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Well at least one man is getting around the way Balloon Boy <\/p>\n Last weekend, Jonathan Trappe flew “The Spirit Cluster”—57 helium-filled balloons and a small harness—109 miles in 14 hours above his home state of North Carolina, AOL News reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Flying a gas balloon is unlike any other <\/p>\n It might not stimulate the new green economy, but if this catches on look for a boom in circus shops and landing gear (scissors).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like what you see? Sign up to receive The Grist List, our email roundup of pun-usual green news<\/a> just like this, sent out every Friday.<\/p>\n Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n But can you dance and chew gum at the same time?<\/a><\/p>\n Everybody poops…for a price<\/a><\/p>\n
\npretended to do<\/a> and the way the old man in UP<\/a> does.<\/p>\n
\n experience. There is no sound. No propellers, no jet engines. No
\nburner,
\n no heart-thumping rotors of a helicopter. Not even the wind that
\ngliders
\n experience. This is true, silent flight,” Trappe said on his website<\/a>. “When you launch a balloon, part of the wonder is that you do
\n not know where you will land. You are carried with the wind,
\ntowards destinations
\n unknown. It is a wonderful adventure, and it is the most pure form
\n of flight.”<\/p>\n