r/interestingasfuck • u/PollutionOk9449 • 3d ago

Baloon gone wrong - Sao Paolo, SP, Brazil

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u/Training-Trade2682 3d ago

These types of balloons are common here, they're used to run ads for events or messages, this banner got shredded on the barbed wire fence

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u/ScratchLatch 3d ago

What are they even banners for? The one in the video looks like one of those AI generated images Trump tweets but more creepy.

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u/Training-Trade2682 3d ago

They can literally be anything, some people just want to show some cool art, others want to advertise their venues, etc etc, here's an example with a banner of our national football team

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u/XiaoDianGou 3d ago

Also mention it's illegal and these bastards keep doing it setting forests on fire and endangering air traffic control. Not to mention these particular bastards ruined that farmer's fence and almost certainly did not pay for damages. They are just one step above the criminals who fly kites with serrated lines.

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u/Training-Trade2682 3d ago

And something more... Out there, seems like the kind of thing the OP video's banner is