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2. Water woes linger in New Orleans after wayward balloon ... - AOL

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   Utility companies have warned for years about the hazards of Mylar balloons and that message resounded Thursday across New Orleans as most of the city's nearly 370,000 residents were under a boil ...

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

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   Feb. 12—The Public Service Company of New Mexico has released a reminder to keep Mylar balloons away from power lines this Valentine's Day. "Mylar balloons are made of metallic materials that ...

4. Mylar balloons cause bouquet of problems for power ... - AOL

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   Mylar balloons can cause headaches for linemen in a couple of scenarios: They can get caught between and make contact with wires, or they can float directly into transformers. A cluster of ...

5. California Balloon Law - Wikipedia

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   The balloon law prohibits the sale or distribution of a balloon that is constructed of electrically conductive material (metallized Mylar or foil) and filled with a gas lighter than air (helium), without affixing an object of sufficient weight to the balloon to counter the lift capability, affixing a specified warning statement on the balloon ...

6. Metallised film - Wikipedia

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   The coating also reduces the permeability of the film to light, water and oxygen. The properties of the film remain, such as higher toughness, the ability to be heat sealed, and a lower density at a lower cost than an aluminium foil. This gives metallised films some advantages over aluminium foil and aluminium foil laminates.

7. Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia

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   Biaxially oriented PET (BOPET) film (including brands like "Mylar") can be aluminized by evaporating a thin film of metal onto it to reduce its permeability, and to make it reflective and opaque . These properties are useful in many applications, including flexible food packaging and thermal insulation (such as space blankets ).

8. Getting balloons for your grad? If they’re Mylar, Evergy ...

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9. Environmental action: State bans balloon releases, mirroring ...

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   A state law that took effect Monday bans the intentional release of balloons that can harm the environment. It mirrors a town law passed in 2017.