On May 14, 5:04 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:

Its funny, the TV show "Myth Busters" tried this one and found that it
did not work, they decided it must be a myth.

Mr. Gary may have been thinking of another chair-in-the-air
experiment: the "Ming Dynasty Astronaut" segment, in which long-
suffering 'Buster' was dressed in a period costume, strapped to a
replica period rocket-chair and came out the worse for wear (for the
umpteenth time).