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slothrop @lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Halfway across a hemp rope 160 feet above the Niagara Gorge, he stopped, lit a fire on a 55-pound iron stove, cooked an omelette, and lowered it to the steamer below. Charles Blondin, 1859.

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Halfway across a hemp rope 160 feet above the Niagara Gorge, he stopped, lit a fire on a 55-pound iron stove, cooked an omelette, and lowered it to the steamer below. Charles Blondin, 1859.

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slothrop @lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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  • SorryImLate@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    What a fun little website. Thanks for sharing

  • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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    In case anyone was wondering if he crossed the U.S./Canada border performing this feat, he didn’t. The Niagara gorge makes a big U on the Canadian side so he didn’t enter any countries illegally.

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      Imagine getting ICEd in the middle of all that

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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        Well, the upside is that there’d be a number of ICEatzgruppen casualties as they try to tackle him, because the gravy seals aren’t terribly nimble, generally speaking.

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      Is that where the whirlpool and cable car are?

      • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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        Yes

  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social
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    Wouldn’t the stove be hot after cooking eggs on it?

    • Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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      Maybe they were sunny side up.

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        How do you cook an omelet sunny side up?

        • slothrop @lemmy.caOP
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          Here ya go:
          Sunny Side Up Omelet

          yer welcome.

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            I’m going to add that to my reasons why I hate Canada.

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              I’m stoned off my ass and I think I’m gonna try this.

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                Want to borrow a rope?

                • Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio
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                  I have my own.

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          Ah. Sorry. Missed the omelette part.

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