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Calgary Balloon Man [video]
Published March 29, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: adventure, aviator, Calgary, Calgary Balloon Man, Canada, funny, helium balloon, humor, lawn chair pilot, video
Walter White Launched Into Space [video]
Published July 18, 2014 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: bobblehead, Breaking Bad, Heisenberg, helium balloon, low earth orbit, NASA, Pinkman, space exploration, video, Walter White
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Balloons – The Early Years [pics]
Published November 28, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: helium balloon, history, Macy’s, Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, parade, photography, pic, picture, Thanksgiving
Wired presents 18 photos of the balloons from the early days of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade – about 75 years ago.
Skydiver Plans 23 Mile Jump
Published March 12, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 23 mile jump, atmosphere, Austria, daredevil, Felix Baumgartner, helium balloon, Joseph Kettinger, Skydive, Stratosphere, supersonic
On Monday (March 12, 2012) , Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner will climb into an eight-foot-capsule that looks more like a spaceship than a basket for a helium balloon – and ready himself for a record-breaking jump from 23 miles up. Monday’s test jump, from a mere 60,000 feet, is prelude to a leap which will see the spacesuited skydiver become the first person to break the speed of sound outside a vehicle. He plans to dive 120,000ft – nearly 23 miles – from the adapted weather balloon full of helium. The journey will take just ten minutes.
The current skydiving record is 19 miles and it occurred over 50 years ago.
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