How a B.C. man went viral by creatively popping balloons [Video]

CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. –

Before David Beck discovered the positive potential of filling a balloon full of water, he was striving to be a full-time travel photographer.

“It was my big dream,” David says. “I was working hard.”

But then the pandemic hit harder. David lost both his photography gigs and the bartending job that was paying the bills.

“I was definitely under a lot of stress,” David says.

He says his mental health started suffering, so he began searching for some way to take his mind off it all.

“Obviously you’re looking for a positive place to put your energy,” David says.

Obviously if you have a lot of time on your hands, with nothing to lose, why not pop a balloon full of water with an axe and capture the action in slow motion on camera.

But far from obvious was what happened after David posted the video on social media.

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