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Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?

 
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05/27/2008 09:46 AM
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Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
He lost his balloon! D'oh!!

[link to news.bbc.co.uk]

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'A French man's attempt to skydive from the earth's stratosphere ended in failure when his balloon drifted away.

Michel Fournier had been due to take off in the balloon from Saskatchewan, in Canada, in a bid to beat the altitude record for skydiving. Canadian TV caught the moment when his balloon set off without him. '

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05/27/2008 09:49 AM
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Re: Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
Especially when you consider its cost him somewhere in the region of $20million to get even this far :D
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05/27/2008 09:52 AM
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Re: Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
LOLOLOL....

Most likely he got scared and thought it would be better if it went without him.


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05/27/2008 09:53 AM
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Re: Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
I call sabotage. he was going up there with hd cameras. people with certain interests in low earth orbit weapons/comms and other tech probably paid a stooge to be on his team and let the balloon go. mon dieu!
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05/27/2008 09:55 AM
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Re: Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
Especially when you consider its cost him somewhere in the region of $20million to get even this far :D
 Quoting: OxygenX


??? Are you kidding me?
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Re: Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
Especially when you consider its cost him somewhere in the region of $20million to get even this far :D


??? Are you kidding me?
 Quoting: TruthSneaker

No I read somewhere that the french government stopped funding him cause they thought it was too dangerous, so he did it privately and he made it his lifes work and spent $20million :D
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05/27/2008 10:12 AM
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Re: Remember the guy who was going to skydive from space?
Especially when you consider its cost him somewhere in the region of $20million to get even this far :D


??? Are you kidding me?

No I read somewhere that the french government stopped funding him cause they thought it was too dangerous, so he did it privately and he made it his lifes work and spent $20million :D
 Quoting: OxygenX


Ufff, where is this world heading to.

20 million for what? Even if he would be able to make it, what is the big deal?

There are far more important things in this world that need money.
Not just one ego centric sky diver who needs to prove something to himself and the world.

Can anyone name one good thing this would bring?





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