Any you think I'm mad!

[ozzy72]

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.

[HawkerTempest5]

Nutter

[Politically Incorrect]

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

[Stormtropper]

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

[randombeaner]

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

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

[ozzy72]

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

[Hagar]

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

[Blackbird971]

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..

[X56SB]

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

[denishc]

 Was he "working without a net"?

[Iroquois]

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!"

[Saitek]

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

Ben

[Wing Nut]

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...

[Felix/FFDS]

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

[randombeaner]

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