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2. California Balloon Law - Wikipedia

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   Do not use metallic ribbon with helium-filled balloons; Although the law was put into effect in 1990, the issue of foil balloons being a hazard resurfaced in 2008. A senate bill was proposed to ban the sale of all foil balloons by the year 2010 due to the increased number of power outages. [citation needed] The bill was California Senate Bill 1499.

3. Lawnchair Larry flight - Wikipedia

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   After the flight, he developed a way to release helium from the balloons, allowing for a more controlled descent. [10] [23] During a second flight on July 5, 2008, Couch realized his goal of interstate travel when he landed safely in western Idaho. The trip totaled 240 miles (390 km) and took 9 hours and 12 minutes. [24] [25]

4. 8-year-old girl suffocated to death by Mylar balloon sparks ...

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   KOIN reports that an 8-year-old girl from Portland, Oregon tragically died after being suffocated by a mylar balloon -- a decoration from her own birthday party.

5. Balloon - Wikipedia

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   Balloons are often deliberately released, creating a so-called balloon rocket. Balloon rockets work because the elastic balloons contract on the air within them, and so when the mouth of the balloon is opened, the gas within the balloon is expelled out, and due to Newton's third law of motion, the balloon is propelled forward. This is the same ...

6. PNM shares tips for safety around Mylar balloons this ... - AOL

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8. Here's why meteorologists launch weather balloons every day

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   Twice a day - every day of the year - meteorologists around the world launch weather balloons at the same time from roughly 900 locations around the globe. Those balloons often reach heights of 20 ...

9. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - Wikipedia

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   The Balloon Fiesta grew each year for decades, and today is the largest balloon convention in the world. The number of registered balloons reached a peak of 1,019 in 2000, prompting the Balloon Fiesta Board to limit the number to 750 starting in 2001, [4] citing a desire for "quality over quantity". The limit was changed to 600 in 2009 ...