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2. Mylar balloons cause bouquet of problems for power ... - AOL

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   Feb. 12—Love is in the air this week, but power providers are asking New Mexicans to keep it away from their lines. Mylar balloons, those shiny tokens of affection often sent to sweethearts on ...

3. California Balloon Law - Wikipedia

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   California Balloon Law. In 1990 the California State Legislature passed SB 1990, enacting a Balloon Law to regulate the sales and use of helium-filled foil balloons. The law was passed in an effort to reduce power outages due to metallized Mylar or foil balloons. The balloon law prohibits the sale or distribution of a balloon that is ...

4. We Energies restored power to more than 4,200 people after ...

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   A Mylar balloon left about 4,000 people in Milwaukee County without power Friday afternoon, according to We Energies spokesperson Amy Jahns. ... Mylar balloons are made of a metal coated, plastic ...

5. Balloon - Wikipedia

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   A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. For special purposes, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), or light sources. Modern day balloons are made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or ...

6. Mylar balloon (geometry) - Wikipedia

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   In geometry, a mylar balloon is a surface of revolution. While a sphere is the surface that encloses a maximal volume for a given surface area, the mylar balloon instead maximizes volume for a given generatrix arc length. It resembles a slightly flattened sphere. The shape is approximately realized by inflating a physical balloon made of two ...

7. PNM shares tips for safety around Mylar balloons this ... - AOL

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   Feb. 12—The Public Service Company of New Mexico has released a reminder to keep Mylar balloons away from power lines this Valentine's Day. "Mylar balloons are made of metallic materials that ...