Hi Lemmy,

I’m organising a funeral, and one of the ideas that has come up is for people to write memories on a balloon and let them go. However, I’ve also heard that they often end up in trees etc and are terrible for the environment.

Is there such a thing as environmentally safe balloons? Other suggestions are also welcome.

  • z00s@lemmy.worldOP
    101·
    10 months ago

    It’s not magical thinking at all, ceremonies like that provide genuine feelings of relief and catharsis for participants.

    • Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone
      6·
      10 months ago

      Sorry I missed the funeral part earlier.

      I still don’t think balloons or fire lanterns are in any way responsible.

      Paper boats are generally ok as they breakdown pretty quickly.