11/19/08

If you thought you saw a silver rocket shape north of twin falls and a steel cable across the Snake River Canyon - you were absolutely right.

A former Burley resident was putting his new line of safety harnesses to the test and maybe even his life on the line.

George Lewis, better known as 'Maximus Willhammer,' says in many cases people being suspended from their shoulders using standard harnesses, can pass out or even die in eight to twelve minutes.

He says, "In the next year I'm going to try to break 100 world records, do publicity stunts. I'm trying to bring awareness to the need for new safety harnesses in construction and law enforcement, military applications. Basically get a new line of products out to the guys who need 'em."

Lewis hopes to drop his 'Dream Weaver' bullet in Boise next week and then put the video up on the internet for everyone to see.