A balloon launched at yesterday’s Great Plains Super Launch was on
page B3 of the Omaha World-Herald this morning.
Ten flights were launched yesterday between about 8:10 and 8:40am.
All payloads were recovered even though there were some challenges
due to payload and tracking problems.
The chain attached to the wallet is a nice touch.
You know what’s really sad? That’s the best shot the photographer had.
You get better mileage from a chain driven wallet.
Which one’s the balloon?
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Without even reading the text, I could tell that the balloons were released pretty early in the day.
Anytime after 11am, and the sweat stains under their arms would have been huge!!!
This is sad, someone takes an interest in a hobby, and heaven forbid they are not the Hollywood image of a strong, in-shape male, and it’s time to tear them to shreads. So low-brow, childish really.
Oh, get over yourself…..
How’d their club afford 3 balloons?
I’m not the Hollywood image of a strong in-shape male, and I made fun of them.
If I wore a chain on my wallet, and got my picture in the local paper, I’d sure expect my pals to make fun of me.
I guess CVST is just a little peeved that he falls under a big hamsexy category… weather whackers.
i’m not even male, you insensitive clod!
oh wait this isn’t slashdot.
*crawls back under the bridge*
Where I live (#1 in US crime statistics of cities over 1 mil. pop.), you’d better have a chain on your wallet.
I’ve been considering getting a chained wallet… mainly because I’m constantly paranoid over the thing falling out while I’m on my motorcycle
You must all be a bunch of rich bastards. I don’t have enough money to worry about my wallet going missing.
At first I wasn’t even sure who was launching what/who. The tactical vest/pot-belly was in the way. And what’s with the Freddy Mercury mustache?
In Soviet Russia, the wallet chains you! Oh Crap! Your right, this isn’t /.
ALL HAIL THE BALLOON GODS!!!
ALL HAIL THE BALLOON GODS!!!
FWIW, it does look like they are worshipping the balloon…both standing out there with both arms upstretched toward the ballon…wonder if they are “Grand Poo-pahs”?