Man in a flying car

[Dalestar]

Read this and thought it must be a joke.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7821979.stm

The things people will do for excitement.

 

[dellzeqq]

It's when you scroll down to the picture of the 'adventurer' that it all starts to make sense....

 

[just jim]

"A convoy of support vehicles will accompany the team every step of the way."

How's that for a carbon footprint?

 

[Globalti]

Sheeeeit.. he's planning on going through central and west Africa. I wonder if he knows about the Harmattan?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Sheeeeit.. he's planning on going through central and west Africa. I wonder if he knows about the Harmattan?

It would scarcely be an adventure if he knew everything that was going to happen on the way. I think it sounds great.

 

[bikepete]

Eco-friendly version (mongrel offspring of a recumbent trike and paraglider):

http://www.fresh-breeze.de/en/en_trikes_flyke.htm

1600km journey:


View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3a-ATzxV9xM

 

[LLB]

"A convoy of support vehicles will accompany the team every step of the way."

How's that for a carbon footprint?

They didn't worry about the carbon footprint when they sent man to the moon

 

[LLB]

It's when you scroll down to the picture of the 'adventurer' that it all starts to make sense....

Urgh, class prejudice