YANTAI, CHINA — A hot air balloon ride in China unfortunately went south real fast in the Shandong province city of Yantai last week. <br />According to TVBS, the incident took place last Tuesday and has since gone viral over several Chinese social media platforms.<br />Footage shows a highly questionable makeshift hot air balloon made of nothing but some puny little poles, a bit of rope and two seats instead of an actual basket.<br />Just looking at the contraption should have sent the Oh-Hell-No warning signals to potential riders. <br />Clips show a woman and her daughter actually choose to take a ride on the jerry-rigged balloon. <br />According to Outdoor Troop, hot air balloons are normally only supposed to fly between 1,000 and 3,000 feet. <br />But for some reason, the balloon carrying the two soared to a dizzying height of 10,000 feet before it suddenly burst. <br />The two passengers sadly did not make it, and were found later on the ground. <br />According to Chinese authorities, the balloon ride was illegal and had not been registered. The ride has now been shut down and the operators are now looking at criminal charges.
