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xkcd #3153: Hot Water Balloon

Title text:

Despite a reputation for safety, the temperatures and surprisingly high pressures make them even more dangerous than the air kind, but the NTSB refuses to investigate accidents because they insist there is no 'transportation' involved.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3153/

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I bet that would be amazing on my back

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As long as the heater doesn't fail in the middle of the night.

[–] tal@olio.cafe 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Death by having the balloon roll over and smother you would probably be kind of horrific.

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, I don't know. Waterbeds had a certain reputation back in the day, nudge nudge, wink wink. That's probably why my oldest brother kept his so long, and why he and his wife had so many kids.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It seems possible that there might be better ways to ride a hot waterbed.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Exactly. "You're riding the water balloon wrong."

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This would work under water though.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

"And we're off... And we're stopping"

"But we barely went anywhere"

"Gotta decompress. Just one more moment and... we're off... and we're stopping again."

"This is much less interesting than I thought it'd be"