Its amazing what men can accomplish then that little voice who lives in your head and warns you not to do stupid shit goes completely bat-shit-bonkers. This guy "flew" from Oregon to Idaho using a bunch of balloons. Mythbusters took this idea on a while ago and decided that it was feasible and very dangerous/stupid. What could possess you with enough motivation to actually carry something like this out? And even if nothing goes wrong, you're still that dude who flew a lawn chair to Idaho; at best a 20 second clip on the news and a slot in Guinness till the next wackjob steals a air canister from Applebee's.
(By the way I object semi-strenuously a the use of the term "fly" in this context. I mean flight should deal with lift and air speed, not just buoyancy. Otherwise I could claim that I fly sailboats all the time. So, he floated to Idaho; which is still bonkers)
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