I once heard of a man who went up in a balloon to a great height.?
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Joseph Kittinger. I think he is still alive.\n\nhttp://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Kittinger/EX31.htm\n\nThe latest news about him, 1996. "Joseph Kittinger Jr. retired from the United States Air Force in 1978 with a\nSilver Star and the rank of Colonel. He and his wife Sherry reside in\nFlorida. They have 2 sons and 4 grandchildren."
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Well over 100,000 feet. There is even a group of people trying to go all the way to orbit using an airship and "electric propulsion".\n\nOh! ordinary party balloons.... They probably never go higher than a few thousand feet or so.
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I was able to do it by pulling my butt onto an airplane.\n\nI lost my fear of heights when I was flying through the sky in a aluminum tube at 500 mph.  It's reallyt weird, but I've read about other people having the same results.
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Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was and is the tallest human recorded in modern times. Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1in (272cm) in height, it is said that he was still growing prior to his death, and 490 pounds (222 kg/35 stone) in weight before his death at the age of 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to a tumour within his pituitary gland.
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The tallest person ever was: Robert Wadlow At the time of his death in 1940 he was 8', 11.1" tall and weighed 439 pounds making him the world’s tallest person in history, according to the Guinness Book of Records, surpassing the record previously held by an 8', 4" inch Irishman who died in 1877.\n \n\nTallest Man - Living in 2006\n   \nWHO: \nXi Shun \nWHAT: \n2 m 36.1 cm\n(7 ft 8.95 in) \nWHERE: \nChifeng, Inner Mongolia, China. \nWHEN: \nJanuary 15, 2005 \n  \nXi Shun (China, b. 1951), measured 7 ft 8.95 in (2 m 36.1 cm) as a result of six measurements taken on January 15, 2005, at Chifeng City Hospital, Inner Mongolia, China.\n\n\nBeating the previous holder Radhouane Charbib (Tunisia) by just 2 mm (0.07 in), Xi Shun claims that his height was normal for his age until he was 16. As a comparison, his father stood at 5 ft 10.8 in (1.8 m) and his mother was 5 ft 2.8 in (1.6 m) tall.\n\nIn his late teens, he experienced a growth spurt that, while not normal, was seemingly without any cause. Doctors who examined him in 2005 discovered no evidence of gigantism or acromegaly, and could not explain why he grew so tall so fast (it took him just seven years to reach his record height).\n\nFollowing a career in the Army – he was recruited for his basketball skills! – he returned to Inner Mongolia and works as a herdsman. He also hires himself out for publicity stunts for a local restaurant and tailor.\n\nHe currently resides with his father and brother at Chifeng.\n \n\n\nTallest Woman - Living in 2006\n   \nWHO: \nSandy Allen \nWHAT: \n2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) \nWHERE: \nIndianapolis, Indiana, USA \nWHEN: \nAs of 1999 \n  \nSandy Allen was a 2.95-kg (6.5-lb) baby, and her abnormal growth began soon after her birth in June 1955. By the age of 10 she stood 1.905 m (6 ft 3 in) tall, and was 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) by 16 years old. Sandy had a dream to break free of a world, that she felt she had outgrown. In her first letter to Guinness World Records in 1974 she wrote, "I would like to get to know someone that is approximately my height. It is needless to say my social life is practically nil and perhaps the publicity from your book may brighten my life." The accolade did help to bring about a reversal of fortunes for the Indiana secretary. First, there was an offer from film director Federico Fellini to take a role in his film Casanova in 1975, and then her first date with a 7-ft Illinois man. On July 14, 1977, she went into hospital for a pituitary gland operation to stop further growth. Nowadays poor circulation and weak leg muscles mean she is dependent on a wheel chair.
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(m)\n\nRobert Wadlow — The world's tallest man.
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There is a popular toy called a rocket balloon.  It is about 40" long and when you release it, it shoots up in the air and then winds it's way down as it slowly deflates while making a loud airplane type noise.  I've included a link to a picture below.  I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for but it's what came to mind.
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go there----> http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-04-17-tallest-man_x.htm
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Yes he was PREPARING for a stunt when the harness which was already attached, was inadvertently attached incorrectly. When he attempted the "move" from up above the rafters , the harness gave way and he was not supported properly. Died of massive brain injury caused by amongst other symptoms, a concussion and broken neck when he "crash landed" on the ringpost area. I was able to see the replay provided by his brother Brett, on the sports show "OFF THE RECORD".
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hook mitchell. he had a 64 inch vertical
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Said to say he has gone on to the big tv in the sky... the stair way to heaven
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The balloon is filled with hot air by the burner.  The hot air inside the balloon rises because it is lighter than cold (or cooler air).  assuming you mean't a hot air balloon.\n\nNobody is sure about helium ballons because we always suck the helium out so we can talk weird.
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oh man calcoun was freaken crazy! haha sorry i dont know umm try wikepedia. but man that guy is soo big in history.. i loved learning about him
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In part this depends upon what the small balloon is made of.  The balloon rises because of the buoyancy created by the density of the helium being less than that of the air surrounding the balloon.  The density of the air is less as one goes up. \nFor a rubber or latex balloon, as the balloon goes up, it expands because the pressure in the balloon becomes greater than the pressure outside of the balloon.  Eventually the balloon will pop because of the pressure difference.  This seems to be at a height of about 10,000 meters.\nFor a heavy plastic balloon, such as one made of aluminized mylar, The height obtained is much less.  Some of these balloons will pop at heights between 1000 and 2400 meters, but many will just reach an equilibrium and float until the helium gas leaks (causing the balloon to come back down).
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According to a great biography on Ben Franklin written by Walter Isaacson, Ben Franklin actually did this experiment, and related it to his friend Peter Collinson in a letter that BF also printed in his Pennsylvania Gazette. Here is what is fishy - BF waited 4 months after the experiment to tell his buddy and publish it, even though word of similar French experiments had also surfaced about 3 weeks before BF's publication. One reason he may have waited on this so long is because BF thought it interesting but not groundbreaking. As BF relates the experiment, he did fly a kite (with a small metal rod mounted on it) in stormy weather and noticed the dripping wet line growing unusually taught. He touched his knuckle to the key on the line and drew a spark. He does not mention actual lightning hitting the kite. What I personally think happened (and I am an electronics technician) is that his kite with the metal rod was soaking up the negative electrons present in large amounts in a storm. The ground, and our friend BF was positively charged, and when he brought his knuckle close to the key, the charges equalized  - wallah - a spark! This is the same thing that happens when you get shocked by static electricity. You can see the spark, especially a strong one, when you shuffle across the carpet and touch something metal. However, such a charge might contain a potential of tens of thousands of volts, but little current and thus be harmless, just like static electricity. Had he taken an actual lightning hit I am sure he would have mentioned it had he survived. It seems that once his account got out it was embellished by other newspeople somewhat, although the story is rooted in truth. A sidenote - BF can be considered the inventor of and a strong proponent of lightning rods. These he did much experimenting with , and is credited with saving many buildings in the New England area and elsewhere. It is interesting to note that when his lightning rods took a hit, they were usually destroyed (and these were heavy metal rods!)
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Yes I have He Is awesome even though most is fake BUT his stunts are Cool!!!!
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Heights!..How bout that?