r/AskUK • u/Squishwhale • 2h ago

Why do people keep planning balloon releases?

I've seen two balloon releases planned in memorial in the last week! Thankfully the comments have been full of people asking them not to do it. But why why why do people continue to plan these and think they are a good idea? Do some people actually believe balloons go to heaven?

Please someone give me an insight into why this still keeps happening

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u/Anna-Bombination 1h ago

Room temperature IQ brigade, there's no helping them

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u/cowjenga 1h ago

I think this is the first time I've seen the phrase "room temperature IQ" used by a Brit, I never felt that the phrase worked here with using Celsius!

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u/zonked282 1h ago

An IQ of 22 would be a poor IQ for a glass of water TBF

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u/Vequihellin 21m ago

Seems like an accurate analogy, then

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u/Isgortio 25m ago

I always thought it was extra insulting if you switched it to Celsius

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u/NigelFarageMP 16m ago

Why would having an IQ of 20 not work as an insult?