[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[Ronald Lipton]

As for the US... I seem to remember a story about a man who
went up with a set of He balloons tied to his lawn chair.  I do not
remember the outcome.

Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island


> 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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