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re: 16 dead in hot air balloon accident in TX
Posted on 7/30/16 at 3:09 pm to Btrtigerfan
Posted on 7/30/16 at 3:09 pm to Btrtigerfan
Thanks, just saw your second post.
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Posted on 7/30/16 at 3:18 pm to dallastiger55
As I was reading this, the travel channel was doing a show about some bbq place in Lockhart, TX.
Creepy
Creepy
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:27 pm to oreeg
I would have tried to jump out rather than burn to death, but that's just me.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 10:42 pm to dallastiger55
I did a hot air balloon in Italian alps region. Went up to about 10,000 feet. Only 3 people in basket and that was crowded. You feel the heat from the flames, can't imagine the fear. I don't see how 16 could be done legally/safely no matter what size the basket. I kind of wondered why we didn't have an emergency parachute pack once up in the clouds, but I survived
Posted on 7/30/16 at 10:44 pm to dallastiger55
How do 16 people fit in the basket of a hot air balloon?
Posted on 7/30/16 at 10:46 pm to jpainter6174
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I would have tried to jump out rather than burn to death, but that's just me
If they hit the transmission lines, death might have been immediate.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 11:31 pm to Isabelle81
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How do 16 people fit in the basket of a hot air balloon?
Posted on 7/30/16 at 11:38 pm to dallastiger55
How high up are these?
Any possible way to have an emergency parachute just in case you need to jump out? I guess a ride like this isn't high enough?
Doesn't seem too safe to do this with that many strangers as someone said.. One could go crazy
Terrible tragedy
Any possible way to have an emergency parachute just in case you need to jump out? I guess a ride like this isn't high enough?
Doesn't seem too safe to do this with that many strangers as someone said.. One could go crazy
Terrible tragedy
Posted on 7/31/16 at 10:33 am to OysterPoBoy
They should pack parachutes. Even if a few get tangled, at least some survive
Posted on 7/31/16 at 10:47 am to dallastiger55
Being burned alive and falling to your death at the same time.
Mann I would probably pass out from the shock of it.
Mann I would probably pass out from the shock of it.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:24 am to BiggerBear
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It wasn't so bad
Glad you made it.
I seriously thought one of those balloons was going to clip the mast on the drill rig I was working with.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:27 am to AjaxFury
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Even if a few get tangled, at least some survive
Not going to help when you hit high voltage lines at 100'
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:34 am to jpainter6174
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I would have tried to jump out rather than burn to death, but that's just me.
Kind of a hard choice to make.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:39 am to RogerTheShrubber
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If they hit the transmission lines, death might have been immediate
Did they hit the power lines or was it an arc from the power lines that zapped them?
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:40 am to bleeng
Surely there's a video right?
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:59 am to dallastiger55
ETA: not the same crash apparently. The below is from Luxor, Egypt.
Video - did they not have a fire extinguisher on board?
Longer video of the above, Luxor, crash.
Video - did they not have a fire extinguisher on board?
Longer video of the above, Luxor, crash.
This post was edited on 7/31/16 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:07 pm to Langland
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Did they hit the power lines or was it an arc from the power lines that zapped them?
Not sure, but it could have killed them instantly either way
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:19 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Holy shite, how often do these crashes happen? Not a chance i'd get in one of those.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 11:49 am to Sevendust912
Posted on 8/1/16 at 12:21 pm to OysterPoBoy
Is everyone harnessed in somehow on a hot air balloon ride? I assume so, but have no clue about these things.
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