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Risky career. Prayers for her loved ones.


4 posted on 04/17/2023 8:20:49 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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5 posted on 04/17/2023 8:21:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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What an admirable comment...


6 posted on 04/17/2023 8:25:42 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: No name given ; skr; All

Apparently not a traditional trapeze but more of a circ du soleil type thing. Still, performing over a net would have been reasonable and hopefully any audience would understand.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wnmPFNUTJb0


7 posted on 04/17/2023 8:28:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Wei Tu Low.


8 posted on 04/17/2023 8:50:41 PM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most importan.t election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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It’s why they use nets


9 posted on 04/17/2023 8:52:06 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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Won Flung Lo


10 posted on 04/17/2023 8:58:55 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Nifster

Or safety straps

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wnmPFNUTJb0


11 posted on 04/17/2023 8:59:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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Satire is not your gift. You comment fell like a lead balloon.


12 posted on 04/17/2023 8:59:23 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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That's what I call a setting Sun.

13 posted on 04/17/2023 8:59:51 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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Sad. You can see her partner try to catch her with his legs, but couldn’t reach.


14 posted on 04/17/2023 9:00:52 PM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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I wonder if the crane operator knew what he was doing. It looks like he jerked it enough that the performers were shaken apart.


15 posted on 04/17/2023 9:03:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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Sad. An ounce of prevention... Sure, rock climbers enjoy free climbing without ropes but eventually a person’s muscle group cannot be trusted. The poor lady was hanging onto her husband’s neck which is not the best hand hold.


16 posted on 04/17/2023 9:25:47 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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To: BenLurkin

Those too


17 posted on 04/17/2023 10:10:12 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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I’ve been to the Circ du Soleil a few times - unbelievable what those people can do. IIRC, they rarely perform over nets either.


18 posted on 04/17/2023 10:24:29 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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19 posted on 04/17/2023 10:33:49 PM PDT by libh8er
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A very tragic story.


20 posted on 04/17/2023 10:53:01 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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