Tomorrow is a big day in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Ordinary people will attempt something extraordinary. They will attempt to fly hand-made human-powered aircraft off a 30-foot platform, over the Mississippi River.  The record for the farthest flight-to-date currently stands at 195 feet set in 2000 at Flugtag Austria. The U.S. record stands at 155 feet set in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2007. It just may be that a special elixir of Fred and Red Bull could help launch these daredevils into the record books.  Or not.  Either way, it will be one fun day.  Look back here tomorrow for some sweet pics!  Also checkout the teams and their aircraft at http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com/TwinCities2010 And if you’re chillin’ in MN, come on by, it’s free!
- FoF William E. Ocean

Oh, hear a big clear shoutout for FOF Alex, Sean, Phil, Dean and all you Daredevils out there.  And the good people at Red Bull!

UPDATE: The elixir worked.  World record flight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Im8VtLQgh4