stackyFACTSTired of not flying, a truck driver named Larry tied 45 massive weather balloons to an ordinary plastic patio chair, grabbed a pellet gun to shoot them down, and accidentally rocketed 16,000 feet into commercial airspace. He froze, completely panicked, and survived to pay a massive fine.
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