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🗓️ 19 March 2023
⏱️ 78 minutes
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0:00.0 | Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds? |
0:06.0 | So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time. |
0:18.0 | One train journey at a time can help create a greener future. |
0:23.0 | So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener. |
0:31.0 | Hi, here it is here and I'm here to tell you all about Gardina. |
0:35.0 | As someone who is passionate about gardening and growing my own food, it is so important that I have reliable quality tools by my side. |
0:43.0 | Whether you're pruning, sewing seeds or watering your outdoor space, Gardina has everything you need to keep your garden blooming. |
0:51.0 | Gardina is a brand that keeps passionate gardeners in the heart of everything they do. |
0:56.0 | To find out more, head to Gardina.com forward slash UK. |
1:01.0 | This episode of Swindled may contain graphic descriptions or audio recordings of disturbing events which may not be suitable for all audiences. |
1:10.0 | Listener discretion is advised. |
1:14.0 | And then there is this story of man's quest for the stars that does not involve a secret space shuttle but a lawn chair. |
1:21.0 | A lawn chair that went three miles up in the earth's atmosphere. No astronaut aboard just a 33 year old California truck driver, Larry Walters. |
1:31.0 | I was always fascinated by balloons. Larry Walters told writer George Plimpton in the early 90s. |
1:38.0 | When I was about 809, I was taken to Disneyland. The first thing when we walked in there was a lady holding what seemed like a zillion Mickey Mouse balloons and I went, wow. |
1:47.0 | I know that's when the idea developed. Larry Walters childhood idea was to float into the sky using nothing but a cluster of helium-filled balloons. |
1:57.0 | When he was 13, Larry recalled that cartoonish vision became an obsession when he saw weather balloon hanging from the ceiling at an army surplus store. |
2:07.0 | He was already experimenting with hydrogen at home and trying to make his own generators and rocket fuel. Larry Walters was destined to fly. |
2:17.0 | This fascination with aviation persisted throughout Larry's adolescence until he was old enough to join the Air Force. |
2:23.0 | The United States was at war with Vietnam at the time. Of course, Larry envisioned himself as a pilot. |
2:30.0 | Ultimately, it was Larry Walters' vision that let him down. As eyesight was so bad, the armed forces wouldn't let him near an aircraft much less fly one. |
2:39.0 | Instead, he was handed a spatula and Larry Walters served the country as an army cook. |
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