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by devoutsalsa 602 days ago
I avoided injury when backpacking through the Himalayas by tying helium balloons to by backpack for neutral buoyancy. Had to make slight adjustments as altitude changed, but it all worked out. I had my porter carry the helium tanks.
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God must have created America, humans wouldn’t have been capable of trekking with such weight.
I do not know if that is satirical, specially the last sentence?