skymiles 3 #1 March 18, 2003 Just saw a promo for the 300-way. It will be featured on Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, this Wednesday night on TBS. Philip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #2 March 18, 2003 What time in what zone??I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,108 #3 March 18, 2003 From the TBS website: ------------------------------------- Here are some of the amazing stories featured in episode 411. No airings are currently scheduled. World's Largest Rubberband Ball - Tony Evans has created the world's largest rubberband ball weighing 2600 pounds and made up of six million rubberbands. In a Ripley's exclusive, the ball will be dropped 6,000 feet out of an airplane over the Kingman Arizona desert to see how high it will bounce! Skydive World Record - Three hundred skydivers from around the world will try to jump from five different airplanes at an altitude of 20,000 feet at the same time to create the world's largest group skydive. ----------------------------------- Hmm, the episode listed for Weds is 410, which does not have any 300-way mention in it. Five different airplanes, huh? Hey Chris, it must have been tough flying in formation with four other otters; how'd you keep track of them all? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 7 #4 March 18, 2003 QuoteFive different airplanes, huh? Hey Chris, it must have been tough flying in formation with four other otters; how'd you keep track of them all? Hmmm....how odd. Unless they are talking about the 1998 record which had 5 different types of aircraft. But that was filmed by Guiness Book of World records and was really lame. The damn cricket spitter got more segment time than they gave to the record in 98. Well, once again the whuffos botched it up. Alternate explanation: I only have to keep track of 5 planes on MY side of the formation. Yah, that's it.Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #5 March 18, 2003 I think it's great that they got all those people on 5 aircraft, esp when we had 24 on a Sunday load and one had to get off. How was the weight shift when those 60 people left your Otter?| I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #6 March 18, 2003 Thred HiJack in progress.... QuoteWorld's Largest Rubberband Ball - Tony Evans has created the world's largest rubberband ball weighing 2600 pounds and made up of six million rubberbands. In a Ripley's exclusive, the ball will be dropped 6,000 feet out of an airplane over the Kingman Arizona desert to see how high it will bounce! So why do they need to drop it from 6 grand ? I mean they could drop it from 2000' and still have the ball be at the same terminal velocity as 6 grand or 16 grand, right ?? Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #7 March 19, 2003 Quote So why do they need to drop it from 6 grand ? I mean they could drop it from 2000' and still have the ball be at the same terminal velocity as 6 grand or 16 grand, right ?? Brent Finley and crew probably would have had some issues with chasing the ball out at 2000'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #8 March 19, 2003 OH IC. I did not know that the ball was going to have lurkers. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #9 March 19, 2003 If you do a search in the photography forum, you'll see a pretty wild account of the filming from Brent... including a helicopter crashing. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #10 March 19, 2003 Oh I'm quite familiar with his work. I just didn't realize nor read that he was going to participate in this event. My OT comment was directed at the possibility of them pushing this rubber ball ALONE out of a plane at 6 grand. Alone, it doesn't make sense, other than 6K sounds better than 2k. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #11 March 19, 2003 Quote If you do a search in the photography forum, you'll see a pretty wild account of the filming from Brent... including a helicopter crashing. _Am Here it is: Brent Finley's Rubber Band Ball ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
