Darwin says, "Accepted into the Archive."

I read the submission by Davida and that doesn't quite cover the story, so as I think the Priest should get at least a honourable mention by the end of the year, I'll provide a few more details of his stupidity, quoting new in portuguese and translating the best parts.

in http://www.meiobit.com/hardware/ensinando-padre-a-rezar-missa-digo-usar-gps

you'll read a comment about the recorded phonecall of the priest minutes before crashing into the ocean:

"Um dos fatos mais inacreditáveis na inacreditável história do Padre Voador Adelir de Carli, que está tentando viajar de balões de Paranaguá,PR até Dourados, MS via Malvinas não é que a sumidade teológica levou um telefone por satélite SEM bateria reserva e um GPS SEM saber utilizar o aparelho. O mais inacreditável é que ele não tenha TENTADO usar o GPS, sendo que o uso em questão se resumia a LIGAR o aparelho. "

translates:

"One of the most unbeliavable facts in the unbelieavable story of the Flying Priest Adelir de Carli, who is trying to fly from Paranaguá to Dourados by the way of the Falkland Islands isn't that His teological authority took a satellite phone WITHOUT a a reserve battery and a GPS WITHOUT knowing how to opperate it. The most unbelieavable thing is that he never TRYED to use the GPS, when the use of the equipment consisted basically in turning it on"

By the way, his phonecall was recorded: (about 1'30'' in the video http://youtube.com/watch?v=SUokcvLOGJA)

But my favourite part is that he actually tryed to learn to fly and got kicked out of flight school:

http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL422467-5598,00.html

"De acordo com o professor e sócio da escola Vento Norte, Kauan Felipe Lichtonow, o padre mostrou indisciplina e inexperiência no tempo em que ficou na escola de parapente. “Ele fez aula só um tempo, um mês mais ou menos. O padre foi muito indisciplinado, não quis participar das aulas teóricas”, explicou Lichtonow."

"according to the teacher and partner of the Vento Norte School, Kauan Felipe Lichtonow, the priest showed indiscipline and inexperience while taking parapenting lessons. "he only took classes for a while, about a month, he was too undisciplined and refused to take theorical classes", explains Lichtnow"

"O presidente da Federação Paranaense de Balonismo, Adriano Perini, chegou a ligar para Carli para tentar fazê-lo desistir da idéia do vôo. “Recomendei que ele fizesse um curso e não voasse perto do mar, mas ele brincou dizendo que Deus está olhando. Respondi que Deus perdoa, mas a natureza não”, afirmou."

"The President of the Parana Federation of Balooning, Adriano Perini, called Carli to try to persuade him out of the flight. "I recommended that he took proper classes and didn't fly close to the sea, but he joked that God was watching. I told him that God is forgiving, but Nature isn't"

Finally, I think this can get out of pending, for he is presumed dead by now:

(in april, 26th) http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI2818853-EI306,00.html

"A Marinha encerrou oficialmente as buscas pelo padre Adelir, desaparecido desde o último dia 20, depois de mais de 130 horas de trabalho no mar. A partir de amanhã, apenas os bombeiros voluntários prosseguem as buscas na região, acompanhados de familiares do religioso."

"The Navy has officially ceased all searches for Father Adelir, missing since the 20th, after more than 130 hours of work on the sea. Starting tomorrow only volunteer firefighters will continue searches in the region, accompanied by relatives of the religious man."

The man is out of the gene pool, unless you believe in this spotting:

http://chiclette.com.br/fotos/12452

Submitted on 04/30/2008

Submitted by: Luis Felipe
Reference: UOL - Universo Online; G1 - Portal de notícias

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Candi said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Thank for the new, OTS information.

Chip said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Luis, thanks for the additional information and the translations. This should close the episode of the SkyHigh Father unless they find him.

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