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From: msb@hosmsb.ATT.COM (Mike Balenger)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: bungee jump from plane
Message-ID: <1991Feb13.190707.13313@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 13 Feb 91 19:07:07 GMT
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In-Reply-To: rob@ireta.cynic.wimsey.bc.ca's message of 6 Feb 91 01:50:02 GMT


>>>>> On 6 Feb 91 01:50:02 GMT, rob@ireta.cynic.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Prior) said:

rob> But, how about doing this from a _baloon_ at about 10,000 AGL?
rob> (can baloons go this high?  I know nothing about them).

I've heard that some bungee jumpers are using baloons to avoid laws
prohibiting bridge jumps.  No need to get 10K AGL -- 200-300 feet
tethered in no- to light-winds is fine.  Instead of reeling the
bungeer back into the balloon, you can just (softly?) let the baloon
down.  The bunggeer has plenty of time to get out of the baloon's way.




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