tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32259972.post4285547564806016363..comments2023-09-18T04:48:28.075-07:00Comments on Isorski's Musings: Balloon Travel is RiskyIsorskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14484072540653411158noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32259972.post-12846892753262266222008-07-08T08:26:00.000-07:002008-07-08T08:26:00.000-07:00The guy who started this trend was Larry Walters b...The guy who started this trend was <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Walters" REL="nofollow">Larry Walters</A> back in 1982 using 45 Helium-filled weather balloons, a patio chair, and a pellet gun. He got up to 16k feet! The Mythbusters were able to reproduce a reduced scale version of the experiment (under much safer conditions).VoxMoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946275782986231529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32259972.post-46981781016176524922008-07-07T20:10:00.000-07:002008-07-07T20:10:00.000-07:00I remember when Father Carli began his flight, and...I remember when Father Carli began his flight, and hadn't heard that his body was found. Which is why I will not be doing that.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469207337699004766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32259972.post-38532268781670429772008-07-07T19:13:00.000-07:002008-07-07T19:13:00.000-07:00Wow, that second one is sad and that first one sho...Wow, that second one is sad and that first one should pay attention....man was not meant to fly with balloons!Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.com