April 23, 2004
Quote of the Day
My Dad used to tell stories about air-baggers back in the 1920's; these were people who strapped bags full of hydrogen to harnesses they wore, setting the contents to near-neutral buoyancy. He described their activities as jumps that could take them 50 feet in the air or higher, with the main danger being getting caught in trees and electrical wires.
Posted by Russell Whitaker at April 23, 2004 08:52 AM | TrackBackHow large were these bags? As large as a moving van or only as large as Ford ExcessiveŽ? Hydrogen doesn't have all that much lift...
Posted by: Terry Egan on April 23, 2004 05:50 PMThe "hydrogen" economy should give a boost to this sport, if/when hydrogen becomes easily available in large quantities.
Remember the Darwin Award winner who survived attaching balloons to his deck chair? I expect this to happen again. In fact, I might be one of them. :^)
Curt-
Posted by: Curt Howland on April 24, 2004 10:51 AM