# Balloon crash in Texas - 16 dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas-16-dead/761307>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 30, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas-16-dead/761307 "2016-07-30T17:30:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas-16-dead/761307/61 "2016-12-10T02:50:26Z")

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Wow. It’s one thing to pay for such recklessness with your own life, but to take 15 other people with you…

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-crash-in-texas-16-dead/761307/62 "2016-12-10T05:12:58Z")

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I’m surprised the pilot didn’t wreck his car on the way there.

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