The Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86

[@TheAtlantic]

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[@hypercane2023]

Ok

[@ediefalco3312]

Who other than Bubble head,,.. believe Chinko. .

[@esgee3829]

sorrry i missed it. did it have balloons?

[@yongyea4147]

No thanks. I care about the environment. Did you not learn anything from the Cleveland Festival balloon tragedy?!?!

[@carlolivernebrida7606]

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[@jblue3163]

1986 was also the year of Chernobyl, the space shuttle challenger explosion and the year I was born. All disasters.

[@omarawad7707]

F

[@orlandocorona8906]

F

[@cosmiccow4960]

F

[@johnc916]

F

[@staytoasty7373]

F

[@KyuhyunDonghae]

lol, reporter says they're not sure where the balloons went, but "at least they're not posing any threat to fish and wildlife." does she think the balloons just magically disappeared?

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

guess this is what they were told to say but if so they reporter was lying with a straight face.

[@MiuXiu]

MindYour Business she is a reporter reading a script. It could have been a male reporter. If you have nothing to add besides being a dumbass, don’t even comment.

[@sofrknasm]

It's beyond the environment

[@everythingsalright1121]

it seems to me the general way of thinking at the time they did this was just carelessness and ignorance. as mentioned by the comments above

[@kartongh77]

@blazon1982 that ignorance is still the same, nothing has changed since.

[@robloxbloke258]

Cleveland: 1.5 million balloons Earth: Can you don't

[@Okwardi]

Don’t you can

[@guandren]

Slade Taylor it isn’t a btd joke

[@guandren]

Slade Taylor yea it isn’t

[@good1742]

​@@guandrenit was, no other form of BTD can pop bloons of that scale

[@giraffewarrior1756]

Lol

[@ChristoKiwi]

The classic line "Just because we can, doesn't mean we should" fits well here.

[@raz0229]

1750: _Land Pollution_ 1860: _Water Pollution_ 1900: _Air Pollution_ 1950: _Noise Pollution_ 1986: _Balloon Pollution_

[@sownheard]

All in one

[@brettg.2405]

*ballootion

[@joecool9739]

Also 1986: Nuclear pollution

[@yraco1232]

@Viraan Well there's an optimistic view of the future. "The world and human race will end within 81 years."

[@Tooshort2dunk]

I feel so bad for the animals 🙄

[@QueenMabx]

this is like something you'd see on the Simpsons

[@tylergatewood1652]

this definitely is ha woe, especially early seasons

[@QueenMabx]

@@tylergatewood1652 exactly... i tend to only watch earlier seasons. i was a 90s kid

[@tylergatewood1652]

Megan Rust nice haha I was a late 90s kid. Last night I watched marge vs the monorail and I love Lisa and those have got to be a couple of my favorites. Fav of all time might be itchy scratchy and poochie show lol

[@QueenMabx]

@@tylergatewood1652 yep those are classic years 😄 "mono means one, and rail means rail. and that concludes our intensive six week course." 😂😂

[@tylergatewood1652]

Megan Rust HAHAHAHA absolutely loved Phil Hartman he did so much on the Simpsons

[@natalie8212]

I can't believe the reporter said " No one knows where they went, but they're not endangering the environment anymore" .... nobody went out and collected them! Where does she think they went??

[@livewellwitheds6885]

Idk like they arent magic disappearing balloons

[@morepower-4.6]

My thoughts too

[@AProperPotato]

Aliens

[@haaaz8697]

@skye sums up all boomers right? "If it ain't happening to me, it isn't my problem"

[@nthgth]

@@haaaz8697 right, boomers, the ones who gave us the Internet, smartphones, 4G, modern medicine, cloud computing, and modern electric cars. Bunch of pricks.

[@saliv88]

“There is no mistake on the lake anymore!” *Created world record-breaking mistake*

[@Digi-Darty77]

"Majority of the ballons ended up in Canada" *_Canada will remember this_*

[@user-tm5iv1jn2p]

@woongwanju OMFG

[@certifiedhoodclassic9825]

Canada is too friendly to hate us for that.

[@HigzyTeflon]

Yes, and Justin Trudeau whooped at least 300,000 of those balloons up his arse. All that helium is why he sounds like Pinocchio when he speaks.

[@misterl1668]

No more maple syrup for you aye

[@linh344]

@@muskanb2346 reading that made me feel bad about something i didnt know even happened

[@PhelipeNascimentoo]

*environment has left the chat.*

[@Jack-jw2no]

Oh come on

[@creamyalmondz]

Lmao!!!!!!!! 😂

[@Hunter-zu9qs]

*pollution has kicked environment out of the chat*

[@NitzTheDude]

More like *The environment has left the world*

[@footballbeforecluborcountry]

@@Jack-jw2no Come on what?

[@fyrTV]

This was one of the most idiotic human events ever recorded.

[@problemsintheworld3980]

Foreal

[@oliveralt8067]

What a way to clean the world That was sarcastic BTW

[@fyrTV]

Didn't say it was the most idiotic.

[@fyrTV]

Oh he's a comedian.

[@masonhil3637]

Only a person with an icon of a pepe wearing a make American great again hat could leave a comment this stupid.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I love how the guy says, "It is a happening city, we are on the move, it's no longer the butt of jokes" and because of this, Cleveland became even more of a butt of jokes. The wife of one of the fishermen ended up suing the United Way of Cleveland and the company that organized the balloon release for $3.2 million, and later settled on undisclosed terms. The balloons also landed on someone's pasture and spooked a farmer's Arabian horses which led to the horses having permanent injuries. The farmer sued United Way of Cleveland as well for 100K in damages and settled on undisclosed terms. The balloons even caused traffic collisions! Drivers swerved to avoid the slow-motion blizzards of the balloons or took their eyes off the road to gawk at the overhead spectacle. Motorists on the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway ran into fences and each other before the roadway was shut down. A bulldozer was actually needed to help clear away all the balloons!

[@rockythetalkingparrot2465]

You have more information than the video, thanks!

[@killerbeanmachine]

I was imagining it caused a lot of vehicle crashes

[@madeinussr7551]

Wow it's just crazy how ppl put out events and not think them through. Cleveland is no longer a mistake aon the lake indeed. So sad

[@BKNeifert]

Do you ever once consider the lawsuits worse than the actual thing in question?

[@randallmarsh1187]

@@BKNeifert Without those lawsuits those stupid things would still happen.

[@h8today]

The ending report is the best part..."We don't know where the balloons are, but at least they aren't hurting the environment, wherever they are!"

[@FreshSpecimens]

h8today Haha! I laughed at that as well. Good god.

[@rcbif101]

they are "outside of the environment"

[@alainarchambault2331]

They "popped" into an alternate dimension.

[@starofcctv94]

We don't know where they've gone? They sank, they sank in the lake obviously.

[@TaranVH]

"It's been towed outside the environment."

[@perro79]

They probably thought the balloons would end up in space.

[@abrahamdoucette]

they wouldn't be able to exit the atmosphere without popping or coming down

[@KeepItG]

Abraham Doucette keyword “thought”

[@ZettatteZ]

@Wayne Bryan *BEGONE FLAT EARTHER*

[@annetteslife]

With that many balloons in the air would that have been a cause for concern for planes flying in the air?

[@cam8396]

@@castlebravo1150 i mean they haven't

[@Mimi-ur1ur]

2:32 "Our friends in LA think we're nuts." They're not wrong.

[@sergioperez3721]

Mimi and Sea Play rude

[@DMcElrathbey04]

@@sergioperez3721 Who cares? 🤷

[@sergioperez3721]

ClownMaster69 probably the guy that he/she was making fun of.

[@DMcElrathbey04]

@@sergioperez3721 She's making fun of Cleveland. Saying that LA is right about them being nuts. Not so hard to understand.

[@sergioperez3721]

ClownMaster69 ohhhh I see thx, still rude tho

[@emmanuelg.3999]

That "there is no mistake on the lake anymore, CLEVELAND!" made me chuckle

[@Putian_Official]

It's probably gonna be nicknamed "the mistake of the state"

[@amarevicina]

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

[@Somd55]

😄😀😆

[@eltaninshrdlu2925]

Cleveland's motto

[@Everythings_A_Lie]

Sums up Americans.

[@jessicahdom4709]

😂😂😂😂

[@Majotsukai]

Cakiema I mean, he’s being honest and is 100% correct.

[@Lex-vd8qi]

Cleveland: YEAH Canada: Do u mind

[@jillmcrobbie3681]

I'm Canadian

[@ciphereal]

Jill McRobbie same

[@bogdantretyak4266]

@@jillmcrobbie3681 gross...

[@dipperz]

Person Person cana you don’t?

[@eriklehnsherr5784]

America: Not at all! Because everything is always and only about us!

[@RaulBrv]

All that "hard work" only for the Guinness Book of World Records to say "Nah that ain't it chief".

[@CappuChick]

Lol

[@mtext8599]

The 1988 copy of The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the event as a world record "largest ever mass balloon release", with 1,429,643 balloons launched.

[@juliem540]

@@mtext8599 YAY.

[@retardbuster1498]

​@@mtext8599 *which was later revoked considering how stupid the event was*

[@domoetker3967]

The fact that an entire city thought this was a good idea is just astounding. would have never guessed those balloons would ever come down to earth. Incredibly unpredictable.

[@Marowakie]

Did u just copy paste the 2 top comments on the video 💀 What a tool

[@A2D4]

The mob stupidity is beyond comprehension.

[@foxmccloud7055]

Coming from the city that thought that having beer sold at 10 cents a cup while stirring up the tribe after a bench clearing brawl broke out in Arlington, Texas was a good idea but, unfortunately caused one of the worst sports riots in American history and resulted in nine arrests, numerous injuries, the game being forfeited in favor of the Rangers, and the city's reputation being further flushed down the toilet.

[@Edward_Strong1982]

We did a lot of very stupid things back then . ALOT of

[@Cbd_7ohm]

People did a lot of dumb stuff back in the 80s and before, and still do to this day.

[@Saltine7777]

That sorta sums up the 80's. Reckless disregard for everything around you in the name of vanity

[@zammmerjammer]

It sorta sums up the USA in the entirety of its history and still today.

[@jessvaughn793]

Chris Johnson I think Instagram proves that’s still very much an issue today 😂

[@thehydronater7628]

Not entirely, environmentalism became trendy as early as the 70s this was just American self indulgence and its certainly not restricted to the 80s...

[@daagua4474]

@d d "do good elitist" ?? lmao

[@claytonbrown7120]

Reagantards

[@78kokka]

"The majority of the balloons ended up in Canada." How not to keep a friendly relationship with your neighbors, a guide by Cleveland.

[@slenderfoxx3797]

As a canadian Cleveland does indeed piss me off...probably will never apologise and are probably still too bloody stupid to realise where they want to this day.

[@Ew_Raksha]

Im surprise with didnt just chop off that state and said. You can deal with them Canada 🤣🤣🤣 leave the rest out of it lol

[@genki2genki]

Canadians don't care what they do in Cleveland. Same as most Americans.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

@jack bauer Laugh and watch you all die from some form of stupidity

[@marshalldcarpenter]

Cleveland- the city ISIS doesn't even want.

[@06verlat]

I never thought something as stupid as this kind of event happened.

[@Pandalka]

watch Tangled XD

[@peter_smyth]

You underestimate the ability of people to be stupid.

[@ninjapuppy8331]

OMG Wow Just Wow I'm speechless.

[@magnateeze]

Dont worry the worst is yet to come. Humans. Ashamed to be one.

[@chrisgee2616]

Well if it wasn't for stupid people this world would extremely boring.

[@StalKalle]

This was a fundraiser for United Way but ended up costing them more than they got, plus two lawsuits, one for the fishermen and one for injured horses who got spooked. They actually thought that "the balloons would reach an altitude where they popped and disintegrated.". Burke Lakefront Airport had to shut down as well as Cleveland Memorial Shoreway because of accidents. Guinness did actually recognize it in 1988 but they took it out after that because of the huge negative impact it had and stopped accepting that type of world records.

Those horses did not have good lives ahead of them if they were falling to balloons.

[@retardbuster1498]

A nice, big middle finger to the idiots at United Ways Cleveland.

[@thatannoyingperson5324]

Humanity: already struggling with trying to save the environment before it’s too late Cleveland: B A L L O O N

[@yvettemurdock6161]

Lol

[@stephenhodges1688]

This is decades ago. Before we found out we are all going to die in a flaming flood.

[@Eltalstro]

@GeorgiaWarBoy81 MURRRRRRRRRRRRRICA!

[@stummkind]

it's too late. we're fucked.

[@TheKopakah]

It blows my mind that non-biodegradable balloons an cigarette butts and fire works and stuff like that still isn't illegal. The technology must excist and the big tobacco companies and other industries have resources enough, a couple of new laws ans a few years later it would be reality

[@Chookity-Pok]

They’re not littering the lake and no longer a threat to wildlife? Lady those ballons popped and probs ended up in thousands of fish stomachs

[@Chookity-Pok]

@@Hooper-DrivesTheBoat but it still probably injured the whole wildlife living in it, I wasn't worrying about humans eating plastic fish, I was worrying for the fish.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

They also injured horses

[@samrobison6421]

I’m going to have to do it to you More than one fish is still called fish

[@Chookity-Pok]

@spingus lmao the fish had plenty to eat in the lake so there never was an hunger issue to begin with but sure

[@0Quakeman0]

@@samrobison6421 referring to multiple species of fish, it's "fishes". Fuck, I hate the word "fishes"

[@becstar2099]

“No one’s quite sure where they went, but at least they’re no longer posing a threat to fish and wildlife and they’re not littering the lake.” *A strong example of “out of sight out of mind”*

[@marmarc4203]

All the balloons wind up in Canada they said!!!!!

[@uptown3636]

@@marmarc4203 Same lake.

[@sconan01]

How on Earth can she say this? They floated away, still littering the lake and still killing wildlife. Unbelievable.

[@tunguyen-zo9ch]

Mainstream media ladies and gentlemen. Since when they truly educate you without their own narration? Nah, but in all seriousness... They never gave a fk. Aight aight, I'm kidding. But since when did they take the audience serious? Fine. Real talk.. for real this time... Corporate media wants the best for you guys.

[@strivingformindfulness2356]

Cleveland littered all over Canada.

[@socalhockey72]

I'm an avid hiker, and I make it a point to carry a trash bag in my backpack wherever I go so that I can pick up trash on and around the trails I hike as I come back from wherever I was going. Balloons are by far the most often picked up trash items that I find. It's not even close. Thanks Cleveland.

[@apt7prod]

Those are condoms

[@beenjamine]

@@apt7prodLOLLL

[@NazriB]

Lies again? AIA Money USD SGD

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

Lol you hiking in Central Park? No where worth hiking will have balloon litter

[@logann7942]

Even more than cig butts? PS thanks for picking up trash.

[@briancatster5790]

America: At least they arent posing a treat to fish and wild life and their not littering Canada: Wtf why are all the fishes dead

[@potato-whiz]

Брайан КатСтер this made me laugh

[@4nciite]

They were most likely Latex Balloons, which is a natural rubber produced by a number of different plants, I watched a Latex Glove disintegrate in a few months in a dirt lot where I walked my dog everyday.

[@ShimmeringJustice]

Yeah, she just forgot to end that sentence with "here"

[@matster123yahoocom]

@@4nciite how many turtles tried to eat that balloon?!?

[@4nciite]

@@matster123yahoocom Who knows but they typically pass through unaffected its extremely rare for a piece of balloon to affect an an animal that swallowed it. Many hundreds of species of plants contain latex which animals readily eat.

[@144Choo]

Imagine being a bird during that No other birds would believe that bird

[@FooBirdGoo]

Because that bird died.

[@kanchanpandey4207]

Uwu army😂😊!!!

[@gordonramsay1530]

that bird wouldn’t be alive

[@leah-is3ci]

ayyy chu stan 😂😂

[@Josh01815]

I was thinking the same! I wouldn't wanna be a bird caught up in that rush hour traffic

[@skrillz_14th]

Legend says Mary is still waiting for her watch to return

[@ju2513]

Skrillz_ 14th legend says Mary’s dead

[@fullcrackalchemist]

Borty Shorty I’m really sorry for your loss

[@Versuffe]

She is at home being to this like this is very crazy

[@iii1298]

Borty Shorty F

[@donsolo7860]

You didn’t hear? It’s in Canada but Mary doesn’t have a passport

[@Jammer90210]

Imagine being a pilot flying a jet plane at that very moment and a swarm of balloons are now in your way in the air because of Balloonfest '86!

[@zionismisterrorism8716]

Planes fly higher than those balloons.

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

Yeaa…Balloons can’t reach 36,000 feet in the air because of the pressure.

[@AlexIsModded]

Or worse, a lot of balloons going into your jet engines and making them inoperable.

[@robambrose4199]

Imagine worrying about something that didn't even happen and being over dramatic about it because the video was so lame.

[@lisacameron4698]

@@robambrose4199 lol

[@brobs2522]

“No one is quite sure where they went” “But at least they’re no longer posing a threat to the fish and wildlife” ... HUMANS = out of sight out of mind.

[@graydonb8957]

Yes soon humans will be out of sight.....

[@Thumbsupurbum]

It's not like they ended up anywhere important or anything. Just Canada, no biggie.

[@IsabellaDemarko]

i know man, what a stupid statement.

[@whoot813]

I'd be willing to bet a single turtle ate all of them and became immune to plastic. He is hunting us all down one by one.

[@RAYOFSONLITE]

@@Thumbsupurbum Canada is not a vast wasteland with a built in garbage disposal. How very Irresponsible and selfish!

[@jaytea4093]

The fact that an entire city thought this was a good idea is just astounding.

[@garushkahn5857]

Different time. Why bother if no one gives a fuq? We learn with errors. Thats the most human thing xD

[@fiandrhi]

They think chili needs cinnamon. They're not exactly geniuses.

[@AK-wb2ww]

I mean, to be fair... it is cleveland

[@chelseyw514]

Permits and everything………

[@CRISTIANO18786]

Rofl

[@jordinpagel5976]

5:50 "But the balloons that covered the lake and caused concern on Saturday are no longer here... No one knows where they went, but at least they're not posing threat to fish and wildlife and their not littering the lake" Environmentalism in the 1980's.

[@nik9941]

If I can't see it, it doesn't exist anymore, right?

[@notareallin620]

Geezus. Out of sight, out of mind indeed.

[@theooogirl3495]

Ahahaha that made me laugh. Canadas like, "fuck you USA, they're all here!"

I guess Cleveland is still known as the mistake on the lake

[@mikej.7723]

Unreal!

[@Damon_Strong]

My family and I lived in Hamilton, Ontario and in those days we would have had no idea about the balloon launch in Cleveland. We did see several balloons in the sky over our city but really thought nothing of it. We then heard on the local radio news that people were reporting seeing balloons, and it was mentioned about the balloons from the launch making their way to Canada.

[@nakano15]

It's funny how United States itself (or at least Ontario) didn't even knew the source of balloons. Cleveland really seems very relevant, huh?

[@horsegirl2.012]

@@nakano15Ontario is in Canada not USA.

[@nakano15]

@@horsegirl2.012 Oops. My bad.

[@dyldebeke]

Pollution 101

[@shadownumber2067]

It was Cleveland in the 80's. What exactly were you expecting?

[@MrCrashDavi]

Don't forget all the wasted Helium

[@0x07-f3l]

poor Helium...

[@Carlos-dg9pr]

Should’ve been Cleveland In The 90s(Yes I just made a Running In The 90s Joke)

[@Carlos-dg9pr]

They could’ve shot down the balloons.

[@ferghalicious1480]

“There is no mistake on the lake anymore!” The lake: *choking on plastic*

[@johnw1954]

the mistake IN the lake aka 'we really want to cement this city's reputation as terrible'

[@jamesnewcomb6065]

Rubber

[@doradean3097]

And how much of that ended up in the stomachs of sea life! Lives lost definitely more than the reported two! 😟

[@Kinobambino]

@@johnw1954 lol

[@CorneliusWizardhands]

Roger Casement?!

[@stevefaure415]

Just substitute "Springfield" for "Cleveland" and you've got yourself a classic Simpsons episode.

[@rileywilliams9799]

Homer: 'WOO-HOO!' Marge: 'Homer, what happens after all the balloons come down?' Homer: 'D'OH!!!'

[@julianrichy5830]

😅😭😅🤣🤣😭😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@karencarney7595]

@Steve Faure ..haha I love it. Very true. Too bad this actually happened, instead of cartoonists creating it. So many animal causalities. VERY unnecessary

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

Karen Carney and two human casualties.

[@andreaprince687]

Steve Faure omg yes🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"There is no mistake on the lake anymore" with this event ironically being the worst mistake the city has ever made, that is quite fitting to say. It's a shame because you could feel the community coming together for this so to turn into a disaster is so ironic but fittingly Cleveland. Though considering this is 1986 and happened a few months after Chernobyl, they probably figured it wasn't the worst thing to happen that year. But 5:46 isn't true. The 1988 copy of the Guinness Book of World Records DID recognize Balloonfest '86 as a world record. However, because of the effects of what the event caused, it no longer measures events that are harmful to the environment. Also...the anchor at 0:38 does realize that winds are named from where they come, right? In other words, if you have a northerly wind, the balloons would move to the south. To move to the north, you need a southerly wind. So what happened was a southerly wind. And, at 5:49, does the reporter think the balloons that landed on the lake just evaporated? Smh

[@xcaitlinxarrisx]

So many questions 😂wish I could yell at them all lol

[@enduroboi6780]

6:09 the best part

[@retardbuster1498]

All these events and stupid moments really exposed some people's stupidity.

[@lewisallen3232]

“Our friends in LA think we’re nuts” They were right.

[@madhuparnaghosh6254]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@myendlesslove5120]

😂

[@erinjohnson6423]

I'm sure LA would never let them do something so stupid.

[@OutragedPufferfish]

Your friends in LA are right

[@AP-mn2eb]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danield888]

Legend has it Mary Ellen's watch is still floating out there..

[@deidrestephens8255]

And it’s the REAL heart of the ocean.

[@b.m.2738]

why would anyone tie their watch to a ballon?

[@americancitizen748]

@@b.m.2738 - She wanted to see time fly.

[@abethepunk]

@@americancitizen748 omg 😂

[@crysbrown6862]

I've been worried about her watch too Edited: because .....autocorrect

[@enterthedragon5979]

So this is what the turtles have been choking on.

[@Sylvite.]

I like turtles

[@michaelcraig9449]

@Chris Madison you are fake news

[@fetchinslides5427]

*VSCO GIRLS SLOWLY PUT THEIR METAL STRAWS AWAY*

[@aidanhill5586]

@Chris Madison Chris Madison sounds like the name of a boomer

[@NghiaNguyen-qq7yx]

the reason why it wasnt recognized by Guinness is because if they did, it would cause more places to start doing this. and the affects would be enormous.

[@StewarttheSockschannel]

That was the most sophisticated form of a littering I have ever seen.

[@volvo09]

I would be so mad if my town did that. Imagine the friggin mess everywhere. Years of looking at balloons in trees and pulling them out of mower blades, fans, gears, pumps, and whatnot.

[@randywatson8347]

That's the funniest comment for the simplistic man 😂

[@junesalyer547]

Stewart the Sock yea how sad, it is litter. They didn't realize.

[@aren00dlezzpurpl34]

"No one's quite sure where the balloons went" In the turtle's stomach.

[@juanitastew2495]

Let's hope so... turtles are the worst.

[@camerongilcrease5079]

Juanita Stew If that’s how you think you should change your mindset

[@juanitastew2495]

@@camerongilcrease5079 why should I change??? turtles are the ones who suck!!!

[@askeladden7845]

@@juanitastew2495 wtf

[@mikaelad9734]

@@juanitastew2495 humanity is the worst wtf u mean

[@hasthehighground8560]

Girl: Has three blisters Reporter: "ArE Ya HaViN A gOoD tImE"

[@lukerobertson3879]

i read this as soon as he said that

[@rainbowmosser]

Imperial Dankz bro same 😂

[@AuntieThree]

Wink if you are being held against your will little girl.

[@safe-keeper1042]

Turns out you can have blisters and still have a good time. Amazing, I know.

[@okaminess]

LOL

[@MidnightSonnet]

I kinda remember this. I was 4 when this happened. I remember my parents watching it on the news. Man, those really were the days when everyone wanted to get into the Guinness book. Such a strange, arbitrary thing.

[@alexanderg1297]

That’s the most sophisticated form of littering I’ve ever seen.

[@alexanderg1297]

starkravingnormal yeah, I really don’t know why he needed to sexually assault that elderly woman

[@alexanderg1297]

starkravingnormal she probably enjoyed it 🤣

[@alexanderg1297]

starkravingnormal she dead tho

[@Jdat1212]

starkravingnormal weirdly disturbing for sure.

[@bigtone7824]

Disney broke this balloon record 10 years later WTF

[@TomJoeSHOW]

2019: helium shortage and 5% of the ocean is plastic. Cleveland: nothing to see here

[@daegqn]

Haven’t we only discovered 5% of the ocean

[@bobcringeworthy1946]

@@daegqn Satellites? Maybe you mean ocean floor.

[@daegqn]

Yeah I meant ocean floor sorry

[@ThisTall]

Actually 90% of The plastic in the ocean comes from 10 rivers. And not 1 of them are in north or South America.

[@ThisTall]

Elder Millennial 8 are from Asia and the other 2 are from Africa. North America is actually a rockstar of environmentalism as far as the oceans are concerned.

[@michaeldemasellis9038]

34 years later. "Why are our waters so polluted?"

[@nealmccormick8888]

Lake Erie in Ohio is considered by all fishing experts as the #1 lake for fishing. Apparently the fish don't mind a few balloons

[@Rose-zo1oo]

@@nealmccormick8888 more like a ton

[@itz_matt_boi8875]

@@Rose-zo1oo fr

[@itz_matt_boi8875]

@Poop Poop fire?

[@itz_matt_boi8875]

@Poop Poop I didn’t even know that’s cool

[@Giventoflytrials]

I was there as a kid. I remember the drive home on the shoreway afterwards being especially harrowing. thousands of balloons falling out of the sky, people driving like maniacs. No joke, they darkened the sky, there were so many.

[@DeviousGrace]

They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.

[@LastOfTheMaguas]

It was beautiful , it inspired children for life.

[@sethyoung7725]

K K... I see what you did there.

[@Eaglemna]

What about the guy in the boat’s children?

[@LastOfTheMaguas]

Boat's children had nothing to do with this. Everyone should just stay inside caves for some of you

[@Maria.9094]

K K Don't be stealing Dr Malcolm's line

[@user-bz7iw1fe1s]

Pollution on the next level

[@alexjones8239]

Z-Strike Animation' s and he’s bailing lmao

[@bellatrix6849]

Marc Anthony you r so right shit that's a lot of balloons ✌

[@ViolentKisses87]

Maybe we need a biodegradable balloon?

[@phnxen3rg666]

Violent Kisses I think they were biodegradable

[@icecreamalacarte]

@MarcAntonio There was no such thing as pollution in '86 . .

[@rcbif101]

By my calculations, about 6,500lbs of rubber released into the environment. Boy the 80's were a heck of a time....

[@Mark-kt5mh]

Rcbif Do you know where rubber comes from?

[@rcbif101]

Mark Shamy - it come from plants...at a concentration that is harmless to wildlife.

[@Mark-kt5mh]

Rcbif Oh, you’re right, I wasn’t expecting that. 😳

[@MH-up1xe]

mark, synthetic rubber comes from oil, natural Rubber comes from plants.

[@Mark-kt5mh]

Rick Footson Yes, this is true. I searched through some university publications about the biodegradability of latex balloons a few hours ago. I was surprised by some of the material. Those things can cause some serious damage to wildlife and quite a long time.

[@mrbill6666]

“Cleveland it’s your time, we are on the move, no longer the butt of jokes!” 😂😅😂😅😂😂😂

[@geonerd]

The inferiority complex on display is just pathetic!

[@retardbuster1498]

Ended up being a bigger butt of jokes

[@emmaherron5121]

“The Majority of the Balloons ended up in Canada.” The US aren’t being very good neighbours.

[@thomascain8840]

out of sight out of mind!

[@Melesse636]

We're used to it.

[@spacecatboy2962]

@FitTallGayBlond ok, but lets deduct from the bill the amount of free national security that canada gets just by living next to the biggest kid on the global block.

[@spacecatboy2962]

@FitTallGayBlond i see your point, but its a bit more complex than that. Without america in the WW2, its not a sure bet that japan and germany would have been put back in their place, and they were quite brutal in taking what they wanted. After the war, i think it is a sure bet that stalin would have rolled over a destroyed europe like a steam roller, but american military power kept that from happening. Britain was too weak at that point to stop it. The powerful in america have done some dirty deeds for sure that must be noted, but america also kept the oceans open for free trade, thats a been a major gift to the world. America will always be loved and hated, as the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. As for canada, a small population with a large chunk of the planet, someone would show up at some point with some big guns and try to take it. But no one will even try it since they know they would be fried extra crispy in minutes by the american military.

[@spacecatboy2962]

@FitTallGayBlond yes and then at some point america would have to swoop in and save britain, as always

[@jebronlames4559]

Canada: ah, just another day being eco friendl- Cleveland: *Blows tons of plastic over*

[@metrozeegle4985]

Canada: That’s it ! We’re tired of your shit USA ! THIS IS WAR !!! *Canada produces Justin Bieber and send it to the US*

[@SlimeThe1st]

Canada: We Have So Many Waste Hmmmm I Have a Solution *Shipping Waste to 3rd World Countries 3rd World Countries: WTF!! Not Cool

[@okeng71487]

Canada then apologizes.

[@TeeTee-05]

@wizardmole it's worse in places like Russia, China, Mexico and the U.S

[@Daniel-tz2xn]

Evan Huang rubber

[@andreavelez4968]

Canada must have been very confused

[@ryandoe5917]

Andrea Velez 😂😂

[@nicolepownall9151]

“Those Americans are spoiling my nice drink of maple syrup with those balloons. Eh.”

[@g00gleminus96]

Nah, we were just happy that you sent us that many free balloons for no reason. Ever since then we have been using those balloons to augment of air force. It's all worked our real well.

[@NotBray]

My dad was when he was fishing

[@therideanalyst6794]

Andrea Velez Canada is the country that literally has a giant $200,000 rubber duck floating around for no reason. They would think nothing of this.

[@fincrazydragon]

"There is no mistake on the lake anymore." Gotta love the irony of that statement.

[@monomeesh]

No one in the 80's really seemed to consider the consequences of anything.

[@niloofaralavi9840]

Michelle Muller that's how shoulder pads were made 😂

[@cromlek]

the 80s were rad

[@monomeesh]

Jacob Zondag Touche.

[@stevebarbosa151]

I agree. And what were the Balloon artist for? Didn't they even think how much of a Waste this would be

[@sgttomas]

You are correct

[@_loechness_]

The Atlantic sure knows how to make an eerie documentary.

[@kilo5659]

No, it’s Oscilloscope -Atlantic is just hosting it.

[@_loechness_]

@Wolfreign Valenford I'm 22 so I'm a ZOOMER

[@arlapieper7]

Lake Erie document!!

[@LoganAllec]

They were planning this for 6 MONTHS and no one raised their hand and said, "Hey, this is incredibly stupid, let's not do this"???

[@Kenobisan02]

There's probably like a few people but they got denied by the "owner"

[@AmandeepSingh-qe4ok]

even they didn't tried to took this event into Guinness world record book 😂

[@ArunKumar-dv8zw]

@S P I wonder why you think today's population is smarter..

[@arcihungbycraneonfire]

@@ArunKumar-dv8zw snart 😂😂😂

[@ArunKumar-dv8zw]

@@arcihungbycraneonfire Yeah, it was a funny typo. Lol.

[@nohemidelarosa5029]

This is an example of what can be called "colective histeria", everyone got their hypes up and no one wants to be the party pooper for a whole town, everyone is influenced by the energy and happines.

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

Every time they make a comment like “this city isn’t a joke anymore” or “look at us! Cleveland! YEAH! releasing a bunch of balloons MEANS SOMETHING!” I weep for them a bit.

[@zackhologram6563]

"the mistake on the lake"

[@michellebufford1154]

We're fine. I think lol.

[@ajgerbi]

Michael McDonald : this is also more than 30 years old but go off if

[@saturn3260]

Imagine being in Canada and all of a sudden over a million balloons invade the beach

[@buddyclem7328]

The song 99 Luftbalons was about releasing helium balloons that blow into Russia and that starts a 99 year nuclear war.

[@SaintsBro217]

"We all float down here"

[@thesmithseh2667]

NBD, it's always a PARTY up HERE!

[@MsReny]

That would be the Canadian version of an invasion, wouldn't it.

[@tracexl]

It was B Day

[@Xiox321]

It's like watching some strange, surreal apocalypse.

[@CeeLow53]

Twilight Zone meets The Blare Witch Project.

[@attilagabor535]

Devin Hansen 1:24 the strangest fucking part:D

[@attilagabor535]

KyngCloud and after that a midget reporter i fucking love it:D pure gold

[@TheJoshuacheng]

Devin Hansen because it was all gloomy and cloudy

[@rubinchavarria622]

Junji ito Balloon Heads

[@qbeautiim9374]

Oh, the optimism in the beginning made this all the more hilarious 😂 (RIP to the fishermen tho 😢)

[@ianaddis6093]

Book Of World Records: *MOST BALLOONS INVOLVED IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER*

[@busguy100]

Give me a brake it's a nothing thing and you think it's a " ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER"

[@aghhb9427]

@@busguy100 You, sir, have absolutely no idea how sensitive our ecosystem is.

[@catinthehat906]

The 1980's was a stupid decade.

[@Porsche996-t1y]

Leo List - why do you need a brake, how fast are you going anyway?

[@nelsonafonso1]

CHUTT UUUUUUUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[@ferghalicious1480]

This is like something Michael Scott would do if he was elected mayor of Cleveland.

[@mre16]

If you scaled up the issues created in the management of 20 odd people in the office to the entire population of Cleveland he'd probably use hydrogen instead of helium. Itcd hit then building then... Boom.

[@tillie5493]

or maybe even Donald tru-... never mind.

[@drizzzzzleeeebizzzleeee7]

Haha

[@brane9401]

Michael be the one to tie himself to all the balloons and fly away dressed as willy wonka for the golden ticket promo

[@Kinobambino]

Loool

[@TizTime]

"They ended up in Canada" Thanks America, your gifts never stop.

[@yukiefromoz2573]

The gift that keeps on giving...

[@michaelPh8]

just wait until we banish herr drumpf to the great white north - :)

[@MrEddieWoods]

they are legit shouting with excitement that they are destroying our planet

[@gsauto8588]

Like the gift of not having to pay for a military or being able to continue to speak english instead of Chinese and Russian. Because as one of them who was there, Canada was the staging point for an invasion. Costa Rica the other. Canada is like the UK. A strain on the US. Always ruining the price of steel, and keeping the now RF and PRC ahead in production to cost and causing the US at almost 90 percent of the NATO fund in which the UK and Canada require for survival to fall far far behind in tech especially aerospace tech. This is not just a gift, its child support.

[@not_sure...]

You're welcome. We're still waiting for compensation, those balloons weren't free.

[@Knapperoni]

I like how you can tell the exact moment the announcer is like "Wait, why did we do this?"

[@PixelVarnox]

I love how much all of this must've went through and no one ever paid attention to the fact this was a terrible, high-pollution idea.

[@vicksingh5161]

1986 buddy, no one cared about anything back then

[@michaelfecto4252]

So true

[@henrymarckisotto9025]

Simon WoodburyForget do you know what plastics do to the environment?

[@Skullfurious]

Imagine unironically being as much of a dumbass as Simon.

[@amalfipurnama2776]

Henry Marckisotto maybe he doesnt know how dangerous plastic is

[@rafterrafter5320]

Did they really think all those balloons were leaving Earth atmosphere?😫😫

[@avianivy0775]

t h e y w e n t t o c a n a d a

[@avianivy0775]

Yeah pretty much

[@Malazar77]

_I like water_

[@gotentk4]

@@Malazar77 me too

[@lukelemmons8650]

2:26 did he just say that by releasing 1.5 million balloons Cleveland would no longer be the butt of jokes because how tf does that work

[@MH-up1xe]

wishful thinking.

[@shnbwmn]

Reporters being reporters. They say anything to fill airtime.

[@brotherhoodofsteel98]

the irony tho

[@korosuke1788]

He's just an a-hole from LA.

[@ozmathecrimsonking9258]

They don't call it the mistake on the lake for nothing lmao

[@raininjennys4035]

I was just telling my son about this disaster when we were talking about his birthday 🎈 Everytime I watch this it just looks worse & worse😢

[@uadze]

Imagine it's your first day being a pilot, and this happens

[@ginareddish2730]

Lol🤣😜

[@idk-cb3wj]

that's actually terrifying

[@djac2306]

That would be scary and horror._.

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

That sounds nice. Balloons to celebrate your first day on the job.

[@idk-cb3wj]

The Super Psycho Killer *then the balloons bring you down*

[@giddy7079]

Scientists: Helium is a precious and non-renewable element that we need for important hospital equipment and we're running out of it fast Cleveland:

[@kevanbennett76]

Giddy LMAOO

[@christopherbackus5578]

Outside of stars and radioactive decay, there's really no way to make helium. Producing any significant amount of helium on earth would take millions of years. So. Unless you happen to be one of those giant nuclear fusion reactors we call stars, you're not going to be making your own helium any time soon.

[@MyDailyUpload]

Nobody cares. Plus this was 30 years ago. All that helium migrated up to the upper reaches of the atmosphere and diffused out into space. I've worried about the depletion of all the helium, but fools don't understand and continue to use it for birthday balloons and fritter it away. Thousands of dollars in helium are lost each time an MRI machine needs to be quenched when some fool allows a ferrous material to get into the magnetic field and it flies into the machine.

[@matthewd759]

The US government used to have a massive supply of helium, but sold it all off cheap in the 90's. From what I understand it can only be commercially sourced from certain caves and oil and gas fields.

[@sirboringname]

But when the balloons pop the helium returns to the atmosphere. Correct?

[@xxXthekevXxx]

“At least it’s not harming wildlife” Where do they think it went? Seriously?

[@rob67w]

They prolly thought they would fly into space

[@OriginalRitz]

I think what she's saying is, "Not harming wildlife around Cleveland, or the part of the lake near Cleveland, the only place that we frankly give a shit about."

[@yoongi9424]

they went to canada which doesnt matter to cleveland

[@tolivenottoexist]

The balloons were biodegradable

[@Red4350]

@@OriginalRitz agreed shes a local news caster...not the world news

[@Arnevet]

People in 2024: drinking through paper straws. Meanwhile, boomers in 1986.

[@EllaGP22]

1986: * let’s 1.5 million balloons in the air * 2019: *shame*

[@jaybruhh_6472]

Speed _ soon the future is gonna be so fucked they’ll be saying the same thing about us

[@Greendragon434]

2019: Let's send *flaming* garbage into the sky! ("Lanternfest")

[@EllaGP22]

Greendragon434 let’s just burn a bunch of wood for no apparent reason (literally any bonfire ever)

[@PartykingOfficial]

||-//

[@patricioansaldi8021]

Let's send a solar module to observe the sun up close but use a heat shield that will probably be known for over hundreds of millions of years as the first Solar litter.

[@unaeki]

“No one’s quite sure where they went, but at least they’re not polluting the water. That’s all folks!” I’ve never heard any report more infuriatingly irresponsible and dismissive.

[@HealingMusiciansLaunchcast]

You haven’t watched the news in 2020-21 then

[@michaelreid1792]

It was different then, wasnt viewed so much as a crime or antisocial like it would be now

[@F3502000]

You haven't watched any CNN from 2016 until today? 🤔

[@dangerous8333]

Boomers. They just didn't care about anything but themselves.

[@dangerous8333]

@@michaelreid1792 Huh?

[@wendystwitter7199]

This is why Cleveland is known as the mistake on the lake

[@BestMotivationalVideos123]

Wendy's Twitter which is why it’s hilarious that that reporter says “we’re no longer the mistake on the lake. We’ve just released 1.5 million balloons!” Like wtf???

[@tonyg6409]

Don't take cheap shots

[@wendystwitter7199]

Tony G someone had to say it and you know it

[@arlapieper7]

Still in 2020!!

[@Kenshov]

It's up up and away with their reputation

[@theillustrious_angel]

2:25 "Its no longer the butt of jokes or anything" Oh you know homeboy thought different a little while later😂

[@rielitty]

*_WHEN WILL YOU LEARN, THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES_*

[@2003mandiman]

rielitty .... amen!

[@Psychol-Snooper]

Are you quoting SammyClassicSonicFan? XD

[@thequeenig5112]

“Seriously these kids need to learn there are-consequences in life.” -21chumpstreet

[@ahmyk9190]

*_REEEEEEEEEEEEE_*

[@lauras.6339]

it was the 80s - I can guarantee all the teens in that fiasco KNEW in their hearts there wouldn't be a future because of the whole Russia thing (Gen X) We were told we wouldn't have a future - so we didn't plan for the most part and made not -so- bright decisions. (But we did make it OK to *not put away* your toys when you hit a certain age) Plus - *green* was not a thing ..the baby boomers made disposable everything.

[@pingwipops]

6:08 I love this period of awkward silence they forgot to cut lol

[@nathanielneal6213]

Carrumsies 300th like

[@ouiner4015]

Carrumsies have you not watched any news report

[@Way2go926]

Just keep smiling guys. Keep smiling.

[@sean5623]

After all it’s not like I Cared I guess people don’t watch the news anymore and think this is odd

[@natebass6374]

People: This millennial generation is the generation that is going to screw this planet up. Cleveland 1986: **Nervous Sweating** *Yeah ikr lmao*

[@divad6202]

@Christina Reynolds Cuz it's easy to blame a generation for your own sins. Basically, past generations project themselves on others. So they accuse millenials of being lazy, screwing the world, etc while they did it. Simply narcissistic behavior. All generations are. Millenials will blame the next generation for their own sins, etc.

[@divad6202]

@Christina Reynolds True. It is a way for them to feel superior over a generation... the same way the generation of their parents felt superior over them. They repeat the same toxic pattern and create division simply based on the age of the individuals.

[@MiniM69]

Lies. The oldest millennial has only been a tax-paying adult for at most 21 years. It’s impossible for them to have caused that much damage. Pop culture garbage, yes...actual garbage, no!

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

I've never heard anyone say millennials are going to screw up the Earth. Either people insist it's not happening and never will, or they blame the Boomers. (Gen X apparently doesn't exist, but in this case I'm not sorry we've been forgotten.)

[@daprio5320]

Without out the Yhea ikr lmao the joke would've been better

[@analogueapples]

it is like "lets release 1.5m plastic bags into the wild, just inflate them first"

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

"The balloons [...] are noolonger here today. Noone's quite sure where they went, but at least they are no longer posing a threat to fish and wildlife, and they are not littering the lake." I have no words for this.

[@mcanduiken2224]

I was in disbelief myself.

[@gateauxq4604]

And 30 years later we know that balloons are an active threat to fish and wildlife because they don’t disappear magically or fly off into space. They pop and the remains of the balloon falls back down where it may be consumed by fish or wildlife. But hooray, they’re gone because we can’t see them! Welcome to Ohio. -_-

[@danielk6430]

I thought you’re being sarcastic until I heard what the reporter said.

[@JMarieCAlove]

John R Lol That was too funny!! 😂

[@scottl.1568]

MoreImbaThanYou I don't care because that reporter is a sex machine...

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Cleveland: How do we prove we aren't a joke? Leadership: Lets launch a ton of balloons! Then everyone will have to take us seriously! Guinness world record: NOPE Coast guard: NOPE Canada: WTF

[@joaosantos5503]

Hey cutie

[@SLSMe]

Zachary Thomas Wow 😂😂

[@MrSilentsmoker713]

Canada wtf lol 😂

[@areebmasoodi8932]

@@joaosantos5503 you're the only cutie I c here 😘😍

[@joaosantos5503]

@@areebmasoodi8932 ❤❤❤❤

[@irooki9857]

The earth is running out of helium I WONDER WHY????

[@renovideos2013]

it wasnt helium.

[@Damnalright]

Reno vlogs what was it?

[@evoevo8522]

@@Damnalright methane gas

[@renovideos2013]

Propane Gas

[@passingby1350]

If that was methane gas, that would be even more horrible, global warming and the entire atmosphere smelling like cowfart. Propane gas is denser than air isn't it?

[@AmlizeagaGaming]

The intro started right as i opened cs source and the valve theme was so fitting

[@opernce]

Cleveland :we broke the world record! World :wE brOKe thE WorLd

[@Karl_toffel.]

GET THIS TO 666!!!!

[@NateThe_Great24]

_Come on down to Cleveland-town, everyone!_

[@AlaskanAndie]

YEA BUT LOOK AT THE FUCKING MESS YOU ALL MADE OF OUR PLANET!!!! DUMBASSES ON STEROIDS !!!!

[@chadgelsomino9723]

Negative!!! It was not recognize as a record!!!!

[@hamz5791]

"Atleast its not harming the wildlife" Every single thing that has the basics to be considered a living thing: ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU?

[@chingalingaling]

She was technically right. It wasn't. It was in Canada.

[@asta1597]

"And they're not littering the lake" BRUH

[@andrew7693]

I think what she meant to say was... "At least it's not harming the wildlife where we can see it."

[@thatoneawkwardturtle9550]

They ended up in canada which just means they went to other side of lake since lake Erie is also in canada so...

[@AfroGaz71]

@@andrew7693 That's always been the problem.

[@bobbyarmijo3307]

It's 2018 how many people are watching this and thinking to themselves "how many of them balloons are still on the bottom of that lake bed?"

[@The_Arctic_Kiwi]

Probably not many if they were silicon, it decomposes quickly, but lots of fish would have died before that happened

[@ridersonthestorm666]

Linking360 You mean "not many if they're latex".

[@jhonnybravo4203]

@@ridersonthestorm666 exactly

[@jhonnex3338]

Nah I am thinking why the heck those werent helium balloons?

[@mattfromwiisports7267]

@@jhonnex3338 surely they were cuz at the start they just let go and they floated up

[@shelldsdrico2106]

Oh the 80s what a time to be alive

[@TheSaltySunflower]

Ignorance was truly bliss back then

[@shelldsdrico2106]

@@TheSaltySunflower most definitely lol..

[@krisi8358]

“Cleveland will no longer be the butt of everyone’s joke!” Think again

[@rezerder466]

Oof

[@Ajm52284]

50/50 chance Cleveland would still do this tomorrow

[@ralphjohnson3202]

Kris but still is think again.

[@Eman-lf9oz]

Yeah. By the way r u single

[@professionalfurret]

@M Y T H I C A L N O V A I don't doubt you but just because you said you would I kinda want to see that video now

[@carlyk4375]

i’m convinced that this is just a big budgeted office episode.

[@glanni]

i agree 😂

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

30+ years later and this still doesn't make any sense.

[@AK47shabazz]

k a y l e e what doesn’t?

[@ryan335]

AK47shabazz i imagine she means the releasing😂 not relly a point of this

[@1776-c1s]

Does it have to?

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

k a y l e e 30 years later probably still finding balloons xD

[@lospolloshermanos2692]

k a y l e e stop being such a crazy liberal it was a fun event geez!