🚨LEGEND: On July 2, 1982, a truck driver from California flew 16,000 feet into the sky… in a lawn chair.
Larry Walters, 33, from San Pedro, had always dreamed of flying. He bought 42 helium weather balloons, tied them to a regular Sears lawn chair, strapped on a parachute, packed a BB gun (to shoot balloons for descent), a CB radio, sandwiches, and a six-pack of beer.
He expected to float a few hundred feet above his backyard.
He cut the rope — and shot straight up like a rocket to 16,000 feet.
He drifted directly into the main approach path for Los Angeles International Airport. Two airline pilots radioed the tower reporting a man in a lawn chair holding a gun at 16,000 feet.
For 45 minutes he floated over Los Angeles, freezing, too scared to shoot any balloons in case he fell. Eventually he started popping them one by one and slowly came down.
He landed tangled in power lines in Long Beach, causing a blackout. When police arrested him and asked why he did it, Walters replied:
“A man can’t just sit around.”
The FAA fined him $4,000. He became a national folk hero — “Lawnchair Larry” — and later inspired the movie *Up*.
One of the greatest true American stories of pure, ridiculous, beautiful ambition.
🚨INCREDIBLE: 18-year-old Carmelo Castle is already making history.
The Woodville High School graduate completed the school’s plumbing program and passed the Texas state tradesman exam — becoming one of the first high school students in the state to do so.
He stepped into adulthood with specialized training, an industry credential, and a real career already underway.
Carmelo is now working as a second-year tradesman with Local 68 Plumbing in Beaumont, Texas, gaining experience and building his earning potential while many of his peers are still trying to decide what they want to do.
“It gave me a chance to actually step up in life,��� he said.
The golf ball manufacturers have spent decades talking about which golf ball is the LONGEST.
Which spins the MOST.
Which feels the BEST.
But somehow they forgot to ask the most important question:
Which golf ball goes where it’s supposed to go?
Not once.
Every. Damn. Time.
Same ball speed.
Same launch.
Same height.
Same spin.
Same distance.
Same direction.
Because distance without consistency isn’t performance.
And if two identical swings produce two different results, that matters a hell of a lot more than another 3 yards off the tee.
Tomorrow, we’re starting a conversation I’m surprised the golf industry hasn’t had before.
We’re ranking every golf ball we tested by ACCURACY.
And I want to know something before you see the results:
Would you sacrifice a few yards for a golf ball you knew was more accurate?
“If you keep fighting, you never lose.”
Golf fans everywhere are celebrating Anthony Kim today and arguably one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of the sport. Way to go, AK. 👏
The winning moments for @AnthonyKim_Golf!!!
Let’s all put aside the PGA Tour vs LIV argument for 5 mins & let’s take a moment to cheers for this amazing story!
This is good for GOLF
This is good for AK
This is good for his FAMILY
Congrats AK, hard work, determination & belief always reigns above all 👊🏼