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The Balloon-Packed Museum That Became an Artistic Catastrophe
55:46 - 1:02:13 (06:26)
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.
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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.
55:46 - 57:34 (01:47)
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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.
ChapterThe Balloon-Packed Museum That Became an Artistic Catastrophe
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
PodcastDistractible
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.
57:34 - 58:56 (01:22)
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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.
ChapterThe Balloon-Packed Museum That Became an Artistic Catastrophe
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
PodcastDistractible
The world's largest net was used to fill ten million balloons that were sold at $1 for two to raise money for charity.
58:56 - 1:00:08 (01:11)
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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.
ChapterThe Balloon-Packed Museum That Became an Artistic Catastrophe
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
PodcastDistractible
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.
1:00:08 - 1:02:13 (02:04)
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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.