{"id":258,"date":"2015-05-28T07:39:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T07:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oddballnews.com\/?p=258"},"modified":"2022-10-25T17:24:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T17:24:55","slug":"arsenal-v-aston-villa-fa-cup-final-tickets-released-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddballnews.com\/arsenal-v-aston-villa-fa-cup-final-tickets-released-from-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Pair Of FA Cup Final Tickets Dropped From Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given the extreme popularity of the FA Cup Final, the FA decided to drop the last pair of tickets to the Arsenal versus Aston Villa game from space so that one lucky fan could have the opportunity of finding them.<\/p>\n<p>The FA attached said tickets to a meteorological balloon and launched it into space from Wembley Stadium. Experts at <a href=\"http:\/\/SentIntoSpace.com\">SentIntoSpace.com<\/a> performed the stunt.<\/p>\n<p>The FA provided a Twitter feed of location of the FA Cup tickets, as it was fitted with a GPS so that fans down in Earth could track where they landed.<\/p>\n<p>After 3 hours, the tickets reached a height of 29km before the balloon burst open and the tickets landed in the Kent village, Broad Oak.<\/p>\n<p>A grandmother in the village who was walking her dog early that morning found the tickets. Her 19-year-old grandson, George Lamb, an avid Arsenal supporter, will be the lucky recipient.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the FA, George Lamb states: \u201c\u201cWhen I woke up this morning the idea of going to the FA Cup Final hadn\u2019t crossed my mind. Now, thanks to my grandma finding the tickets, I\u2019m going on the ultimate adventure to Wembley on Saturday, although I\u2019m sure the tickets\u2019 adventure to space is certainly a close second!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out the FA\u2019s Twitter feed here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And they&#8217;re off!!! Two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupFinal?src=hash\">#FACupFinal<\/a> tickets start their journey to space. We&#8217;ll be tweeting live GPS signals all morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603422659007905792\">May 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nWe&#8217;ll be sending GPS signals so you can keep track of where the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupFinal?src=hash\">#FACupFinal<\/a> tickets land <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xsF6W5c1cw\">pic.twitter.com\/xsF6W5c1cw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603426161796997120\">May 27, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our GPS tracker tells us the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupFinal?src=hash\">#FACupFinal<\/a> tickets are airborne around here&#8230;(51.1695, 0.3947) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sValAee7kn\">pic.twitter.com\/sValAee7kn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603429813123158016\">May 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nAlmost exactly an hour after the launch, the balloon has exploded at a height of 29km and is heading back towards earth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603440726186262528\">May 27, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our GPS tracker tells us the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupFinal?src=hash\">#FACupFinal<\/a> tickets are falling from this point (51.1720, 0.2943) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2OXhFTuxeh\">pic.twitter.com\/2OXhFTuxeh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603441273186308096\">May 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupFinal?src=hash\">#FACupFinal<\/a> tickets were found in Broad Oak, Kent, by the grandmother of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\">@Arsenal<\/a> fan George Lamb. Details to follow&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603502790594469888\">May 27, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Discover who found last pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupFinal?src=hash\">#FACupFinal<\/a> tickets this morning after a true <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FACupAdventure?src=hash\">#FACupAdventure<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2SSujFZeKt\">http:\/\/t.co\/2SSujFZeKt<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/R7GjHtEdrM\">pic.twitter.com\/R7GjHtEdrM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The FA (@FA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA\/status\/603526205254574080\">May 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the extreme popularity of the FA Cup Final, the FA decided to drop the last pair of tickets to the Arsenal versus Aston Villa game from space so that one lucky fan could have the opportunity of finding them. The FA attached said tickets to a meteorological balloon and launched it into space from Wembley Stadium. Experts at SentIntoSpace.com performed the stunt. The FA provided a Twitter feed of location of the FA Cup tickets, as it was fitted with a GPS so that fans down in Earth could track where they landed. 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