"No one's quite sure where they went but at least they are both longer posing a threat to fish and wildlife."

Goodie, I guess they went outside the environment then. /s

It's like no one of those who collaborated thought of the consequences past the first ten minutes of release and even days later people still fail to see past what's immediately perceptible.

For anyone unfamiliar with the reference, here is Senator Bob Collins of Australia explaining what happens when a tanker ship is towed beyond the environment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

It seems like you might have eaten the onion, I'm afraid: that's not senator Bob Collins, it's satirist John Clarke.

You mean the same John Clarke whose name is in the URL at the bottom of the video? Who would have guessed!

Let me share a comedy tip with you. This video is funny even if you already know the joke - I crack up every time I see it - but it's even more fun to watch it for the first time not knowing that it is satire.

Don't worry, everyone will figure it out halfway through...

It seems you might not understand context.

it's a comedy skit

Whoa, really?!

See my other reply in this thread... ;-)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20047633

From the video: "Most of the balloons ended up in Canada".

So problem solved then.

"This will show Cleveland is a live and happening place"

"Cleveland will no longer be the butt of jokes"

They were releasing balloons... They weren't even trying to set the bar high and it still blew up in their faces...