I heard about a guy in San Fransisco some time ago who tied a bunch of helium balloons to a lawn chair, and with the aid of a bb-gun ended up getting himself into trouble.

There are a few variations of this story (worth the read in chuckles), but it has always held a certain fascination for me.

Looks like recently a group made a weak attempt at reenacting this stunt. At least the video evidence shows that it is possible.

So I did a little research:

One tank of helium: $385

Weather balloons: $19.95

One extra large “zero gravity” lawn chair: $195

And because I’m a stickler for safety, one (slightly used) 100 foot parachute: $199
Seems it comes without lines, but I have a bunch of old bailing twine around here somewhere…

Being able to get a $4000 fine from the FCC for flying the thing: Priceless

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