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6 Year Old Boy Floats Away in a Hot Air Balloon
[YouTube - Link] A 6 year old boy climbed into a hot air balloon and floated away, and officials are scrambling to find a way to rescue him. The balloon has the potential to climb to 10,000 feet. The...
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Man Dropped Engagement Ring From Hot Air Balloon
James Ng wanted to surprise his girlfriend by proposing on a hot-air balloon ride when he got a surprise of his own: he dropped the ring 500 feet into the woods! James Ng was set to propose to his...
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Russia’s Inflatable Army
Russia has devised a way to enlarge its army while saving money. It’s begun making large numbers of inflatable — and fake — tanks, radar stations, and trucks: What they lack in firepower, they make up...
View ArticleRocketeer Yves Rossy Does Loops with His Jetpack
(Video Link) We’ve previously covered the increasingly daring stunts of jetpack pilot Yves Rossy. Last Friday, he performed loops in the air: The former fighter pilot and extreme sports enthusiast,...
View ArticleMan Hangs from Hot Air Balloon Suspended Only by His Body Piercings
(Video Link) Zane Whitmore of Seattle was pierced through the flesh on his shoulder blades four times, and then hung from these piercings onto a hot air balloon. He floated around California’s Long...
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Flying Saucers from Earth
While it’s fun to imagine that UFOs are sweeping in to draw shapes in our crops and abduct random humans for testing, it’s also interesting to note that all of the saucer-shaped vehicles we have...
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12 Really Forced Portmanteaux That Didn’t Catch On
There are times when one big word can more effectively do the job of two words. These are not those times. 1. Balloonatic (balloon + lunatic) A person who is balloon-mad; a balloonist, spec. (Mil....
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A Brief and Incomplete History of Launching Animals Into Space
Pretty much ever since humans discovered flight, we’ve been strapping animals into our new devices just to see what would happen. Over the last 330 years or so, we’ve launched dogs, cats, chimps,...
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A Hot Air Balloon Shaped Like Darth Vader
This custom Sith Lord shaped hot air balloon is still casting the shadow of the Dark Side across the globe, flying high since 2007. It was custom made for (surprise!) a huge Star Wars fan from the UK,...
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Martian Radiation Low Enough for Humans to Survive
One of the challenges of living beyond the Earth’s atmosphere for long periods of time is the danger of cosmic radiation. But discoveries made by the scientists running the Curiosity rover indicate...
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