Human Flying Squirrel
February 24th, 2008 by kitChristopher was watching Zobomafoo and the Kratts were talking about flying squirrels and he decided it would be cool to try something like this. “Dad? Can people fly like flying squirrels?”
Yes. As a matter of fact, they can.
“Oh!” He says, “It’s a human flying squirrel!”
Pretty much, Christopher.
“Can I ever do that someday, Dad?”
Heidi interjects: “No! If you ever attempt to do something like that, you would be in big trouble.” Indeed.
Heidi also adds, I told the kids this was absolutely forbidden -
They were doing this at my sister’s WARD PARTY (sorry, she said it was stake party - member of her stake presidency’s home.) This video was shot at a different party but same slingshot, same location and I think that’s nuts… college kids rigging this up and flinging themselves at a mountain? Do you trust those engineering majors? 
I’m thinking no…
February 25th, 2008 at 2:36 am
Oh, good for you Heidi! Put him in his place. I would have a COW if Benjamin wanted to do something like that. I know, free agency and all, but I really don’t care!!!
February 25th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
So the videos from youtube don’t show up when I’m on campus (b/c they’re all blocked), but from what I read on your blog, it seems it was the video of the slingshot where they practically shoot you towards a mountain. Yeah, that was my stake. I was actually in the same stake for 2 years, and never got to do it (they would let 200 people sign up and then no more — b/c it got too dark after that). It was crazy to watch though! The screams reverberated off the mountains.