On September 23, 2023, in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, a thrilling video captured a man knocking down a sky lantern attached to a power line with his slipper.

As a traditional Chinese custom, sky lanterns are often released during festivals to celebrate and make wishes. The video showed a sky lantern released by two young men accidentally hanging onto a high-voltage power line with the fire continuing to burn nerve-wrackingly.

One of the young men attempted in desperation to knock the lantern down with one of his flip-flops and, by astonishingly hitting it three times in four throws, managed to avoid a possible accident.

According to eyewitness accounts, after knocking down the fire source of the sky lantern, the two men used a drone to remove the shell of the lantern from the wires.