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Oregon Man goes to 13,000 ft and travels 193 miles - by lawn chair

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"...Last weekend, Bend gas station owner Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some drinks and snacks — and a parachute.

Attached to the lawn chair were 105 balloons of various colors, each 4 feet around. Bundled together, the balloons rise three stories high.

Couch carried a global positioning system device, a two-way radio, a digital camcorder and a cell phone. He also had instruments to measure his altitude and speed and about four plastic bags holding five gallons of water each to act as a ballast — he could turn a spigot, release water and rise.

Destination: Idaho."

Read the whole thing here.

Next up, a 9 year old kid from Lakewood California puts wings on his bike and flies!

Posted @ July 10, 2007 08:31 AM | Aviation