If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious...

It's Saturday, it's blazing hot, you've only got one thing on your mind. To get yourself down to the very first Red Bull Vancouver Flugtag event. Now a lot of you are probably wondering what a flugtag is. Well it's one of those events where people build a flying machine, launch themselves off a runway and instantaneously fall into the water. The odd one may fly a little but the majority crash and burn. And lets be honest, that's what everyone goes to see.

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This was the very first flugtag event ever held in Canada and as you can see from this picture, it was held near Science World. Still haven't been there


The skytrain. The Vancouver council have still yet to respond to my lawsuit in which I sue them for lying to the public. Does that train look like it's trvalling through the sky. It's not even close. It should be called the "just over head height train"


At last, Andy didn't miss out on something we all did. Shame...


A group of skydivers plummeted down to earth and landed on the runway. Spectacular. Hmmm Red Bull, gives you wings


The very first flying machine was a mini replica of the ominax theatre at Science World. They just pushed it in and didn't even fall in the water. Here's an equasion to sum up my thoughts on their performance. Science Geeks + Flugtag = Losers


That's more like it. One of the machines smashes into the water. Falling faster than Sunderland down the Championship table


1000's of people turned up and withstood the heat. It was "Africa Hot" as the host kept telling us over his microphone. It got funnier every time he said it


Back to the Flugtag. This team made a mini replica of the Dolorian Car from the famous films. Each team also had to perform a pre launch show. They recreated Marty McFly's performanbce of Johnny B Goode


This one was supposed to be a butterfly. Flew more like a block of butter though


Without Ian being here we went back to mine and Laura's house where Andy put on one of Shuji's pride DVD's. Look at the intensity in those eyes. You only get that from seeing men stamp on each others heads


Gav deciding to go back to his Scottish roots and make his hair more ginger


Simon wore sunglasses all day. It was to hide the tears as Sunderland lost their 4th staright game of the season. It must have been against someone good though. What's that... SOUTHEND, you've got to be kidding


Out and about in my hometown of Kerrisdale. What are these scruffy looking Kits ruffians doing here. Excuse me, has anyone seen a police officer around?