Stilt walkers everyone should know about

Dave first learned about these French Stiltwalkers. I just had to share the links.
From Scientific American:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13640/13640-h/13640-h.htm#misc2

Someone who picked up on the knitting angle:
http://pencil-roving.blogspot.com/2006/08/what-i-learned-at-nyplorg-yesterday.html

Modern-day French stiltwalkers:
http://lous.tchancayres.free.fr/index-eng.html