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Indian Tycoon Sets Balloon Flight Record

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the staying-on-top-of-things dept.

GillBates0 writes "The BBC is reporting that Vijaypat Singhania, a textile tycoon, has set a new world record for the highest hot air balloon flight. The 67-year-old took off from Mumbai, India in a 48m(160ft) balloon and flew to a height of 21,290m (69,852ft) breaking the earlier record of 19,811m(64,997ft)."

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  1. In more important news... by dada21 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...American Balloon-flying tycoons complained in a unified march against the outsourcing of their jobs. Economic experts in the U.S. administration believe these important jobs can be secured with a tariff on hot air, something the administration isn't lacking and wishes to utilize to the fullest for the betterment of the U.S. population.

  2. not another one by Kohath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indian Balloon Tycoon?

    These sequels to Railroad Tycoon are getting stranger and stranger.

  3. i bet that by know1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    richard branson is going to be pissed off

  4. Live Videos of the flight by parryFromIndia · · Score: 5, Informative

    The project was called Mission Impossible 70K (MI70K) and there are some live videos detailing his flight (Flash required) on this site - http://www.mi70k.com/video.htm. The site also carries information about Mr. Singhania and his some other records.