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Make Your Own Cluster Balloon

Posted by michael on from the we-disclaim-all-responsibility dept.

Mr. Christmas Lights writes "'Have you ever dreamed of being carried into the sky by a giant bouquet of colorful toy balloons?' John Ninomiya does exactly that using 50-150 four-seven foot diameter balloons filled with helium ... and sealed with tape (duct?) and cable ties. Folks may recall the lawn chair man who floated up to 16,000 feet, but John takes this to a whole new level and his site has some wild pictures ... and includes the comment 'Kids, don't try this at home!'"

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  1. Re:Mythbusters on helium balloons... by Eric(b0mb)Dennis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, it's not a 'popular internet legend' it just became one.

    It happened in the eighties, somewhere around 97 it started to go around the internet with numerous facts changed, including ""A helicopter after he floated out to sea"

    He actually got tangled in powerlines.

    Don't these 'mythbusters' do their freaking homework? god

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