Nik Wallenda succssfully completed his tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon on Sunday.
It took Wallenda about 22 minutes to complete the walk, 1,500 feet above the earth and sans safety harness. According to Discovery, 1.5 million people watched the stunt on the Discovery.com livestream. Millions more are estimated to have watched the television version.
Seven hundred thousand tweets (40,000 a minute at its peak) went out. Some of Hollywood and media's notable names were among them. Here's what they had to say:
This guy is effing nuts!!!!!! I wanna throw up!!!!!!!! OMG please make it to other side– unreal!!!! #Skywire
– Kaley Cuoco (@KaleyCuoco) June 24, 2013
Is anybody else watching this dude walk across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope? WITH NO NET! So crazy! #skywire
– Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) June 24, 2013
Also read: Nik Wallenda Completes Grand Canyon Tightrope Crossing
This is the best advertisement Jesus has had in forever! #skywire
– Ryan Phillippe (@RyanPhillippe) June 24, 2013
Thank you, Jeansus #Skywire
– Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) June 24, 2013
There has to be an easier way to deliver a large pole to your friends who live on a cliff. #skywire
– GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) June 24, 2013
Well done Jesus for getting that bloke across the Grand Canyon safely. I bet he feels silly for wasting so much time practicing now.
– Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) June 24, 2013
Now THIS is cable news. #skywire
– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 24, 2013
I can't even #skywire
– mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) June 24, 2013
Also read: Nik Wallenda on His Grand Canyon Tightrope Walk: 'We All Stare Death in the Face Daily'
Right before #skywire, @NikWallenda had about 18,000 followers. He just crossed the 60,000 mark.
– darren rovell (@darrenrovell) June 24, 2013
TeamTC congratulates @NikWallenda on successfully completed his #GrandCanyon #SkyWire walk! Awesomely done, sir! http://t.co/JL8K10icDv
– TomCruise.com (@TomCruise) June 24, 2013
Even the Grand Canyon tweeted!
Curious about tonight's #skywire stunt? It's not in #GrandCanyon National Park. It's outside over the Little Colorado River. -ew
– Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) June 24, 2013
National Parks can be such killjoys.
Wallenda said he hopes to walk between New York City's Empire State and Chrysler Buildings next.