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grantyg
22-Feb-07, 20:23
Ladies and gents................

Cluster balloning!

http://www.clusterballoon.org/intro/intro.html

After the inital feeling of what a muppet I now think it could a good idea!
MadPict
22-Feb-07, 23:38
Even after the initial feeling of WAM I still don't think that is a good way to travel....


...mind you, you get plenty of legroom....:D
Ricco
23-Feb-07, 21:45
What fantastic fun - goodness I'd love to try that!:D
MadPict
23-Feb-07, 22:16
If you do you'd best do it well away from windfarms.....:lol:
George Brims
24-Feb-07, 02:47
There was a guy years ago who drifted over Los Angeles in a lawn chair, causing some alarm in the flying a real aircraft for a living fraternity!

http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
canuck
24-Feb-07, 02:53
There was a guy years ago who drifted over Los Angeles in a lawn chair, causing some alarm in the flying a real aircraft for a living fraternity!

http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html


I remember that. I think I used it as a sermon illustration once, but I have no idea what point I was trying to make.
Metalattakk
24-Feb-07, 02:57
I remember reading about this years back on The Darwin Awards website, and I always doubted it's authenticity...

...but blow me down and call me Doris, it seems it's actually true!!

http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/walters.asp

Well, that's if you believe snopes.com!!
Lolabelle
24-Feb-07, 06:01
I remember seeing something about it on "Mythbusters" a while back, but can't remember the outcome.
Still I don't think it is for me.