Thanksgiving has quickly come and gone, but gamers have been celebrating by rewatching the immortal news footage of the giant Sonic the Hedgehog balloon exploding during the 1993 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Sonic has been the center of a meme movement online for years, so it's only fitting that this clip circulates every November.
Unfortunately, it was also the same year that disaster would strike. Winds were unusually high on that fateful Thanksgiving day in 1993, and those in charge of the balloons were having difficulty controlling them. News footage caught the sight of the winds dragging Sonic into a light post at Columbus Circle, which tore open his face and caused him to pop. It also broke the light post off of the building, causing the balloon to be dragged down and injure a child and an off-duty police officer. Sonic wasn't the only casualty that year either, as Rex the Dinosaur was unceremoniously torn asunder by a traffic light.
It seems that the balloon handlers have learned from the incident, however, so that they are able to continue on with the iconic balloons even with dangerously fast winds. This year's parade saw similar weather conditions, but the balloons were kept in control by keeping them close to the ground. It may have looked a little silly, but it's a smart solution to include one of the parade's staples while ensuring the safety of both the balloons and the onlookers.
The death of the Sonic balloon will forever go down in infamy, mostly because the memers refuse to let it die. It does seem a bit symbolic of what has happened to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise over the past few decades and makes for particularly hilarious viewing considering all of the turmoil that's gone down this year surrounding the upcoming live-action film adaptation.
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Sources: YouTube (Sonic, Rex the Dinosaur) / CNN
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