# Something really dumb yet cool.

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**Created:** [November 30, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-really-dumb-yet-cool/39534 "2007-11-30T16:50:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/something-really-dumb-yet-cool/39534/8 "2007-11-30T18:14:24Z")

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somehow I knew the mythbusters would be the first argument.

> Helium Balloons Lift Car Status: Hoax In this video some guys from New Zealand attach helium balloons to a car until it floats away. Unfortunately, no one is in the car when it floats away. (Though that would have been a good update on the legend of Lawnchair Larry.) Of course, the video is fake. TV3.co.nz reports that it was digitally edited to remove a crane, which is what actually causes the car to rise into the air. Also, the video turns out to be a viral ad created by Ford "aimed at selling Ford c

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