![The Cleveland Ballonfest - over 1,500,000 balloons were released simultaneously - 1986 : r/Damnthatsinteresting The Cleveland Ballonfest - over 1,500,000 balloons were released simultaneously - 1986 : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://external-preview.redd.it/LaTug47MY71R5xcxemwPFTFT_QK4_PXiEE0Het5veks.jpg?auto=webp&s=00dd90dd2db5d8ab8a281b97923a7e7092d644ef)
The Cleveland Ballonfest - over 1,500,000 balloons were released simultaneously - 1986 : r/Damnthatsinteresting
![Joel Reis on Twitter: "1,500,000 balloons in Cleveland 1986, 60% ended up in the water, and drifted up to Canada. Really surreal video tho. https://t.co/dnZnU4LVXY https://t.co/ZHc2gFQddC" / Twitter Joel Reis on Twitter: "1,500,000 balloons in Cleveland 1986, 60% ended up in the water, and drifted up to Canada. Really surreal video tho. https://t.co/dnZnU4LVXY https://t.co/ZHc2gFQddC" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEj26UGXkAAQQox.jpg)
Joel Reis on Twitter: "1,500,000 balloons in Cleveland 1986, 60% ended up in the water, and drifted up to Canada. Really surreal video tho. https://t.co/dnZnU4LVXY https://t.co/ZHc2gFQddC" / Twitter
Save the Dunes - For Day 27 of Plastic-Free July, we want to bring awareness to the impacts of balloons. All released balloons, including those falsely marketed as“biodegradable latex,” return to Earth
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![Balloonfest '86 - Releasing 1,500,000 Balloons Went Horribly Wrong ~ Amazing World Reality | Most Beautiful Places In The World To Travel | Most Mysterious Events Balloonfest '86 - Releasing 1,500,000 Balloons Went Horribly Wrong ~ Amazing World Reality | Most Beautiful Places In The World To Travel | Most Mysterious Events](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRclkG6UazU/XyK4AWeeJjI/AAAAAAAADPk/ZRaBk3c_acwgUOcs9NWPaFgJPU4trNZKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/balloonfest86_020202002020.jpg)
Balloonfest '86 - Releasing 1,500,000 Balloons Went Horribly Wrong ~ Amazing World Reality | Most Beautiful Places In The World To Travel | Most Mysterious Events
![HOMAGE в Twitter: „The Cleveland Balloon Fest disaster happened 35 years ago today. 1,500,000 balloons were released at the same time and chaos ensued. https://t.co/POg0RUV2KP“ / Twitter HOMAGE в Twitter: „The Cleveland Balloon Fest disaster happened 35 years ago today. 1,500,000 balloons were released at the same time and chaos ensued. https://t.co/POg0RUV2KP“ / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FATAEwNVQAMYYkW.jpg)