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Kent Couch and His "Couch Balloon" Land Safely in Idaho

posted July 6, 2008 - 12:00am
Kent Couch and His "Couch Balloon" Land Safely in Idaho

Flying in a lawn chair and helium-filled balloons, Kent Couch reached his destination in Idaho after taking off in Oregon in the morning. It was his third attempt at the trip, and he finally succeeded.

The 48-year-old Couch used buckets of cherry Kool-Aid as ballast.


Website: http://us.cnn.com/2008/US/07/05/lawnchair.balloons...
Author: Idlewild
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