Lifting a Man with Helium Balloons? | I Didn't Know That

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Is it possible to lift someone off the ground using just helium balloons? Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips battle gravity and the weather in hopes of executing a balloon lift.
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All Comments (21)
  • @michelle2536
    Please tell me I'm not the only person who typed " how many balloons can lift a person"
  • @majdi4676
    "maybe you'd get a little higher if you stopped eating so many pies" "oh really Janice"
  • I love how the narrator was being so neutral throughout the video until the end where she just ROASTED Richard
  • @jeanrobert9805
    Why not go outside when the weather gets better? And attach the man to the ground with a 3km long rope, time to go see the birds weeee :D
  • They didn't take into account the weight of the balloons themselves. That's why it took 18 instead of 14.
  • @RaisingAtoZ
    I remember going to a high school grad at my dad's school (where he taught) when I was 5-years-old. The students tried to lift me off the ground with all the helium balloons! It was so much fun....something I'll always remember. 🎈What a fun learning adventure!
  • @fqidz
    Mr Beast should've watched this...
  • @dylanparker7404
    Hmm, the world is in the helium shortage and this is where all of the worlds helium is going, wait to go...
  • @victorsvidss
    This sucks, in less than 100 years from now ,helium balloons with a foot of diameter would be worth like 50 bucks because our planet is losing it.
  • @4998826p
    RIGHT next to power lines! - Brilliant!
  • @dukedave7
    Unfortunately, these 8' cloudbuster balloons by Pioneer have been discontinued! Thank you for making this video, and now it will serve as a wonderful memory!
  • @rajeshshahi1000
    Use hydrogen it's 2x lighter.helium is rare don't waste it.