Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk
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Philippe Petit was a French high-wire artist famed for his unauthorized 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
All labels observed (1)
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| Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk Context triple: [1974 World Trade Center high-wire walk, policeResponse, Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk]
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A.
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan is a pioneering Jamaican ska and rocksteady singer-songwriter known for hits like "Forward March" and for helping shape the early sound of reggae.
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B.
Biddle brothers prison escape
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C.
Bernhard Goetz
Bernhard Goetz is an American man who gained national notoriety in the 1980s as the "Subway Vigilante" after shooting four teenagers on a New York City subway train, sparking intense debate over crime, self-defense, and race.
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D.
Jeffrey Goines
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E.
Frank Lucas
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk Target entity description: Philippe Petit was a French high-wire artist famed for his unauthorized 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
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A.
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan is a pioneering Jamaican ska and rocksteady singer-songwriter known for hits like "Forward March" and for helping shape the early sound of reggae.
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B.
Biddle brothers prison escape
The Biddle brothers prison escape was a sensational 1902 jailbreak in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in which two convicted murderers were aided by the warden’s wife, inspiring later books and films.
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C.
Bernhard Goetz
Bernhard Goetz is an American man who gained national notoriety in the 1980s as the "Subway Vigilante" after shooting four teenagers on a New York City subway train, sparking intense debate over crime, self-defense, and race.
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D.
Jeffrey Goines
Jeffrey Goines is a mentally unstable, anarchistic activist portrayed by Brad Pitt in the science fiction film "12 Monkeys."
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E.
Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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human ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestReason | unauthorized performance on the World Trade Center ⓘ |
| chargesOutcome | charges were eventually dropped ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-08-13 ⓘ |
| genre | performance art ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
clandestine high-wire installations
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street performance ⓘ |
| highWireWalkDate | 1974-08-07 ⓘ |
| highWireWalkLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highWireWalkType | unauthorized ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Man on Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World Trade Center high-wire walk
NERFINISHED
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daring high-wire stunts ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | arrested after the walk ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Philippe Petit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center ⓘ |
| numberOfCrossings | multiple crossings between the towers ⓘ |
| occupation |
high-wire artist
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tightrope walker ⓘ |
| performedHighWireWalkOver | World Trade Center Twin Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nemours, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentenceAlternative | ordered to perform for children in Central Park ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
balancing pole
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steel cable ⓘ |
| walkDuration | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk Description of subject: Philippe Petit was a French high-wire artist famed for his unauthorized 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1974 World Trade Center high-wire walk
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policeResponse
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Philippe Petit was arrested after the walk
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