What are about 50 balloons over head just now 7PM over east side of Detroit? They had fire in them and were moving very fast!
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What are about 50 balloons over head just now 7PM over east side of Detroit? They had fire in them and were moving very fast!
I saw them back in August around Mack and Connor; a group of bikers were sending them off.Quote:
Originally Posted by esighed
Four dozen and 2? :)
Where do they land all aflame?
I think they burn out long before they ever land.
These? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_lantern
^^^ That's good...:rolleyes:... our fire department has been busy enough the last 84 or so hours.
After reading the "Dangers" section, why would you think that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Llama
I'm assuming these are the Chinese lanterns that people set off. A growing trend has been to set these off at weddings, which could be a cause for so many of them at one time.
Screw Canada!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacha341
[[just kidding, of course)
These were kind of cute for a minute but now it seems every event needs to do a launch. What I find objectionable is the littering. "We're so happy we are going to celebrate with sky lanterns. Thanks for picking up our party trash whoever's property they fall on."
Done right, these could be the new Molotov cocktails of the sky. A terrorist attack, wafting in....
Detroit needs to crackdown with the death penalty like Thailand !!! http://www.chiangmaicitynews.com/news.php?id=4611