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There was this time Cleveland did a balloon release event and the tv news portentously declared "the Mistake on the Lake no more!" and then when the wind turned unexpectedly, the balloonfall became a disaster and the airport shut down and there were fatalities. Anyway this event has now been outdone

youtube.comThe Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86YouTube video by The Atlantic

amy brown 👻@amybrown.xyz

this is maybe the hardest anyone's ever fucked up in the history of ohio

26/10/26, 4:19 pm15 reposts80 likes

Jameson Tucker

@jwdtucker.bsky.social

19h

This is the sort of event that makes me wonder if they know Canada's a real place.

owb

@onlywonderboy.bsky.social

20h

As a Cleveland resident/defender I'm contractually obligated to share the You're Wrong about episode on the topic. The biggest takeaway for me at least is the fatality was almost certainly not a direct result of the balloon launch. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

podcasts.apple.comBalloonfest ‘86! with Harmony ColangeloPodcast Episode · You're Wrong About · July 11, 2024 · 1h 1m

mcc

@dryad.technology

19h

In my opinion, if you are doing a fun event for children with balloons, "the fatality was almost certainly not a direct result" is not a sentence fragment you want to have to say

amy brown 👻

@amybrown.xyz

20h

i can't believe i didn't know about this lmao

mcc

@dryad.technology

20h

Those shots in the middle of that video look so fake. The giant hand, reaching out to grab the tower