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Kent Couch is a gas station owner and professional cluster balloonist. On July 5, 2008, Couch flew more than 200 miles across Oregon and into Idaho in a lawn chair suspended from Helium balloons.The Associated Press: Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons (July 5, 2008)
It was the third and longest cluster balloon flight Couch had completed.The Associated Press: Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons (July 5, 2008)
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- 48 years old at time of 2008 flight
- Profession: gas station owner
- Flight took place on July 5, 2008
- Flight began outside Bend, Oregon
- Flight ended in Cambridge, Idaho
- Total distance: 235 miles
- Average speed: 23 mph
- Flight time: 9 hours
- Used a BB gun to pop balloons for descent
- Inspired by the 1982 flight of Larry Walters
- First flight in 2007 took him 193 miles but ended just short of the Idaho border
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Chicago Tribune: Kent Couch, balloons
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The Oregonian: Believe It Or Not, He's Lounging on Air
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BBC News: US Man Makes Balloon Chair Trip
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The Associated Press: Man Flying Lawn Chair Lifted by Balloons
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Official Site: Kent Couch Cluster Balloons
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YouTube Video: Ore. Man Uses Balloons and a Lawn Chair to Fly (Time: 1:08)
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Chicago Tribune: Kent Couch, balloons
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Kent Couch on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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girls take SOOOO LONG to get ready. I've been sitting on this couch for an hour with her sister. -kent.
@kent_is_lame | July 09, 2009 11:32 PM -
Dear Uncle Kent, the following no longer works in your house: the fridge, the toaster, the toilet, ceiling, couch, door....love Katie.
@kaydeeflorence | July 05, 2009 04:37 AM -
Kent had Autumn running from one end of the couch to the other without holding on. WHY won't she walk again?
@cr0ssmyheart | July 04, 2009 12:52 AM
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A successful New York psychoanalyst nearing a nervous breakdown and his French neighbor make an overnight decision to swap apartments. Neither one knows the other but find themselves deeply involved in their counterpart's social settings, ...
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View All Kent Couch Questions (31) | Ask a QuestionHow can I get my cat to stop scratching the couch? (26 Answers)As many others have suggested, get a scratching post for a cat. Even better, there is a brand that many pet stores sell that rewards the cat with a treat ... read moreWhat is the best way to clean a leather couch? (7 Answers)That all sounds too involved and painful. I have leather wipes that I bought at Target. They're named Weiman Leather Wipes. Just pull one out of the container, swab the ... read moreWhat is the highest maximum temperature ever recorded for Adelaide Australia? (3 Answers)Recorded Adelaide temperature extremes*:* Hottest temperature – 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) * Coldest temperature – minus 0.4 °C (31.3 °F) * Wettest month – June 1981, 174.6 mm (6.87 in.)(*Kent ... read moreWhos the best plumber in Kent, WA? (1 Answer)I like my plumbers to be in and out quickly. In fact I need one to finish that plumbing as quick as a fox. That is why I would choose ... read more
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