Over the weekend, a video of a man gliding over Paris on a tiny platform offered the internet a bit of unifying delight.

As President Emmanuel Macron of France applauded alongside other attendees at the Bastille Day parade, the man gracefully soared and dipped, clutching a rifle.

Thousands on social media asked: Wh o was he? A soldier? What is that flying board? Can I have one for Christmas ?

Quick answers: He was not a soldier. He was Franky Zapata, a professional Jet Ski racer and inventor; he was riding a creation of his called the Flyboard Air; and no, you may not.