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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe debacle of the Cleveland Balloon Fest 1986-- just stumbled upon this
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The debacle of the Cleveland Balloon Fest 1986-- just stumbled upon this (Original Post)
ailsagirl
Jun 2018
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Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)1. omg.
Did they all land in Lake Erie??
Iggo
(47,565 posts)3. The story says thousands of balloons washed up on the far banks for weeks.
Iggo
(47,565 posts)2. Pretty, though.
liberal N proud
(60,344 posts)4. I lived in Cleveland for many years
No one ever mentioned this.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)5. Why was this even allowed??
As I said, I just stumbled onto this. I'm surprised environmentalists didn't try to stop it.
Balloons are hazards when they enter the environment. All released balloons, whether they are released intentionally or not, return to Earth as ugly litter including those marketed as biodegradable latex. Balloons kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages.
http://encenter.org/visit-us/programs/birthday-parties/balloons/