2 Men Hold A Duel In Hot Air Balloons #funfact

In 1808, 2 French men held a duel while riding in 2 separate hot air balloons.

[allenellisdewitt]

Imagine being willing to die for someone cheating on you

[bobisafteryou]

*minor disagreement occurs*
“duel?”
“duel.”

[aba_zur]

Not sure if those pilots were enough informed

[Guy]

Meanwhile she watched with the third guy.

[Seven-Seas-of-Baba-O-Riley]

That they both agreed that a duel aboard hot air balloons was the only right way to do this shows great potential for an amazing friendship. Shame that potential was wasted on a woman that didn't respect either of them.

[KnightSlasher]

"What do I do if my girlfriend is cheating"
Bing:

[clonious]

What did the co-pilots think was gunna happen? They’d just blast each other, leaving the balloons and co-pilots unharmed???

[qxnexp]

Forgot to mention she left the man that won the duel anyway, less than a year later.

[Jesus_cares_for_you]

-She cheats, meaning she isn't loyal to either of them
-She agrees to a duel, meaning she doesn't care if any if them die

[creeprvictor]

"Get on, time for the balloon ride you requested! Hey, why do you have a blunder buss?"
- Co-pilot, 1770s - 1808

[redhunter]

So instead of getting mad at the woman that was cheating on both of them…they tried to kill eachother…

[paulh]

Fighting over someone who cheated on you is kind of like fighting the IRS because you think they undertaxed you.

[Ulath_Bittersteel]

Also, I would like to point out that "Tirevite" the name of the woman, can be translated by "shoot quickly" or something like "someone who can shoot quickly" in french. And I feel like this information is important somehow.

[yumekou]

"If you kill him, ill smile at ya"

[johnsatan]

This is technically the first air to air combat. 90 something years before planes.
Edit: 420 what you smoking
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[cmfriend]

Bros took "be my wingman" to a whole new level

[EddVCR]

What a whimsical way to kill each other

[tjman]

Imagine the rage and astonishment of the first guy when he aimed at his opponent and the second guy just shot his balloon.

[mosesracal]

Paris Opera Dancer must be the 18th Century OnlyFans equivalent

[DaveGamesVT]

They should've been mad at her, not each other.