# Spot the bug - #165: Floating Balloon Tick

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-165-floating-balloon-tick/683577>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [October 5, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-165-floating-balloon-tick/683577 "2026-10-05T07:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-165-floating-balloon-tick/683577/1 "2026-10-05T07:00:10Z")

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Why is this floating balloon animator speeding up out of control?

```js
function floatBalloon(posY = 0) {
  balloon.style.transform = `translateY(${posY}px)`;
  if (posY < 300) {
    requestAnimationFrame(floatBalloon(posY + 2));
  }
}

```

Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it.