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

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    Feb. 12—Love is in the air this week, but power providers are asking New Mexicans to keep it away from their lines. Mylar balloons, those shiny tokens of affection often sent to sweethearts on ...

  3. 8-year-old girl suffocated to death by Mylar balloon sparks ...

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    Mylar and paper balloons are far safer than latex balloons. Stay current on Infant and Child First Aid and CPR — the life you save may be very dear to you. Ultimately, McGloghlon hopes that by ...

  4. 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.

  5. List of ballooning accidents - Wikipedia

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    Balloon crashed down after contact with power lines. [79] [80] 1 4 11 August 2013 Death of Maxime Trépanier Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Canada: Balloon pilot lost his balance and fell to his death after basket bounced upon landing and the balloon ascended unexpectedly during the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu International Balloon Festival. [81] 1 0 9 May 2014

  6. A 7-year-old girl died playing with a popped balloon. Now her ...

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    Kelly explained that for Alexandra's birthday, she bought a 34-inch foil balloon, along with about 10 latex balloons. "As a parent I was always aware of the choking hazard of latex balloons, but ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Space blanket - Wikipedia

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    A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, emergency blanket, first aid blanket, safety blanket, thermal blanket, weather blanket, heat sheet, foil blanket, or shock blanket) is an especially low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin plastic sheeting. They are used on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft for thermal control ...