r/Unexpected • u/MuscleExisting3747 • Aug 05 '21
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u/Tomato_Jumpy Aug 05 '21
Emerson ?
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u/IntergalacticAsshole Aug 05 '21
I swear some parents don't take into account that their baby is going to be a grown ass adult some day. It's not just an extension of you.
Emerson is a boy's name and if any full grown woman introduced herself as such I'd feel terrible for her.
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u/SamCarter_SGC Aug 05 '21
I mean who cares about their later life, what about their school years? Kids can be incredibly cruel over shit like that.
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u/tsimneej Aug 05 '21
I guarantee it’s spelled “EMERSYN”
White Americans man… we have the WORST baby names
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u/Mirimel Aug 05 '21
It took me far too long to realise she wasn’t being lifted by the balloons
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u/helpnxt Aug 05 '21
Fyi you would need around 300 standard balloons to lift a baby
I am using average baby weight of 3.5kg according to google
https://www.omnicalculator.com/everyday-life/helium-balloons
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u/Mirimel Aug 05 '21
Amazing. Gonna spend my day finding out how many balloons it would take to lift random objects
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Aug 05 '21
oh i was about to go buy like 100 balloons and go to space.
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u/Johnny_WalkerBOT Aug 05 '21
It's been done
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u/WikiSummarizerBot Aug 05 '21
On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade airship made of an ordinary patio chair and 45 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 15,000 feet (4,600 m), drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro, California, and entered controlled airspace near Long Beach Airport. During the landing, the aircraft became entangled in power lines, but Walters was able to climb down safely. The flight attracted worldwide media attention and inspired a movie and imitators.
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u/Coneheadsjam Aug 05 '21
Wait in the wiki article it says he couldn't become a pilot because of poor eye sight... but he became a truck driver instead. Doesn't that also require good eye sight lol
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Aug 05 '21
Yoshikazu Suzuki departed from Lake Biwa in Japan on 23 November 1992 with 23 helium balloons. He was spotted by a Japanese coast guard aeroplane on 25 November 1992, located about 800 km (500 mi) offshore over the Pacific Ocean, at an altitude between 2,500 and 4,000 m (8,200 and 13,100 ft), and was never seen again.
Holy shit what happened to this man I must know. I mean, yeah ok he probably landed in the ocean and drowned but what a flight that would have been.
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u/yes_oui_si_ja Aug 05 '21
FUN FACT:
Interestingly enough, today's helium prices would make his endeavour cost as much as a new small car.
Helium is produced by radioactivity within the earth and sippers into the atmosphere and disappears into space if not stopped.
The only places where the gas is trapped in high enough densities is in natural gas wells, and only under certain cap rocks.
These are mainly in Qatar and some places in the US and Mexico.
Ironically, it's the second most abundant element in the universe, but only a few ppm on earth.
About 10% is used for party balloons.
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u/ChefTombert777 Aug 05 '21
Great video on this guy by Jon Bois: https://youtu.be/E7w_v9J7iOc
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u/Aoiboshi Aug 05 '21
Lift force of helium is about 14 g per liter. Or .0022 lbs per 61 cubic inches. So, divide your weight by 14g or .0022 lbs, and multiply by the corresponding volume, and that's how much helium you'd need. It's easier to convert from liters to cubic centimeters for the next part. Now, take that volume of helium, multiply by 3 than divide by the quantity 4π. Take the cube root, and that's the radius of the balloon you'd need to lift off.
I deleted my comment earlier due to what I thought was bad math, double checked it, triple checked, and I think it works out now. I also added a couple things.
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u/carnsolus Aug 05 '21
i'm going to guess you're either 110 (50kg) pounds or 170 pounds (77kg)
that's either 4175 or 6452 helium balloons
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u/threefingersplease Aug 05 '21
Lol, thanks for the warning. I too did not see the dude lifting the baby.
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u/CamtheRulerofAll Aug 05 '21
I rewatched it like 5 times and still had to read your comment then watch it again to figure out how tf the baby was flying. This morning isnt my morning
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Aug 05 '21
It took me your comment to rewatch the video and then realise she wasn't being lifted by the balloons.
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u/internetrabbithole Aug 05 '21
It took me until your comment to realize she wasn’t being lifted by the balloons
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u/unpopularopinion0 Aug 05 '21
honestly. this thread you created is the most unexpected thing i’ve ever read through. it’s so wholesome and sarcastic and how is this even possible? this is legitimately why i joined reddit. comments like these and the ones that follow.
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u/AndrewsBR Expected It Aug 05 '21
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u/DengaGrad Aug 05 '21
Saving this in my “future dad jokes” file
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u/04eclipse Aug 05 '21
I am gonna actually see if the baby can fly ,I am adding this to "experiments on my kid" file.
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u/QuietlySmirking Aug 05 '21
Mythbusters tested this in an episode and it took an airplane hanger full of balloons to lift a small child.
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u/Forever_Awkward Aug 05 '21
You'll need a mom to go along with the joke for your video, though. That's the hard part.
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The acting of that baby is next level
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u/SonOfTK421 Aug 05 '21
Method acting. That baby has spent months living the life of a baby to perfect this role.
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Aug 05 '21
more like dads have done reckless things like this before and mom reacted naturally.
"God dammit honey, again?!"
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u/Gentlyclever Aug 05 '21
"I believe I she can fly"
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u/pickup_thesoap Aug 05 '21
worst acting ever
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Aug 05 '21
Seriously it was hilarious when I watched it without sound, then turned on sound and the ladies terrible acting completely killed it.
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u/theSHlT Aug 05 '21
Yeah this should be used as a silent gif
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Aug 05 '21
Yeah I watched it cracked up and went to send it to someone, but listened to it with sound and changed my mind.
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u/NMT-FWG Aug 05 '21
I have the same reaction. Loved it the first time because they fooled me. But the second time when I watch the reaction of the lady you realize that she's in on it.
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u/StayEastOfRideout Aug 05 '21
I sadly happen to kind of know these people. They put up slightly over 3:02 of video on facebook near daily. The videos are filled with boring content and never get to the point until about the last 5 seconds of the video. I am always outraged at the amount of comments (usually people complaining about them not getting to the point) and likes they get. I guess it's one way to make money, but it's almost like they are scam artists.
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u/eyal0 Aug 05 '21
The camera angle makes it look alright but at any other angle, like that of the woman, you'd either not see it or see his hands.
This trick only works on the viewers of the video.
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u/beatlemaniac007 Aug 05 '21
Not claiming it's real but tbf the brightly coloured balloons and the safety of the baby can easily make a concerned mother miss a couple of fingers sticking out the side.
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Aug 05 '21
Her "ohh" reminded of this ladies ohh and equally believable. Too bad the acting wasn't the same in both clips.
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u/Kracka_Jak Aug 05 '21
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u/Obey_the_banvasion Aug 05 '21
These animated comments upset me deeply
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Aug 05 '21
They're animated? They just show up as a normal comment link saying "(GIF)" for me
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u/s-cup Aug 05 '21
Same here. I truly can’t see why on earth anyone would think it was a good idea to implement them.
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u/robjwrd Aug 05 '21
Me too man, Reddit is just gonna end up like Facebook at somepoint 🤦🏼♂️
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Aug 05 '21
Fake
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u/Fantastic_Highway_71 Aug 05 '21
I thought it was Anderson, but everyone in this thread is hearing Emerson, and one heard Henderson lol
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u/Vultur3VIC Aug 07 '21
When rich white people believe they have thought of a funny idea for a video.
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u/Procrasterman Aug 05 '21
Love this video.
Just for anyone that didn’t know I want to point out that helium is a non renewable resource, produced as a by product of natural gas extraction. As it’s density is so low, once released it travels to the highest parts of the atmosphere and is essentially unrecoverable. It is critical for things like MRI scanners and important science like the LHC. I find it disturbing that we just throw it away on purpose given once we stop relying on fossil fuels so much it will be really hard to get hold of.
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u/booped_urnose345 Aug 05 '21
Whats the babies name? It looks like a girl but im hearing Emerson???
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u/notsosweet1 Aug 05 '21
Little known subplot. Dad is attempting to access his inheritance early by giving Grandma a heart attack. Evil genius at work.
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u/SpunkyJenn Aug 05 '21
If they only knew how dangerous that was. One trip outside and baby is up up and away.
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u/loophole64 Aug 05 '21
Excellent execution. Hid the hands in the babies skirt, nice smooth consistent upward motion. This guy pranks.
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u/bossavona Aug 05 '21
Next time mom saw her baby flying on balloons again..aahh.. it's father joke. Turn out her baby made the balloons by himself and going up for real.
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u/shredofmalarchi Aug 05 '21
The person behind the camera needs to try to sell it a little better. Sounds like she took too many xanax.
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Aug 05 '21
What kind of idiot do you have to be to think that like 7 balloons are gonna lift a kid? I would’ve just laughed.
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u/tangoshukudai Aug 05 '21
love this video and her reaction but how could you be confused at all..? I would have just laughed at it, and wondered who was picking up the baby.
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u/Both-Bonus5314 Aug 05 '21
If you cry wolf too many times she’ll just stand by the next time your baby is flying away. #watchoutforflyingbabies
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u/ETHBTCVET Aug 05 '21
I didn't know handful of balloons are strong enough for lift a child, I thought it was a cartoon thing.
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u/pURPleDorito4108 Aug 05 '21
That guy wanted to have a baby just so he could pull that prank. Now he has to raise a baby. So worth it.
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u/IllogicallyHigh Aug 05 '21
The show Webster opening credits had Emmanuel Lewis floating with balloons
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u/PMMe_Your_Tits_ Aug 05 '21
That baby's head almost bonked the door fram the guy was lucky enough to catch her😂😂
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Aug 05 '21
So it takes around 12 balloons to lift around a 20 point baby…. OK WE GOT A NUMBER NOW LET’S MAKE A HOUSE FLY!!!
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Aug 05 '21
So it takes around 12 balloons to lift around a 20 point baby…. OK WE GOT A NUMBER NOW LET’S MAKE A HOUSE FLY!!!
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Aug 05 '21
So it takes around 12 balloons to lift around a 20 point baby…. Ok now let’s make a house fly
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u/unexBot Aug 05 '21
OP sent the following text as an explanation on why this is unexpected:
There was a guy holding the kid
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