Slog - Comments on The Invasion Has Been Called Off http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off Earlier this week, residents in Phoenix, AZ reported mysterious lights hovering in the sky. Was it aliens? And if so, were they the harmless aliens of Close Encounters, or the blast-happy E.T.s of Independence Day? As it turns out, it was just a local idiot: A Phoenix man says he caused the red light display that mystified thousands of people as it floated across the north Phoenix sky Monday night. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he used fishing line to attach road flares to helium-filled balloons, then lit the flares and launched them a minute... Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:19:11 -0800 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:49:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Providence I think it was a damn cool prank.

]]> Providence http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005177 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005177 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:31:56 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Yeah, fuck pillow fights, this is way better.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005181 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005181 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:36:44 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Even if some idiot flipped out and killed his family over the idea of aliens invading, this would still be funny.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005183 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005183 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:38:02 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton Somewhere, Jeff Foxworthy is updating his "You might be a redneck..." list.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005186 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:40:16 -0800 Comment by minndog6 Idiots everywhere.......

]]> minndog6 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005189 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005189 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:45:17 -0800 Comment by kid icarus Is the guy also claiming responsibility for the Phoenix Lights flap ten years ago...?

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005191 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005191 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:46:32 -0800 Comment by elenchos Darwin Award!

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005199 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005199 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:49:16 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Naw, elenchos, it's only a Darwin Award if he kills himself. But yes, I understand the context of that comment.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005215 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:04:37 -0800 Comment by Gitai Dude, that's the definition of a cool prank. I mean HG Wells did it to the entire fucking country, and we regard him as a genius.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005219 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005219 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:08:51 -0800 Comment by matthew e Road flares attached to uncontrollable balloons out over the desert? That sounds like a great idea. Building a bunch of campfires and then leaving them unattended is so much work...

]]> matthew e http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005245 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:33:35 -0800 Comment by Queen Vidor @9 - I think that was Orson Welles, not HG Wells.

]]> Queen Vidor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005248 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005248 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:36:09 -0800 Comment by Medina Predictable. Government is now planting a cover story after the truth was discovered.

]]> Medina http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005261 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005261 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:48:44 -0800 Comment by Colin Sorry, that's hilarious. The credulous deserve a good pranking.

]]> Colin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005298 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005298 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:12:45 -0800 Comment by thelyamhound @11 - It was Orson Welles adapting H.G. Wells.

]]> thelyamhound http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005374 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:05:35 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Agree, pretty damn funny.

Balloons + road flares + flight paths, maybe not so much.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005549 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005549 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:28:28 -0800 Comment by Ryan You say local idiot, I say local awesome idiot.

I like this prank.

]]> Ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005574 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005574 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:39:35 -0800 Comment by eclexia Shit. Seriously, I've been thinking of how to pull this off for years, and this guy beat me to it. I was always stumped on how to get a "linear" wing-like shape-- never thought it would be that easy.

]]> eclexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/the_invasion_has_been_called_off#c1005594 ??!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:49:36 -0800