Man on Wire Documentary

[Reality Believer]

(Probably not directly 9/11 Conspiracy related, but I thought it was appropriate to start this here and let the mods do with it what they will.)

A new documentary is out that documents the scheme of Phillipe Petit and his high wire walk between the WTC twin towers in 1974. I highly recommend this film. I barely remember this event and had no idea how long it took to plan, how risky it was (logistically) and the utter balls it took to pull it off. It is available on DVD and from alternate sources as well.

What is really fascinating is the footage of the WTC's being constructed and the detailed footage of the roof. It is very apparent that there is no helicopter access to the roof because of all the mechanical and structural bits.

Trailer here: http://manonwire.com/

If you want to rent this video, look to tow rents.

On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released.

Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTC’s security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan…

 

[KDLarsen]

Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTC’s security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy.

Time until the above section becomes Twoofer proof, that Super-Secret Super-Nano-Thermite-RDX could EASILY have been put up:

5.. 4.. 3..

 

[Tweeter]

This cant be a true movie. Theres no way in hell people could smuggle all that stuff into the WTC without someone finding out!!

 

[Alt+F4]

Time until the above section becomes Twoofer proof, that Super-Secret Super-Nano-Thermite-RDX could EASILY have been put up:

5.. 4.. 3..

2 hours....not bad considering it was posted during the night in most of the U.S.

 

[Myriad]

There's no way in hell people could smuggle all that stuff into the WTC without someone finding out!!

Absolutely true. Which is why police, building security, thousands of eyewitnesses, and the national news media all found out within a few hours.

Respectfully,
Myriad

 

[A W Smith]

This cant be a true movie. Theres no way in hell people could smuggle all that stuff into the WTC without someone finding out!!

If i recall. The towers weren't even fully completed yet. in fact i distinctly remember via a documentary that the coping around the top of the towers wasn't even in place yet during the wire walk. Oh Wait!! maybe Phillipe Petit planted all them thermite devices 30 years before they were even invented!

 

[Tweeter]

You recalled wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center
The topping out ceremony of 1 WTC (North Tower) took place on December 23, 1970, while 2 WTC's ceremony (South Tower) occurred later on July 19, 1971.[46] The first tenants moved into the North Tower in December 1970; the South Tower accepted tenants in January 1972.[48] When the World Trade Center twin towers were completed, the total costs to the Port Authority had reached $900 million.[49] The ribbon cutting ceremony was on April 4, 1973.[50]

 

[A W Smith]

You recalled wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center
The topping out ceremony of 1 WTC (North Tower) took place on December 23, 1970, while 2 WTC's ceremony (South Tower) occurred later on July 19, 1971.[46] The first tenants moved into the North Tower in December 1970; the South Tower accepted tenants in January 1972.[48] When the World Trade Center twin towers were completed, the total costs to the Port Authority had reached $900 million.[49] The ribbon cutting ceremony was on April 4, 1973.[50]

You know that the towers were completed from the bottom up? right? Just because they were accepting tenants doesn't mean the upper floors were occupied. look at the photo i posted above. missing coping and building material stacked up against the observation level windows.

 

[Reality Believer]

You recalled wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center
The topping out ceremony of 1 WTC (North Tower) took place on December 23, 1970, while 2 WTC's ceremony (South Tower) occurred later on July 19, 1971.[46] The first tenants moved into the North Tower in December 1970; the South Tower accepted tenants in January 1972.[48] When the World Trade Center twin towers were completed, the total costs to the Port Authority had reached $900 million.[49] The ribbon cutting ceremony was on April 4, 1973.[50]

If you watch the film, the top several floors were very much in construction and the roof cladding is incomplete, just as AW has shown.

 

[CHF]

This cant be a true movie. Theres no way in hell people could smuggle all that stuff into the WTC without someone finding out!!

You gotta be pretty dumb to think that smuggling a wire into the WTC is no different than smuggling in TONS of explosives and/or thermite.

And you gotta be even dumber if you think connecting a wire between the towers from the roof is no different than ripping apart walls on multiple floors to gain access to structural support columns.

 

[8den]

Actually on an aside I'm currently working with the editor and director of this.

 

[joobie]

netflix'd