August 17, 2013: 15185 sky lanterns

[Griff]

That was a brilliant post Spuck. I read it out loud to Pete.

[xoxoxoBruce]

The campus was chosen as the venue because of its extensive open space bounded by trees and mountains on one side and the sea on the other.
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The Thai-manufactured sky lanterns were made of rice paper with bamboo frames. They had a diameter of 50 cm and a height of 150 cm, according to Dr. Emiliano Bernardo III, the event organizer.
The participants were instructed to light the lanterns for two minutes and 45 seconds to allow the air inside to heat up before releasing them.
The lanterns were released in three waves within 10 minutes starting at 6:45 p.m. by 5,000 pairs of participants.
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Around 15,687 lanterns were prepared and displayed but some were flown outside the 10-minute limit. Others burned up before they could be released.
Organizers said the environmental impact of the event was “much less than that of fireworks and rubber balloons.”
Bernardo said the lanterns did not use fuel oil but tissue paper dipped in wax. The only metal material was the 1-mm wire used to secure the heat source.

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[SPUCK]

trees and mountains

LOL!!!

A US fire marshall would probably feel justified in going to that 'event' with a an Uzi.

[SPUCK]

Originally Posted by Griff

That was a brilliant post Spuck. I read it out loud to Pete.

Thanks Griff.

Who's Pete?