Goofy Stuff - v11

"On July 2, 1982, 33-year-old Larry Walters attached over 40 helium-filled weather balloons to a lawn chair and took off into the skies over Los Angeles. A startled airline pilot reported seeing him at an altitude of 16,000 feet! Walters had taken a portable CB radio and a BB gun to shoot balloons in order to descend. After shooting several balloons, he dropped the gun. He traveled 45 minutes and descended into some power lines in Long Beach, alighting uninjured. Now the audio file of the CB transmissions during Walters’ flight is available for your listening pleasure, along with lots more information on this odd stunt, at the official site of The Lawnchair Pilot."


Recently, I have posted about places you can swim with dolphins or with polar bears. Here is a village in Africa where you can swim with crocodiles. "... the people of Paga swim joyfully and wash clothes in the same village pond that 110 crocs use as their home — and their dining room." The village is trying to build up a tourist trade and invites you to come visit! More can be found here.



In the same vein, there is a family that adopted a pet Rhino. Note that this happened in 1960. This article has some interesting stories of growing up with a pet Rhino.







A while back, I posted about some truly obnoxious alarm clocks. I found another. When the alarm goes off, the top takes off and flies around the room, making an annoying noise. To stop the noise, you need to get up, find the top and return it to the base. More details can be found here.








This is a stone tub. "STONE FOREST creates hand carved granite sculptures which combine the elegant simplicity of Japanese style with contemporary design. The integrity of granite gives Stone Forest carvings a radiant mass or presence not realized using man-made materials such as cement or cast stone. Since each piece is hand carved using hammer and chisel, the individual character of the rock as well as the inspiration of the stonecutter lend each sculpture a unique quality. In a world of impermanence, the timelessness of hand carved granite can bring a suggestion of eternity to your home or garden." Their website can be found here.



This is a watermelon carving. Pretty clever hunh?