Lifting a Man with Helium Balloons? | I Didn’t Know That

ever since I was a kid I’ve always

ever since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to have a go at lifting someone

wanted to have a go at lifting someone

wanted to have a go at lifting someone off the ground using helium-filled

off the ground using helium-filled

off the ground using helium-filled balloons and today

balloons and today

balloons and today why dreams come true Johnny I’ve done

why dreams come true Johnny I’ve done

why dreams come true Johnny I’ve done the calculations to get me airborne

the calculations to get me airborne

the calculations to get me airborne we’re gonna need at least 30,000 of

we’re gonna need at least 30,000 of

we’re gonna need at least 30,000 of these yeah actually rich I was thinking

these yeah actually rich I was thinking

these yeah actually rich I was thinking of slightly bigger balloons and when

of slightly bigger balloons and when

of slightly bigger balloons and when Johnny said big balloons he meant big

Johnny said big balloons he meant big

Johnny said big balloons he meant big balloons look at the size of this

balloons look at the size of this

balloons look at the size of this thing’s a whopper and it’s going to get

thing’s a whopper and it’s going to get

thing’s a whopper and it’s going to get bigger when this balloon is fully

bigger when this balloon is fully

bigger when this balloon is fully inflated it’ll have a diameter of two

inflated it’ll have a diameter of two

inflated it’ll have a diameter of two and a half meters and it will hold over

and a half meters and it will hold over

and a half meters and it will hold over seven cubic meters of helium which is

seven cubic meters of helium which is

seven cubic meters of helium which is just about enough to lift seven

just about enough to lift seven

just about enough to lift seven kilograms off the ground

kilograms off the ground

kilograms off the ground we’re just testing this balloon now this

we’re just testing this balloon now this

we’re just testing this balloon now this weight is just under seven kilograms and

weight is just under seven kilograms and

weight is just under seven kilograms and look at it with Richard tipping the

look at it with Richard tipping the

look at it with Richard tipping the scales at a very healthy 96 kilograms

scales at a very healthy 96 kilograms

scales at a very healthy 96 kilograms the boys are going to need to fill

the boys are going to need to fill

the boys are going to need to fill around 14 of these monster balloons to

around 14 of these monster balloons to

around 14 of these monster balloons to have any chance of getting an airborne

have any chance of getting an airborne

have any chance of getting an airborne everything set everything that is except

everything set everything that is except

everything set everything that is except the weather while the boys have been

the weather while the boys have been

the weather while the boys have been busy in the hangar the perfect summer’s

busy in the hangar the perfect summer’s

busy in the hangar the perfect summer’s day outside has been replaced by one

day outside has been replaced by one

day outside has been replaced by one with the wind gusting at up to 30

with the wind gusting at up to 30

with the wind gusting at up to 30 kilometres an hour

kilometres an hour

kilometres an hour not the ideal weather to fly balloons Oh

not the ideal weather to fly balloons Oh

not the ideal weather to fly balloons Oh you ready for this oh yeah this wing is

you ready for this oh yeah this wing is

you ready for this oh yeah this wing is got one and it is providing like

got one and it is providing like

got one and it is providing like anything the guide on Johnny I’m ready

anything the guide on Johnny I’m ready

anything the guide on Johnny I’m ready to go off

attaching all 14 balloons in this wind

attaching all 14 balloons in this wind was proving very difficult and it wasn’t

was proving very difficult and it wasn’t

was proving very difficult and it wasn’t long before things started to go wrong

long before things started to go wrong

long before things started to go wrong oh look at that six leaving the alarm

oh look at that six leaving the alarm

oh look at that six leaving the alarm strong think of the Wright brothers

strong think of the Wright brothers

strong think of the Wright brothers think of Richland Johnny but try as they

think of Richland Johnny but try as they

think of Richland Johnny but try as they might in this wind the maximum naked

might in this wind the maximum naked

might in this wind the maximum naked attached with seven balloons and that

attached with seven balloons and that

attached with seven balloons and that just wasn’t enough to keep Richard in

just wasn’t enough to keep Richard in

just wasn’t enough to keep Richard in the air for any length of time and here

the air for any length of time and here

the air for any length of time and here we go again filling bloom takes a long

we go again filling bloom takes a long

we go again filling bloom takes a long long time but that’s dedication for you

long time but that’s dedication for you

long time but that’s dedication for you and after three to four hours of hard

and after three to four hours of hard

and after three to four hours of hard graft we were ready to fly once more

graft we were ready to fly once more

graft we were ready to fly once more this is it the point of no return

this is it the point of no return

this is it the point of no return it’s time to get airborne right all the

it’s time to get airborne right all the

it’s time to get airborne right all the balloons are inflated are you ready rich

balloons are inflated are you ready rich

balloons are inflated are you ready rich I’m ready here we go now can you feel

I’m ready here we go now can you feel

I’m ready here we go now can you feel that

that

that I have now attached yeah that’s quite a

I have now attached yeah that’s quite a

I have now attached yeah that’s quite a target Lee we did this experiment to

target Lee we did this experiment to

target Lee we did this experiment to find out how much helium it would take

find out how much helium it would take

find out how much helium it would take to get Richard off the ground and the

to get Richard off the ground and the

to get Richard off the ground and the answer is an awful lot I’m just a little

answer is an awful lot I’m just a little

answer is an awful lot I’m just a little bit light footed now oh right these are

bit light footed now oh right these are

bit light footed now oh right these are the last four balloons and he’s gonna go

the last four balloons and he’s gonna go

the last four balloons and he’s gonna go go

in the end we used 18 balloons which

in the end we used 18 balloons which hold approximately 96 thousand litres of

hold approximately 96 thousand litres of

hold approximately 96 thousand litres of helium

well nearly Richard maybe you’d get a

well nearly Richard maybe you’d get a little higher if you stopped eating so

little higher if you stopped eating so

little higher if you stopped eating so many pies oh really jealous