Balloon Man 2020 - David Blaine Ascension

David Blaine ‘Ascension’: How He Plans to Soar Miles Above Arizona Desert With Only Helium Balloons in YouTube Live Stunt​


David Blaine is hoping to turn the fantasy of the 1956 classic French short film “The Red Balloon” (“Le Ballon Rouge”) into reality.

Blaine, a career magician, illusionist and endurance performer, is set to take flight over the desert in Page, Ariz., on Wednesday, Sept. 2 — piloting a cluster of 52 helium-filled balloons. The stunt will be exclusively livestreamed on YouTube, which is funding the project, and Blaine will narrate the entire experience for viewers high above the Earth.

“I’m going to provide my point of view through the whole thing,” Blaine told Variety.

The event, weather permitting, is set to begin livestreaming at 5:55 a.m. PT on Sept. 2, on Blaine’s YouTube channel (at this link). Blaine said the setup for the stunt will take about an hour and a half, with the flight and landing expected to last about one hour.
 
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What is the tl;dr of this?

He had no chute? He was harnessed in, right? No way he was just holding onto the balloons.
 
HammerDown said:
What is the tl;dr of this?

He had no chute? He was harnessed in, right? No way he was just holding onto the balloons.
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To be honest, I got bored and stopped watching soon after he dropped his last ballast. Figured it was an illusion or something. Could have been filming behind a green screen. LOL
 
So he came down in a parashute.



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