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Kent Couch Cluster Ballooning (now with sound)

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Uploaded by on Jul 20, 2007

Kent Couch lifts off from his Stop'N'Go gas station in Bend, Oregon in a lawn chair tied to 105 helium balloons. He traveled at altitudes reaching 15,400 feet, covering 193 miles, before landing 9 hours later in a field outside of Union, Oregon.

More information is available at Kent's website: www.couchballoons.com

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  • Amazing :D this is a hero! 

  • @andrademeza : Ya puts yer nickel on the table, and ya gets yer nickel's worth o' gum. ;])

  • Nothing's amazing any more.

  • @micksandy : I sent one up when I was in high school, just for the heck of it--Idaho farmer found it in his field(cue Twilight Zone theme.....). ;])

  • man, imagine if some kids nearby saw the balloons and started shooting them with a bb gun

  • Thats really amazing!! Where did you guys purchase these balloons?

  • the chair landed in a field in Oregon. The people couldn't find the chair or the video camera. So there.

  • why didnt we get to see the camera attached to the chair?

  • thats some garrys mod tipe shit right there lol. look up garrys mod on here and you will see what im talking about. lol.

  • Is the guy's last name really "Couch"? LOL!!

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