With no danger of colliding with a mountain or landing in the ocean, adventurer Tom Morgan took to the skies. Rather odd method of flying to be honest.
Complete lunacy went down in China, when an inflatable moon decided it was more than just prop for a festival. Cue panic on the streets.
Well, we say ‘anybody’ – but by that we mean anybody who has R750,000 to spare on a trip to space. Yup, a small Arizona-based business, The Paragon Space Development Corporation, has used some existing technology to create a helium balloon that will take passengers to the edge of space.
Matt Silver-Vallance planned and executed a bold stunt to raise funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Charity. He took off from Robben Island using just helium balloons and found himself floating as high as Table Mountain.
Oscar, one of the world’s most famous adopted dogs, and his owner, Joanne Lefson is currently in in Cape Town. They are championing the cause of dog adoption – with a giant dog hot-air balloon floating over the Mother City this morning. See pics inside.
I need a cooler hobby. Over the weekend, Zane Whitmore, a 34-year-old from Seattle, attached himself to a hot air balloon with four piercings across his shoulder blades, and took to the air for a little more than an hour, cruising at just under 3 000 metres. No, I don’t know why either, look at the video.