Jeff Wisnia wrote in message ...
Stan Schaefer wrote:



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If you guys haven't caught Mythbusters, it's about debunking urban
myths. Some of the stuff that's shown so far has been about the guy
in the lawn chair and the weather balloons,

Did they claim *that* one was untrue?

--
Jeff Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"If you can keep smiling when things go wrong, you've thought of someone to
place the blame on."

No, they claimed that it was easily possible, and after their test, they
received copies of reports from various agencies documenting the original
flight.

Before their test, all they got was the runaround from the various agencies
they contacted trying to obtain information and permission for their test.

Paul K. Dickman

p.s. They also said it was possible to electrocute yourself by peeing on the
third rail, but that you would have to be kneeling in a puddle, and really
have to go.