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Did you have a happy New Year? Well, no matter what happened, it was probably better than what one apartment resident in Guizhou, China went through. To ring in the new year, he set 4 balloons reading “2020” outside his apartment window. Unfortunately, as the day went on, the second “0” balloon deflated and fell to the ground — leaving only the 202. To make matters worse, the “2020” was only visible from inside the man’s apartment. From outside, it looked like “SOS” was hung outside his window instead! By the end of the day, armed police were at his door demanding to know what was happening, and the poor resident had no idea what was going on. Maybe next year he’ll position his balloons differently, but as we all know, hindsight is 20/20.

As for the culprit who popped the “0” balloon, we think we might know who it is.