http://blog.teledyn.com/node/268 Comments for "Lawn Chair Pilot" en http://blog.teledyn.com/node/268 <p><img align="right" alt="lawnchair.jpg" src="/mt/archives/lawnchair.jpg" width="212" height="254" border="0"/><p>Another pick-me-up, or a "<i>thank goodness I have more sense</i>" inspirational website: Mark Barry brings us this tribute page to the <a title="Larry Walters" href="http://www.markbarry.com/amazing/lawnchairman.html">amazing Lawn Chair Pilot</a> who, on July 3rd, 1982, armed with a bb-gun and with some 45 weather balloons <em>tethered to an aluminum lawn chair</em>, willfully shot himself 16,000 feet into the airspace above Los Angeles...</p><p>Ok, now fess-up: Who here, at the age of 8, <u>didn't</u> think a homebuilt helium balloon rig was <u>not</u> a <em>really swell</em> idea?</p> http://blog.teledyn.com/node/268#comments wonderful world Mon, 04 Nov 2002 13:51:43 -0500 mrG 268 at http://blog.teledyn.com