At 9am on May 3, 1808, watched by a huge crowd, the two parisians climbed into their aircraft near the Tuileries and rose gently up in to the morning air. At about 2,000 feet, when the balloons were about 80 yards apart, de Pique fired his crude blunderbuss and miss. De Grandpre aimed his more effectively. De Pique’s balloon collapsed, the basket tipped, and he and his second fell headfirst to their deaths on the rooftops below. De Granpre and his second, however, drifted happily away in the light north-westerly breeze before landing safely 20 miles away.
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8 comments:
Yikes!
I’ve never thought it was worth it to fight for a chick. If she doesn’t want me, then I’ll see you around. Getting shot out of a hot air balloon? Thanks, but no thanks!
Yeh but if you are the guy to survive such a stupid event you are a GOD to some women. But I agree with you, if the bitch wants me to do this to prove my love then she ain't worth it. I think the two of them should have shot her....but I am lover not a fighter.
so, by chance, they "hot air balloon dueled" because balloons were popular at the time. if catapults were popular would they be sailing thru the air at each other, guns raised, declaring their love for trievit?
Now THAT is the movie I want to see. I am sure the Chinese have a movie where they do that and the two guys sword fight as they pass each other.
That may be how mere mortal men settle their differences, but distinguished gentlemen such as ourselves have a more refined manner in which we resolve conflict with unsavory fellows.
GIANT STEAMPUNK ROBOTS!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4u8sWO1Kk
I've seen this one before. It's a good one.
Women are a pain, but if you call your female acquaintance a 'bitch' then honor and chivalry are not problems with which you have to contend.
She is a bitch for not stopping the two of us from getting in the balloons in the first place. If she cared about us.
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