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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you ever seen the film Up?<\/p>\n
It's the touching tale of a 78-year-old who attaches loads of balloons to his house and floats off on an adventure to South America. <\/p>\n
Now life is imitating art as a man has created a 7ft lifeboat with helium balloons that he is hoping to use to cross the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Trappe is looking to make it across the stretch of water – which is a distance of around 2,500 miles – with 365 helium balloons attached to a specially-adapted building.<\/p>\n
Mr Trappe has already invested $170,000 (£109,000) in the project as he seeks to fulfil a lifelong ambition.<\/p>\n
"It's about living an interesting life – for me as the pilot and those watching," he added.<\/p>\n
Mr Trappe is already in the record books, as he is the first person to fly across the English Channel using cluster balloons.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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