Last weekend, Oregon gas station owner Kent Couch took off on a 193 mile solo flight -in a lawn chair attached to 105 helium balloons! He took along food and drinks, a bb gun, and a parachute. His flight, reminiscent of Larry Walters flight in 1982, reached an altitude of 13,000 feet and lasted nine hours. Link -via Fark
The image is from the movie Danny Deckchair (2003).
Russell Wagner
WOW! I would be freakin out if I was him. Thats pretty cool though.
Nora
Why oregon… why is it always oregon? I hear of too many weird things going on in this state.
Must be all the fresh air. 
Anstrom
there are some images of the real guy in action here
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=6759982
meg
no, the mythbusters CONFIRMED it. just cause it was on the show doesn’t mean it was busted.
besides, how do you end up busting something that was reported by 5 airline pilots, videotaped, and the man got a citation from the FAA over? it already happened, they were just seeing how.
Aimeesue
And visions of The A-Team danced in his head. . . .
You go, Murdoch!
Bob Huskins
Saw it on mythbusters too, thought it couldn’t be done… makes this thing seem possible aswell
http://www.flickr.com/photos/connykuilboer/2461301489
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