[General] Balloon lost in the sky with diamond

[The Helper]

It had seemed a romantic and highly original way to propose to the love of your life with a £6,000 diamond ring.

Lefkos Hajji, 28, wanted to make his engagement one his girlfriend would never forget, only to have his dreams cruelly snatched from his grasp by a gust of wind.

Rather than simply dropping to one knee before Leanne, 26, he told a florist to put her engagement ring in a silver helium balloon.

But no sooner had he left the shop when his plans backfired spectacularly and the balloons blew away - taking the ring with them.

Read more about it here.

 

[Lobster]

I want it to fall down in my yard, but fat chance of that . lol
(no, i didnt read the article upon posting this)

 

[NuBy]

Thats 1/3 Sad, 1/3 funny and 1/3 unfortunate.

That adds up to 3/3

 

[DuckieKing]

He must be retarded.

It had seemed a romantic and highly original way to propose to the love of your life..."I though I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question."

"Popping" the question is not romantic; it's cute.

Rather than simply dropping to one knee before Leanne, 26, he told a florist to put her engagement ring in a silver helium balloon.

For a £6000 ring, balance the helium's lift with the weight of the balloon and ring. The math isn't that hard. The Mythbusters did it, and they don't know anything about physics.

Hey, at least he managed to propose to his girlfriend, though I noticed that the article was conspicuously vague about her answer...

 

[denmax]

He must be retarded.
"Popping" the question is not romantic; it's cute.
For a $6000 ring, balance the helium's lift with the weight of the balloon and ring. The math isn't that hard. The Mythbusters did it, and they don't know anything about physics.

Hey, at least he managed to propose to his girlfriend, though I noticed that the article was conspicuously vague about her answer...

Just to make it worse, it's not $, its £..

 

[Vellu]

Okay, I bet that guy shouted out a lot of curse words.

 

[aznsteph]

lol poor guy, 6000... and a balloon wasnt the best idea, reminder for later years xD

 

[Sim]

Remind me to NOT do that, at all costs. In fact, 6000£.

 

[Varine]

He must be retarded.
"Popping" the question is not romantic; it's cute.
For a £6000 ring, balance the helium's lift with the weight of the balloon and ring. The math isn't that hard. The Mythbusters did it, and they don't know anything about physics.

Hey, at least he managed to propose to his girlfriend, though I noticed that the article was conspicuously vague about her answer...

Because the first thing anyone ever thinks about when buying a balloon that they probably will be holding onto the entire time is if the counterweight will suffice to ensure the balloon won't fly away....