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Two Families Escaped East Germany In A Homemade Hot Air Balloon
Manage episode 302421988 series 2922787
Today in 1979, a story that sounds like it came straight out of a movie: two families in Communist East Germany escaped to the West by making and flying a hot air balloon. Plus: Today in 2018, Denise Mueller-Korenek broke the world record for “fastest bicycle speed in slipstream": 183.9 mph.
Freedom Balloon (Popular Mechanics)
With hot air to freedom (Der Spiegel)
A history of cycling speed records as Denise Mueller-Korenek reaches 183 mph (Guinness World Records)
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Manage episode 302421988 series 2922787
Today in 1979, a story that sounds like it came straight out of a movie: two families in Communist East Germany escaped to the West by making and flying a hot air balloon. Plus: Today in 2018, Denise Mueller-Korenek broke the world record for “fastest bicycle speed in slipstream": 183.9 mph.
Freedom Balloon (Popular Mechanics)
With hot air to freedom (Der Spiegel)
A history of cycling speed records as Denise Mueller-Korenek reaches 183 mph (Guinness World Records)
Help keep this show flying as a backer on Patreon!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1342 ตอน
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