Ad for Popped Wheat Thins Has the World's Slowest Airborne Police Chase

He's getting away!

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Wheat Thins revisits the golden age of ballooning in this weird spot from New York agency Being for the cracker brand's new air-popped snacks.

Why they went with cops trying to pull someone over, I have no idea; the concept doesn't really need them, and neither does the visual gag they're setting up (being outpaced by a slow-moving bird). But I suppose the randomness is part of the charm.

I suppose Wheat Thins probably should be a controlled substance, though.

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