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- inactive, on 04/22/2008, -7/+173He's with God now.
- poidh, on 04/22/2008, -13/+134Darwin Award?
- tipexy, on 04/22/2008, -8/+82chance are as a catholic priest he had already removed himself from the gene pool
- Astroseksy, on 04/22/2008, -5/+75This story sounds so ridiculous, I had to laugh.
- inspecality, on 04/22/2008, -6/+66"We are absolutely confident he will be found alive and well, floating somewhere in the ocean"
Alive and well, while floating in the ocean? Makes sense. - Brad12088, on 04/22/2008, -5/+60Sounds like fun..
Apart from the whole missing and probably dead bit. - chiefbandit2200, on 04/22/2008, -1/+44I thought this was going to be from the onion when i saw the title
- talonstriker, on 04/22/2008, -4/+44...
This reminds of the those guys in india who went blind trying to find virgin mary in the sun.
Hopefully the money he raised makes a difference in other persons life or he'll just be another Darwin Award candidate - incongruity, on 04/22/2008, -1/+38Anyone else get a sick chuckle out of the google ads at the bottom?
Why, yes, after reading that story, I'd love to order a balloon bouquet -- how about a couple hundred of 'em? - pands, on 04/23/2008, -6/+40Religious bias and comedy aside, this guy was raising money for a truck stop for agriculture workers in Brazil, a selfless act of kindness. And he did it by knowingly risking his life in a chair attached to a bunch of party balloons. God bless his soul.
- Filipp0, on 04/23/2008, -0/+24Don't worry, a picture of him was found:
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1473/padrelostc ... - zyklon, on 04/22/2008, -4/+27My favourite cartoon moments have been realized.
- jtown, on 04/22/2008, -0/+22Are you aware that balloons come in more than one size? Stupid question. Obviously not.
- gullydwarf, on 04/22/2008, -6/+27I wouldn't say Darwin award. He seemed semi-prepared, and it was for charity. Maybe he should have done it away from the ocean though.
- imikedaman, on 04/22/2008, -0/+20You know, all you have to do is click the headline to see a video of the priest taking off. The balloons are much larger than the ones Mythbusters used.
- EpicSelekta, on 04/22/2008, -1/+20It's Brazil, man. Either ocean, ghetto, or rainforest. There isn't really much alternative.
- Filipp0, on 04/23/2008, -3/+21He went into the skies to search for God.
Now, he's looking for Nemo. - ToddSchishler, on 04/22/2008, -10/+27Raising money for a trucker rest-stop? Don't they know what generally goes on at rest sto--- Oh wait.
- dunderballer, on 04/22/2008, -0/+16CNN had a good video of him. It had a short interview with him just before takeoff. It was windy and rainy yet the priest said he wouldn't put off the launch. It would have been a cool idea if they had done it on a clear, calm day; had someone actively tracking the GPS receiver from the ground; made sure he had a mechanism to detach from the balloons to parachute down, and didn't launch beside the freaking ocean.
- poidh, on 04/22/2008, -18/+33That's right, because anal sex with altar boys doesn't produce offspring.
/ Boom Boom - DubBucket, on 04/22/2008, -1/+15as long as you don't read the "face down" between the lines...
- danielatari, on 04/22/2008, -1/+14Coolest priest ever!!
- Greg2b, on 04/22/2008, -1/+14According to Globo (Brazilian news comapny) he might actually be dead as of now, just saw it on TV about 7 minutes ago.
- dunderballer, on 04/22/2008, -0/+11They looked larger than normal party balloons but whatever they were, they obviously made him fly very far.
- Colt4cm, on 04/22/2008, -2/+13god speed
- inactive, on 04/23/2008, -0/+10'Mr de Carli had a GPS device, a satellite phone, a buoyant chair and was an experienced skydiver, she said.'
Sounds more like a charitable thrill seeker to me. - inactive, on 04/23/2008, -1/+11Gravity is just a theory
- EpicSelekta, on 04/23/2008, -1/+11Science and worship of science are not a religion, but no one worships science. We do not pray to Charles Darwin. Religion is not an essential part to life. Science, however, is essential, because you exercise it every day. To those who believe in God, science is the blueprint God uses to define how ***** works. To those who don't believe in God, science is the blueprint for how ***** works. Compassion, however, is on of the main characteristics of atheism (and Jesus as well, although Christians are about the last people on the planet to be compassionate), and I agree with you that taking joy in the death of a man doing charity work is rather rude. With your level of compassion for human life, I strongly suggest you become an atheist instead of being part of the group behind the Spanish Inquisition.
- ZeroIce, on 04/23/2008, -4/+14The priest gave his life trying to raise money for a rest stop for truck drivers. I think he deserves our respect.
- rentmitchum, on 04/23/2008, -4/+14Generic joke about him being a priest.
- wefarrell, on 04/22/2008, -2/+12wow! coolest priest ever
- aechase, on 04/22/2008, -1/+10MythBusters Revisited?
- chrispeters, on 04/22/2008, -4/+13He had a whole lot of electronic gear, but no emergency locater beacon. That's a pretty huge oversight.
- folta, on 04/23/2008, -0/+8anyone else expect a link to the onion?
- stevejobs, on 04/22/2008, -2/+9Now if we could only get Eric the Midget to fly with balloons.
- radu79, on 04/22/2008, -0/+7From the picture, they look bigger than the ones mythbusters used.
- radu79, on 04/22/2008, -0/+7Semi prepared? He had pretty much anything, parachoute, GPS, global cellphone, termal suit, etc. What more would you take with you? A jet engine?
- 55mph, on 04/23/2008, -2/+9the donations should pour in. nice stunt!
- Swellin, on 04/23/2008, -1/+8I shouldn't have laughed, because seriously sharks probably ate him, but it was funny.
- pyro789x, on 04/23/2008, -0/+6I don't think it should be considered "giving" your life for a cause that you did not intend to die for. He just happened to drift off to sea while he was trying a publicity stunt.
- PBMainiac3, on 04/23/2008, -1/+7I came in here thinking there would be a whole bunch of anti-Christian statements dugg up to the clouds, but I have been proved wrong. It's good when all the hate is put aside.
Prayers be with him.
And of you aren't into that, wish him good luck or something because it appears as though he needs it. - geneticlone, on 04/22/2008, -1/+7Mr de Carli probably made it all the way to heaven by now.
- inactive, on 04/23/2008, -1/+7Good advice and include, "don't farking do it you dumbass" and you have covered it all.
- MasterGrief, on 04/23/2008, -1/+7And the flying nun!
- Gir53457, on 04/23/2008, -2/+8I wouldn't quite call it a stupid cause because he's doing it for a church, and the article did state he went prepared with a thermal suit and chair with a GPS and satellite phone, he also is an experienced sky diver.
- serif69, on 04/23/2008, -0/+5Fly me with balloons
- desqjockey, on 04/23/2008, -0/+5Priests are not paid for by tax money, even in Brazil.
- rsHoratio, on 04/23/2008, -1/+6Maybe he found the stairway to heaven?
- lukas88, on 04/22/2008, -4/+9Although the method was somewhat indirect, species that sacrifice their wellbeing for the good of the group are generally seen as more evolved.
- Thugacation, on 04/22/2008, -1/+6Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome flight!
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