Colorado Hangs From Hot Air Balloon, Does 30 Pull-Ups

The reports of a Colorado man dangling from a hot air balloon Tuesday morning, in danger of falling to his death, turn out to be marketing stunt for a work out product.

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Dan Vinson hangs from balloon over Longmont, prompting 911 calls.

New company filming promotion for exercise product.

Just Another Day at the Gym

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On Tuesday morning, Vinson used the Monkii Bars to do more than 30 pull-ups while dangling from the hot air balloon to film a video to promote the project.

"It was hard," he said, noted that when he pulled up the balloon would dip a bit.

Wild Man Dan

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"He's a Professional Wild Man" - Longmont Police

Dan Vinson and his business partner, Dave Hunt, are launching a Kickstarter fundraising campaign for their invention, Monkii Bars, and were filming a video showing an extreme use of the product as part of planned promotions

Hunt and Vinson said they did not consider that anyone would worry that Vinson was in trouble and were surprised at the police attention.

"We wanted to show our passion," Vinson said. "We wanted to spread the word.".

Monki Bars Demo

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