stackyFACTSDuring the infancy of ballooning, an empty, massive ceremonial hot air balloon accidentally snapped its heavy tethering ropes during a royal celebration.
During the infancy of ballooning, an empty, massive ceremonial hot air balloon accidentally snapped its heavy tethering ropes during a royal celebration. Caught in a highly unusual atmospheric jet stream, the massive contraption silently drifted across a heavily militarized border, triggering widespread panic. The entirely accidental invasion resulted in hundreds of mobilized cavalrymen actively hunting down what they falsely assumed was an advanced aerial spy mechanism.
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