[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[rhendy]

Cluster Ballooning has never been done (outside) in Europe before, and as
far as we can determine, it has never, ever been done by a woman, anywhere.
(The science advisor for the show, Graham Hoyland, built all of the
challenges before the shows were done.  He built his cluster balloon, and
flew it in a hangar in Manchester, England.)  You would be surprised how
much that amount of helium costs in Europe!  For that reason, it may be a
long, long time before anyone over there ever repeats the feat.

Fair Winds,

Bob Hendrickson
S/V Getaway

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island


> Bob,
> What was the "thing" you did that was never done before?
> Slim
>
> On 1/16/03 8:25 AM, "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Doc was the pilot because he actually owns a hovercraft and is the only
one
> > of us who had ever driven one before.  He drove through the wrong gate
> > because it was downhill from the starting box as opposed to the red gate
> > which was slightly uphill.  He was hoping that the blues would fail to
> > arrive at all which would throw the race to us if we were the only craft
to
> > complete the course.  What you never saw in the episode is that the red
> > machine was the only one to complete the course at all prior to the
race.
> > We were running our machine at about 30mph all around the beach, but
> > somewhere between the tinkering time and the race (about four hours),
our
> > machine lost its ability to move.  It is just one of life's little
> > mysteries.
> >
> > Fair Winds,
> >
> > Bob Hendrickson
> > S/V Getaway
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:08 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
> >
> >
> >> Bob,
> >>
> >> Let me be the first to congratulate you on a job well done!  The red
team
> >> made all the right moves.  Frankly, I was embarrassed for the blue team
> > with
> >> all that arguing alpha-male crap.  I thought you had it all the
> > way--better
> >> hull design, winning the challenges, etc.  But why did Doc get to
drive?
> >> YOU'RE the pilot.  He even drove it through the wrong damn gate!!!  I
> > think
> >> we'd stand a better chance with you at the controls.
> >>
> >> You looked great on camera, Bob.  I think you should look into a
possible
> >> career in Hollywood.  Start with commercials and work your way up.  :-)
> >>
> >> Slim
> >>
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