N.C. man who tried to cross Atlantic with balloons ends journey

An attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean using hundreds of helium-filled balloons ended just 12 hours after it began. Michelle Miller reports on the man who dreamed up the fantastical journey.

[@jobromo123]

Why is my recommendations obsessed with balloons first the Cleveland balloon catastrophe now this

[@endod8708]

haha same here

[@benjaminmaxwell9025]

Same

[@machscope]

This 😂

[@timothybryce1948]

Same

[@noobiewatcherz9938]

I honestly just think they're testing out counting how many people would click on the vids if it is recommended , regardless if people are actually interested or not ..... Guess it works even if we can read the title of the vid and don't care/.

[@mhaylozano4028]

Watched this after the cleveland balloon incident wtf

[@dogsarefluffy9257]

Omg same! Ha I don't even know why the Cleveland ballon accident was even recommend

[@WichardDuvenage]

Same here

[@CSXBoys]

Manuela Samson me too

[@lindam4953]

Lol so did I!

[@LucasDiblasio]

Same

[@JohnnyRuddy]

The fact that she said goose pimples gave me more of a reaction than anything this balloon boy did

[@ferdz1182]

who else watch cleveland's ballonfest before here

[@liam4405]

I like your style

[@FutureRailProductions]

UltimoOrc127 Yep.

[@Jackieism]

Lol how you know

[@raum2539]

Yeah

[@James-wv1ns]

bruh me too

[@animalcrackrzz]

goose pimples? its goose bumps lady!

[@zachprouty8595]

R420Forester no it’s small goose hills

[@vonbrigi2690]

Actually it’s goose warts

[@GelebFlamebringer]

so down to earth

[@tylerwojcinski5017]

R420Forester I say chill bumps

[@iShockGamers]

Right? Goose pimples gross

[@brendan4425]

Who else is here because it got put in recommendations after you watched the Cleveland balloon disaster video

[@d3bo552]

Me

[@avarie6771]

HAHSVXGMAASHAWHAVSBANDJZHXHDBDBBDBSBSBHWHWHW ME HOW DID YOU KNOW-

[@phillipkalaveras1725]

At 20,000 feet he was freezing his @ss off

[@seanvv7598]

That one guy who is sexually attracted to balloons probably binge watches this video over and over and over....

[@arabcadabra8863]

No, I don't watch this one nearly as much as the Cleveland Balloonfest video. That one is HOT!

[@manguy6576]

He likes to watch them *P O P*

[@sarika811]

2:45 goose pimples lmaoooo

[@benjamingrimes3304]

"Up" was called a *fantasy* movie for a reason.

[@brandenanderson6580]

I wish I never heard the term goose pimples, but alas, I am scarred 🤢

[@colew.5744]

Oh North Carolina. First in flight but now first in flight with balloons crossing the ocean

[@fishbuddy547]

I'd be so scared because i'd probably accidentally end up somewhere like the middle of Antarctica.

[@Thisisahandle701]

Or Florida, heaven forfend

[@swishersweets727]

Kasbian Vaulks haha I live in Florida that was funny

[@luciac8459]

Fish buddy I’d be happy if I accidentally landed in Hawaii (:

[@tied2dye1]

1 can only pray u do

[@lmac7633]

Did he have over a month of food on that thing? Crossing the atlantic would take multiple weeks at that speed

[@markjennings2315]

Looks like he was positioned to try and use the jetstream to catch a lift. That can give him a ground speed of 50kts to 100kts.

[@luciac8459]

True

[@nilspin]

My biggest fear was the balloons would pop in low pressure, that's what I was hoping for but instead I got goose pimples

[@cagedtigersteve]

geese acne.

[@Smarty2able]

I LOL'd so hard, when he said "Hmm, this doesn't look like France." I just want to balloon myself away from Sallie Mae. Is that too much to ask for?

[@braedonmasset4574]

Goose pimples?

[@theblazedbean5419]

Braedon Masset that’s what I was thinking

[@magicavocado6528]

My anxiety spiked up when he cut that balloon

[@brandonpope8950]

Wtf is goose pimples

[@freespace2dotcom]

It's just another, older name for Goosebumps. Your skin raises up bumps, usually in your arms, when something very scary or exciting happens.

[@James-wd9ib]

I think it's irresponsible to cut the balloons away to decrease lift- they could cause a plane accident. He should reel them in individually, pop them and keep the deflated balloons for disposal later

[@oddodyssey7231]

I'm glad to be where this man comes from

[@francmarmolejo3038]

I know this guy. We work for the same company. He had been living here in the Philippines for 4 years now!! Oh my God. I never thought he is very famous!!!!

[@rewses789]

Like the idea for UP 2

[@SteleCat]

This is Up 2. That kid grew up to become this guy.

[@arlenehaverhals21]

AnaaAijytt5ktktIhyythtthug44ugtl
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[@MsKTMvalley]

The real live Up!

[@pastrana37]

UP Finally come True...Awesome

[@MrSpy13011]

I never said my state had the smartest of people....

[@KrysDlite]

United Federation of KFC Chances are he’s not even from here. I rarely meet NC natives such as myself anymore. They all crowd in from up north. So maybe we can share the blame with another state. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Kyle-xt8ip]

Still impressing.

[@tomnguyen6864]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who laughing at the fact she said goose pimples . Lol

[@longview2517]

North Carolina’s finest!

[@Freewayunc1]

Awesome

[@drewcason2429]

My fear is what if your so many feet up in the air and then the balloons pop all simultaneously and boom just like that you’re hurling back towards earth

[@nelito_torrez]

OH MY GOD IT’S UP 2!!!

[@maryanngreatbatch931]

It always amazes me what ppl will do, the chances of dying or living with all kinds of permanent injuries to get attention! One life,one body!

[@dazco2121]

This is a great idea
I might try crossing the Atlantic in a steel bath tub

[@Wazykin]

Goose pimples

[@pavelordonez5352]

Wazy i get those goose pimples everyt- wait a minute...

[@FutureRailProductions]

So did he take another shot at it or no?

[@thebillyshowthebillyshow1599]

Wow

[@lisaadler507]

what we kind out what the technical difficulty was specifically

[@Mr.ManiacaI]

when people try to mimic the movie "UP"

[@yslsummerz9751]

I live in the town right next to this

[@EL_JINO_GO_BEYOND]

Adventure is out there

[@dorispalma525]

Up-2019

[@olgasolid4601]

Who try this

[@acorgiwithacrown467]

2:03 sounds like a good old fashioned illegal border crossing to me.

[@AlexisdjgcAKASonny]

>.>

[@sevrinaanastasia]

The woman mentioned she get's "goose pimples". I've never heard anyone say that before!

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Jonathan Trappe, the Man, the Myth, the Legend!

[@user-md9cc4hh3t]

Lol my recommended videos led me from that cleveland balloon incident to this XD

[@INFECT_]

She said "goose pimples"

[@paulbunyon2889]

Could he look anymore obnoxious when he's lifting off and stands on the edge like a conquering hero.

[@happydays676]

Can he not add a way a to navigate it

[@quasi0]

BROOOO how did he survive his fall like he would be so far in the air

[@Alias_23]

I get goosebumps from hearing you say "Goosepimples" #smh😥

[@allkpopislife8540]

Who say's Goose Pimples besides Goosebumps?
P. S. When she said that I was like Goosebumps then the theme song started playing in my head.

[@CaptainFishEye]

life goals???

[@GZA036]

wow wonder if he was using oxygen

[@WichardDuvenage]

Goose Pimples 🤣

[@Lilpresh42069]

Wichard it means goosebumps you ain’t ever heard that before?

[@WichardDuvenage]

Yea goosebumps, pimples however, nope.

[@robertneria4311]

Hahahah. LMAO.

[@yslsummerz9751]

Presque isle maine

[@jsal7666]

"Why is my recommendations obsessed with balloons first the Cleveland balloon catastrophe now this"
the funny thing about this is that i liked this comment a year ago, and now a year later youtube recommended me the balloon catastrophe, and now this... again.

[@squirts1]

im surprised EPA hasn't banned his attempt... the whole balloons choking wildlife thing

[@joshuacollins1187]

“Goose pimples?”

[@Fat3Distr0]

Why is this recommend?

[@jeanfrancis6904]

I'm confused as to why everyone thinks "goose pimples" is an expression that lady made up

[@Ward8668]

Yeah it’s weird that they haven’t heard it before

[@JN-wj5zf]

That's so stupid, all it would take would be like a flock of seagulls to crash into all the balloons and pop a good chunk of them

[@Ant2Blurry]

0:14 no it looked like Up

[@michaelr8128]

I get goose excema just thinking about this....

[@orvillebernardo5942]

*Helium has left the chat*

[@oldblackdot]

I'm going to start saying goose pimples now

[@cckd-vu3qk]

Hello? Justin Y.? :(

[@cariboux2]

And that accomplishes?

[@OfficialDeVinyl]

How did this guy go to the bathroom

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

He drops bombs over the side lad.

[@funnystuff9954]

Should have taken a box of balloons,string and a pump. Sorted...😊😊

[@fazbearproductionsinc2803]

Up in a nutshell

[@FelixCulpa333]

"Technical Issue" Like realizing a pilots license didn't cover balloons.

[@poulomi__hari]

Thats why people, you shouldnt watch disney movies.

[@kevinangel7289]

yo there is some crazy people walkin amongst us or floating wtf

[@Evili555]

20k feet how tf does he breath

[@amirhossen7429]

🎶

[@code_Rei]

uh, balloon power lines girl brought me here

[@reinararchives3218]

LMAO "this does not look like france" bwahaha

[@lisawest5483]

she said she had "goose pimples"

[@chreeuuss]

To do that

[@DIOSHABLA]

Again !🙈👁👁

[@dogplayingguitarhero8025]

Is this the newest mrbeast video?

[@sSyphoNizeOffical]

*_Up 2.0_*

[@chickenlead7203]

Since I can't reply to everyone's comments I watched the Cleveland one and now I get 1000 of them also

[@eugeniomontoya456]

Flamenco

[@ddmejia]

goose pimples?? ......I think you meant goose warts.

[@ok-db7nq]

Were does he poop

[@hussainsumra5607]

4:00 Laser

[@jonathanm2690]

for those that came from the doomed balloon fest video, don't let your adventure finish here! I give you Jonathan's 2017 balloon ride! ua-cam.com/video/yhYuUPQOF-Q/v-deo.html

[@weirdbeast097]

Immediately stopped the video here 2:46

[@mr.voidout4739]

Sorry to Pick _Up_ apart, but let's do some rough-estimation of how plausible the premise is. Going the speed we perceive as we watch the house float unobjectively through the sky, I'd estimate that the house's journey would take about two months to reach South America from... I don't remember the city, but somewhere in the Northern US.
The balloons wouldn't last 20 mins with such strain on each individual balloon.
*BUT* We all know that the movie is all a dying man's fantasy, so it's all good. /s

[@oknice7556]

Tf is all this balloon SH in my recommended

[@michaelhudecek2778]

I'm sorry but I think this was crazy!!!!

[@sophierahman2247]

Waah i wanna do this

[@Willdog65]

Goose pimples!?!? Sick

[@thesaucewhisperer6073]

Wtf am I watching ?

[@Embobmaster]

*"goosepimples"*

[@bradador1]

Her eyes are quite far apart

[@jeffgreen3376]

In case you're wondering what happened, here's a follow-up video. ua-cam.com/video/5B7M6sSN1BQ/v-deo.html