▲This optical illusion revives a nostalgic childhood image.

▲A jumbo jet.

▲And a stunning sight.

▲Who has clearly had too much caffeine.

▲The real estate prices are flying through the roof!

▲The children's comic character is letting off some steam.

▲...Monkey flew!

▲These balloons are the bees' knees.

▲A terrifying image and perhaps not one you want to trust your life with.

▲An unusual place to call home.

▲Or the cheap seat way up in the nosebleeds.

▲You don't, however, want to hear a ringing sound when you're in this hot air balloon.

▲The artist is a little hot-headed.

▲This cow appears to have come down from heaven.

▲This balloon, reportedly standing 46 m (150 ft) high, was unveiled to launch the opening of the Canadian Tulip Festival. Because the tulips alone were not enough!

▲You gotta do what you gotta do.

▲The Australian F1 Grand Prix hot air balloon moves much slower than the actual cars.

▲The news today is just full of hot air.

▲Does this count as finding Waldo?

▲After all, there's a lot of fire involved.

▲With those wonky eyes, hopefully she's not the one steering.

▲This 3D American flag is reaching for the sky.

▲This gives new meaning to sailing into the wind.

▲This adorable 'Despicable Me' character gets his chance to shine.

▲This has the potential to be a tyrannosaurus wreck!

▲The view of all those people who chickened out from going up.

▲...that pigs can fly.

▲When you put a dog and a fire hydrant in the sky, you can expect golden showers.

▲She had so many children, she didn't know what to do!

▲Help save the bees this summer!

▲This blow-up SpongeBob SquarePants balloon stole the show.

▲...wins the race! The slowest moving balloon of them all.

▲And just like in the film, he doesn't say "Luke, I am your father."

▲Far away from his forest.

▲Lots off attention to de-tail.

▲Those six legs are really coming in handy.

▲You can clearly see the winner.

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Looking sly as ever.

▲Before, of course, he went off to Oz in search of a brain!

▲It even has a built-in heating system.

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Taking a hot air balloon ride is an activity that frequents people's bucket lists, and for good reason. It's an incredible marvel to be hoisted up using a basic scientific principle of heat and air, and the views are unparalleled.

But after a while, the balloons lose their novelty, with each looking exactly the same. That's why artists started bending the traditional design.

In what seems to be a competition to see who can create the most outrageous shape that can still take to the sky, there have been some tremendous results.

From well-known characters to some head-scratching figures, check out this gallery to see some of the world's weirdest and most wonderful hot air balloons.

Impressively unique hot air balloons

Today is Hot Air Balloon Day!

05/06/24 por StarsInsider

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But after a while, the balloons lose their novelty, with each looking exactly the same. That's why artists started bending the traditional design.

In what seems to be a competition to see who can create the most outrageous shape that can still take to the sky, there have been some tremendous results.

From well-known characters to some head-scratching figures, check out this gallery to see some of the world's weirdest and most wonderful hot air balloons.