Tightrope walking satirical or acidic contexts. Nicholas Taleb uses the phrase in his book "The Black Swan". "You get respect for doing funambulism or spectator sports". Taleb is criticising scientists who prefer popularism to vigorous research and those who walk a fixed and narrow path rather than explore a large field of empirical study. Tightrope walking Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining. Acrobats maintain their
Up to eleven strong monsters, which make her more vigorous. In the "Doctor Who" episode "The Lazarus Experiment", the Doctor uses his Sonic Screwdriver to increase the volume of the pipe organ in the Southwark Cathedral, saying as he does so "turn this up to eleven", to beat Lazarus. Series 2 Episode 3 of the BBC series "The Thick of It" has Ollie Reeder describe the verbal tirade that is about to be unleashed as "Mr. Malcolm Tucker, turning it all the way up to eleven, down in the lobby." The tenth episode of the of the long-running webseries "Red vs. Blue" is