Sometimes the good ideas are right in front of you...

Still not as cool as fan man.

I loved this story. I remember the guy who did that out in the L.A. area years ago. How inspired.

I loved the kool aid in the ballast tanks.

Has he made it to Idaho yet?

"I loved this story. I remember the guy who did that out in the L.A. area years ago."

i heard about the guy years back as well... i believe he was mentioned in the darwin awards though he didn't die... meaning he couldn't qualify.
that guy had to be rescued, as i recall. when they took him away and they had asked him why he did it... he gave the only excuse one could offer. 'a guy can't just sit around.'
yeah... that wraps it up.

all the best

Whatever happened to that priest in Brazil who took
off in a similar fashion...
...has he returned yet?

Whatever happened to that priest in Brazil who took
off in a similar fashion...
...has he returned yet?

The body of a Brazilian priest who tried to break a record for flying suspended by helium balloons was found in the Atlantic Ocean near Rio de Janeiro more than two months after he disappeared.

The remains of Adelir Antonio de Capri were recovered by the Anna Gabriela, an ocean-going oil-rig tugboat operated by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil's state-controlled oil company, press officials at Petrobras, as the company is known, said in a statement read over the telephone. De Capri, 41, was found in seas near Marica, a city in the country's state of Rio de Janeiro.

"...has he returned yet?"

Posted by dean_buvia

He's dead.

Wonder if the gasoline giants are going to try and corner the market on helium now.

Will he pay for his own rescue if he fails?

This goes WAY beyond stupid.
Good luck dude! You'd better hope for a better death than that priest had.....

Is everything about money with you (f)right wingers? Don't fret your sweaty little hat hanger, precious snowflake...the man evidently made it without requiring your permission.

Economy passenger travel by helium zepplin may be right around the corner considering the prohibitive cost of jet fuel oil!

"You'd better hope for a better death than that priest had....."

Posted by frankf55

It'll be more like Steve Fossett's.

HE MADE IT .... 235 miles to Idaho

danny deckchair

caaaampin!

pray for a "near miss"

couch in a chair.

you'll shoot your eye out!

Hmm, a gas station owner who uses helium for his transportation needs.
Maybe he's found an answer to a viable form of alternative energy. If so, big oil will put a contract out on him. Helium balloon guy will soon swim with the fishes.

Soon to be heard in auto detail shops across the nation: "Pimp my lawn chair."

Didn't a guy win a Darwin Award for something like this a few years ago?

Mythbusters had this on one of their programs and they said a Guy did this in California who got a hefty fine from the FAA for violating airspace. I believe it was like 2,500.00 something like that.

Larry