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Orange Blooded [3141]
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Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 7:32 AM
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From a Facebook post by Ed Piotrowski:
Recently, a Gervais’ beaked whale, a very rare species of whale that lives 300 miles+ offshore, was found alive on the beach in Emerald Isle, NC late last month. Shortly after being found, the animal died. The next day a necropsy was performed by multiple highly trained individuals and scientists. The cause of death? A balloon.
Marine scientists and many marine mammal teams say released balloons "can cause pain, suffering, and ultimately the death of many wild animals.” In this case, a crumpled-up plastic balloon obstructed the gastrointestinal tract leading to the whale's death.
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Orange Blooded [3615]
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 7:37 AM
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And other creatures. We don't need balloons. Games arebgreat no matter what.
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CU Medallion [65528]
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That don't look like any balloon launched from any football game I ever saw. It
Nov 21, 2023, 8:05 AM
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looks more like a "votive candle" balloon, or a distorted hospital IV bag.
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Re: That don't look like any balloon launched from any football game I ever saw. It
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Nov 21, 2023, 10:08 AM
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Mylar balloon...
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:08 AM
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Is there any evidence that a balloon made it from Clemson to the ocean and killed an animal? Seems like a far-fetched idea.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 8:23 AM
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Definitely not. We dont need a balloon anyway. We dont even need fireworks in this country. Lasers do everything we need. The are amazing. Drones as well. No need to scare or hurt animals, no fires, no injuries, and looks better anyway.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:30 AM
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I am ok either way but not a fan of making up a reason for something which a reach (at best) just to justify a decision. If the ballons are too expensive or too much trouble or a local nuisance then just say so and move on.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 8:57 AM
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Balloons don’t just endanger animals in the ocean…
HTH
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Balloons are da debil!!!
Nov 21, 2023, 10:10 AM
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:33 AM
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The only animals scared by fireworks at a clemson game are cowardly liberals
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 9:09 AM
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And some vets with PTSD.
I know a vet that doesn’t go to our games because we have fireworks (and the cannon)…he gets really freaked out.
HTH
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The sea was angry that day***
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:11 AM
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Re: The sea was angry that day***
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:18 AM
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Hello George! 😅
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 8:18 AM
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That's a Birthday balloon from Publix or wherever.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 8:19 AM
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I think a stingray had shed its skin.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 8:24 AM
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The solution to the whole problem is to just make the balloons out of sea turtle intestines. That way it's biodegradable and a natural food source for rare species of whales and such.
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Surely there is a balloon that is biodegradable that
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:32 AM
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We could use? Our University can't think of an idea to solve this problem while also bringing back a huge part of our tradition of running down the hill?
Come on...there has to be a better solution than the typical Leftist choice of less spectacle, less fun with no balloons.
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Dayuvuls ayudvokit:
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:34 AM
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Somebody may have found one dead whale with a balloon in its throat, but a single sperm whale will eat up to 1.5 tons of squids and sharks PER DAY.
Not saying we should be bull-headed and use balloons just to spite animals, just saying there are INCREDIBLE numbers of organisms in the oceans and INCREDIBLE numbers of them die every day. Stories like these would have you believe a one-off balloon discovery is tantamount to massive whale population slaughter, but it’s simply not the case.
India and China dump an amount of trash into the oceans every day that would make Willy B blush.
https://www.naturetripper.com/articles/sperm-whales-eat-sharks
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Thats a different type of balloon
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:36 AM
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The balloons that are harmful are the Mylar balloons with the strings. The balloons we used would shred apart in the atmosphere and degrade at the same rate as an oak leaf. It still upsets me we ever talked with the protestors instead of just ignoring them since they didn’t know what they were talking about.
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Re: Thats a different type of balloon
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Nov 21, 2023, 8:55 AM
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The balloons that are harmful are the Mylar balloons with the strings. The balloons we used would shred apart in the atmosphere and degrade at the same rate as an oak leaf. It still upsets me we ever talked with the protestors instead of just ignoring them since they didn’t know what they were talking about.
Its the way or the world these days. Some nut sack chooses to be offended by something and we simply give in instead of having a discussion to determine if the issue is real.
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It was that CHINESE SPY BALLOON!
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Nov 21, 2023, 9:06 AM
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Those dumbarses shot it and busted it in pieces over the ocean and now whales are getting killed.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 9:12 AM
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What DA type of animal eats balloons anyways? The liberals call this evolution.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
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Nov 21, 2023, 10:06 AM
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After all these years we finally have evidence that a balloon from somewhere on earth was swallowed by an animal, and then died. I wonder if any animals have died from eating anything else? Balloons have to be the biggest problem... eradicate them now!!!
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 10:14 AM
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I thought it was plastic straws that did all the real damage. Then along came paper straws full of toxic chemicals.
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 10:25 AM
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Beaked Whale??? Must be a really early ancestor of chickens.
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Stupid mammals. Who eats a balloon??***
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Nov 21, 2023, 10:27 AM
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 10:44 AM
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So... no pre-existing conditions?
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Re: Well, someone asked for evidence
Nov 21, 2023, 10:49 AM
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That species of whale is THE most common to beach in the southeastern US.
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