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Old 05-29-2010, 11:31 PM   #1
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man inspired by the movie UP



Jonathan Trappe, who became the first man to cross the English channel using a cluster of helium balloons, is the latest in a long list of pioneers to find new ways of travelling between Britain and France.





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Old 05-29-2010, 11:41 PM   #2
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Old 05-30-2010, 01:03 AM   #3
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so he has no control over his balloons?
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Old 05-30-2010, 01:44 AM   #4
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so he has no control over his balloons?
nope, but like the in the movie, he likely had some way of directing the airflow to turn (the rooster sign thing in the movie)

obviously something bigger though. think ailerons
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Old 05-30-2010, 02:11 AM   #5
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that would freak me the fuk out. holy
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Old 05-30-2010, 02:16 AM   #6
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A child's dream come true indeed...
Even I've thought of doing this when I was little.
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Old 05-30-2010, 11:55 AM   #10
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how is he going to land ?
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Old 05-30-2010, 02:12 PM   #13
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how is he going to land ?
carry a bb gun and pop one balloon at a time =p
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Old 05-30-2010, 02:28 PM   #15
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I'd be shitting my pants in that chair lol
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Old 05-30-2010, 02:38 PM   #16
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Old 05-30-2010, 03:15 PM   #17
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Or untie/cut loose one balloon at a time.
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^most likely thing for him to do.
he probably has a parachute?
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