Friends scattered their buddy's ashes in epic skydive and the internet decided to turn it into a roast

Losing a loved one is never easy, and everyone copes in their own way. A group of friends honored their special person by scattering their ashes in the sky while skydiving together. The video, shared by Joseph Thomas (@josephthomasphoto) on Instagram, sparked a wave of reactions online—some heartfelt, others unexpectedly humorous, offering the friends a moment of levity amid their grief.

As the video began, a group of friends skydived while holding a black bag between them. The text overlay read, "Farewell Ben, fly high." Inside the bag were their friend Ben's ashes, which they had brought to scatter in the sky as a final tribute. As they descended, the bag opened, and the ashes formed a soft gray cloud between them. Some friends grew emotional, shedding tears as they bid their last goodbye. The ashes continued to drift through the sky until the bag was empty, creating what seemed like a peaceful and heartfelt farewell, as reflected in the caption.

The caption read, "It’s rarely easy to say goodbye to a loved one. But there’s something peaceful about doing it in the sky. I can’t explain it." The video garnered a lot of attention online and received around 112 million views. Several witty comments poured in to help the group deal with their grief, while some people shared their own stories of overcoming the loss of a loved one. Certain people who knew Ben felt that he would have loved the gesture and the comments on the video as well.

@adirajmathur wrote, "I was applying anti-dandruff shampoo, but I now realize it was only Ben and not dandruff." @denizzle23 commented, "On this day, Ben attended 8 weddings, 3 gender reveals, 17 backyard BBQs and a quinceañera." @mzcryptic joked, "This whole time, I thought my dog was playing in the bin only to realize he was playing in the Ben… welp." @sheck_steph_5.0 shared, "My brother passed in January. I’m taking him to Japan, Ireland and most importantly, South Indiana. I will spread him in these places we didn’t have enough time to go. Sickness took him from us. But I live on for the both of us from now until forever. I am my brother's keeper. Fly high, big brother. I love you, I miss you."

@lareinasworld expressed, "Somehow, I just know Ben must've had a great sense of humor because the level of comedy in these comments is on another level and I’m convinced his spirit lives on through these laughs, lol." @mcubed_1977 revealed, "I had the pleasure of meeting Ben. When I saw this on my feed, I thought this is totally what he would have wanted. Looking at the comments, he would have been crying from laughter! RIP." @godsawoman pointed out, "Imagine being Ben’s friends and realizing more than 84 million people said goodbye to Ben also? It’s beautiful."

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