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2 / 41 Fotos
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6 / 41 Fotos
A zebra - Who has clearly had too much caffeine.
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7 / 41 Fotos
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8 / 41 Fotos
Monkey see... - ...Monkey flew!
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9 / 41 Fotos
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© Reuters
10 / 41 Fotos
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11 / 41 Fotos
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12 / 41 Fotos
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14 / 41 Fotos
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15 / 41 Fotos
Flying cow - This cow appears to have come down from heaven.
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16 / 41 Fotos
Bells above - You don't, however, want to hear a ringing sound when you're in this hot air balloon.
© Reuters
17 / 41 Fotos
Property with unbeatable views - It even has a built-in heating system.
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18 / 41 Fotos
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© Reuters
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They've got people buzzing - These balloons are the bees' knees.
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20 / 41 Fotos
Fresh off the press - The news today is just full of hot air.
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21 / 41 Fotos
A strange sky sight - Does this count as finding Waldo?
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22 / 41 Fotos
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Blue bird - With those wonky eyes, hopefully she's not the one steering.
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24 / 41 Fotos
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25 / 41 Fotos
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28 / 41 Fotos
An aerial mess waiting to happen - When you put a dog and a fire hydrant in the sky, you can expect golden showers.
© Reuters
29 / 41 Fotos
Bee bums - The view of all those people who chickened out from going up.
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30 / 41 Fotos
A rogue minion - This adorable 'Despicable Me' character gets his chance to shine.
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31 / 41 Fotos
An eggcellent choice - This has the potential to be a tyrannosaurus wreck!
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Far from Bikini Bottom - This blow-up SpongeBob SquarePants balloon stole the show.
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Slow and steady... - ...wins the race! The slowest moving balloon of them all.
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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.
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