flyhi 24 #1 January 10, 2002 On Ripley's tonight they showed two guys who filled 400 "party" balloons with helium, rode them to 18,000 feet with parachutes on, then rode them back down. 18K feet, sitting on a little chair with nothing around you, wearing a parachute (Vector), and riding it down. I just don't get it. At least the girls in the balloon bikinis made sense. Is it hot in here, or am I crazy? - Charles Mansonflyhi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harro 0 #2 January 10, 2002 Oh how very very sad!Freemind, freesky, freebeer, freefly, freesex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #3 January 10, 2002 Sounds scarier riding them down then simply climbing out. They're going to get a point where it's no longer safe to dump even your reserve - then the fear sets in, I imagine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spinmaster 0 #4 January 10, 2002 18000 ft...a chute on...open air? I didn't realize that ridding the chair back down was an option? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #5 January 10, 2002 Hehe, the one way you might actually be able to kill someone with a bb gun. "Can't keep my mind from the circling sky. Tongue-tied & twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallinWoman 1 #6 January 10, 2002 Quote rode them to 18,000 feet with parachutes on I am just curious, did they have oxygen with them?"It's not the heights that I am afraid of, it is the impact that bothers me." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 January 10, 2002 The last guy that did this had weatherballoons and a case of beer...Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #8 January 10, 2002 They do it all the time... its called Cluster balloning. It makes skydiving look down right cheap it do by compairson.I want to touch the sky, I want to fly so high ~ Sonique Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingMarc 0 #9 January 10, 2002 QuoteI am just curious, did they have oxygen with them?Yeah... the Ripley's dude made a big deal out of it. I just couldn't believe they rode it down...! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #10 January 10, 2002 ROFL! That was what Merrick did...yelled and protested about how he couldn't believe they rode it down! Haha! Looked fun :) The first few hundred feet would be scarier then hell but otherwise a great time!Oh, and yes, they did have oxygen :) Some of the balloons actually broke as they got up higher because of the expansion. I wanted to try it until Merrick told me that this would've been a very expensive stunt. True?Closing pin jewelry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #11 January 10, 2002 Probably. Now if you were trying to fill a hot air balloon, there is plenty of that on these boards you could get for free.... Justin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 January 10, 2002 "there is plenty of that on these boards"Where? "I got some beers....Let's Drink em!!!"Clay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #13 January 10, 2002 "Where? "There, right there, it is right under your nose "We cannot do great things, only small things with great love" Mother Theresa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
