13 ’Cool’ Photos Where the World Is Actually Crying for Help, and It’s Heartbreaking

5. An incredibly beautiful festival that turned into a big problem with trash

The Balloonfest festival in Cleveland in 1986 impressed everyone with its beauty and enormity. More than 1.4 million balloons were released during this event. It had even been planned to become a new Guinness World Record but the record didn’t work.

The spectacular show ended quickly but the consequences rippled for a very long time. The fallen balloons trashed the surrounding territory — airports stopped working, many car accidents happened. There were even 2 fishermen that disappeared in one of the lakes — rescuers were not able to find them on time because of all of the balloons.

Those people who remember this event constantly remind the world community to not arrange a festival like this anymore.