“Kelowna RCMP say what started as a prank to impress friends went awry Sunday when a woman attached helium balloons to a 1 1/2-metre tall Christmas tree as part of a scavenger hunt event but the tree got away from her, prompting a call to Kelowna’s airport warning officials there that a floating tree was headed its way. No problems were reported at the airport as a result of the airborne evergreen.”
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Item #211 for GISHWHES is: Fill hundreds of balloons with helium, tie them to a decorated Christmas tree and watch the tree float away. Tree must be a real pine tree (not faux) and must be at least 5 feet tall. The video must show the tree floating off and should be 40 seconds long.