How One Man Flies Hundreds of Miles Using Balloons

[@MEDKRATS]

Everything fun and games until an Asian Boy Scout sneaks inside your house.

[@JetsFooool]

Medz Amores 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cakersthecake5337]

xD

[@nandini45]

With dog 🐕 😅

[@swedervanrosmalen7892]

@@nandini45 and a massive bird

[@jakartagamer6188]

@@nandini45 a talking dog, that is

[@asianshrek7654]

This Guy took the movie “UP” literally.

[@sanafizasana4351]

Yes

[@mr.e6033]

Sure did lol

[@HandledToaster2]

He said he did this before the movie...

[@asianshrek7654]

Yea Ik, I’m just saying he took it literally.

[@jeant6502]

@@HandledToaster2 But he said UP has inspired them to make that house. I am confusion.

[@snowpiercer8001]

The *ANXIETY* I feel when he just casually sits on the edge of the basket makes my stomach curl.

[@luv2stack]

curl -k anxiety.com

[@jqa16]

Same bruv

[@jiminlosthisjams8800]

Same

[@vcrlix]

too

[@jitpatel7345]

Don't worry he clutched the gulag

[@fengchen1975]

Can we take a moment and appreciate the fact that the balloons are biodegradable? Thats awesome.

[@Sjalabais]

Agreed. When they were shown clipping away the balloons during landing, I just thought UGH NO, but the later explanation was helpful. A good way to do it!

[@jameshowlett5492]

So you took what he said as truth? Do you know the government also said that we were safe from Covid-19 and that there's no such thing as aliens or your mom?

[@trulymoody7982]

James Howlett listen, listen, i see what youre sayin but this guy flies over countries in containers carried by colorful balloons as a hobby is probably not super interested in polluting the planet.

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

@@jameshowlett5492 Did you know...that none of us give a damn 😂😂😂

[@nekonekoabc]

Yessss

[@robloxdoorsfan8343]

His happiness and the way he talks about his passion is contagious.

[@bubbliibiotch931]

I agree. It makes me cry in a happy way

[@Roksana-Ahmed-CreatorYT]

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[@nickjohnson02]

imagine him in older age "back in my days, i flew around the world with balloon inside small house, you kids would never understand the struggle with your jetpack and flying car"

[@cherub8802]

LMAO UNDERRATED-

[@moj1782]

That would be comedy in the future

[@mino9572]

Everybody gangsta until Russell comes outta nowhere

[@armyxbts7838]

Sacred minotaur 73 like 52 mins ago here before this blows up

[@akhtarriaz5522]

Yos yos

[@onetao3645]

Russell is there he’s just older 2:56

[@kachamaru]

@@onetao3645 lol that's Japanese comedian named Degawa

[@fieryooze9347]

カチャマル he was just joking.

[@azarulahmed789]

Fantastic. The only thing I'd be terrified about is if an aircraft flies straight through the balloons.

[@hello.stangncd600]

That wouldn’t happen because you have to tell the aircraft force where you’re heading and what route so that it will make it safer for airplanes and for people that do these types of stuff. Meaning that he wouldn’t see planes in his way because his route is already reserved for him.

[@nk6197]

Very little chances of it happening because of coordinating with air traffic control and FAA

[@captclyde7233]

As a professional pilot, anybody who is operating an aircraft would not miss 300 colorful balloons directly in their flight path and run into them.

[@_jay_6940]

Hey you guys never know some dummy out there isn’t watching their jet.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

@@captclyde7233 Then how come you can collide into other planes while in flight?? 🤨

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I see Disney turned another movie into a live action remake

[@PandaIsBored]

Coming out 2021

[@Jessica-eo5hg]

Seriously though, he kinda does looks like Carl.

[@midenightsparkle3]

He said that he was inspired by them for the house so it's the other way around.

[@dairiiu]

How to remake UP on real life

[@idontevennoticewhenithurts8300]

isn’t it pixar who made up?

[@omaritani6406]

I guess this is where the world's dwindling helium supply has been going

[@williamruiz5965]

Well, I'm not upset...

[@masterkush8262]

Shit comment sir. Back to bed

[@vishalmishra9980]

@@masterkush8262 l.m.a.o

[@rosco77365]

@@masterkush8262 it's a perfectly valid comment. Helium is being wasted en masse here when it's needed for scientific and medical uses like MRI machines.

[@dukedave7]

@@rosco77365 But the medical grade helium has to be 99.9999% pure, whereas the "balloon grade" is just 99%, or even less -- which means "balloon grade" helium does NOT qualify for medical use.

[@Ekusupuroshon]

So did he ever meet a boy scout, a rainbow bird, a talking dog, an old man with an army of talking dogs with a blimp in a cave?

[@constancemiller3753]

Only his memories know for sure. 🎈

[@dylanrunner2001]

It's called a snype.

[@cooldesigner501]

That's on his bucket list 🎈🚀

[@mtp90skid]

This guy is living his childhood dreams. Memories that's what matters.

[@boleyn8463]

Just trying to help this old man's dream. *Location of Paradise falls* (N 34° 12' 51.8616", W 118° 54' 37.8612") on the map.

[@dad7493]

It's not as great as the Paradise falls in the movie

[@theevildude154]

there's a lot of crocodiles there

[@dad7493]

@@theevildude154 There are crocodiles in California?

[@vitologd1269]

the waterfalls of paradise are in Venezuela in a national park which has the largest waterfalls in the world

[@capzvri3640]

Hahahahahaha

[@alexanderramsay8696]

Lmao at 2:50 🤣 Imagine walking out your house going to work and you see a bunch of balloons carrying a small rainbow colored house. Then you walk back inside and grab another cup of coffee cause you feel your not really awake yet 🤔🤣😭

[@Crunchyasf]

This is literally all my childhood phobias in one: heights, popping ballons, and lack of oxygen

[@Lokitellus]

I can relate to the last and first one, but not balloons popping

[@AlllivesMatterAlllivesmatter]

4:21 looks like he is in heaven 😍🙏🏾🤣🤣👍

[@liyana5483]

This man made *UP* into a real thing

[@pamm5287]

💯

[@mickadile6275]

Indeed

[@cakersthecake5337]

@@mickadile6275 Indeed Indeed

[@henrydiep6220]

I Love that Movie.

[@Ayasha_Kasim]

Kke

[@RayMak]

So many balloons. They are safer than hot air balloons

[@stpidstuff]

Wait they are?

[@somerandomnification]

@@stpidstuff No - They are not safer. The risks are different. It's apples and oranges.

[@stpidstuff]

@@somerandomnification ah ok. Then why'd he say they're safer?

[@somerandomnification]

@@stpidstuff Sorry - I didn't hear Jonathan say they were safer. When did he say that? He would know better than I would. The reason I mentioned apples and oranges is that there are differences in the way that cluster balloons, hot air balloons and gas balloons are flown - They all have their own idiosyncrasies. I'm basing that partly on things that I learned from a talk he gave on the history of lighter-than-air flight about 15 years ago, so I'm surprised to hear he made that kind of absolute statement.

[@stpidstuff]

@@somerandomnification no, the guy in the comment were having this discussion on did

[@wick-pubgm8490]

i was expecting the background music to be the "Up theme song", I was dissappointed.

[@dkaloger5720]

Exquizet copyright ,Disney isn’t afraid to strike anything and everything sadly .

[@wick-pubgm8490]

@@dkaloger5720 they can just use covers, like piano's.

[@prosexer0624]

I was expecting disappointed I was disappointed

[@tomikun8057]

@@wick-pubgm8490 Copyright system on KZbin is broken

[@KoiYakultGreenTea]

Dkaloger isn’t it Pixar

[@juancalvache9094]

"its to lead an interesting life it enriches my life to look back and reflect on what we have accomplished i have all those moments as prized memories as prized memories to keep me warm in my old edge" i love it

[@mahithr8504]

2:56 guys it’s Carl and Russell

[@drako487]

Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha

[@ferdykurniawan6326]

Lol didn't realize it until now

[@abhishekrana4360]

Fucking hilarious

[@manf1sh995]

Update: his house made it to Paradise Falls

[@FingeringThings]

Literally Up in real life

[@Ayasha_Kasim]

Yep

[@susbedstain1014]

FInger ing

[@littlemissfinch]

It even looks like the house

[@anactualplant9574]

Literally says this in the fucking video.

[@JV-ll1cu]

Yes, the Russ Meyer's 1976 movie

[@CheesemanJones]

Some person : movies aren't real Dude flying in the freaking house : *Hold My Balloons*

[@lexrsnow1111]

1980s: "A man has taken his chair into the sky!" 2009: "A man attempts to take his house to Paradise Falls.." 2020: "A man has brought his chair and house and boat into the sky!"

[@chasemarangu]

3:40 the balloons are biodegradable? that's a relief. We should probably make all toy helium balloons biodegradable!

[@kaelintroller3674]

Everybody gangsta till the bird doesn’t see the balloons.

[@jackdanyalds5885]

Copy bruh!

[@kaelintroller3674]

jack Danyalds oh really? Cuz I made this one up but maybe there was another one similar to this. Idk

[@youraveragesub]

@@jackdanyalds5885 ah, maybe you just saw his comment twice

[@pd9662]

LoL....i just hope he has a parachute with him....gotta be prepared for anything 😂

[@mlbftw9078]

My Father is actually a good friend of Jonathan and In 2008 or 2009 when I was 2 or 3 he flew up in his office chair up in the sky with balloons and its the most earliest memory I have, what a great memory

[@idosrulovitch8846]

I was expecting "Married life" as background music and was greatly disappointed

[@lizeysaurus3757]

It’s probably copyrighted :(

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

You think Disney would ever allow that...

[@aaronb1138]

Sent here by Imgur today. Understand that on *Earth* helium is a limited resource and our yearly refresh from the Sun is net negative. Once released into the atmosphere it literally floats away into space. We really need the stuff for MRI machines and similar science and using what little we have for personal entertainment needs some ethical introspection.

[@vickyg6182]

I love that he shows and tells that he did things responsibly (or as safe as he could get) and doesn’t just do this frivolously

[@bikepacker4506]

He really has so much trust on his rig that he doesnt even wear a parachute 🤣

[@saimazia2460]

Kinda hurts to see my childhood dream being fulfilled by someone else

[@NurseOrysia1]

Perhaps look into ultralight aviation. I, personally, would like to start to seriously look into paramotoring.

[@fermentedcabbage5722]

Reminds me of the guy that brought his whole living room, TV included, and flew with it using paraglider. awesome

[@aqil2211]

"Why do it? To have all those prized memories to keep me warm in my old age. "

[@suziperret468]

Wow! "Up" was such a great movie....I didn't think this was actually possible. Wonderful .

[@limefrog2]

Me when watching the first 5 seconds of the video: damnnn... Me seeing him casually have his legs just hanging over the edge: *pure anxiety*

[@iLoveBigKnockers]

Man up boi

[@aris1869]

I feel you

[@kikithepupper6774]

I grew up with adults with no hobbies but living life miserably but doing drugs and drinking even after working, so I grew up thinking adult life is always going to be tragic and boring like that. But as I grow older and see these adults with such wonderful hobbies and dreams and achieving them even with a day job gives me hope for when I grow older.

[@generalhenrystickmin]

Hey, they made the movie UP in real life!

[@aithi2694]

He is some manager at an IT Forum but still follows his dreams. 😛 Huge respect for him.

[@masteroogway5932]

Russell: It’s free real estate

[@noeditbookreviews]

That thing he says about no sound, yeah. That shouldn't be taken for granted. Silence is precious. Not everyone gets to experience it.

[@corncrus]

*Pov your a passenger on a plane and your pilot is speaking* Pilot: ok everyone on the right you will see the beautiful clouds and ocean Pilot: on the left you wil see a crazy man in a flying balloon house

[@johnakridge2916]

😱

[@pariwesh]

His kids and grand kids will hear a lot of great stories!

[@nickcpv]

A priest in Brazil decided to do the same thing a few years ago. They are still trying to find the body. Correction : they found the body. Also, not a few years ago, that was in 2008. Jeez, I'm getting old. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelir_Ant%C3%B4nio_de_Carli

[@kekemmayie7775]

I read the first two sentences and I laughed, forgive me.

[@asajirehgracel6847]

Jeez, what they found was lower half of his bod

[@jennhoff03]

Wow, that's so sad! I wonder why his body was in half. I guess he... what, fell from the sky?? Onto a rock or something? He radioed in that he was lost over the ocean, but... I can't figure out how he would have been split in 2.

[@rocknrollrat2344]

@@jennhoff03 something was hungry?

[@DuckyCorp]

@@rocknrollrat2344 i laughed forgive me

[@pba21]

Oh, let's make Great Big Story logo practical yayyy 🔴🚀

[@arianebarcebal2095]

Hello everyone, This is YOUR Daily Dose of Internet

Later

[@dr.lyleevans6915]

I hope I made your day just a little bit better

[@JrsSd619]

Ill see you guys very very soon .. later !

[@anactualplant9574]

Shut up

[@dariuszsliz1597]

Pog?

[@dankthegank1742]

Hell yeah dude, I hope one day I can find a hobby that makes me this happy

[@enderwiggins8248]

Honestly this is so inspiring, I’d like to earn enough to have an interesting hobby like that

[@probablynaz1731]

This house is so amazing. I wish they make the concept into a movie

[@Paelorian]

Thanks for making a five minute video. The one-minute videos often barely scratch the surface of the subject and leave me wanting more and unsatisfied. This covered the subject well and I'm satisfied.

[@jowmind9277]

3:02 I thought he was about to step on toy planes and i was like 😬😂

[@fjaajf]

If we depleted all our helium, we know now who's to blame.

[@allme2547]

I was thinking that because we have a limited supply of helium. I think it comes out of the ground at some place in Texas or something

[@bikinggal1]

Anyone else think hes been breathing the Helium to make his voice sound like that?

[@dairiiu]

This madlad takes *"UP"* reality.

[@RayMak]

UPPPPPPPP

[@darling1063]

This is probably the first comment ive seen that doesnt have that much likes. Hi,Ray!

[@ggajadbdjjsbsk7692]

DOWNNNNNNNN

[@mrcritic2472]

Oh poor ray didn't get likes.LoL

[@minecraftfan7648]

Here too

[@mynegroacademia7516]

Dont si drugs man thats evil

[@eriksson.]

Pilot: So what do you fly? A Boeing? This guy: H O U S E Pilot: 👁👄👁

[@imabun9969]

"Im flying my chair!" _I thought i would never hear that in my life!_

[@dragonlord1225]

The world: Is running out of Helium! This man: Anyways, I started flying

[@goosenuggets9693]

The US government has enough reserves of helium for over a century, but it's heavily regulated.

[@mentalhealth1897]

Bring me to tears of happiness... For I'm big fan of Up movie... Been watching it for million times...

[@indrektapalt3252]

man when i see the pictures of him sitting at the doorway while hes up in the air is feeding my anxiety of heights

[@Thewatchinglad]

A solar propelled with help for the landing. Love hes reason and did everything by the book.... Inspiring!!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@ronan4442]

Whens he sending my letter from Paradise Falls

[@PandaIsBored]

Bwahahaahahhha

[@kungabhutia2840]

The one and only bucket list for me. Absolutely breathtaking. After doing this I would be glad to have lived.

[@animeyahallo3887]

People : animated movies are for kids *shows UP* Me : would you like to repeat what you just said?

[@reneemoreno8030]

Love it...got a quesy feeling when he is sitting on the edge. That movie is wonderful and makes me cry. What an adventure. Crazy but wow.

[@eitanpaster5692]

Me: Scared to go on a gondola Him: Edit: Thank you sooo much for 41 likes!

[@phoebephoebe7063]

Gondolas do be scary tho

[@eitanpaster5692]

phoebe phoebe depends. It was meant to be a joke, but ski gondolas are not. High ones are.

[@phoebephoebe7063]

@@eitanpaster5692 idk I only went one one when going to a glacier and it was super high and windy so it shook and stuff.

[@meropemerope6096]

ahhbh but gondolas in english are the ones that accompany you on the edge of mountains ? I thought you were talking about the Venetian Gondola :')

[@eitanpaster5692]

phoebe phoebe wow!

[@orball2338]

UP 2 trailer looks amazing

[@RIFLQ]

3:56 Proud Hindenburg pilot taking off from Germany, 1937 (colorized)

[@namjnhee]

wow this is the thing i didn't realize i wanted until now

[@Hanoi537]

Oh man, you made the childhood engineering real. Anyone with me? Let's fly........

[@kanupriyavyas1531]

Man...you are so great. My mind was just blown away. Loved this video. And it's really horrifying to imagine controlling all the things by yourself but it's also beautiful from up there.♥

[@Surausolla]

“Man uses up last supply of helium to fly in his house”

[@calmobile5023]

Wow "Up" in real life but not a huge house!?

[@yuh_boi_dom848]

Imagine seeing a dude fly by your house in a balloon

[@codyswilley]

The boat as the platford is OP. Best move ever. Ready to land on sea or land

[@suvrabiswas1220]

Everyone is a helium balloon flyer until David Blaine in

[@kennithecreator]

"to keep me warm in my old age." ❤️

[@happyscrappy370]

I never say this cause I hate everything but this is really magical.

[@donnariggs1567]

hate everything...come on man open the door let a little bit of love in...cheers have a blessed day!!!

[@augustosabino]

I had a dream of me actually doing this, and then I saw this video!! so cool!!

[@tasiecabrera2491]

When you have a fear of heights and can't relate

[@honey1376]

Does he carry a parachute? Dudes crazy. That's high

[@suspense_comix3237]

I would like to fly with him in his floating house before my last 99 years left to live...

[@kikithepupper6774]

2:51 I laughed so hard when he said hello to that old man coming out of his house, probably going to work. That would be the darnest thing to see first thing in the morning outside

[@jtrappe1]

That man was very surprised indeed. It was very early in the morning, and he had just walked out of his home. If you look closely, you can see it seems he is dressed in a uniform, perhaps as a guard. So, I agree that he was likely walking out the door to go to work. What's more, he lived right near the White Cliffs of Dover, which are at the English Channel-- and that is the direction I was heading. Just minutes later, I would soar out over the White Cliffs, and the English Channel. So, he not only saw me fly by first thing in the morning, but he saw me flight right at the English Channel! (I crossed the channel, made landfall in France at the lighthouse of Dunkirk, and landed just short of the Belgian border.)

[@pastelshadows6594]

The big question : did Russel show up and is the earth round or flat?

[@luiscruz1631]

Dude out of this world wow stay safe

[@quanghuyvu2649]

Mr Beast, king of money: Failed Some random guy: Easy!

[@Waterandfirehere]

So turns out David Blaine just copy this guy!!

[@Alive_N_freeridin]

I still thunk think the drunk guy with the case of beer who tied balloons to the lawn chair and then was spotted by an airline was a true legend.....

[@betterq]

I’m glad he uses biodegradable balloons, but there’s a helium shortage.

[@goosenuggets9693]

It's a man made shortage caused by government regulations.

[@coolbeans5911]

What a cool concept. Some animation studio should definitely use this as inspiration for a film

[@sirvegas5446]

I wish I had a large slingshot!

[@suhani551]

So this was not a dream! It's TRUE!! Well done man! You made my childhood come back ❤❤

[@1000mantinis]

Just randomly came up here after David Blaine lift up

[@realry329]

Great! I first seen this concept comes into reality on National Geographic channel 9 years ago.

[@jtrappe1]

Same pilot for that Nat Geo house! Both the house shown in this video, and the Nat Geo house for the show 'How Hard Can It Be?'

[@fusion6886]

#DavidBlaine who saw this after watching ascension!!

[@thedudewithvideos4899]

*This guy is gonna become much famous and a Hollywood movie will come in Future* 😊👍

[@YeatClips_]

RIP Grant King Of Random Thompson 💔😭

[@doorstopper674]

What does this have to do with anything

[@Sleepy.C]

?

[@iramashraf9955]

ooooooo I was also inspired to go to PARADISE FALL ON WEATHER BALOONS after watching ''UP''🥰🥰

[@Freeknickers24]

He is nothing compared to the man that did it with a lawn chair and used a shotgun to controll his ascent and decent. That man was a true hero not this rambling rich guy that had to pay someone else to make 100 percent of it for him.

[@Robnord1]

His name was Larry Walters. The flight was in 1982. He used a pellet pistol, which he dropped mid-flight. HE is the pioneer. A simple truck driver, Larry lived his dream. He asked for permission or help from no one..,.he just did it. All who have followed are imitators. Hero is right!

[@Freeknickers24]

@@Robnord1 oh yeah a bb or pellet gun thats right i was thinking a shotgun would've been a little chancy. I heard of him doing it in the 90's i dont remember if i heard anything else after that. It's always been in my mind through the years.

[@Robnord1]

@@Freeknickers24 Wiki has a good article about the numerous cluster balloon flights on it's page about Larry. Many of these guys thought about it for years first. Who knows? You could be the next.🎈