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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

It takes 90 people to wrangle a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon

It takes 90 people to wrangle a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon


Our annual day of helium excess is upon us. We speak, of course, of Thanksgiving and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. These giant floppy balloons, as tall as buildings and filled with 12,000 cubic feet of helium, are not graceful creatures. The average balloon requires 90 handlers just to get it down the street.


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An interesting read via Gizmodo


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