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So here's this guy who wants to freefall from about 25 miles up from a balloon.  A highly technical endeavor for anyone.  Many scientists don't think its humanly possible to do so because of temperature, pressures, atmosphere, ability to keep consciousness, etc. 

France, his home country, won't let him do it because they think he will turn himself into a human lawn dart and impale someone on the ground. 

Canada, as sparsely populated as it is, says "ok, do it.   Hope we find you  where you land but we probably won't."   Better wear a high impact Garmin transmitter.

But the whole thing was postponed because of a highly technical glitch.  His mode of transportation, a giant weather balloon, wasn't tied down and it flew away without him.  Details, details. 

The ground flight commander, reached for comment, said,  "it wasn't my job, my son, the boy scout, was supposed to do that, but his rope tying class ran a bit long." 

The FAA is trying to contact the flight commander for its new opening in charge of homeland security and airport screening.