Metallic balloons cause too much harm for such a temporary pleasure
Last year over 800,000 customers lost power in Southern California due to - not rolling blackouts or ancient faulty equipment - but to metallic balloons. You tend to see them more around Valentines day, graduation and birthday parties - and if they are released they have to come down somewhere. If that somewhere is on a power line, the metal in the balloons can cause lines to short or explode, causing outages and wildfires. If they miss a power line, they still hit the ground somewhere out in…
