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re: Of all the ways to go, in a flaming hot air balloon must be one of the worst
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:54 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 5/10/14 at 5:54 pm to Jim Rockford
From what I've read, they all jumped from the basket.
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Posted on 5/10/14 at 6:03 pm to CuseTiger
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I'm going on a hot air balloon ride in AZ in a week and a half...
Prayers sent.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:05 pm to xXLSUXx
News reporting that the passengers were an assistant coach and staffer from University of Richmonds Womens Basketball teamm.
Posted on 5/10/14 at 11:43 pm to Paul Allen
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If you jump wouldn't you die before you hit the ground from a massive heart attack?
people have survived falls from high altitudes before.
A few cases in WW2.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 12:42 am to CuseTiger
Hey I pass by those on my bike rides in the AM. Something cool about looking up and seeing those balloons floating around. I've only seen safe takeoffs, landings, and floatings (?) 
Posted on 5/11/14 at 12:56 am to Jim Rockford
My question is why the frick do people still go in hot air balloon rides.
There isn't anything smart about it, and there are many deaths related to this every single year.
There isn't anything smart about it, and there are many deaths related to this every single year.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 1:08 am to DrSteveBrule
I just read the NTSB has 67 fatal accidents since 1964. Doesn't sound too bad
Posted on 5/11/14 at 1:11 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Having Michael Sam suffocate you with cake might be worse....
Posted on 5/11/14 at 1:12 am to lsu480
Posted on 5/11/14 at 8:40 am to Paul Allen
It would be worse to get locked in a sauna
Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:19 am to CuseTiger
quote:
I'm going on a hot air balloon ride in AZ in a week and a half...
Prayers sent.
This post was edited on 5/11/14 at 9:20 am
Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:28 am to okietiger
Update said they've found 2 bodies so far, but not the third or the gondola...so sad.
Another note: As I scanned the news sites looking for updates I found this article, with the following picture:
I'm not usually scared of clowns but
on the giant clown head balloon.
Another note: As I scanned the news sites looking for updates I found this article, with the following picture:
I'm not usually scared of clowns but
on the giant clown head balloon.Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:38 am to Jim Rockford
I would have jumped and hope for a lucky break like some people have gotten after falling.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:47 am to fisherbm1112
A firefighter from NYFD during 9/11 put it best - people aren't jumping to their deaths, rather they are being forced out because of the extreme heat. He said that instincts will push you out before you even realize what you've done.
This post was edited on 5/11/14 at 9:48 am
Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:48 am to Jim Rockford
I once got to float around BR in an untethered balloon. We had a rough landing in a small congested spot, but that was pretty fun. The quietness when you're floating sans for the pilot giving it more gas is an eerie feeling.
I would have looked for a lake or a pool below and possibly a trampoline, and then I'd have jumped.
I would have looked for a lake or a pool below and possibly a trampoline, and then I'd have jumped.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:54 am to Skillet
Are the HAB baskets still made of wood? If so WTF?
Posted on 5/11/14 at 9:56 am to Skillet
Lol trampoline wouldn't do you any good
Unless it was one of those free rigged circus tramps
Unless it was one of those free rigged circus tramps
Posted on 5/11/14 at 10:00 am to Dr Von Nostrand
Wicker was what I rode in...In the situation those people were in, they would not have a chance no matter what the basket was made of.
Posted on 5/11/14 at 10:12 am to Skillet
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possibly a trampoline
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