Yes, Virginia, You Can Run Away By Balloon

There are moments when science preserves magic and this is one of them. As part of a new show that National Geographic Channel is launching this Fall called How Hard Can it Be?, their team of scientists, engineers, and balloon pilots recreated the flying house from the Disney/Pixar movie Up utilizing a 16 x 16 foot house and 300 balloons.

Per the Inside NGC blog, "Setting a new world record for the largest balloon cluster flight ever attempted, the entire aircraft from top to bottom was a whopping 10-stories high, made it to an alititude of 10,000 feet, and flew for about an hour."

My inner child is positively giddy. Check out this partial footage from the show.



Brilliant, scientists. Brilliant.

Reality TV: A New Lease On Life For Aging Rock Stars

Growing Up Twisted, a new reality television show, premieres Tuesday, July 27th at 10 PM on A&E. Who does it star? Twisted Sister's outspoken lead singer, Dee Snider.

That's right! Dee's traveling down the same hard rock road paved by Bret Michaels, Sebastian Bach, fellow A&E mate Gene Simmons, and the man who started it all, Ozzy Osbourne. This show will focus on Snider's family: Suzette, Dee's wife of twenty-eight years (bravo, guys!); 27-year-old son Jessie, a past host of several music shows; 21-year-old son Shane, a stand-up comedian; 20-year-old son Cody, a filmmaker; 13-year-old daughter Cheyenne, a singer/cheerleader/student; and an ageless and nameless dog with a pink mohawk.

Here's a short commercial for the show:



So will you watch it? I loved Twisted Sister as a kid, so I'll definitely check out an episode or two.

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