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2. Mylar balloons cause bouquet of problems for power ... - AOL

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   Feb. 12—Love is in the air this week, but power providers are asking New Mexicans to keep it away from their lines. Mylar balloons, those shiny tokens of affection often sent to sweethearts on ...

3. California Balloon Law - Wikipedia

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   The law was passed in an effort to reduce power outages due to metallized Mylar or foil balloons. The balloon law prohibits the sale or distribution of a balloon that is constructed of electrically conductive material (metallized Mylar or foil) and filled with a gas lighter than air (helium), without affixing an object of sufficient weight to ...

4. Don Piccard - Wikipedia

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   In the same basket he set a gas balloon world record altitude of 34,642 feet on July 19, 1961 from Faribault, Minnesota. [9] Piccard pioneered plastic and Mylar balloons for superpressure balloons. [4]: 26 In 1962, he set a new altitude record for a second-class free flight balloon, climbing to 17,000 feet. [10]

5. Party City: 11 Best Things To Buy Before Many Stores Close in ...

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   At Party City, it’s on sale for $45, marked down from $60. Gold Happy Birthday Banner The air-filled white gold happy birthday balloon banner is on sale at Party City for $8.80, marked down from ...

6. Balloon hits a New Orleans power line and triggers boil water ...

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   Entergy New Orleans said a mylar balloon struck a power line near the Carrollton Water Treatment Plant around 7 p.m ... Old Navy's Break a Sweat Sale has activewear from $2 — shop our top picks ...

7. High-altitude balloon - Wikipedia

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   High-altitude balloons or stratostats are usually uncrewed balloons typically filled with helium or hydrogen and released into the stratosphere, generally attaining between 18 and 37 km (11 and 23 mi; 59,000 and 121,000 ft) above sea level. In 2013, a balloon named BS 13-08 reached a record altitude of 53.7 km (33.4 mi; 176,000 ft). [1]