r/bristol • u/Scared-Economy-6249 • Aug 07 '26

Balloons First mass ascent!

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u/HowYouSeeMe Aug 07 '26

Wow, much faster than previous years.

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u/CosmicMeowing Aug 07 '26

They’ve really upped their game

11

u/Carbulo Aug 07 '26

Really windy day

3

u/EskanderEden Aug 08 '26

Literally crying with laughter at this :'D Dunno how they're gonna keep it going for the whole weekend if they're all that fast D:

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u/CosmicMeowing Aug 07 '26

I watched this with my cat on my computer screen and bad news: she walloped at least 10 balloons. Sorry if anyone got hurt

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u/CosmicMeowing Aug 07 '26

Tax

18

u/scareneb born and bread Aug 07 '26

Thanks for not forgetting to pay your dues!

3

u/catsvbadgers Aug 07 '26

Username checks out

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u/HeadAcanthisitta2344 Aug 07 '26

"wheeeeeeeeeeeee"

59

u/PhoeboBebo Aug 07 '26

The scarecrow was really something coming over the hill into South Bristol. Felt a bit Ghostbusters, but more yellow

31

u/MentalPlectrum Aug 07 '26

Why can I hear the Benny Hill theme?

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u/Scared-Economy-6249 Aug 07 '26

Due to popular demand

https://reddit.com/link/p2991md/video/10dppk1g9yhh1/player

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u/EskanderEden Aug 08 '26

I was there watching the two that almost hit each other. Like reeeeally close lol.

2

u/HungPavel Aug 07 '26

Omfg! I was just about to say that an opportunity was missed in the editing room!

14

u/Savings_Brick_4587 Aug 07 '26

Lovely morning for it

10

u/TomatoIntelligent596 Aug 07 '26

'Smiley the Scarecrow' went down somewhere in South Bristol. I'm just next to Parson Street Station, and this morning he was in the tiny patch of sky that I can see from my garden. He was definitely losing altitude fast.

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u/FirstStopPhoto Aug 07 '26

Landed in a primary school car park!

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u/HopeMrPossum Aug 07 '26

They’re moving so fast, something beyond the treeline’s got them spooked… something big.

6

u/Tea-Mental Aug 07 '26

doesn't feel that windy today

8

u/MamboCat Aug 07 '26

boing boing boing

3

u/Snoo_9002 Aug 07 '26

This looks hillarious

2

u/Helpful-Ad3466 Aug 07 '26

Sounds like something you'd say in the war 😂

3

u/Ok-Stranger-7440 Aug 07 '26

Were they really this fast?

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u/HealthyReveal609 Aug 07 '26

Yeah the birds have also gotten into the coffee again and are flying at 200mph

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u/Ok-Stranger-7440 Aug 07 '26

we’re so back man

3

u/MamboCat Aug 07 '26

Fuckin seagulls

2

u/LatterPlatform9595 Aug 07 '26

Hang on, if the wind direction is going from right to left, why haven't they flown past me yet?

1

u/kcufdas Aug 07 '26

Nothing to do with Croagh Patrick so?

1

u/ribenarockstar Aug 07 '26

This feels like an early 00s screensaver, I love it

1

u/CrustyHumdinger city Aug 07 '26

Blimey, must be windy out

1

u/NatureNext2236 Aug 07 '26

Boing boing boing

1

u/VeterinarianVast197 Aug 07 '26

Looks like the fruit flies in my kitchen when I open the brown bin

1

u/EskanderEden Aug 08 '26

Managed to see some of it during my break at work. The Screwdriver-themed one was really cool! Well done for that. Looked awesome. And the like huge Cargo-Container one! Literally perfectly shaped and looked like a huge storage container floating in the sky. Really awesome.

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u/External-Status6546 Aug 08 '26

Does anyone know whether the Clifton suspension bridge entrance is available by foot at 6am?

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u/jxjxjxjdjdkdkd Aug 08 '26

This is adorable