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Airline pilot Mike Howard walked a tightrope between two hot air balloons blindfolded at 4,000ft in the first stunt of its kind yesterday at Bristol.

Nutter

Yeah that is MAD!
Ozzy would have made sure the balloons were inverted!

I heard about that on CNN, but Ozzy is still my hero

I though I heard of someone do that before, maybe Im just making stuff up

edit ... oh wait nevermind it wasn't a tightrope

Random there is a British guy that started doing bungee jumps from balloons and holds that world record, and also the record for the longest bungee jump.
I recall reading that as the bungee was stretching the balloon dropped 500 or so feet in a matter of seconds! The balloon pilot was understandably NOT impressed.
Perhaps this is what you're thinking of?

Ozzy

I seem to recall a tightrope walk between 2 balloons some years ago. Maybe it wasn't done blindfolded.

Random there is a British guy that started doing bungee jumps from balloons and holds that world record, and also the record for the longest bungee jump.
I recall reading that as the bungee was stretching the balloon dropped 500 or so feet in a matter of seconds! The balloon pilot was understandably NOT impressed.
Perhaps this is what you're thinking of?

Ozzy

Good thing I wasn't the pilot... I would have cut the cord..

ozzy you should do it! only 10000 feet up, while drinking a beer, flying fs on the computer,eating a bannan and talking on a cell phone. it all will be done in a storm also

 Was he "working without a net"?

Is it just me or are a lot of Brits doing some crazy stunts lately. I wonder how many pints this guy had down at the pub before he tried this. Actually that's probably how it started.

"Hey Mikey! I bet.... I bet... I bet you fifty quid you can't... you can't tight rope walk between.... two balloons.

"Oh, bloody 'ell. I can sosss! Your on!"

I dunno. There are some very weird Brits around. There are also some weird Americans too!

Ben

ozzy you should do it! only 10000 feet up, while drinking a beer, flying fs on the computer,eating a bannan and talking on a cell phone. it all will be done in a storm also

And the balloons would have to be inverted...

I can easily do that - in Mexico City.  Anchor the two ballons firmly to the ground, lay a rope between them, and I'll walk blindfolded.  Thereby proving that I can safely walk blindfolded on a rope between two ballons at over 5,000ft ...  it all depends on how you write it up.

F

[quote]I can easily do that - in Mexico City.