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Reminds me of lawn chair Larry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight
by throwaway9870 6y ago
Reminds me of lawn chair Larry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawnchair_Larry_flight
- MattGaiser 6y agoOne would think that there would be higher fines for this sort of misbehavior.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoAs it turns out, you can't just make up laws just because someone did something unsafe for the purpose of punishing said person
- pacaro 6y agoIsn't this the difference between common law and civil law? That under common law the existing body of written laws doesn't need to cover every eventuality, because equitable principles and "natural" law can be applied when necessary
- ceejayoz 6y agoYou can absolutely pass laws to punish the next person who tries it, though.
- Maximus9000 6y agoor the same person who tries it again.
- intotheabyss 6y agoSad that he later committed suicide
- Zigurd 6y agoConsidering someone would have had to surreptitiously home-brew a jet pack rivalling the Yves Rossi Jetman in order to get to that altitude, I would not be surprised if this turned out to be a balloon "dressed up" to look like a person with a jetpack.