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#4144008 - 07/08/15 01:16 AM Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL!  
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He was trying to fly over the Calgary Stampede but didn't quite make it. This guy is a piece of work! biggrin


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#4144016 - 07/08/15 02:18 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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The competition for the Darwin Award has really heated up since the F the Gator guy last week

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#4144023 - 07/08/15 03:13 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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I thought it was quite creative biggrin This guys a hoot..until his deck chair wipes out a bunch of people in the street. Wonder what's up next ?

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#4144071 - 07/08/15 09:40 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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The it was on the news yesterday as Calgary US, never knew that Canada had been annexed smile
According to the news report he also got in trouble with the FAA...
So I don't think the reporter did his/her homework on that one.

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#4144083 - 07/08/15 10:51 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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How can you spend 20K on such a thing?

LOL, from the Wikipedia on Cluster Balooning:

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Yoshikazu Suzuki departed from Lake Biwa in Japan on 23 November 1992 with helium balloons. He was spotted by a Japanese coast guard aeroplane on 25 November 1992, located about 800 km offshore over the Pacific Ocean, at altitude between 2,500 and 4,000 m, and was never seen again.
#4144085 - 07/08/15 11:04 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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What a stupid and irresponsible thing to do.

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#4144086 - 07/08/15 11:06 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Alicatt]  
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Originally Posted By: Alicatt
The it was on the news yesterday as Calgary US, never knew that Canada had been annexed smile


We just want to annex Montreal for all for stunning hot women there.

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#4144095 - 07/08/15 11:48 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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Yeah, he was laughing about a jet going right below him and seeing 747's nearby. Jackass.

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#4144124 - 07/08/15 12:43 PM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: RSColonel_131st]  
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Originally Posted By: RSColonel_131st
How can you spend 20K on such a thing?


Not sure on the exact figures but on the radio I heard the balloons were $8 a pop and it cost $80 to fill each one + the $20 lawn chair smile

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#4144292 - 07/08/15 07:16 PM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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I live in Calgary. A couple people I know saw this live. He wasn't in the air for that long of a time. Just a few minutes before he parachuted out. And there were no 747 jets landing under him like he says. He wasn't anywhere near the airport. He made that part up to add to the drama.
#4144446 - 07/09/15 07:34 AM Re: Good ol balloons strapped to a lawnchair stunt LOL! [Re: Linebacker]  
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Helium is getting scarce and expensive. Good time to make
money with a helium mine.

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