Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 25, 2013
Transcript:
In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit walked a 200 foot long tight rope strong between the World Trade Center Towers, 110 stories above the ground! Putt putt... The first automobile world land speed record was 39 mph, set in 1898 by Count de Chasseloup-Laubat in Paris! Yu Youzhen, from Wuhan, China, is a property millionaire, yet still works as a street cleaner for less than $10 a day!
ProfLindenbrook about 11 years ago
Where’s cranky old Josiewhales today??? Perhaps he fell out of his hoveround and can’t get up? What an irritating old coot…
loubroder about 11 years ago
Maybe $10 a day is big money in China.
Aussie Down Under about 11 years ago
Asset rich but cash flow poor???
linsonl about 11 years ago
Whatever turns your crank, Yu.
dirkzorn about 11 years ago
I remember that WTC story from when I was a kid…the first time I ever heard of the WTC, which was pretty new then, IIRC. I believe I recall that the fellow shot his line across the gap with a bow and arrow.
tahoeh2o about 11 years ago
“It my job to be cleaning up this mess and that’s the thing people respect in me. It’s my job and without it I’d less than what I expect from me.” Jimmy Buffett
daphne343 about 11 years ago
Yes, arrested for trespassing but released shortly afterward if I recall.
Stephen Gilberg about 11 years ago
Watch “Man on Wire” for more details. It’s a pretty good documentary.
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member about 11 years ago
Self-made Millionaires have a work-ethic. They think differently than people that buy Lottery Tickets.
boldyuma about 11 years ago
As he reads this Yu’s thinking to himself .."Thanks a lot Ripley….now…
“Everybody knows!”
cbrsarah about 11 years ago
Would be nice to be going that slow again. Too many speeders these days and the auto industry isn’t helping matters any when they advertise how fast you can go from a stand still.
tuslog64 about 11 years ago
Good thing he didn’t try that on 9-11 !!
tazz555 about 11 years ago
The count needs to slow down
HankTheSock about 11 years ago
“Putt putt” is right…
jon who tried to make a snowman over 3 years ago
phillepe was dumb doing that. just imagine the horror.