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Balloon releases at football games a thing of the past?
Aug 14, 2012, 5:29 PM
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Seems that it is more than a rumor about the helium shortage. Nebraska will only be releasing balloons once this season as of now. So, Clemson fans can probably expect the same. I have read that there will possibly be fireworks in place of the balloons? (Read it on TNet.)
Here's the Nebraska article: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205584545
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There is a real shortage and resulting price increase.......
Aug 14, 2012, 5:47 PM
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so it's going to be real expensive for big-time balloon events.
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Re: There is a real shortage and resulting price increase.......
Aug 14, 2012, 6:09 PM
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Not at USuC. They can get all the hot air they want from the ole ball sac
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Re: Balloon releases at football games a thing of the past?
Aug 14, 2012, 6:30 PM
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I wonder if he will blow them for us, should be use to it anyways  But on a serious note I understand this and wouldn't mind seeing it only done on big games or special games like parents day, homecoming and so forth.
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110%er [5406]
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I'd be upset.
Aug 14, 2012, 9:17 PM
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It's one of the most beautiful sights in college football, and it had better not go away. This is something you just do, no matter what the cost.
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From what I have been reading
Aug 14, 2012, 9:57 PM
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the helium might not even be available at all times.
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Legend [17241]
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Fire whomever is in charge of helium in this country!!***
Aug 14, 2012, 10:31 PM
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Re: Fire whomever is in charge of helium in this country!!***
Aug 15, 2012, 12:31 AM
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Not sure who it is...
But, I heard he is in a very high place.
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In all seriousness, what do you guys think would be an
Aug 14, 2012, 11:37 PM
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adequate replacement for such an amazing entrance?
I honestly started thinking about it, and couldn't come up with one cost effective method that is as unique as running down the hill with the balloons rising to the skyline.
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Re: In all seriousness, what do you guys think would be an
Aug 15, 2012, 1:31 AM
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If the balloons won't go up then they should come down. They could fill them with a sulfur hexaflouride and drop them from hot-air balloons or helicopters. It would look like giant orange raindrops.
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Orange Blooded [4367]
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Now that, my friend, is actually a cool idea.***
Aug 15, 2012, 1:34 AM
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Re: Now that, my friend, is actually a cool idea.***
Aug 15, 2012, 1:41 AM
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Sadly, they only come to me at 1:30 am.
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I think it has like 20000 times the Global Warming
Aug 15, 2012, 1:44 AM
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potential as CO2 does though... whether you buy into it or not, Clemson's green sect does so that gas at the very least won't happen.
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Re: I think it has like 20000 times the Global Warming
Aug 15, 2012, 1:50 AM
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They could use CO2 but they'd have to add a little weight to the balloons to get them to drop more than drift. I'm no chemist. There may be other alternatives
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There has to be some***
Aug 15, 2012, 12:11 AM
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There has to be some sort of cheap, toxic, Chinese substitute
Aug 15, 2012, 12:13 AM
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For helium. If I'm in fact wrong, which I highly doubt, how about a dozen or so human cannonballs being shot into the air as the players come down? We can give them parachutes or something
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Re: There has to be some sort of cheap, toxic, Chinese substitute
Aug 15, 2012, 12:36 AM
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Orange radio controlled planes, launched from the upper deck, all moving clockwise around the stadium.
maybe 12 of them for the year 2012... or some other significant number...
GO TIGERS!!!
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Live tigers Being lifted by helicopters.
Aug 15, 2012, 12:37 AM
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Boom.
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if they have to go away it'll be okay...
Aug 15, 2012, 1:15 AM
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I remember at least one game in the early 2000s with no balloons (maybe cause of weather) and running down the hill was still super awesome.
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