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Man flies 235 miles in lawn chair

chicagotribune.com — Kent Couch did it again: By attaching 150 giant party balloons to his lawn chair Couch flew from Oregon to Idaho.

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  • LordSnootington, on 07/06/2008, -1/+47Myth confirmed
  • ColonelTribune, on 07/06/2008, -1/+24Last year when he tried it he went 193 miles
  • JamesJanega, on 07/06/2008, -5/+17This man is an inspiration.
    • BossKey, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3I just love that his name is "Couch"
  • acmaurer, on 07/06/2008, -2/+18Some of the photography is simply gorgeous! I bet it was an incredible trip for him.
  • dougvfr750, on 07/06/2008, -0/+17Party balloons? I'd be a little worried about their structural integrity over a trip that long.
    • BillMoocho, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4It's not like they would all pop at once. If a few started popping and he thought it was getting dangerous, he could just land it. Besides, he made it so they were clearly safe enough.
    • aceslick911, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1solution: parachute?
  • spencert, on 07/06/2008, -0/+7that's crazy.
  • maadmonkey, on 07/06/2008, -2/+19HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY HAVE TO TELL ME HE HAS 150 BALLONS! I GET IT ALREADY!


    overall cool story though XD
    • Fozefy, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4Or that they gave him water...lol. Read the last three if you don't know what I mean.
    • wes00mertes, on 07/07/2008, -0/+4I just wished they'd mention where he was going.
  • BrentDPayne, on 07/06/2008, -0/+7And the scariest thing is that I know where both of these places are . . . and have a relative that lives in Bend, OR. Ah . . . the sweet memories of home. LOL
  • PixelBella, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Hope they didn't charge him with interfering with FFA airspace! 235 miles with no drink/snack service! Amazing! A guy at SMX Advanced, a friend of his, was talking about this upcoming flight. I had no idea he was planning to go so far. WOW!
    • seethegood, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2Dana,

      You can say its Mark from Smart Solutions and the website is couchballoons.com!

      Mark
    • Shabow, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6You mean FAA, and that is not until 18,000 feet MSL....
  • MattFid, on 07/06/2008, -15/+8Thank goodness he didn't waste time curing cancer, mentoring a troubled youth or some other ***** like that.
    • Davinator, on 07/07/2008, -2/+5Comments like this bug me so much. You don't have to cure cancer, mentor a troubled youth, or some other ***** like that to have done something cool. Just enjoy the story for what it is.
    • aguynamedjoe36, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3Neither did the Wright brothers. Let the man have his fun.
    • BossKey, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3Thank god you're spending your time posting comments about balloon chair flights on Digg instead.
  • gllopc, on 07/07/2008, -0/+10And Eric the Midget said it couldn't be done.
    • cl1tcommander, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6"Fly me with balloons/ So I can meet Katharine Mcphee..."
  • ps2pers0n, on 07/07/2008, -0/+29get my bb gun.
  • ginestony, on 07/07/2008, -0/+3holy crap it's Steven King!!
  • destron, on 07/07/2008, -1/+23Darn, I read that as "man flies 235 miles per hour in lawn chair" :(
  • xieodeluxed, on 07/07/2008, -1/+4im not entirely sure that anyone cares about this
  • vanguardanon, on 07/07/2008, -4/+9America, f*ck yeah!!!
  • Bolarg, on 07/07/2008, -0/+8Danny Deckchair anyone?
    • homestar2525, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Eh... Danny Deckchair wasn't that good.
  • BonersMilloy, on 07/07/2008, -9/+2What a ***** gobbler.
  • Puppetfunk, on 07/07/2008, -2/+10Whoo someone from Central/Eastern/Southern Oregon did something other than their sister!

    /Coming from a Portlander.
  • bloodqc, on 07/07/2008, -0/+14It's not the first time someone did this

    Lawn Chair Larry (1982 Honorable Mention)
    http://darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1998-11.html
  • raptor87, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2It looks like he just let a bunch of balloons go at the end. good job
  • Amadeus2490, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2I wish there would have been a 60 MPH gust of wind while he was doing this.
    • shade45, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Or some kids playing with pellet guns...
      • Amadeus2490, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Or people throwing a bunch of knives directly at the balloons.
        -_-
  • NeonDistraction, on 07/07/2008, -0/+8George Bluth would be proud.
  • mgenovese, on 07/07/2008, -0/+6Gonzo would be proud.
    • JamesJanega, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1An obscure, but excellent observation. Still, he didn't plummet.
  • DLtheRMX, on 07/07/2008, -1/+5this was really cool until he polluted.
  • qbthemc, on 07/07/2008, -3/+4This reminds me of diggers 99.9% are retarded.
    • GeckoSlayer, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Punctuation saves lives (and also makes sentences that make sense).
    • liteoff646, on 07/07/2008, -1/+0said the retarded digger
  • ancientdinko, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1and the rocket's red glare, the balloons bursting in air...

  • thrillhouse900, on 07/07/2008, -2/+3"man achieves nothing"
  • MaybeMike, on 07/07/2008, -1/+3he has actually tried this before.. and didnt make it to idaho.. God i love being an Oregonian
  • skippyoh, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Dugg because he's from Oregon and he's ***** crazy
  • sock2828, on 07/07/2008, -1/+2Heh...
    this is old news to me I live in bend
  • freddyjackson, on 07/07/2008, -0/+745 gallons of cherry kool aid for ballast? Maybe not the best choice.
    Personally, I would be terrified if any red fluid began to rain down on me from above.
    And I don't even know how reassured I would be once I realized that it came from some guy in a flying lawnchair.
  • birdly, on 07/07/2008, -1/+7Why did he need drinks of water at the end when he had all that cherry Kool-Aid?
  • shinkou, on 07/07/2008, -1/+1Odd, but sweet. Dugg for the gorgeous pics.
  • freedmni, on 07/07/2008, -1/+1LUCKY!!
  • japanesepagoda, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1This.............Is ***** magical.....
  • timmyallen, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Shmi Skywalker - 'You have brought hope to thoughs who have non.'
  • nickgwyn, on 07/08/2008, -0/+1Oh wait, it was 150 Ballons... and his name was what? Oh thats right, these are the most annoying captions EVER.
  • ryanbrown345, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0This guy is from my hometown. A small town in Oregon now has flying lawn chair man and a man who is pregnant. hahah
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