[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

Mark Kaynor mark@kaynor.org
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:40:28 -0500


Ron,

http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1997-11.html

Mark Kaynor


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Lipton" <lipton@sprynet.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island


> 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
> > > >>
> > > >> _________________________________________________
> > > >> Use Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _________________________________________________
> > > > Use Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> > >
> > > _________________________________________________
> > > Use Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________
> > Use Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>
> _________________________________________________
> Use Rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list