Almost Like that Beer Commercial

There's some beer commercial on TV recently - I can't remember which brand is being advertised. But all of these people are in boats, and they assemble in a bay somewhere. They start throwing rocks down into the bay. They throw so many rocks into the bay that, in no time at all, they have built an island! And they drink their beer on this island and party and dance. You know beer commercials. Then they light hundreds of Brazilian-style luminaires and send them off. I tried to find it on YouTube, but couldn't. You'll just have to trust my description.



Ben saw this commercial and went berzerk. He served his mission in Brazil. He says that Brazilians make and send off luminaires into the air for almost every single occasion. Birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, you name it. He says that, often, in the evenings, if you sat on your porch, no matter what time of year, you would see a few luminaires just floating by in the sky. He decided he wanted to make a Brazilian luminaire for Christmas.



Because of my unfortunate computer incident, I only have one photo of his attempt, but pictures truly are worth a thousand words:

It didn't work out so well. It was a windy-ish night, and the wire he used to make the frame (from a hanger) was too heavy, so it wouldn't float away. He tried again on New Year's Eve - that post is coming soon. Ben is nothing if not tenacious.