Shoo-In For Darwin Award!

neolitic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7360416.stm

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TempestV

He may still be found.
However, climbing to a cruising hight of 20,000 feet without supplemental oxygen when the body isn't used to to it is just asking for entry into the Darwin awards.

neolitic

Errr, not to mention that he thought
he was going east (overland)
when the wind was blowing west
(out to sea).

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TempestV

From the news story, it sounded like the wind shifted. Of course that would be another folly- assuming that the weather would remain the same as when you left the ground.

ODDBALLS

Does jumping out of a tree with a grocery bag for a parachute count? Or is that just a right of passage.

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mickeyco

"He knew what he was doing and was fully prepared for any kind of mishap."

We'll see, I think they said the same thing about Steve Fossett. I saw this on the news, heard they found some balloon pieces, I like the idea but you have to be one crazy nut to do it.


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mickeyco

I don't know, I did it with an umbrella when I was a kid, didn't work, the umbrella turned inside out and I had sore ankles for a while.

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A W Smith

A priest? why? I thought balloon flight was for clowns?

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Cdat

I used a bed sheet and twine. I hit every branch on the way down and almost broke my neck when the twine got around it. Gentlemen, do not attempt to parachute from a pine tree. Make sure there are no obstructions below you. Of course, they did slow my descent a tad bit.

Spent 2 months in a hospital (broken ribs, dislocated shoulder, broken leg)and still have the scare around my neck to prove it.

TimSim

19 hour record? Whenever I buy helium balloons from Birthdays they only last about a couple of hours

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