Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon over Melbourne

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What a rough way to die. I wonder how it happened, was he screwing around or something?

Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon.

I'm sure this should read..

Man jumps to his death from hot-air balloon.

Was the victim Japanese? What’s the Japan connection here?

Was the victim Japanese? What’s the Japan connection here?

There doesn't appear to be one.

But clearly the editors know what kind of articles will bring readership, look at how much we're interacting with this one, driving up page loads.

finally rich Today  01:29 pm JST

Do you really think this is the kind of random article from Australia JT users want to read?

You always have the option of not reading articles that you don't want to read.

not being treated as suspicious

Seems pretty suspicious to me. Like falling out of an airplane. I think there may be a phenomenon where in high places people are tempted to jump even if they are not suicidal.

A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city.

Melbourne is Australia's largest city by population. It took the crown back late in 2023.

The current metro area population of Sydney in 2024 is 5,185,000,

Melbourne's 2024 population is now 5,315,600.

He jumped. It was a suicide. A rather bizarre suicide.

 I think there may be a phenomenon where in high places people are tempted to jump even if they are not suicidal.

One jumps from a high place to a certain death just for a thrill - not suicide? Nope. Not buying it.

Rest in Peace to this man. Sorry for those on the ground and first responders who saw the results.

The high place phenomenon, that is, a sudden urge to jump when in a high place, is apparently an experience known to many people. Freud proposed the idea of the death drive, or maybe why some people seem to commit suicide impulsively. I would also wonder if some people who are claustrophobic or have a panic attack in enclosed places might be freaked out as the balloon rose and they felt trapped.

If there were other people in the basket, why don't we have more eye-witness information as to what actually happened?

Do you really think this is the kind of random article from Australia JT users want to read?

Nothing like "@finally poor" getting triggered by something that he/she does not have to read.

(I hate shrimp. But I think I'm going to go out and have ebi for lunch today just so i can get all angry & shouty about it !)