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Re: Balloon Circumnavigates World!

From: Zvi Har'El <rl~at~math.technion.ac.il>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 13:23:32 +0200 (IST)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 Rfbagby~at~aol.com wrote:

> My newspaper headlined this story "Around the World in 20 Days", and we can
> expect a lot of Verne references in the ensuing buzz.

Linking the Breitling Orbiter 3 successful circumnavigation to Jules Verne,
Israeli newspapers talk about Phileas Fogg and Passpartous who circumnavigated
the world using various means of transportation, including the hot air balloon.
Isn't it time somebody reads the book?? Apparently they all saw Michael Todd's
film version!

Congetulations to Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones who landed safely in Egypt
few hours ago!

Best,

Zvi.

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