A museum exhibit filled with hundreds of thousands of balloons caused chaos in a small town after the balloons escaped and invaded the surrounding area, causing accidents and disruptions. The exhibit, entitled "The Weather Project," was designed by Olafur Eliasson for the Tate Modern museum in London.
Thousands of balloons were released as part of a Cleveland Balloonfest, but they ended up causing chaos when they rained down on the city, causing a major environmental disaster.
In 1986, Disney organized an event where they released 1.5 million balloons, which ended up causing chaos as the balloons created a terrifying storm that impacted the environment and animals. The event has since been deemed one of the worst environmental disasters in history.
The world's largest net was used to fill ten million balloons that were sold at $1 for two to raise money for charity. The project raised only $750,000 in revenue before subtracting costs and took six months to prepare.
A balloon launch by Ohio State University fans caused chaos at Cleveland airport, as balloons started landing on the runway and drivers crashed while trying to avoid the slow motion blizzards of multicolored orbs. There are reports of a person getting covered in balloon debris and becoming 'whale debris' guy.