Stamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoFuck the balloon policelemmy.worldimagemessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1887arrow-down117
arrow-up1870arrow-down1imageFuck the balloon policelemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squaredQw4w9WgXcQlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoReaching almost 5000 meters is very impressive, and I love the plan of popping the balloons with a BB-gun to control the descent. I’m almost annoyed that they fined this unique effort.
minus-squareChadus_Maximuslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoI wonder what was the plan in case his gun got jammed.
minus-squaredQw4w9WgXcQlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoI don’t think there was a plan B. A lawn chair strapped to 42 balloons doesn’t seem like a project without single points of failure.
Reaching almost 5000 meters is very impressive, and I love the plan of popping the balloons with a BB-gun to control the descent. I’m almost annoyed that they fined this unique effort.
I wonder what was the plan in case his gun got jammed.
I don’t think there was a plan B. A lawn chair strapped to 42 balloons doesn’t seem like a project without single points of failure.