10 September, 2013

TIL that "Lawnchair" Larry Walters, who flew to 16,000 feet using weather balloons tied to a lawn chair in 1982, shot himself eleven years later.

LARRY WALTERS FOUND FAME AT 16.000 feet. On July 2,1982, the 33-year-old truck driver rigged 42 helium-filled weather balloons to a Sears lawn chair in San Pedro, Calif., and, as friends looked on in wondrous support, lifted off. The sight of Walters floating in the sky shocked pilots, who radioed perplexed local air-traffic controllers. Walters …
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Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 10

In my review of the tenth episode of Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog, I try to educate the family in the nature of acronyms and in US history. Who knew that vlog-reviews could be so educational?

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- posted 10 September, 2013

TIL that "Lawnchair" Larry Walters, who flew to 16,000 feet using weather balloons tied to a lawn chair in 1982, shot himself eleven years later.