What’s the most relaxing way from Oregon to Idaho? Of course, in a lawn chair surrounded by lots of balloons. Kent Couch - no, I’m not going to make a joke about lawn chair and Couch - sat down and lifted off.

From the BBC:

“I’d go to 30,000 feet if I didn’t shoot a balloon down periodically,” he said.

In addition to the blow pipe and air gun he took a pole to pull in balloons, a parachute, some GPS equipment and some eggs and chocolate.

Using a BB gun to control your altitude? Sounds like a great way to achieve a Darwin Award!

Video of him after the jump.
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Almost exactly two weeks ago I got the opportunity of meeting with Mark Blevis who was in town. Truth to be told, I haven’t met many bloggers or podcasters in person. I actually found out about Mark’s visit in Cologne from CC Chapman’s twitter feed. This is one of the reasons I love todays world.
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(via Amber Mac)

Once upon a time there was this tiny exhibition called Games Convention. From day one it took place in that more or less little town called Leipzig. Over the years it grew and grew, so nowadays it’s in a state where many people think Leipzig isn’t able to cope with the massive amount of (under aged) kids anymore.
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“Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel, Jr. (October 17, 1938 - November 30, 2007) was a motorcycle daredevil and a household name since the late 1960s, and arguably the most iconic motorbike stuntman of all time. Evel Knievel’s highly publicized motorcycle jumps, including his attempt to jump over the Snake River Canyon, claim four of the top 20 most-watched Wide World of Sports events of all time. He enjoyed a lengthy career in this extreme sport despite suffering a series of major injuries during stunts.” - Wikipedia.org

Here’s the AP article

Next time you give a phone to a member of the cast, tell him where’s top and bottom. Just sayin’…

“Apparently there is a problem in Thailand with the illegal smuggling of sports cars into the country. To prevent “car laundering”, the brilliant Thai government decided it was a better idea to destroy these cars to show the importers a lesson, instead of auctioning them off and using the proceeds to fund important programs to help the poor.”
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