Eli5 what makes it harder to walk on a beam above emptiness then to walk on the street? Only mind trick?

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Eli5 what makes it harder to walk on a beam above emptiness then to walk on the street? Only mind trick?

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Well to begin with, when walking down the street you don’t tend to walk heel to toe. Simply narrowing the available width of your walking path will be just as difficult. Sure, some mind tricks may be at play when it’s an actual beam, more so the higher up the beam is, but ultimately it’s just a matter of habit. We’re just not used to walking such a narrow pathway.