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.

[jobromo]

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

[mhaylozano]

Watched this after the cleveland balloon incident wtf

[ferdz]

who else watch cleveland's ballonfest before here

[JohnnyRuddy]

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

[brendan]

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

[seanvv]

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

[phillipkalaveras]

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

[benjamingrimes]

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

[fishbuddy]

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

[colew.]

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

[brandenanderson]

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

[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

[lmac]

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

[Smartyable]

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?

[magicavocado]

My anxiety spiked up when he cut that balloon

[James-wdib]

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

[francmarmolejo]

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!!!!

[oddodyssey]

I'm glad to be where this man comes from

[MrSpy]

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

[drewcason]

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