In 2003, this ad convinced us we finally had alien technology

early 2000s industrial design was something else everything looked like a prototype from a sci fi movie pure nostalgia

It’s always “but wait there’s more” at the end

this was the shit though hover discs>iphones

My parents never bought one for me. IM BUYING IT!!!

I got one of these as a kid and it immediately blew away in the wind after the first throw

I swear I always wanted one when I first saw dis damn ad 😩

Even this commercial alone captures the vibe of early 2000s. If I could forever stay in one era, it would be this one

You have to take them to the party store to fill w helium & they’re not even that fun they’re just Mylar balloons

I threw one of these at my little cousin and it decapitated her on my front lawn

Bro was in another dimension

Is that balloon?

This advertisement is hurting my brain. 😖

19.95$ for a Ballon? In 2003?

(Helium not included)😩

Alex Jones ahh voice-over.

Not as much as these

Yes helium was alien technology

I was in Iraq and 2003 and had already given up tv for at least 5 years at that point, so this is the first I’m hearing of the alien tech kids were playing with

Does anyone know what tha metal ball one was called?

Back then this really felt like we were witnessing some kind of alien technology.👽

How you know they didn’t use alien technology to create this shit?

2003 parents like here’s a rock and a stick you don’t get to play with this flying disc. Parents in 2026 here’s this flying disc you don’t get to play with your iPad

How did these even work anyway

people act like soceity got dumber with smartphones and social media but something like this now would never exist people are way smarter in 2026 than in 2003.

One of those things you see ads for on TV, but have literally never seen in real life

If I remember correctly, if you filled those up with helium and took it outside, you were not getting that thing back. Same with that shark balloon thing we had.

Maybe go the spectrum kids

where can I get one

No it didn’t

Always wanted one of these lol

Nostalgia I had one of these and mad because someone stepped on it

@grok do they still make commercials like this

seeing the word not included makes me fucking pissed off

Got one of these for my nephew. It hasn't been warm enough to use it, though.