0EPII1 All American 42526 Posts user info edit post |
it has been postponed to tuesday. 5/26/2008 7:55:23 PM
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Senez All American 8112 Posts user info edit post |
EPIC FAIL
http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/story/2942624/
Skydiver's balloon takes off without him
[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 10:15 AM. Reason : ] 5/27/2008 10:15:14 AM
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Smath74 All American 93277 Posts user info edit post |
that sucks. 5/27/2008 10:30:36 AM
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Chief All American 3402 Posts user info edit post |
The CTV news reporter was awesome when the balloon took off in the background. Dude thought he was already missing out on reporting the launch. 5/27/2008 12:48:24 PM
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ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
man that fucking blows ![](images/frown.gif) 5/27/2008 12:53:59 PM
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Smath74 All American 93277 Posts user info edit post |
at least it wasn't a screw up where he died or something. 5/27/2008 12:57:34 PM
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Oeuvre All American 6651 Posts user info edit post |
as the air pressure increases, does he slow down naturally? I imagine opening a chute at 1000mph would rip his body apart. He probably has a series of chutes to slow him down. 5/27/2008 1:05:49 PM
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hammster All American 2768 Posts user info edit post |
That's disappointing. How in the heck did the balloon become detatched before he even took off? Seems like they are not being very careful. 5/27/2008 1:26:56 PM
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drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
i bet the company that made the balloon knew it would fuck up and were just trying to con that idiot out of more money 5/27/2008 1:29:45 PM
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CaelNCSU All American 6883 Posts user info edit post |
You would slow down when you got into normal air to normal speeds. 5/27/2008 1:33:07 PM
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Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
That's why you always pay the extra $10 for the balloon insurance. 5/27/2008 1:34:12 PM
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tl All American 8430 Posts user info edit post |
He'll slow down naturally, just by air resistance on his body until he reaches normal parachuting speeds at normal parachuting altitudes.
Quote : | "That's disappointing. How in the heck did the balloon become detatched before he even took off? Seems like they are not being very careful." |
Sounds like John Carmack and his lack of attention to detail during the X-Prize. 5/27/2008 3:18:29 PM
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Senez All American 8112 Posts user info edit post |
![](http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/senezncsu/epicfail.jpg)
5/27/2008 3:59:15 PM
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ViolentMAW All American 4127 Posts user info edit post |
hahahaha 5/27/2008 4:06:51 PM
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SymeGuy69 All American 11036 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "That's why you always pay the extra $10 for the balloon insurance." |
gg 5/27/2008 4:14:55 PM
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DeputyDog All American 2059 Posts user info edit post |
I pictured it was like one of those runaway balloons from a parade ![](images/smile.gif) 5/27/2008 4:22:18 PM
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Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
He should totally jump from a Garfield parade balloon next time. 5/27/2008 4:24:33 PM
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NjCeSwU Suspended 1029 Posts user info edit post |
Goatse balloon 5/27/2008 4:36:31 PM
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CharlesHF All American 5543 Posts user info edit post |
Someone needs to shoot this joker for wasting 21 million cubic feet of helium. Not only is it a non-renewable resource currently in high demand, it's expensive as hell.
[Edited on May 28, 2008 at 1:13 AM. Reason : ] 5/28/2008 1:07:27 AM
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Arab13 Art Vandelay 45166 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "and experience weightlessness." |
negative ghostrider, he will only experience this while falling... (free fall) as he will have no transverse velocity to earths gravity which to cancel out gravitational effects 5/30/2008 9:08:28 AM
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