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WTF is this? In North Philly... (Original Post)
PCIntern
Jul 2015
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Looks like a jellyfish.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)2. Towards the end it looks like a parachute...
LunaSea
(2,927 posts)3. Ever heard of Flogo?
http://globalspecialeffects.com/flogos.aspx
Essentially a soapy type foam filled with lighter-than-air gas.
This could be an experiment with the concept although it appears to have structure more like a super lightweight plastic bag. I wish there were a better idea of scale, as well as more video. Only one video/photo posting suggest it was smallish or perhaps a hoax. I suspect the effect could be duplicated with a combination of foam, and super thin bags, and a bit of helium. Check out "cluster ballooning" or "trash bag ballooning" with hot air or helium for an intro to the sort of devious creativity being explored.
If I saw such a thing descending, I'd try to chase it down as it appears to have been on it's way down less than a block away.
High altitude balloons are made of extremely lightweight material which usually burst at a given altitude, but you never hear of the remains being found or tracked.
Check out a somewhat similar "foam" encounter-
Essentially a soapy type foam filled with lighter-than-air gas.
This could be an experiment with the concept although it appears to have structure more like a super lightweight plastic bag. I wish there were a better idea of scale, as well as more video. Only one video/photo posting suggest it was smallish or perhaps a hoax. I suspect the effect could be duplicated with a combination of foam, and super thin bags, and a bit of helium. Check out "cluster ballooning" or "trash bag ballooning" with hot air or helium for an intro to the sort of devious creativity being explored.
If I saw such a thing descending, I'd try to chase it down as it appears to have been on it's way down less than a block away.
High altitude balloons are made of extremely lightweight material which usually burst at a given altitude, but you never hear of the remains being found or tracked.
Check out a somewhat similar "foam" encounter-
smiley
(1,432 posts)4. Soap bubbles?
at least that seems to be an explanation in the you tube comments.