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India YouTuber arrested for 'flying' dog with helium balloons
BBC ^ | May 27, 2021 | BBC

Posted on 05/27/2021 7:56:01 AM PDT by Kriggerel

Indian police have arrested a YouTuber for tying helium balloons to his pet dog "in an attempt to make it fly".

Gaurav Sharma, 32, shot a video showing his dog attached to balloons, which he then lets go off as the pet starts to fly in the air.

A few seconds later, someone in the balcony of the second floor of a building catches the dog.

Mr Sharma said he followed all safety measures, but deleted the video after social media backlash.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cartoontrope; dog; dogdrone; heliumballoons; india
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Flying a dog with balloons... Talk about a cartoon trope. I'm surprised he's not ordering Acme products for the dog. (rolls eyes)
1 posted on 05/27/2021 7:56:01 AM PDT by Kriggerel
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To: Kriggerel

“he followed all safety measures”

Seat belt? Check!
Altimeter? Check!
Parachute? Check!
Preflight safety check with pilot? Arf!


2 posted on 05/27/2021 7:58:51 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session" - Gideon J. Tucker)
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To: Kriggerel

India has REDNECKS!......................


3 posted on 05/27/2021 7:59:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: Kriggerel

Some people are too dumb to breathe. Why torture an animal for “fun”. smh


4 posted on 05/27/2021 8:00:48 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Kriggerel

Dog probably had fun and wants to do it again.


5 posted on 05/27/2021 8:01:36 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Red Badger

“Hold my naan bread!”


6 posted on 05/27/2021 8:03:09 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: Red Badger

this man is in his 30s. too grown to have your job making stupid YT videos. Can’t imagine there is a good benefits package in that “Career”.


7 posted on 05/27/2021 8:03:36 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Kriggerel

Must be trying to make friends with Mittens.


8 posted on 05/27/2021 8:06:55 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: snarkytart

There was a guy here a couple of decades ago that put his dog on one of those parasail rides at the beach.

Dog fell out and died.

Both he and the boat operator were charged.............


9 posted on 05/27/2021 8:07:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: Kriggerel

“I know but this guy has no flying experience at all. He’s a menace to himself and everything else in the air... yes, birds too.”


10 posted on 05/27/2021 8:07:30 AM PDT by Clay Moore (RIP, Rush )
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To: Kriggerel

Why a dog?

If doing it, I’d use a pig.


11 posted on 05/27/2021 8:07:48 AM PDT by C210N (You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both)
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To: Yardstick
Yeah, dogs enjoy being completely helpless and falling from the sky. That's why they put muzzles on them when they jump with paratroopers: They are enjoying themselves so much they'd otherwise bite their trainer's face off.


12 posted on 05/27/2021 8:09:07 AM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Red Badger

Rednecks are every creed, race, and country of origin.

Humans by their nature have some odd ways of solving problems, and the good idea fairy strikes everyone


13 posted on 05/27/2021 8:12:32 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: Kriggerel

What if it was a lap dog and Larry tied a bunch of balloons to his lawn chair and floated at 16K feet over Long Beach Airport?


14 posted on 05/27/2021 8:12:51 AM PDT by Clay Moore (RIP, Rush )
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To: redgolum

So does the Bad Idea Fairy...................


15 posted on 05/27/2021 8:14:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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Mr Sharma said he followed all safety measures,

Yes, he had the 2021 edition of the World Balloon Dog-Flying Federation Safety and Best Practices Manual, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

16 posted on 05/27/2021 8:15:05 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Don W

Yeah, maybe so. I’m just riffing on the fact that dogs are usually up for a good time. I saw a video the other day where someone had put a drone launchpad “hat” on their dog’s head. The dog seemed fine with it. My thought was, “You couldn’t do that with a cat.”


17 posted on 05/27/2021 8:17:07 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Clay Moore

https://youtu.be/4usUy2QLjRc


18 posted on 05/27/2021 8:18:05 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: Kriggerel

If pigs can fly why not dogs?


19 posted on 05/27/2021 8:19:57 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Kriggerel

Probably safer than flying on Spirit.


20 posted on 05/27/2021 8:22:44 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Claiming Racism, the antidote to personal responsibility)
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