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> I have seen a report of the press conference they gave before starting, and it seems painfully clear that they would have all abandoned the attempt if any one
by paulgb 4y ago
> I have seen a report of the press conference they gave before starting, and it seems painfully clear that they would have all abandoned the attempt if any one of them would have said, out loud, that it was a bad idea.
This sounds very interesting if anyone can dig it up!
- mannykannot 4y agoI will see if I can find it... Edit: I have had no success so far, but other things I have read suggest that my comment should only be applied to Andrée's two companions, while he was attempting to guilt/shame them into going. Edit 2: This is not the source I had in mind, but it gives a sense of what was going on: https://www.damninteresting.com/andree-and-the-aeronauts-voyage-to-the-top-of-the-world/ https://www.damninteresting.com/andree-and-the-aeronauts-voy...
- paulgb 4y agoThanks, that's interesting! > He addressed his ground crew: “Well, now we have been considering whether the start should be made or not; my comrades insist on starting, and as I have no fully valid reasons against it, I shall agree to it, although with some reluctance. Will you, then, send all hands on shore to begin the work of dismantling the balloon-house?”