It may be an unattractive truth, but the chance of injury, or even death, draws interest in events like Nik Wallenda's walk across Niagara Falls.
That's according to Professor David Schmid of the University at Buffalo, who told WBFO and AM970's Jim Ranney that he was disappointed, like many others, that Wallenda agreed to wear a safety harness during the Friday night walk.
Nonetheless, Schmid says he'll be watching like millions of others.
Listen to more of that conversation here.