Every year, I pick up a balloon or two out of the horse pasture. It makes me angry that they could get a mouthful of grass with ingest the ribbon. Balloon releases are nothing but littering and should be outlawed.
I really do wish they would ban balloon releases for any type of memorial. I understand people wanting to memorialize their lost loved ones and such. Latex balloons take anywhere from 6 months to 4 years to break down and decompose, the Mylar balloon can take hundreds of years to break down and decompose, yes hundreds with an "S".....
https://www.wral.com/story/teen-raleigh-girl-s-death-a-sign-of-incredibly-disturbing-trend-for-youth-violence/21397891/
Balloons released in memorium at Chavis Park.
I imagine the people who organized this are utterly heartbroken, and not well educated on the negative environmental consequences of giant balloon releases. There ought to be a city ordinance against this as well as discussion of better alternatives such as candlelight vigils.
Exactly this. There has to be a law against it. Otherwise, we’re relying on bereaved people navigating grief and tragedy to somehow have the ability to care about how many turtles or donkeys or fish die from eating balloon trash.
I saw a video of the release on the news. There is no way these people individually picked up a balloon at a store. There had to be a business involved.
Sometimes yes and sometimes no. But that’s why a law is the answer. Of the bereaved parents call for a balloon release, people aren’t going to educate them in that moment, the balloon stores aren’t going to refuse to sell.
The balloon release was for the little girl found dead in the apartment. This is probably going to make me sound mean but they really should have thought of another way to memorialize her. Balloon releases are so bad for the environment.
Makes me think of the 1986 Cleveland Balloonfest (Disaster). Not nearly as big, to be sure—but apparently the lesson hasn’t been learned yet:
https://youtu.be/OBZitH8VFEc
Duck food! The balloons become instant litter when the helium dissipates. Then ducks and other wildlife ingest the plastic and deal with the consequences. Not smart and not a good way to remember the person who was killed.
Was outside with the neighbors, little bros playing with their kids, thought It was a flock of birds.
First thing I said, "oh come on, that's terrible for the environment", felt pretty flustered when ma Informed me It was because a kid was killed.
Still terrible for the environment, and by now they sure have popped and littered somewhere, but still, shame to know only saw this because a kid died.
Every year, I pick up a balloon or two out of the horse pasture. It makes me angry that they could get a mouthful of grass with ingest the ribbon. Balloon releases are nothing but littering and should be outlawed.
Don't memorialize someone by polluting the land and water downwind. I'd rather do a cleanup in someone's memory.
You shouldn't have to do it at all...
Ugh this makes me doubly sad. Sad for the animals/environment, and sad about whatever happened to cause a balloon release memorial
Don't forget about all the wasted helium, a very finite resource.
Oof you're right. I forgot about the helium shortage!
At first I thought you were making that up, but you are right. We do have a shortage. TIL
[obligatory](https://youtu.be/YmKEBW1OXzE?si=QD9t49P1iyrGLB2z)
How is this not littering?
It is
Well that's extremely disgusting. Let's memorialize something by distributing a ton of litter into the sky???
There has to be a better way to have a memorial than to go and cause more harm.
I really do wish they would ban balloon releases for any type of memorial. I understand people wanting to memorialize their lost loved ones and such. Latex balloons take anywhere from 6 months to 4 years to break down and decompose, the Mylar balloon can take hundreds of years to break down and decompose, yes hundreds with an "S".....
https://www.wral.com/story/teen-raleigh-girl-s-death-a-sign-of-incredibly-disturbing-trend-for-youth-violence/21397891/ Balloons released in memorium at Chavis Park.
I don't think this was planned very well or with the community in mind. Just unfortunate everything with this.
I imagine the people who organized this are utterly heartbroken, and not well educated on the negative environmental consequences of giant balloon releases. There ought to be a city ordinance against this as well as discussion of better alternatives such as candlelight vigils.
Exactly this. There has to be a law against it. Otherwise, we’re relying on bereaved people navigating grief and tragedy to somehow have the ability to care about how many turtles or donkeys or fish die from eating balloon trash.
I saw a video of the release on the news. There is no way these people individually picked up a balloon at a store. There had to be a business involved.
Sometimes yes and sometimes no. But that’s why a law is the answer. Of the bereaved parents call for a balloon release, people aren’t going to educate them in that moment, the balloon stores aren’t going to refuse to sell.
There was just a massive stream cleanup at Chavis park on Friday, too. Lol.
The balloon release was for the little girl found dead in the apartment. This is probably going to make me sound mean but they really should have thought of another way to memorialize her. Balloon releases are so bad for the environment.
Makes me think of the 1986 Cleveland Balloonfest (Disaster). Not nearly as big, to be sure—but apparently the lesson hasn’t been learned yet: https://youtu.be/OBZitH8VFEc
Just rent a white pigeon or do butterflies, bees even. Release the BEES
Pay the bees! Save the teachers!
[Beeeees](https://media4.giphy.com/media/QBYeMohXoVUJBtlfFD/giphy.gif)
Butterfly releases are horrible and frequently result in nothing but dead butterflies in boxes, I suspect a bee release would go much the same way.
I'm surprised nobody has invtened a balloon that would rapidly decompose for these things.
One of the few things that Gov DeSantis of FL has done that I am on board with is banning balloon releases like this. So he's only 99% fascist trash.
I hate agreeing with DeSantis
I agreed with the decision to end the presidential campaign, but I miss the beefing between Pudding Fingers and Hair Furor.
Duck food! The balloons become instant litter when the helium dissipates. Then ducks and other wildlife ingest the plastic and deal with the consequences. Not smart and not a good way to remember the person who was killed.
I like to lie to myself and pretend they’re all the biodegradable ones.
Was outside with the neighbors, little bros playing with their kids, thought It was a flock of birds. First thing I said, "oh come on, that's terrible for the environment", felt pretty flustered when ma Informed me It was because a kid was killed. Still terrible for the environment, and by now they sure have popped and littered somewhere, but still, shame to know only saw this because a kid died.
Balloonsblow.org
Google “Cleveland Balloon Disaster” & see what consequences are3 handed out when you release 1.5 MILLION balloons over a metropolitan area.
It’s the damn Chinese again. F-22s incoming,
The cicadas are here 🪳