1986 Balloon Disaster - The Mistake on the Lake - '86 Ballonfest

[@vikkinicholson2300]

what a waste of precious helium that will soon be extinguished. there is no sustainable helium. we waste it as we do most things without a care about it being endangered. Guess you will have to blow them up by hand when helium is gone for good. we think who cares till its gone. don't boo hoo when there is no more.

[@lilnugizaking]

Relax. Helium’s been here since before you were born. It’s not going anywhere

[@seanwilson6559]

this event had no regard for anything or anyone other than self gratification. shame on you, Cleveland

[@krystingrant6292]

Yes how did the guy not get in trouble

[@DerelictDoug]

Agreed, it was a shame. It was a different time, but someone should have known better than to send out a million pieces of litter

[@ScreechingPossum]

Even if everything went to plan (as opposed to...people dying,), we'd probably still look back on this thinking, "Okay, but why tho?"

[@jolikmathers4034]

@@ScreechingPossum Exactly

[@4149stonepony]

People actually were self righteous know it alls back then that actually did things for the hell of it. They did have to be blessed by virtue signalling on social media in order for it to be done.

[@verabolton]

What could possibly go wrong...?! Imagine fighting for your life by keeping your head above the water and watching the rescuers circulating while your head is lost among hundreds of floating baloons.

[@DerelictDoug]

Scary.

[@Jimseang2099]

I hope that it never happens again

[@sealight78]

I like how the reporter at the end reassured everyone that since nobody knows where the balloons in the lake went, that that meant they were no longer a threat to fish and wildlife. That's toddler-level logic and awareness.

[@DerelictDoug]

That’s so funny the way you put it. But also sadly true. It was a different time, things like this will not happen again for good reason.

[@insertatitlehere13]

We toed the balloons beyond the environment. They're no longer in an environment.

[@AshFriday]

Looks frightening actually.

[@DerelictDoug]

Right!? I never thought of it that way

[@stevarino1989]

As cool as it looked, it certainly had drastic consequences.

[@DerelictDoug]

Agreed

[@dimitriev7]

yea it has. ONLY MILITARY CAN NOW SEND BALOONS TO AIR convex earth under gas-ball.

[@jolikmathers4034]

why would they do this? It seems like they would have known better in 1986

[@deontaeavila3514]

​@@jolikmathers4034because humans are the dumbest creatures on earth.

[@talon_xi]

I live near Cleveland and we honestly are the mistake on the lake

[@DerelictDoug]

Sorry to hear you feel that way, but thanks for weighing in and all the best

[@gloria84073]

This millions of rubbers are all over as wastes....scratching my head What's the meaning of this festival?

[@DerelictDoug]

It was to “raise awareness”... also known as a publicity stunt

[@jolikmathers4034]

@@DerelictDoug exactly

[@vikkinicholson2300]

@@DerelictDoug AWARENESS OF JUST HOW SELFISH MANKIND CAN GET BEFORE EXTERMINATING ITSELF. GOOD GRIEF WAKE UP

[@Jimseang2099]

A bad way of contamination that I watched ever

[@darkforestf]

Top 10 worst disaster caused by human stupidity

[@jaybennett9026]

When I was a kid a couple of those balloons landed in my parents yard. Thanks Cleveland for the free balloons. I love my hometown.........💪😎

[@DerelictDoug]

Right on! Best wishes ✌️❤️

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

*_I'm from Canada & I want to add that most of this trash ended up here. I ROLL MY NAKED EYES & LAUGH AT THE FIERY EXCITABLE GUY, "I WANNA SING UP UP & AWAY!!!!" WHAT A DWEEB! HAHAHA!_*

[@DerelictDoug]

I am glad you are able to watch this and thanks for watching ✌️💙

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

Have a good day! Nice to get a reply from a video poster for a change! :) @@DerelictDoug

[@DerelictDoug]

Also, sorry about all the balloons 😞

[@TheEyesOfAnAngel]

Forgiven @@DerelictDoug

[@vikkinicholson2300]

@@DerelictDoug tad bit late bro

[@vikkinicholson2300]

Anything to amuse ourselves selfishly. The theme played out over and over again w/o regard to the environment, or any endangerment. Will we never learn?

[@DerelictDoug]

Very good point. Thankfully this hasn't been done at this scale since. Thanks for dropping by and all the best!

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

So the disaster was the lady's lost watch right?

[@DerelictDoug]

Lol

[@jolikmathers4034]

Exaclty, what a shame. How will she tell time?

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

@@jolikmathers4034 by the sun I guess; when it isn't being obliterated by balloons that is...

[@TheHappyWanderer]

Legend has it that MaryEllen's watch is still missing to this day...

[@DerelictDoug]

😂too good🤣

[@jolikmathers4034]

LMFAO!

[@paigeballeto3464]

No wonder there’s so much trash in the ocean

[@jolikmathers4034]

Canadians, what are you going to do?

[@vikkinicholson2300]

this is sickening.

[@chickencrusader2019]

Lake

[@ChristeenLim]

Was that chill hop background music included in the documentary?

[@DerelictDoug]

Umm... only once I added it to the raw footage. Thanks for watching ✌️💙

[@jolikmathers4034]

....

[@ignazs.5816]

That balloon release was very unimpressive.

[@DerelictDoug]

Thanks for sharing and all the best!

[@melnepz2918]

Hmm..do they have brains? xD

[@DerelictDoug]

Mel Nepz perhaps it was a different time. Thanks for watching ✌️💙

[@CanalPSG]

It were the brainless eighties. When people like Hulk Hogan and Gordon Gekko were heroes. When children's TV-series were about Vietnam veterans blowing things up. Apart from the constant threat of mutual atomic destruction, it was a very happy time.

[@rileywilliams9799]

'UP, UP AND.....uh-oh...'

[@DerelictDoug]

😂Thanks for the laugh and thank you for watching!

[@pixlitol]

Let's hope that lady found her watch

[@DerelictDoug]

We can only hope. Hahaha, thanks for watching and best wishes!

[@max_e_maxxy_]

Any idea why the Guinness records didn't recognize this attempt?

[@Cephalopoda]

Good grief. The waste of helium here alone (a limited resource) is sickening.

[@DerelictDoug]

Exactly. While the balloons are litter, they will biodegrade. But we will never get the helium back.

[@darkdemon943]

R. I. P Raymond Broderick and Bernard Sulzer

[@banditthegermanshepherd6406]

WOW. I had never heard of this. The balloons being released was pretty amazing to watch....I would have loved to have seen that in person! Too bad the Guinness Book didn’t recognize it. ☹️ New intro and outro....well done, I like it!! Keep your videos coming....onward and upward. UNITED WAY😉

[@DerelictDoug]

It was crazy 😜. I was very young but my family had a hand in the organization. I remember it being an exciting day, then suddenly a very hectic day. I am tinkering with intro and outro, I am glad you noticed. I’ll have a few more options in the next few videos. Also, I’ll have some original videos coming in August. Thank you so much for your support✌️❤️

[@banditthegermanshepherd6406]

Derelict Doug So, you were actually there to see it then? That’s so cool! I don’t remember hearing about any of this, I was still a kid...but I don’t think I was quite as young as you if you were VERY YOUNG. lol So, yeah,..thanks for sharing that.....A piece of history I knew nothing about. I’m learning a lot from you. Can’t wait to see what’s next!!

[@DerelictDoug]

Michele J I was at the event but was too little to remember. I know of it more from the family talking about it. I am so glad to show you and other folks new things (or in this case old things).

[@stevarino1989]

I'm guessing most of the balloons started drifting back down to the ground and were everywhere? I know most of them landed in the lake because it started raining and that was bad.

[@thelonebot3048]

Oh the Guinness Book recognized alright, as the largest ever balloon pollution event

[@dogplayingguitarhero8025]

Why was I not born in the 70s I live in Cleveland I could have seen you that

[@jolikmathers4034]

because you care about the environment, right!?

[@dogplayingguitarhero8025]

Damn why are you so harsh

[@TiptonMama]

Hey, so I'd never heard of this before, and enjoyed your story. Crazy how times have changed. 1986 is the year I graduated, and people really weren't environmentally aware at all. It was a rather selfish time for society, as people couldn't see how they, as individuals, could contribute to a much bigger problem. 1.5 mil 🎈 is a bit out there, tho. I get why they did it, needing funding from united Way and all, but yikes. As for the outranged person going on about helium - it happened nearly 40 years ago. A lot has changed since then. Why let your blood pressure rise over something you probably either weren't alive for, or weren't old enough to affect the outcome of it. I mean, did *you* know that helium was limited 40 years ago? Bigger environmental issue that started back then was the amazon rain forest getting burned off by hundreds or thousands of acres. Basically, it was happening as fast as poor people could make it happen because their government promised them land if they could stake a claim to it. Burning it down was the easiest way to clear it to start farming, and what-not. We knew back then how it was affecting our world, yet it continued unchecked for a very long time. Balloons like this, on this scale, we're very bad - in their hindsight. Two men possibly lost their lives because of it. And the laws changed afterward, and it hasn't happened again. Plus, they weren't rewarded with a world record standing for the debacle.

[@DerelictDoug]

Thank you for the insightful and very well written comment. I really appreciate you stopping by and all the best!

[@fancyfeast5086]

Wonder what happened to 'big chuck'

[@DerelictDoug]

Haha, good question.

[@valzwaltzofthedawn827]

What if Lightning hit the balloons and the shock went all the way to the bottom shocking everyone

[@DerelictDoug]

Wow 😮 what if?

[@lexiev1250]

It's not fair for Canada

[@DerelictDoug]

Agreed and thank you for watching! Best wishes

[@boadicae3264]

how much wildlife choked to death on balloons or got tangled up and died due to these idiots

[@raymondcoggins297]

What a stupid thing to do

[@DerelictDoug]

Agreed!

[@hansel1jensen]

Shocking!!! Horrible!!! Apocalyptic!!!

[@the_3goobers]

I think the lady at the end worked for Peta XD

[@jolikmathers4034]

yup...

[@mondomoya1251]

I clicked here

[@DerelictDoug]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@jolikmathers4034]

good work...

[@thearbiter6350]

Right on the The day and year i was born...take THAT Cleveland...lol.

[@DerelictDoug]

Lol, thanks for sharing all the best!

[@rolypoly5642]

If they did this now, the visco girls, tiktok and twitter would cancel them.

[@DerelictDoug]

They we’re almost “canceled” when this happened. Fortunately the United Way does more good then bad and at that time cancel-culture did not exist.

[@TiptonMama]

Nope, no cancel culture, just good old-fashioned boycotts. They had a bigger and better outcome than this whole cancel culture baloney. If we forget the past, we are doomed to repeat mistakes.

[@redsquirrelftw]

Wow that's a long time ago. The year I was born. :P Sounds like this would have been cool to see, but the environmental impact is just not worth it. I guess back then the environment was also less of a concern though. The gravity of our environmental impacts was not as well known as now. Those balloons (busted now I'm sure!) are probably floating in the sea even today.

[@DerelictDoug]

Honestly. It’s was a bittersweet display. Hindsight is 20/20. Thanks for watching ✌️💙

[@jolikmathers4034]

fucking idiots

[@vikkinicholson2300]

makes me sick ...like watching a nuclear fallout and laughing about it

[@Jimseang2099]

What if the storm hadn't reached the launch zone?

[@alb17233]

Where my fellow murderinos at?! ❤️

[@dilan680]

Change title to (how to bring cancer to the world)

[@DerelictDoug]

Noted, best wishes and thank you for watching!

[@dilan680]

@@DerelictDoug you're great

[@dilan680]

And subscribed

[@DerelictDoug]

@@dilan680 Much appreciated, thanks again!

[@vikkinicholson2300]

@@DerelictDoug you are an idiot

[@emptyskies144]

They went to Canada

[@DerelictDoug]

Sadly, yes. Thanks for watching and all the best!

[@boopah4365]

I have that ladies watch.

[@DerelictDoug]

Finally it's found! 😉

[@icu3869]

Well , jeez- take it down to the TV station to claim Lots of fabulous prizes already! You think he was kidding, making that up , to mock that lady before stealing a big ol’kiss and leaving her to stagger off, dazed and confused? Times-a-wasting! I’d hurry before they forget!

[@Chuckq1]

open mouth kiss for mayryann

[@DerelictDoug]

LOL

[@davekramer8429]

try it 2021

[@DerelictDoug]

right!?

[@griffinaukema8496]

Only in Ohio

[@maryomalley6312]

Good thing, can you imagine if every state had done it?

[@DIN_-js6xj]

USA USA USA 🤣

[@zeyadeltabakh8911]

Cazzo, mi sono accorto che non mi è piaciuto

[@DerelictDoug]

Grazie per aver apprezzato il video. Sono contento che le persone non facciano più cose del genere. Stai al sicuro e tutto il meglio!

[@lucianadidonna7712]

Parli italiano

[@DerelictDoug]

No, ma grazie per esserti iscritto!

[@lucianadidonna7712]

@@DerelictDoug prego

[@svenssonefternamn7044]

People still find balloons In their butt cracks

[@samlamme5924]

😂😂😂 gay. What do you expect from a red state 😂😂😂