http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php All comments for Banana Hammocks Over Texas en-us 2009 Brittanie Shey Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss brittanie@houstonist.com brittanie@houstonist.com 60 http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php#comment-1024086 http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php#comment-1024086 Comments Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:59:32 -0600 <p>The reasons for Texas are spelled out on the website, but this is old news. I do believe he wants to try it, but I am not sure it will happen. He is a helium artist and this would be quite an installation! Also, we don't really have any launchpads here in Canada... </p> http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php#comment-1023264 http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php#comment-1023264 Comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:50:49 -0600 <p>Why Texas? Why don't they do this in their native Canada?</p> http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php#comment-1023183 http://houstonist.com/2007/02/27/banana_hammocks.php#comment-1023183 Comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:12:38 -0600 <p>The size of the banana they quote at the altitude they quote would be almost invisible, certainly indistinguishable. The height they mention has never been achieved by balloon. "Light" air (hydrogen or helium) can't lift you above the air. Balsa isn't THAT light-weight. ad infinitum</p>