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Title: Going too far? Post by: TightEnd on May 26, 2008, 12:48:12 PM Have you heard about Michel Fournier, the 64 year old parachutist who has been preparing to leap from a balloon on the outer reaches of the stratosphere and plunge (25 miles to earth on Canada's western plains. He says it's his life's dream to make the record jump, which will begin at a point four times higher than the cruising altitude of a commercial jet.
Possibly one of the more extreme life ambitions I've heard........ Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: Robert HM on May 26, 2008, 12:50:24 PM Stunning. I wish him well.
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: cia260895 on May 26, 2008, 12:50:56 PM no haven't heard
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: cia260895 on May 26, 2008, 12:52:00 PM well saying that i have now
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: KingPoker on May 26, 2008, 01:02:34 PM Someone has already done this I believe. And ive seen the footage of it, it looked stunning.
I have always wanted to do skydiving and this is the ultimate skydive, i'd love to do it! Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: cia260895 on May 26, 2008, 01:04:44 PM http://www.mkweb.co.uk/sport/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=31709
safety 1st Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: KingPoker on May 26, 2008, 01:20:50 PM Id probably get more injuries in one if them than out of a plane!
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: technolog on May 26, 2008, 01:58:46 PM Someone has already done this I believe. And ive seen the footage of it, it looked stunning. I have always wanted to do skydiving and this is the ultimate skydive, i'd love to do it! Joseph Kittinger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger) (http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/ba4b1683fe98c296707a889facc7dce26g.jpg) YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ7N6V-YKJ8 Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: TightEnd on May 26, 2008, 02:01:36 PM Wow, corking clip!
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: Colchester Kev on May 26, 2008, 02:01:48 PM Awesome you tube find, ty.
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: mondatoo on May 26, 2008, 02:04:30 PM Wow, corking clip! Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: KingPoker on May 26, 2008, 04:54:19 PM Did he not have to open up smaller parachuted first due to the fact it just would have ripped a normal one to shreds had he just been reliant on one?
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: kinboshi on May 26, 2008, 06:24:59 PM Him and an ex-SAS fella seem to be in a dick-waving competition. Must be cold waving it about all the way up there though...
http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=31538 Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: bolt pp on May 26, 2008, 08:32:47 PM I bet he lands on a plane
Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: Ginger on May 27, 2008, 01:28:57 PM I bet he lands on a plane or not... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7421435.stm Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: bolt pp on May 27, 2008, 02:05:31 PM I bet he lands on a plane or not... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7421435.stm rotflmfao rotflmfao brilliant Title: Re: Going too far? Post by: KingPoker on May 27, 2008, 02:09:38 PM I bet he lands on a plane or not... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7421435.stm rotflmfao rotflmfao brilliant Agreed. Surely one of the main concerns on this "dangerous" record attempt is to make sure the frikking balloon is attached to the capsule lol! |